Gender of the head of government in New Zealand
New Zealand: Gender of the head of government was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
20th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1997
All-time low
0
in 1841
Years of data
185
1841–2025
Gender of the head of government in New Zealand, 1841–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender of the head of government in New Zealand is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 185 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender of the head of government in New Zealand peaked at 1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1841.
New Zealand ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender of the head of government in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 20 Afghanistan 0
- 20 Albania 0
- 20 Algeria 0
- 20 Angola 0
- 20 Argentina 0 compare
- 20 Armenia 0
- 20 Australia 0 compare
- 20 Austria 0 compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 0
- 20 Bahrain 0
- 20 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 20 Belarus 0
- 20 Belgium 0 compare
- 20 Benin 0
- 20 Bhutan 0
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 compare
- 20 Botswana 0
- 20 Brazil 0 compare
- 20 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0
- 20 Burundi 0 compare
- 20 Cambodia 0
- 20 Cameroon 0
- 20 Canada 0
- 20 Cape Verde 0
- 20 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 20 Chad 0
- 20 Chile 0 compare
- 20 China 0 compare
- 20 Colombia 0
- 20 Comoros 0
- 20 Congo 0
- 20 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0
- 20 Croatia 0 compare
- 20 Cuba 0
- 20 Cyprus 0
- 20 Czechia 0
- 20 Djibouti 0
- 20 Dominican Republic 0
- 20 Timor-Leste 0
- 20 Ecuador 0
- 20 Egypt 0
- 20 El Salvador 0 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 20 Eritrea 0
- 20 Estonia 0 compare
- 20 Eswatini 0
- 20 Ethiopia 0 compare
- 20 Fiji 0
- 20 Finland 0 compare
- 20 France 0 compare
- 20 Gabon 0 compare
- 20 Gambia 0
- 20 Georgia 0
- 20 Germany 0 compare
- 20 Ghana 0
- 20 Greece 0
- 20 Guatemala 0
- 20 Guinea 0
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 20 Guyana 0 compare
- 20 Haiti 0 compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 0 compare
- 20 Hungary 0
- 20 India 0 compare
- 20 Indonesia 0 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 20 Iraq 0
- 20 Ireland 0
- 20 Israel 0 compare
- 20 Jamaica 0 compare
- 20 Jordan 0
- 20 Kazakhstan 0
- 20 Kenya 0
- 20 Kuwait 0
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0
- 20 Lebanon 0
- 20 Lesotho 0
- 20 Liberia 0 compare
- 20 Libya 0
- 20 Luxembourg 0
- 20 Madagascar 0
- 20 Malawi 0 compare
- 20 Malaysia 0
- 20 Maldives 0
- 20 Mali 0 compare
- 20 Malta 0
- 20 Mauritania 0
- 20 Mauritius 0
- 20 Republic of Moldova 0 compare
- 20 Mongolia 0
- 20 Montenegro 0
- 20 Morocco 0
- 20 Mozambique 0
- 20 Myanmar 0 compare
- 20 Netherlands 0
- 20 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 20 Niger 0
- 20 Nigeria 0
- 20 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
- 20 North Macedonia 0
- 20 Norway 0 compare
- 20 Oman 0
- 20 Pakistan 0 compare
- 20 Palestine, State of 0
- 20 Panama 0 compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 0
- 20 Paraguay 0
- 20 Peru 0 compare
- 20 Philippines 0 compare
- 20 Poland 0 compare
- 20 Portugal 0 compare
- 20 Qatar 0
- 20 Romania 0 compare
- 20 Russian Federation 0
- 20 Rwanda 0 compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 0
- 20 Senegal 0 compare
- 20 Serbia 0 compare
- 20 Seychelles 0
- 20 Sierra Leone 0
- 20 Singapore 0
- 20 Slovakia 0 compare
- 20 Slovenia 0 compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 0
- 20 Somalia 0
- 20 South Africa 0
- 20 Korea 0 compare
- 20 South Sudan 0
- 20 Spain 0
- 20 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 20 Sudan 0
- 20 Sweden 0 compare
- 20 Syrian Arab Republic 0
- 20 Chinese Taipei 0
- 20 Tajikistan 0
- 20 Thailand 0 compare
- 20 Togo 0 compare
- 20 Türkiye 0 compare
- 20 Turkmenistan 0
- 20 Uganda 0
- 20 United Arab Emirates 0
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 compare
- 20 United States of America 0
- 20 Uruguay 0
- 20 Uzbekistan 0
- 20 Vanuatu 0
- 20 Vatican 0
- 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0
- 20 Viet Nam 0
- 20 Yemen 0
- 20 Zambia 0
- 20 Zimbabwe 0
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender of the head of government in New Zealand?
- Gender of the head of government in New Zealand was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender of the head of government recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- What is the lowest gender of the head of government recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1841.
- How does New Zealand rank for gender of the head of government?
- New Zealand ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender of the head of government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.