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New Zealand

Population

Population: 3.5m
0-14 years: 23% 14-65 years: 65% 65 + years: 12%
Rural population (%): 14 Urban population (%): 86
Growth rate: 1.1% Population density: 13

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 9

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 5.5%
GDP

(in billion $)

62.3 (1995) GDP per capita: $18,300

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

15.8 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

7.7
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 6.7 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

77.0

(73.0/80.2)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

2.0 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 7.7
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

  Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

7.3
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

4,675 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

99 (99)
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

17 (49) School life expectancy number of years: 16.8

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

48 (43) Unemployment rate: 6.1
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 10
  -Industry: 25
  -Services: 65

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 15
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 8

(out of 146)

 

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