Codex Populi
Country · NZL

New Zealand

5.2M
Population · 2023 · UN 2024
0.83%
Growth rate · 2023 · UN 2024
1.67
Fertility rate · 2023 · UN 2024
82.1 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023 · UN 2024

News

NewsThe ConversationTahu Kukutai, Professor of Demography, University of Waikato, John Bryant, Research Associate in Demography, University of Waikato, Polly Atatoa Carr, Associate Professor of Population Health, University of Waikato5/6/2026

NZ is overdue for a population strategy – but there is only so much governments can do

AI summaryNew Zealand's population structure is rapidly changing, but the country still lacks a comprehensive strategy to address or adapt to these demographic shifts.

NewsThe ConversationPaul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University11/14/2025

Growing, going, gone: latest numbers show NZ now at risk of population stagnation

AI summaryNew statistics reveal a major reversal in immigration and population growth in New Zealand, with some areas now experiencing population declines, raising stagnation concerns.

NewsThe ConversationPaul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University6/24/2025

Data gaps and demographic change: the end of the NZ census will create big blind spots

AI summaryNew Zealand's decision to end its traditional census risks creating significant data gaps, threatening decades of policy-making that relied on comprehensive demographic information.

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