Male population — all countries

Male population — New Zealand

Male population in New Zealand in 2025 — 2,646,619 people. Ranked 124 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 122%.

2025 2.65M people +0.69% vs 2024
World rank 124of 217
Period maximum 2.65M people2025
Period minimum 1.19M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — New Zealand, 1960–20251M1.5M2M2.5M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,192,045 people1962: 1,247,165 people1964: 1,297,272 people1966: 1,341,986 people1968: 1,374,318 people1970: 1,403,927 people1972: 1,450,392 people1974: 1,509,795 people1976: 1,552,136 people1978: 1,555,154 people1980: 1,548,176 people1982: 1,567,488 people1984: 1,600,377 people1986: 1,606,962 people1988: 1,621,139 people1990: 1,639,633 people1992: 1,738,541 people1994: 1,783,624 people1996: 1,840,146 people1998: 1,877,527 people2000: 1,893,750 people2002: 1,936,491 people2004: 2,003,548 people2006: 2,048,212 people2008: 2,083,379 people2010: 2,127,441 people2012: 2,154,945 people2014: 2,215,936 people2016: 2,328,044 people2018: 2,429,644 people2020: 2,517,996 people2022: 2,523,479 people2024: 2,628,386 people2025: 2,646,619 people
Change over the period: +1.45M (+122.02%) Average annual rate: 1.23 %

Comparison, 2025

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

New Zealand 2.65M people
World 4.13B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.21B people
Australia and New Zealand computed 16.35M people
High-income countries computed 690M people
Male population — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.65M +18,233 +0.69%
2024 2.63M +45,380 +1.76%
2023 2.58M +59,527 +2.36%
2022 2.52M −730 −0.03%
2021 2.52M +6,213 +0.25%
2020 2.52M +51,465 +2.09%
2019 2.47M +36,887 +1.52%
2018 2.43M +47,071 +1.98%
2017 2.38M +54,529 +2.34%
2016 2.33M +58,491 +2.58%
2015 2.27M +53,617 +2.42%
2014 2.22M +42,397 +1.95%
2013 2.17M +18,594 +0.86%
2012 2.15M +11,645 +0.54%
2011 2.14M +15,859 +0.75%
2010 2.13M +23,246 +1.1%
2009 2.1M +20,816 +1%
2008 2.08M +17,088 +0.83%
2007 2.07M +18,079 +0.88%
2006 2.05M +23,373 +1.15%
2005 2.02M +21,291 +1.06%
2004 2M +28,647 +1.45%
2003 1.97M +38,410 +1.98%
2002 1.94M +33,005 +1.73%
2001 1.9M +9,736 +0.51%
2000 1.89M +8,865 +0.47%
1999 1.88M +7,358 +0.39%
1998 1.88M +14,218 +0.76%
1997 1.86M +23,163 +1.26%
1996 1.84M +29,326 +1.62%
1995 1.81M +27,196 +1.52%
1994 1.78M +24,269 +1.38%
1993 1.76M +20,814 +1.2%
1992 1.74M +18,360 +1.07%
1991 1.72M +80,548 +4.91%
1990 1.64M +13,260 +0.82%
1989 1.63M +5,234 +0.32%
1988 1.62M +2,036 +0.13%
1987 1.62M +12,141 +0.76%
1986 1.61M −1,804 −0.11%
1985 1.61M +8,389 +0.52%
1984 1.6M +12,450 +0.78%
1983 1.59M +20,439 +1.3%
1982 1.57M +14,356 +0.92%
1981 1.55M +4,956 +0.32%
1980 1.55M +697 +0.05%
1979 1.55M −7,675 −0.49%
1978 1.56M −834 −0.05%
1977 1.56M +3,852 +0.25%
1976 1.55M +13,086 +0.85%
1975 1.54M +29,255 +1.94%
1974 1.51M +30,841 +2.09%
1973 1.48M +28,562 +1.97%
1972 1.45M +25,254 +1.77%
1971 1.43M +21,211 +1.51%
1970 1.4M +18,860 +1.36%
1969 1.39M +10,749 +0.78%
1968 1.37M +9,589 +0.7%
1967 1.36M +22,743 +1.69%
1966 1.34M +23,483 +1.78%
1965 1.32M +21,231 +1.64%
1964 1.3M +26,035 +2.05%
1963 1.27M +24,072 +1.93%
1962 1.25M +31,066 +2.55%
1961 1.22M +24,054 +2.02%
1960 1.19M

Australia and New Zealand, 2025

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

AU Australia 13.7M NZ New Zealand 2.65M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

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