Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 2,722 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand is 2,722, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand peaked at 2,722 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,257, in 1960.
New Zealand ranks 100th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,257 | — |
| 1965 | 1,341 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1,432 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 1,604 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 1,711 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 1,876 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 2,044 | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 2,275 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 2,434 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2,579 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2,722 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,299 | 1,257 | 1,341 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,518 | 1,432 | 1,604 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,794 | 1,711 | 1,876 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,160 | 2,044 | 2,275 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,506 | 2,434 | 2,579 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,722 | 2,722 | 2,722 | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 97 Jordan 2,900 compare
- 98 Tajikistan 2,858 compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 2,808 compare
- 101 Papua New Guinea 2,710 compare
- 102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,659 compare
- 103 Togo 2,595 compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in New Zealand was 2,722 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,722 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,257 in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- New Zealand ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.