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New Zealand

New Zealand / NZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

New Zealand in numbers.

Area267,710 kmยฒWorld # 75 โ†’Population5.3MWorld # 124 โ†’Population density19.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 184 โ†’Life expectancy82 yearsWorld # 35 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 49,591World # 32 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

New Zealand across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area267,710 kmยฒWorld # 75 / 2023 โ†’Population5.3MWorld # 124 / 2025 โ†’Population density19.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 184 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,907World # 137 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 138 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 136 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 111 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.3 yearsWorld # 81 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.6%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.9%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Urban population84%World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Net migration17.4KWorld # 35 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 34 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share28.2%World # 33 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82 yearsWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70 yearsWorld # 18 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 42 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate9.3%World # 137 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 49,591World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 264.1BWorld # 53 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 57,350World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.5%World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.8%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.1%World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment14.4%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,708 hours/yearWorld # 91 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.5 hours/dayWorld # 4 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.2%World # 53 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people5,435.5 per million peopleWorld # 20 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 28 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people62 per million peopleWorld # 33 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,122 kcal/dayWorld # 70 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person79.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 48 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production464.6K tWorld # 63 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area37.8%World # 81 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person7,989 kWh/personWorld # 18 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.2 tWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’Internet use93.5%World # 41 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions130.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 120 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate9.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 127 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 106 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament45.5%World # 12 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals996KWorld # 98 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 11BWorld # 18 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupUnaffiliated2018 / 48.6%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports13,800 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyNew Zealand DollarNZDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsZeeland