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🇳🇿 New Zealand

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NZL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NZ
UN M49 numeric554
IOC codeNZL
Official nameNew Zealand
Native name(s)eng: official: New Zealand; common: New Zealand; mri: official: Aotearoa; common: Aotearoa; nzs: official: New Zealand; common: New Zealand
Alt spellingsNZ, Aotearoa
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionOceania
SubregionAustralia and New Zealand
UN regional groupWestern European and Others Group
CapitalWellington
Area (km²)270,467
Lat / Lng-41.0000, 174.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.nz
Calling coderoot: +6; suffixes: 4

Demographics

Population (World Bank)5,324,700 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)82.01 (2024)
Languageseng: English; mri: Māori; nzs: New Zealand Sign Language
Demonymseng: f: New Zealander; m: New Zealander; fra: f: Neo-Zélandaise; m: Neo-Zélandais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)264,057,413,739.965 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)49,591.041 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)5.076 (2025)
CurrenciesNZD: name: New Zealand dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19501,911,263
19511,951,206
19521,997,747
19532,047,751
19542,095,141
19552,139,672
19562,184,843
19572,233,688
19582,284,994
19592,333,483
19602,379,481
19612,429,747
19622,484,405
19632,538,115
19642,588,769
19652,636,494
19662,682,582
19672,723,419
19682,754,526
19692,784,399
19702,822,177
19712,867,165
19722,919,258
19732,978,988
19743,041,231
19753,094,032
19763,126,633
19773,140,133
19783,142,244
19793,141,601
19803,146,327
19813,159,840
19823,185,123
19833,219,278
19843,249,828
19853,268,028
19863,281,508
19873,299,443
19883,316,026
19893,333,826
19903,396,979
19913,480,925
19923,532,244
19933,573,610
19943,621,030
19953,674,428
19963,729,378
19973,776,950
19983,811,371
19993,835,555
20003,857,574
20013,891,762
20023,951,119
20034,022,586
20044,083,910
20054,135,007
20064,181,940
20074,223,266
20084,261,824
20094,304,304
20104,347,770
20114,382,700
20124,411,676
20134,453,851
20144,522,983
20154,614,029
20164,714,770
20174,812,752
20184,900,847
20194,989,403
20205,069,895
20215,107,697
20225,131,734
20235,172,836

Full raw record (JSON)

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