New Zealand - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of New Zealand. note 1: consists of two main islands and a number of smaller islands; South Island, the larger main island, is the 12th-largest island in the world and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps; North Island is the 14th-largest island in the world and is not as mountainous, but it is marked by volcanism

note 2: New Zealand lies along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes

note 3: almost 90% of the population lives in cities and over three-quarters on North Island; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.

Population Distribution

Over three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas

People and Society

In New Zealand, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: European 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander 1%, other 13.7% (2018 est.)

Population N/A
Pop growth rate 0.83% (2025 est.)
Birth rate 12.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Current health expenditure N/A
Physicians Density N/A
Hospital bed Density 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate 1.84 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.9 (2025 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate N/A
Est married women (ages 15-49) N/A
Literacy N/A
Education expenditures N/A
Net Migration rate N/A
Nationality New Zealand | New Zealander(s)
Languages N/A
Religions N/A
Age Structure
0-14 years 19% (male 503,120/female 475,490)
15-64 years 64.2% (male 1,674,407/female 1,638,276)
65 years and over 16.9% (2024 est.) (male 407,080/female 462,838)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 55.8 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 29.5 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 26.3 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio 3.8 (2024 est.)
Median Age
Total 38.1 years (2025 est.)
Male 37.2 years
Female 38.6 years
Urbanization
Urban population 87% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.673 million Auckland, 422,000 WELLINGTON (capital) (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.88 male(s)/female
Total population 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 82.9 years (2024 est.)
Male 81.2 years
Female 84.8 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 9.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 3.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 1.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 10% (2025 est.)
Male 11.2% (2025 est.)
Female 8.9% (2025 est.)
Child marriage
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New Zealand is found in Australia and New Zealand