Population, age 12, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population, age 12, female was 28,258 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
28,258
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
123rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
30,300
in 2004
All-time low
25,109
in 1993
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 12, female in New Zealand, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 25.7k1991: 25.4k1992: 25.2k1993: 25.1k1994: 25.2k1995: 25.5k1996: 26.0k1997: 26.7k1998: 27.4k1999: 28.1k2000: 28.8k2001: 29.3k2002: 29.8k2003: 30.1k2004: 30.3k2005: 30.3k2006: 30.0k2007: 29.5k2008: 28.9k2009: 28.4k2010: 28.1k2011: 27.9k2012: 27.9k2013: 28.0k2015: 28.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 28,258 for population, age 12, female in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in New Zealand peaked at 30,300 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25,109, in 1993.

That places New Zealand 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,033 25,109 28,131 10
2000s 29,552 28,429 30,300 10
2010s 28,008 27,867 28,258 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 120 United Arab Emirates 29,887 compare
  2. 121 Norway 28,993 compare
  3. 122 Finland 28,373 compare
  4. 124 Guinea-Bissau 27,994 compare
  5. 125 Jamaica 26,674 compare
  6. 126 Lesotho 25,970 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, female in New Zealand?
Population, age 12, female in New Zealand was 28,258 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 30,300 in 2004.
What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 25,109 in 1993.
How does New Zealand rank for population, age 12, female?
New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 12, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.