Population, age 8, total in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population, age 8, total was 58,258 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 8, total in New Zealand, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, total in New Zealand stood at 58,258.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in New Zealand peaked at 60,619 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50,713, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 55,503 | 50,713 | 60,268 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,726 | 57,270 | 60,619 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,726 | 57,310 | 58,258 | 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 8, total in New Zealand?
- Population, age 8, total in New Zealand was 58,258 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 60,619 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,713 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for population, age 8, total?
- New Zealand ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 8, 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.