Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Oceania · Australia/New Zealand
New Zealand is recorded at 5.21m people in 2024, with total annual change of +39,258 under the WPP medium variant.
New Zealand observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 59,121 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -38,623 |
| Natural change | +20,498 |
| Net migration | +18,766 |
| Total change | +39,258 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +39,258 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -653,426 since 2078 |
| Projected 2100 | 5.81m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
New Zealand 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 950.5k, ages 15-64 3.35m, ages 65+ 869.0k.
New Zealand 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 876.1k, ages 15-64 3.50m, ages 65+ 1.38m.
New Zealand 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 788.1k, ages 15-64 3.22m, ages 65+ 1.81m.
Stage since 1978.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2046.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.21m | 39,258 | 59.1k | 38.6k | 1.66 |
| 2030 | 5.41m | 25,612 | 56.2k | 42.9k | 1.62 |
| 2050 | 5.76m | 11,081 | 56.1k | 58.7k | 1.62 |
| 2080 | 5.86m | -2,525 | 52.6k | 66.0k | 1.62 |
| 2100 | 5.81m | -4,465 | 50.3k | 65.4k | 1.63 |