Life Expectancy at Birth in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.01 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in New Zealand, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in New Zealand is 82.01, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in New Zealand peaked at 82.26 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.99, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 35th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.25 | 70.99 | 71.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.14 | 71.27 | 73.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.97 | 72.83 | 74.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.77 | 75.38 | 78.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.6 | 78.64 | 80.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.52 | 80.9 | 82.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.04 | 81.76 | 82.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy at birth in New Zealand was 82.01 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.26 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.99 in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy at birth?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.