Population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population, ages 11-18, total was 470,657 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
470,657
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
123rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
498,741
in 2006
All-time low
424,279
in 1995
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1990200220151990: 447.6k1991: 441.3k1992: 435.1k1993: 429.6k1994: 425.8k1995: 424.3k1996: 425.1k1997: 428.1k1998: 433.2k1999: 440.0k2000: 448.3k2001: 458.2k2002: 469.4k2003: 480.6k2004: 489.9k2005: 496.1k2006: 498.7k2007: 498.2k2008: 495.2k2009: 491.2k2010: 487.1k2011: 483.0k2012: 479.0k2013: 475.2k2014: 472.4k2015: 470.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand stood at 470,657.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand peaked at 498,741 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 424,279, in 1995.

That places New Zealand 123rd 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 433,018 424,279 447,646 10
2000s 482,586 448,306 498,741 10
2010s 477,890 470,657 487,078 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 120 United Arab Emirates 492,061 compare
  2. 121 Ireland 491,383 compare
  3. 122 Finland 472,386 compare
  4. 124 Oman 448,282 compare
  5. 125 Singapore 435,716 compare
  6. 126 Jamaica 433,420 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

More education data for New Zealand

All data for New Zealand β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand?
Population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand was 470,657 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 11-18, total recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 498,741 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, ages 11-18, total recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 424,279 in 1995.
How does New Zealand rank for population, ages 11-18, total?
New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 11-18, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 11-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived). Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/population-ages-11-18-total/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/population-ages-11-18-total/new-zealand/">Population, ages 11-18, total in New Zealand</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population, ages 11-18, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 11-18, total is the total population age 11-18.