Population, ages 15-24, total in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population, ages 15-24, total was 615,099 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
615,099
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
624,395
in 2011
All-time low
526,587
in 1999
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 15-24, total in New Zealand, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 569.8k1991: 567.6k1992: 565.6k1993: 563.5k1994: 560.1k1995: 555.2k1996: 548.1k1997: 539.5k1998: 531.4k1999: 526.6k2000: 526.9k2001: 533.2k2002: 544.5k2003: 558.9k2004: 573.7k2005: 586.9k2006: 597.9k2007: 607.0k2008: 614.2k2009: 619.5k2010: 622.9k2011: 624.4k2012: 623.9k2013: 621.7k2014: 618.6k2015: 615.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 615,099 for population, ages 15-24, total in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in New Zealand peaked at 624,395 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 526,587, in 1999.

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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 552,734 526,587 569,840 10
2000s 576,285 526,943 619,470 10
2010s 621,109 615,099 624,395 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 121 Slovak Republic 646,952 compare
  2. 122 Finland 639,391 compare
  3. 123 Panama 637,526 compare
  4. 125 Oman 583,565 compare
  5. 126 Ireland 580,379 compare
  6. 127 Georgia 572,054 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 15-24, total in New Zealand?
Population, ages 15-24, total in New Zealand was 615,099 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 624,395 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 526,587 in 1999.
How does New Zealand rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
New Zealand ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 15-24, 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
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.