Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — New Zealand

Share of women in the population in New Zealand in 2025 — 50.3%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.55 pp.

2025 50.3% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 120of 217
Period maximum 51.11%2012
Period minimum 49.74%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — New Zealand, 1960–202549.55050.55151.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.74%1962: 49.75%1964: 49.82%1966: 49.85%1968: 49.99%1970: 50.05%1972: 50.05%1974: 50.07%1976: 50.1%1978: 50.17%1980: 50.27%1982: 50.33%1984: 50.41%1986: 50.5%1988: 50.63%1990: 50.76%1992: 50.77%1994: 50.73%1996: 50.69%1998: 50.79%2000: 50.91%2002: 50.96%2004: 50.98%2006: 51.05%2008: 51.09%2010: 51.1%2012: 51.11%2014: 50.94%2016: 50.62%2018: 50.42%2020: 50.36%2022: 50.34%2024: 50.31%2025: 50.3%
Change over the period: +0.55 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 50.3%
World 49.73%
Australia and New Zealand computed 50.36%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.3 −0.02 pp
2024 50.31 −0.01 pp
2023 50.33 −0.02 pp
2022 50.34 −0.01 pp
2021 50.36 −0 pp
2020 50.36 −0.02 pp
2019 50.37 −0.05 pp
2018 50.42 −0.08 pp
2017 50.5 −0.11 pp
2016 50.62 −0.15 pp
2015 50.76 −0.17 pp
2014 50.94 −0.13 pp
2013 51.07 −0.04 pp
2012 51.11 +0 pp
2011 51.11 +0.01 pp
2010 51.1 +0.01 pp
2009 51.09 +0 pp
2008 51.09 +0.01 pp
2007 51.08 +0.03 pp
2006 51.05 +0.03 pp
2005 51.02 +0.04 pp
2004 50.98 +0.02 pp
2003 50.96 +0 pp
2002 50.96 +0.01 pp
2001 50.95 +0.04 pp
2000 50.91 +0.06 pp
1999 50.85 +0.07 pp
1998 50.79 +0.06 pp
1997 50.72 +0.03 pp
1996 50.69 −0.01 pp
1995 50.7 −0.02 pp
1994 50.73 −0.02 pp
1993 50.75 −0.02 pp
1992 50.77 −0.01 pp
1991 50.78 +0.02 pp
1990 50.76 +0.05 pp
1989 50.7 +0.08 pp
1988 50.63 +0.07 pp
1987 50.55 +0.05 pp
1986 50.5 +0.04 pp
1985 50.46 +0.05 pp
1984 50.41 +0.04 pp
1983 50.37 +0.03 pp
1982 50.33 +0.04 pp
1981 50.3 +0.03 pp
1980 50.27 +0.04 pp
1979 50.23 +0.05 pp
1978 50.17 +0.04 pp
1977 50.13 +0.03 pp
1976 50.1 +0.02 pp
1975 50.08 +0.01 pp
1974 50.07 +0.01 pp
1973 50.06 +0 pp
1972 50.05 +0.01 pp
1971 50.05 −0 pp
1970 50.05 +0 pp
1969 50.05 +0.06 pp
1968 49.99 +0.09 pp
1967 49.9 +0.05 pp
1966 49.85 +0.01 pp
1965 49.84 +0.01 pp
1964 49.82 +0.03 pp
1963 49.79 +0.04 pp
1962 49.75 +0.01 pp
1961 49.74 +0 pp
1960 49.74

Australia and New Zealand, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 50.38 NZ New Zealand 50.3

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.