Rural population, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Rural population, female was 6.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in New Zealand, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in New Zealand is 6.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in New Zealand peaked at 7.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
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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 rural population, female in New Zealand?
- Rural population, female in New Zealand was 6.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for rural population, female?
- New Zealand ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.