New Zealand Population Pyramid 1980
New Zealand in 1980
As of 1980, New Zealand counted 3,146,327 inhabitants. That is 11.5% more than in 1970, when the population stood at 2,822,178.
With a median age of 27.9 years, New Zealand had a youth dependency ratio of 43.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 15.4 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in New Zealand had on average 1.56 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 83.0 years in 2023: 84.9 for women and 81.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,375,277 immigrants live in New Zealand, 26.4% of the population.
| United Kingdom | 254,524 |
| India | 149,677 |
| China | 145,906 |
| Philippines | 107,622 |
| South Africa | 101,970 |
675,612 people born in New Zealand live in other countries.
| Australia | 588,088 |
| United Kingdom | 50,762 |
| Canada | 10,875 |
| China | 3,811 |
| Japan | 3,785 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3,146,327 | 27.9 | |
| Australia | 14,721,347 | 29.4 |





