National population estimates: At 30 September 2022 – Information release
17 November 2022
National population estimates give the best available measure of the population, by age and sex, usually living in New Zealand.
Key facts
At 30 September 2022:
- New Zealand’s estimated resident population was provisionally 5,127,400
- there were 2,543,500 males and 2,583,800 females
- the median age of males and females was 37.1 and 39.1 years, respectively.
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