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New Zealand
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 3887.2 (2023)
Inflation rate
2.9% (2024)
Unemployment rate
4.9% (2024)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
10%
Smoking men
8.9%
Smoking women
11.2%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
268 838
Land area
264 537
Water area
4 301
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- POLi
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Google Pay
- ApplePay
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- TikTok
- Facebook
Age structure
0-14 years
19%
15-64 years
64.2%
65+ years
16.9%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
48.6%
Not specified
6.7%
Current as of
2018
General information
Сontinent
Australia and Oceania
Time zone
UTC+12
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
NZ
Capital
Wellington
Official language
English
Average consumer spendings
Food products
12.8%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.7%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
9.17
Beer
3.41
Wine
2.88
Spirits
1.62
Other alcohol
1.26
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
5 161 211 (2024)
Male population
2 584 607
Female population
2 576 604
Population growth rate
0.95% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
12.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
6.9 (2024)
Urbanization
87% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AA (2011)
Moody's
Aaa (2002)
Standard & Poors
AA (2011)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
61.62%
iOS
37.89%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+64
Internet domain
.nz
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
13
Internet user penetration
96%
Fixed internet penetration
37%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-08-18