New Zealand




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Oceania
Population (000, 2024) 5,214
Pop. density (per km2, 2024) 197
Capital city  Wellington
Capital city pop. (000, 2024) 413
UN membership date  241,945
Surface area (km2) 268,107
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 988
National currency  New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Exchange rate (per US$) 16
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 245,845
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 29
GDP per capita (current US$) 474,121
Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) 62
Economy: Industryg,h (% of Gross Value Added) 214
Economy: Services and other activityg,i (% of GVA) 723
Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) 6
Employment in industryj (% of employed) 208
Employment in servicesj (% employed) 732
Unemployment (% of labour force) 41
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) 668,765
CPI: Consumer Price Indexk (2010=100) 137
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 100
International trade: exports (million current US$) 42,170
International trade: imports (million current US$) 50,469
International trade: balance (million current US$) 8,298
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 16,982
Population growth rateb (average annual %) 8
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, totalb (live births per woman) 17
Life expectancy at birthb (females/males, years) 839,806
Population age distributionb,m (0-14/60+ years old, %) 181,233
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) ... / ...
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 27
Under five mortality rateb (per 1000 live births) 47
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP) 10
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) 36
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) ...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) 981,978
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio j (f/m per 100 pop.) 10,221,026
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) 14,681,321
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 11
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 455
Individuals using the Internetj (per 100 inhabitants) 957
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) 15
Threatened species (number) 266
Forested area (% of land area) 376
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 31,862
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 705
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 184
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) 1,389
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 462
Net Official Development Assist. disbursedq (% of GNI) 31

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