Population, age 16, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population, age 16, male was 30,328 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
30,328
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
122nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
32,782
in 2009
All-time low
26,772
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in New Zealand, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 29.9k1991: 29.4k1992: 28.7k1993: 28.0k1994: 27.4k1995: 27.0k1996: 26.8k1997: 26.8k1998: 26.9k1999: 27.3k2000: 27.8k2001: 28.5k2002: 29.3k2003: 30.2k2004: 31.1k2005: 31.7k2006: 32.2k2007: 32.6k2008: 32.8k2009: 32.8k2010: 32.6k2011: 32.3k2012: 31.8k2013: 31.2k2014: 30.7k2015: 30.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, male in New Zealand stood at 30,328.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in New Zealand peaked at 32,782 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26,772, in 1997.

New Zealand ranks 122nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 16, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 16, male in New Zealand, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 29,890
1991 29,368 -1.7%
1992 28,711 -2.2%
1993 28,016 -2.4%
1994 27,412 -2.2%
1995 26,997 -1.5%
1996 26,792 -0.8%
1997 26,772 -0.1%
1998 26,941 +0.6%
1999 27,290 +1.3%
2000 27,803 +1.9%
2001 28,488 +2.5%
2002 29,323 +2.9%
2003 30,218 +3.1%
2004 31,052 +2.8%
2005 31,737 +2.2%
2006 32,249 +1.6%
2007 32,600 +1.1%
2008 32,778 +0.5%
2009 32,782 +0.0%
2010 32,621 -0.5%
2011 32,270 -1.1%
2012 31,752 -1.6%
2013 31,169 -1.8%
2014 30,662 -1.6%
2015 30,328 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27,819 26,772 29,890 10
2000s 30,903 27,803 32,782 10
2010s 31,467 30,328 32,621 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 119 Norway 32,092 compare
  2. 120 Bulgaria 31,922 compare
  3. 121 Singapore 30,574 compare
  4. 123 Finland 30,287 compare
  5. 124 Ireland 30,274 compare
  6. 125 Oman 29,649 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in New Zealand?
Population, age 16, male in New Zealand was 30,328 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 32,782 in 2009.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 26,772 in 1997.
How does New Zealand rank for population, age 16, male?
New Zealand ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 16, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.