Number of one year olds in New Zealand

New Zealand: Number of one year olds was 28,731 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
28,731
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
128th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31,095
in 2011
All-time low
23,061
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in New Zealand, 1950–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 28,731 for number of one year olds in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in New Zealand peaked at 31,095 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23,061, in 1951.

That places New Zealand 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 25,178 23,061 28,357 10
1960s 29,584 28,546 30,800 10
1970s 28,270 25,285 30,238 10
1980s 25,034 24,228 26,651 10
1990s 28,274 27,638 29,239 10
2000s 28,249 27,182 30,864 10
2010s 29,784 28,878 31,095 10
2020s 28,995 28,731 29,203 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 125 Denmark 29,977 compare
  2. 126 Bulgaria 29,954 compare
  3. 127 Guinea-Bissau 29,733 compare
  4. 129 Ireland 28,245 compare
  5. 130 Slovakia 26,988 compare
  6. 131 Norway 26,852 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in New Zealand?
Number of one year olds in New Zealand was 28,731 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 31,095 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 23,061 in 1951.
How does New Zealand rank for number of one year olds?
New Zealand ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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