Basic Facts New Zealand
Ever wondered what the population of New Zealand is? Or how their health and education system is holding up? Here you have some of the basic facts about New Zealand.
Population and Area
Population
4,474,549 (July 2016 est.)
Area (square km)
268,838 sq km
Neighbouring countries
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Population per square km (compared to Sweden)
New Zeeland: 17/sq km
Sweden: 22/ sq km
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.76% (male 452,810/female 431,198)
15-24 years: 13.56% (male 312,032/female 294,662)
25-54 years: 40.05% (male 897,549/female 894,394)
55-64 years: 11.7% (male 255,381/female 268,012)
65 years and over: 14.94% (male 308,949/female 359,562) (2016 est.)
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Economy
GDP per capita
about 38 K
Industries: agriculture, forestry, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism
Unemployment rate: 5.4% (2015 est.)
Population below poverty line NA%
Taxes and other revenues: 38.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
Internet users: total: 3.916 million
Mobile phone users: total: 5.6 million
Military expenditures: 1.13% of GDP (2012)
Health and education
Life expectancy: total population: 81.2 years
Physicians density: total population: 81.2 years
Health care expenditures of GDP 11% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world
Literacy:
School life expectancy total: 19 years
Education expenditures of GDP: 6.4% of GDP (2014)