Population, age 21, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population, age 21, female was 30,704 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
30,704
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
122nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
31,015
in 2013
All-time low
25,480
in 2000
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 21, female in New Zealand, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 27.6k1991: 27.8k1992: 28.2k1993: 28.6k1994: 28.9k1995: 28.8k1996: 28.3k1997: 27.5k1998: 26.6k1999: 25.9k2000: 25.5k2001: 25.5k2002: 25.9k2003: 26.5k2004: 27.3k2005: 28.0k2006: 28.6k2007: 29.2k2008: 29.8k2009: 30.2k2010: 30.6k2011: 30.9k2012: 31.0k2013: 31.0k2015: 30.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 21, female in New Zealand stood at 30,704.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, female in New Zealand peaked at 31,015 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25,480, in 2000.

That places New Zealand 122nd 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.

Population, age 21, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 21, female in New Zealand, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 27,601
1991 27,831 +0.8%
1992 28,222 +1.4%
1993 28,630 +1.4%
1994 28,853 +0.8%
1995 28,758 -0.3%
1996 28,279 -1.7%
1997 27,494 -2.8%
1998 26,597 -3.3%
1999 25,861 -2.8%
2000 25,480 -1.5%
2001 25,516 +0.1%
2002 25,900 +1.5%
2003 26,533 +2.4%
2004 27,257 +2.7%
2005 27,952 +2.5%
2006 28,595 +2.3%
2007 29,206 +2.1%
2008 29,757 +1.9%
2009 30,226 +1.6%
2010 30,593 +1.2%
2011 30,850 +0.8%
2012 30,992 +0.5%
2013 31,015 +0.1%
2015 30,704 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27,813 25,861 28,853 10
2000s 27,642 25,480 30,226 10
2010s 30,831 30,593 31,015 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 119 Slovakia 33,937 compare
  2. 120 Finland 33,029 compare
  3. 121 Norway 32,218 compare
  4. 123 Panama 30,414 compare
  5. 124 Georgia 30,268 compare
  6. 125 Albania 28,348 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 21, female in New Zealand?
Population, age 21, female in New Zealand was 30,704 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 31,015 in 2013.
What is the lowest population, age 21, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 25,480 in 2000.
How does New Zealand rank for population, age 21, female?
New Zealand ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 21, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 21, 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.