Population summary figures

New Zealand
1991–2021
Year ended 31 December 1991 1992 1993 1994

Population(1)
Estimated resident population, as at 31 December 3,516,000 3,552,200 3,597,800 3,648,300

Annual growth rate (percent) 1.18 1.03 1.28 1.40

Males 1,730,000 1,749,100 1,772,500 1,797,800

Females 1,786,000 1,803,100 1,825,400 1,850,400

Median age (years) 31.5 31.8 32.1 32.5

Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 96.9 97.0 97.1 97.2

Births and deaths

Live births(2)(3) 59,913 59,166 58,782 57,321

Deaths (3)(4) 26,391 27,117 27,102 26,952

Infant deaths 495 426 420 399

Natural increase (births minus deaths)(3) 33,522 32,052 31,683 30,366

International travel and migration (5)(6)

Migrant arrivals 50,578 48,144 55,081 64,382

Migrant departures 44,181 43,504 41,096 44,525

Net migration 6,397 4,640 13,985 19,857

Life expectancy at birth (years)(7)

Males 72.9 .. .. ..

Females 78.7 .. .. ..

Difference (female minus male) 5.9 .. .. ..

Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman) (8) 2.09 2.06 2.04 1.98

Median age of women having a baby (years) 27.9 28.2 28.3 28.5

Marriages, civil unions, and divorces

Number of marriages and civil unions(3)(9) 21,840 20,802 20,802 20,586

Marriages and civil unions – median age of male (years) 28.8 29.1 29.4 29.7

Marriages and civil unions – median age of female (years) 26.5 26.7 27.0 27.3

Number of divorces (3) 9,150 9,114 9,192 9,213

Divorces – median age of male (years) 39.0 39.2 39.6 39.8

Divorces – median age of female (years) 36.1 36.5 36.8 37.0

1. Population estimates at 30 June 2018 and beyond 2018 use 2018-base Estimated resident population. Population estimates are provisional and subject t
2. Live births registered in New Zealand to women resident in New Zealand, by year of registration. Births data for 1998 are lower than expected because o
3. This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not sum to totals, and figures may differ slightly between tables.
4. Deaths registered in New Zealand of people resident in New Zealand, by year of registration.
5. Migration data for 1991 to 2000 are intentions-based 'permanent and long-term' data. Migration data from 2001 are outcomes-based migration estimates using the 12/16
6. Migration estimates from 2020 onwards are provisional and subject to revision each month until finalised about 17 months after the reference period. These estimates a
7. The average length of life from birth if a newborn baby experienced the age-specific death rates of the given period. Period life expectancy takes no acco
1991 figures are based on the complete period life table for 1990–92.
1996 figures are based on the complete period life table for 1995–97.
2001 figures are based on the complete period life table for 2000–02.
2006 figures are based on the complete period life table for 2005–07.
2013 figures are based on the complete period life table for 2012–14.
2014 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2013–15.
2015 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2014–16.
2016 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2015–17.
2017 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2016–18.
 2018 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2017–19.
2019 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2018–20.
2020 figures are based on the abridged period life table for 2019–21.
8. The average number of live births that women would have during their life if they experienced the age-specific fertility rates of the given year. It excludes the effect of
9. Marriages and civil unions registered in New Zealand, where partner two is resident in New Zealand. Marriage data for 1991 to 1998 are by year of marri
Notes:
Owing to rounding, individual figures may not sum to stated totals.
Symbols:
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Source: Stats NZ
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

3,706,700 3,762,300 3,802,700 3,829,200 3,851,100 3,873,100 3,916,200 3,989,500 4,061,600 4,114,300
1.60 1.50 1.07 0.70 0.57 0.57 1.11 1.87 1.81 1.30
1,828,000 1,855,400 1,872,900 1,883,300 1,891,700 1,900,400 1,920,500 1,956,700 1,991,800 2,016,200
1,878,700 1,906,900 1,929,700 1,945,900 1,959,500 1,972,600 1,995,700 2,032,900 2,069,800 2,098,100
32.7 33.1 33.4 33.8 34.2 34.5 34.8 34.9 35.1 35.4
97.3 97.3 97.1 96.8 96.5 96.3 96.2 96.3 96.2 96.1

57,672 57,282 57,603 55,350 57,051 56,604 55,800 54,021 56,136 58,074
27,813 28,254 27,471 26,205 28,122 26,661 27,825 28,065 28,011 28,419
384 408 378 306 315 348 297 300 276 324
29,856 29,025 30,135 29,142 28,929 29,943 27,972 25,956 28,125 29,655

77,563 79,005 67,636 58,220 59,743 62,994 114,597 134,046 120,591 103,496
49,077 54,212 60,012 64,485 68,772 74,306 84,332 73,255 79,175 89,356
28,486 24,793 7,624 -6,265 -9,029 -11,312 30,265 60,791 41,416 14,140

.. 74.4 .. .. .. .. 76.3 .. .. ..
.. 79.7 .. .. .. .. 81.1 .. .. ..
.. 5.3 .. .. .. .. 4.8 .. .. ..

1.98 1.96 1.96 1.89 1.97 1.98 1.97 1.89 1.93 1.98
28.6 28.8 29.1 29.3 29.5 29.7 29.8 30.1 30.2 30.3

20,451 20,454 19,953 20,136 21,084 20,655 19,971 20,691 21,420 21,006
30.1 30.4 30.7 30.8 31.0 31.5 31.6 31.8 31.9 32.3
27.7 28.0 28.4 28.6 28.8 29.3 29.5 29.7 29.8 30.2
9,576 10,008 9,753 10,065 9,930 9,699 9,681 10,290 10,491 10,608
40.0 40.6 40.6 40.5 41.2 41.6 41.9 42.4 42.5 43.0
37.2 37.8 37.9 37.9 38.4 39.0 39.2 39.8 40.1 40.4

ates are provisional and subject to revision each quarter until finalised about 6 quarters after the reference period. These estimates are as published on 16 May 2022.
e lower than expected because of a small change to the rate at which births were registered during 1998.
differ slightly between tables.

migration estimates using the 12/16-month rule.

reference period. These estimates are as published on 12 May 2022.
od life expectancy takes no account of changes in death rates after that period.
given year. It excludes the effect of mortality.
1991 to 1998 are by year of marriage. Marriage and civil union data from 1999 are by year of registration.
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

4,161,000 4,209,100 4,245,700 4,280,300 4,332,100 4,373,900 4,399,400 4,425,900 4,477,400 4,564,400
1.13 1.16 0.87 0.81 1.21 0.96 0.58 0.60 1.16 1.94
2,037,700 2,059,600 2,076,800 2,093,300 2,119,200 2,139,200 2,151,100 2,163,800 2,192,500 2,243,700
2,123,300 2,149,500 2,169,000 2,187,000 2,213,000 2,234,700 2,248,300 2,262,000 2,284,900 2,320,700
35.7 36.0 36.3 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.2 37.5 37.6 37.5
96.0 95.8 95.7 95.7 95.8 95.7 95.7 95.7 96.0 96.7

57,744 59,193 64,044 64,341 62,541 63,897 61,404 61,179 58,719 57,243
27,033 28,245 28,521 29,187 28,962 28,437 30,081 30,099 29,568 31,062
297 300 318 321 306 327 288 258 261 327
30,711 30,948 35,520 35,154 33,579 35,457 31,320 31,080 29,148 26,181

103,982 110,687 113,450 119,994 108,265 100,499 100,206 101,762 110,282 128,180
92,716 93,974 102,413 107,723 89,996 100,776 116,350 112,170 92,991 80,767
11,266 16,713 11,037 12,271 18,269 -277 -16,144 -10,408 17,291 47,413

.. 78.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 79.5 79.7

.. 82.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 83.2 83.3
.. 4.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.7 3.5

1.97 2.01 2.18 2.19 2.13 2.17 2.09 2.10 2.01 1.92
30.4 30.3 30.1 30.0 29.9 29.9 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.2

20,718 21,798 21,810 22,275 21,939 21,213 20,532 20,826 19,425 20,175
32.5 32.6 32.5 32.5 32.2 32.1 32.1 32.3 32.4 32.5
30.5 30.5 30.3 30.2 30.1 30.0 30.1 30.3 30.4 30.5
9,972 10,065 9,651 9,720 8,754 8,901 8,583 8,826 8,319 8,232
43.3 43.9 44.3 44.5 44.9 45.2 45.3 45.6 46.3 46.7
40.8 41.4 41.6 41.9 42.3 42.5 42.8 43.1 43.8 44.2

published on 16 May 2022.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

4,663,700 4,767,600 4,859,500 4,941,200 5,040,400 5,103,700 5,122,300

2.18 2.23 1.93 1.68 2.01 1.26 0.36
2,300,500 2,357,300 2,407,400 2,450,900 2,502,400 2,533,300 2,542,300
2,363,200 2,410,300 2,452,100 2,490,300 2,538,000 2,570,400 2,580,100
37.3 37.2 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.6 37.9
97.3 97.8 98.2 98.4 98.6 98.6 98.5

61,038 59,430 59,610 58,020 59,637 57,573 58,659

31,608 31,179 33,339 33,222 34,260 32,613 34,932
249 210 231 219 270 228 273
29,430 28,251 26,271 24,798 25,377 24,960 23,727

140,125 143,124 140,102 139,016 165,742 91,444 51,591

80,316 80,235 86,822 89,447 93,154 54,600 60,717
59,809 62,889 53,280 49,569 72,588 36,844 -9,126

79.9 80.0 80.2 80.0 80.3 80.5 ..

83.4 83.4 83.6 83.5 83.9 84.1 ..
3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 ..

1.99 1.87 1.81 1.71 1.72 1.61 1.64

30.2 30.3 30.3 30.5 30.7 30.8 31.0

19,950 20,235 20,685 20,949 19,071 16,779 15,657

32.4 32.4 32.3 32.3 32.5 32.4 32.2
30.5 30.5 30.5 30.7 30.8 30.8 30.8
8,520 8,169 8,001 7,455 8,388 7,707 6,372
46.5 46.8 47.0 46.8 47.0 46.8 46.7
44.2 44.4 44.5 44.4 44.4 44.4 43.9