Population, age 20, total in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population, age 20, total was 62,350 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in New Zealand, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in New Zealand stood at 62,350.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in New Zealand peaked at 63,284 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51,709, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 124th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,507 | 51,930 | 56,988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,231 | 51,709 | 62,443 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,989 | 62,350 | 63,284 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in New Zealand?
- Population, age 20, total in New Zealand was 62,350 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 63,284 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,709 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for population, age 20, total?
- New Zealand ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.