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New Zealand - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 0.65

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

0.65 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1961

0.33×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#129#1272020 overtook Togo2023 overtook Guinea-Bissau
New ZealandUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #129 to #127 (overtook Togo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 36 places in global rank auto
1963
Fell 42 places in global rank auto
1965
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1968
Fell 40 places in global rank auto
1970
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1972
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
1976
Fell 49 places in global rank auto
1977
Fell 25 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19611976200620212025-0.390.591.562.54

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