Life expectancy estimates and projections in New Zealand
Life expectancy at birth in New Zealand was 82.1 years in 2023.
New Zealand, 2023 (latest estimate)
82.1
Change from 2022
+1.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
83.1 years
Projection for 2050
85.7 years
Projection for 2100
91.0 years
Position in 2023
31st of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in New Zealand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 91.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 90.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 90.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 89.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 88.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 88.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 87.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 87.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 86.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 86.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 85.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 84.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 83.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 83.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 82.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 82.1 years |
| 2022 | 81.0 years |
| 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 | 81.8 years |
| 2018 | 81.9 years |
| 2017 | 81.6 years |
| 2016 | 82.0 years |
| 2015 | 81.6 years |
| 2014 | 81.4 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 81.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 81.6 years, the figure has changed by +0.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, New Zealand has the 31st highest value.