National population estimates give the best available measure of the population, by age and sex, usually living in New Zealand.
Access data in Infoshare
Use Infoshare to view and download time-series data for annual and quarterly national population estimates by single-year of age, five-year age groups, and selected age groups.
Subject category: Population
Group: Population estimates – DPE
Definitions and metadata
National population estimates – DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce national population estimates, and related metadata.
Technical enquiries
Pricila Henkes Maciel
04 931 4600
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ISSN 1178-0576
Next releases
Subnational population estimates: At 30 June 2024 (2018-base) will be released on 25 October 2024.
National population estimates: At 30 September 2024 (2018-base) will be released on 20 November 2024.






