Rural population, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: Rural population, male was 7.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in New Zealand, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in New Zealand stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in New Zealand peaked at 8.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.8% | — |
| 1985 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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, male in New Zealand?
- Rural population, male in New Zealand was 7.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for rural population, male?
- New Zealand ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.