Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
31st
of 215 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2020
All-time low
68.2%
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand stood at 88.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand peaked at 88.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1967.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.9% | — |
| 1961 | 68.9% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 69.1% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 70.1% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 74.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 88.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 88.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.1%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.0% | 68.2% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.9% | 68.4% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 72.7% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 77.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 83.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 87.0% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.6% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in New Zealand was 88.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.