New Zealand

People aged 65 and over in New Zealand

People aged 65 and over in New Zealand: 9.1% in 1950 and 16.8% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
16.8%
Since 1950
+7.7 percentage points
Rank, 2023
57 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
31.1%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in New ZealandPeople aged 65 and over in New Zealand: 9.1% in 1950 and 16.8% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 31.1% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 31.1% in 2100.
  • The highest was 16.8% in 2023, the lowest 8.3% in 1966.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearNew ZealandWorld
202316.810
202216.59.8
202116.19.5
202015.69.3
201915.39.1
201815.18.9
201714.98.7
201614.78.5
201514.68.3
201414.48.1
201314.17.9
201213.77.8
201113.37.7
2010137.6
200912.87.5
200812.67.5
200712.47.4
200612.27.3
2005127.3
200411.97.2
200311.87.1
200211.87
200111.86.9
200011.86.8
199911.76.8
199811.66.7
199711.56.6
199611.56.5
199511.56.5
199411.56.4
199311.46.3
199211.36.2
199111.26.1
1990116.1
198910.96
198810.86
198710.65.9
198610.55.9
198510.35.8
198410.25.8
198310.15.8
1982105.8
19819.95.8
19809.75.8
19799.55.8
19789.35.7
19779.15.6
19768.95.6
19758.85.5
19748.75.5
19738.65.4
19728.65.4
19718.55.3
19708.55.3
19698.45.2
19688.45.2
19678.45.2
19668.35.1
19658.35.1
19648.45
19638.45
19628.55
19618.65
19608.75
19598.85
19588.95
19578.95
195695
19559.15
19549.15
19539.15
19529.15
19519.15
19509.15.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNew ZealandWorld
202417.210.2
202517.610.4
20261810.6
202718.510.8
202818.911.1
202919.311.5
203019.711.8
203120.112
203220.412.3
203320.712.6
203421.112.8
203521.413.1
203621.713.4
20372213.7
203822.313.9
203922.514.1
204022.714.3
204122.814.5
204222.914.7
20432314.9
204423.115
204523.315.2
204623.415.4
204723.515.7
204823.715.9
204923.916.1
20502416.3
205124.216.6
205224.416.8
205324.617.1
205424.917.3
205525.217.6
205625.517.8
205725.818
20582618.2
205926.218.4
206026.418.5
206126.618.7
206226.718.8
206326.819
206426.919.1
20652719.3
206627.119.4
206727.219.6
206827.319.7
206927.419.9
207027.620
207127.720.2
207227.920.3
207328.120.5
207428.420.7
207528.620.9
207628.821.1
20772921.3
207829.221.5
207929.321.7
208029.521.9
208129.622.1
208229.722.3
208329.822.4
208429.922.6
20853022.7
20863022.8
208730.122.9
208830.222.9
208930.323
209030.423.1
209130.523.2
209230.623.3
209330.623.3
209430.723.4
209530.823.5
209630.923.6
209730.923.7
20983123.7
20993123.8
210031.123.9

Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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