New Zealand's male population has steadily increased over the last few decades, reaching 2.5 million residents in 2019. Over the same period, there has consistently been a higher population of women than men, with the male-to-female ratio sitting below 100 since the 1960s.
Total population of male residents in New Zealand from 1991 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
estimated resident population as of December each year
Supplementary notes
Note: Population estimates after 30 June 2013 have been revised to incorporate results from the 2018 Census and 2018 Post-enumeration survey. All population estimates at 30 June 2018 and beyond use the 2018-base ERP.
Values have been rounded.
Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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Statistics New Zealand. (October 9, 2020). Total population of male residents in New Zealand from 1991 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067417/new-zealand-number-of-men/
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Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Total population of male residents in New Zealand from 1991 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067417/new-zealand-number-of-men/
Statistics New Zealand. "Total Population of Male Residents in New Zealand from 1991 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067417/new-zealand-number-of-men/
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