East Asia & Pacific
New Zealand in numbers New Zealand is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Wellington. Its population was 5.32 million in 2025, ranking 124 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$49,591 in 2025.
Population 5.32 million 2025
GDP US$264.1 billion 2025
GDP per person US$49,591 2025
Life expectancy 82.0 2024
Area 267,710 2024
Urban share 84.0% 2025
People 5.32 million
2025 · +38% since 2000 · Rank 124 of 217
0.65%
2025 · 0.59% in 2000 · Rank 125 of 217
20.1
2024 · +37% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 216
84.0%
2025 · 85.7% in 2000 · Rank 48 of 217
17.9%
2025 · 22.8% in 2000 · Rank 143 of 217
17.6%
2025 · 11.8% in 2000 · Rank 54 of 217
1.57
2024 · -21% since 2000 · Rank 138 of 217
Health and living standards 82.0
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 35 of 217
4.7
2024 · -36% since 2000 · Rank 160 of 196
US$5,022
2024 · +376% since 2000 · Rank 20 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 38 of 215
93.5%
2024 · 47.4% in 2000 · Rank 37 of 186
96.7%
2024 · 98.8% in 2000 · Rank 133 of 190
Economy US$264.1 billion
2025 · +402% since 2000 · Rank 53 of 210
US$49,591
2025 · +264% since 2000 · Rank 33 of 210
Int$57,350
2025 · +167% since 2000 · Rank 41 of 199
0.46%
2025 · 2.87% in 2000 · Rank 189 of 210
2.84%
2025 · 2.62% in 2000 · Rank 97 of 180
5.1%
2025 · 6.1% in 2000 · Rank 97 of 187
24.7%
2024 · 35.7% in 2000 · Rank 126 of 183
0.2%
2022 · 0.4% in 2000 · Rank 154 of 176
Land and environment 267,710
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 75 of 216
38.9%
2024 · 37.4% in 2000 · Rank 83 of 214
6.01
2024 · -30% since 2000 · Rank 42 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for New Zealand. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.