Key demographics
- Population
- 5.3M
- Density
- 19.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.938 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $41,666
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.57
- Urban population (2025)
- 84.0%
- Labor force (2025)
- 82.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 55%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 84.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.1 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 38.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.57
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 996.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Māori | te reo Māori |
| New Zealand Sign Language | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No religion | 51.6% |
| Christianity | 32.3% |
| Hinduism | 2.9% |
| Other | 6.3% |
| Undeclared | 6.9% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| European | 67.8% |
| Māori | 19.6% |
| Asian | 17.3% |
| Pacific peoples | 8.9% |
| Me | 1.9% |
| Others | 1.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- New Zealander
- Demonym (female)
- New Zealander
- National anthem
- God Defend New Zealand
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.0 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 10.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 89/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.5/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 3.61/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 12.30/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $5,022
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 12.7%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 520
- Internet users (2024)
- 93.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 130.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 38.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 18,709/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 38.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 268,838 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45, UTC+13:00
- Calling codes
- +64
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .nz
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of New Zealand has a dark blue field with the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of four five-pointed white-edged red stars, on the fly side of the field.
- National anthem
- God Defend New Zealand