Population, age 8, total in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population, age 8, total was 58,258 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
58,258
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
60,619
in 2000
All-time low
50,713
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 8, total in New Zealand, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 50.7k1991: 51.4k1992: 52.4k1993: 53.6k1994: 54.9k1995: 56.2k1996: 57.4k1997: 58.6k1998: 59.6k1999: 60.3k2000: 60.6k2001: 60.5k2002: 60.1k2003: 59.4k2004: 58.7k2005: 58.1k2006: 57.7k2007: 57.4k2008: 57.3k2009: 57.3k2010: 57.3k2011: 57.4k2012: 57.7k2013: 57.9k2015: 58.3k

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.

Population, age 8, total in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 8, total in New Zealand, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 50,713 —
1991 51,424 +1.4%
1992 52,426 +1.9%
1993 53,629 +2.3%
1994 54,912 +2.4%
1995 56,169 +2.3%
1996 57,386 +2.2%
1997 58,551 +2.0%
1998 59,553 +1.7%
1999 60,268 +1.2%
2000 60,619 +0.6%
2001 60,548 -0.1%
2002 60,098 -0.7%
2003 59,417 -1.1%
2004 58,709 -1.2%
2005 58,130 -1.0%
2006 57,719 -0.7%
2007 57,448 -0.5%
2008 57,307 -0.2%
2009 57,270 -0.1%
2010 57,310 +0.1%
2011 57,445 +0.2%
2012 57,676 +0.4%
2013 57,941 +0.5%
2015 58,258 +0.5%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 58,258 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58,962, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 58,258 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,551, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 121 Denmark 62,879 compare
  2. 122 Finland 58,962 compare
  3. 123 Norway 58,365 compare
  4. 125 Oman 56,170 compare
  5. 126 Slovakia 53,015 compare
  6. 127 Lesotho 52,325 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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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Indicator
Population, age 8, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.