Australia vs New Zealand: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Australia
0.5%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
137th
New Zealand rank
140th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Australia ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 140th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.