New Zealand Population Pyramid 1993
New Zealand in 1993
The population of New Zealand in 1993 was 3,573,609. A decade earlier, in 1983, the population was 3,219,278; it has grown by 11.0% since.
With a median age of 32.0 years, New Zealand had a youth dependency ratio of 35.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.4 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 3,573,610 | 32.0 | |
| Australia | 17,722,911 | 33.0 |





