LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. English
: 3,792,000
- 2. Maori
: 179,000
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 99.00
Country Capital | : | Wellington |
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GDP Per capita | : | 54,038 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 38th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 82 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 3 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 4,972,518 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 98th/195 |
Area | : | 264,897 |
Area Rank | : | 74th/195 |
Total Population | : | 5,252 |
Total Population Rank | : | 124th/195 |
New Zealand Highlights
New Zealand is the 124th ranked country in population and 74th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. New Zealand is the 1st highest ranked in Maori out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Maori when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Tongan of 195 countries in the world is 704. New Zealand is the 4th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Tongan when compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, New Zealand is the 12th highest ranked in English . This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking English when compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. New Zealand is the 55th worst ranked in Rural Pop. out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
- 2. The average Total Military Force of the countries in the world is 358,465. New Zealand is the 62nd worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, New Zealand is the 72nd worst ranked in Total Population (2025) . Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is less populated in comparison to other countries.
New Zealand Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Maori | # People | 917 | 1 | 1128 | ||
2 | Maori as a % of total Maori speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1129 | ||
3 | Samoan as a % of total Samoan speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1127 | ||
4 | Tongan | # People | 704 | 4 | 1130 | ||
5 | Tongan as a % of total Tongan speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1129 | ||
6 | Mandarin Chinese as a % of total Mandarin Chinese speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1129 | ||
7 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 12 | 1126 | ||
8 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 14 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | French | # People | 596,219 | 27 | 1231 | ||
2 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 24 | 1235 | ||
3 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 16 | 1232 | ||
4 | Telugu as a % of total Telugu speakers | % People | 0 | 12 | 1231 | ||
5 | Telugu | # People | 536,655 | 13 | 1230 | ||
6 | Dutch | # People | 91,018 | 11 | 1232 | ||
7 | Dutch as a % of total Dutch speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1233 | ||
8 | Afrikaans as a % of total Afrikaans speakers | % People | 0 | 9 | 1232 | ||
9 | Hindi as a % of total Hindi speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1235 | ||
10 | Hindi | # People | 2,936,964 | 5 | 1230 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1126 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 28 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 168 | 1235 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 141 | 1233 | ||
3 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1231 | ||
4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1231 | ||
6 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 100 | 1231 | ||
7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 78 | 1230 | ||
8 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1231 | ||
9 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1233 | ||
10 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 77 | 1234 | ||
11 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 73 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Cricket Playing Nations (ICC Members) | Count | 1 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Silver Medal | Count | 3 | 10 | 1127 | ||
3 | Gold Medal | Count | 3 | 11 | 1128 | ||
4 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 13 | 1129 | ||
5 | # Cannes Grand Prizes (Palme d'Or or Grand Prix) | 0 | 16 | 1127 | |||
6 | Share of Cannes Grand Prize Wins (% World) | 0 | 16 | 1127 | |||
7 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 29 | 1129 | ||
8 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 96 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 139 | 1233 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 131 | 1231 | ||
3 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 93 | 1232 | ||
4 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 93 | 1233 | ||
5 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 89 | 1234 | ||
6 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 37 | 1234 | ||
7 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 29 | 1232 | ||
8 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 29 | 1232 | ||
9 | Hindu Population | # People | 6,207,784 | 23 | 1232 | ||
10 | Hindu Pop./Total Hindu Pop.% | % People | 0 | 20 | 1232 | ||
11 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 15 | 1231 | ||
12 | Hindu Pop./Total Pop.%. | % People | 2 | 18 | 1235 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1130 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1125 | ||
3 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 8 | 1125 | ||
4 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 8 | 1126 | ||
5 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 15 | 1129 | ||
6 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 15 | 1125 | ||
7 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 21 | 1125 | ||
8 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 21 | 1125 | ||
9 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 36 | 1127 | ||
10 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 36 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1235 | ||
2 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 101 | 1235 | ||
3 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 76 | 1233 | ||
4 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 81 | 1232 | ||
5 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 72 | 1235 | |||
6 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 67 | 1231 | ||
7 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 70 | 1235 | ||
8 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 73 | 1232 | ||
9 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 70 | 1232 | ||
10 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 69 | 1235 | ||
11 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 63 | 1232 | ||
12 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 63 | 1230 | ||
13 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 55 | 1231 | ||
14 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 53 | 1233 | |||
15 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 55 | 1233 | ||
16 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 53 | 1234 | ||
17 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 51 | 1234 | ||
18 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 51 | 1230 | ||
19 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 43 | 1233 | ||
20 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 43 | 1234 | ||
21 | Coal Production (% of Total Coal Production) | Percent | 1 | 36 | 1232 | ||
22 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 38 | 1235 | ||
23 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 36 | 1230 | ||
24 | Iron Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 33,258 | 22 | 1233 | ||
25 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 22 | 1232 | ||
26 | Iron Production (% of Total Iron Production) | Percent | 2 | 22 | 1234 | ||
27 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 22 | 1231 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 8 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1234 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 134 | 1234 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 125 | 1231 | ||
4 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 68 | 1233 | ||
5 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 65 | 1234 | ||
6 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 54 | 1231 | ||
7 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 54 | 1231 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 9 | 1125 | ||
2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 16 | 1125 | ||
3 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 30 | 1126 | ||
4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 30 | 1127 | ||
5 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 48 | 1125 | ||
6 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 49 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 131 | 1231 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 131 | 1233 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 121 | 1235 | ||
4 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 120 | 1235 | ||
5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 105 | 1235 | ||
6 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 92 | 1234 | ||
7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 92 | 1233 | ||
8 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 87 | 1231 | ||
9 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 88 | 1232 | ||
10 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 81 | 1234 | ||
11 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 79 | 1230 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 9 | 1128 | ||
2 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 24 | 1128 | ||
3 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 34 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 107 | 1230 | ||
2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 24 | 1230 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 12 | 1129 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 17 | 1127 | ||
3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 19 | 1130 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 21 | 1127 | ||
5 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 23 | 1125 | ||
6 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 37 | 1129 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 53 | 1130 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 63 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 98 | 1233 | ||
2 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 62 | 1233 | ||
3 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 64 | 1235 | ||
4 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 60 | 1232 | ||
5 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 60 | 1231 | ||
6 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 48 | 1232 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 48 | 1232 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 24 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 161 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 76 | 1230 | ||
3 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 69 | 1235 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 37 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1230 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 133 | 1231 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 130 | 1233 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 126 | 1231 | ||
5 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 115 | 1233 | ||
6 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 32 | 1 | 1235 | ||
7 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 102 | 1231 | ||
8 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 101 | 1234 | ||
9 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 80 | 1232 | ||
10 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 70 | 1234 | ||
11 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 64 | 1231 | ||
12 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 60 | 1232 | ||
13 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 44 | 1231 | ||
14 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 22 | 1231 | ||
15 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 11 | 1232 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 11 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 38 | 1127 | ||
2 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 42 | 1129 | ||
3 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 48 | 1126 | ||
4 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 48 | 1128 | |||
5 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 54 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 135 | 1232 | |||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 120 | 1234 | |||
3 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 55 | 1234 | ||
4 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 55 | 1233 | ||
5 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 54 | 1230 | |||
6 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 53 | 1232 | |||
7 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 52 | 1231 | ||
8 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 50 | 1234 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 83 | 1231 | ||
2 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 125 | 1232 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 124 | 1231 | ||
4 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 124 | 1233 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 123 | 1233 | ||
6 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 39 | 1230 | ||
7 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 109 | 1235 |
New Zealand Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Standard Chinese | 2.19 % |
2 | Hindi | 1.6 % |
3 | French | 1.2 % |
4 | Telugu | 0.11 % |
5 | Dutch | 0.1 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in New Zealand
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Auckland | 1,797,973 |
2 | Christchurch | 417,530 |
3 | Dunedin | 141,441 |
4 | Hamilton | 179,530 |
5 | Lower Hutt | 115,158 |
6 | Napier-Hastings | 145,896 |
7 | Tauranga | 142,778 |
8 | Wellington | 231,540 |
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