At year 2026, population distribution of New Zealand is:
- Young Population 932,555 17.64%
- Working Age Population 3,401,015 64.32%
- Elderly Population 953,907 18.04%
The population growth rate of New Zealand in 2026 is 0.68%, sex ratio is 98.9 (100.4 for working age), dependency ratio is 55.5%.
Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2073. Total population reaches its peak in 2078 at 5,867,364.
In 2050, the population growth rate of New Zealand is 0.17%, sex ratio is 101.7 (106.1 for working age), dependency ratio is 64.6%.The elderly population will account for 24.02% of New Zealand's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2013 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 |