New Zealand, year by year

Every index this site holds for New Zealand, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.811 in 1990 to 0.938 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 82 years2024at birthUp 2.2 years from 79.8 years in 2005
Internet users: 94%2024of people onlineUp 25 points from 69% in 2006
Urban population: 84%2025of people in towns and citiesDown 2 points from 86% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.572024births per womanDown 0.40 from 1.97 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 29%2021of energy usedUp 1 point from 28% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 42024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 2 from 6 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 2.7 t from 8.8 t in 2005
Forest area: 38%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.811	75.4	—	—	2.18	28.0	100	9	7.5	35.6	—	—
1991	0.813	76.0	—	85.0	2.09	27.6	100	9	7.3	35.8	—	—
1992	0.822	76.1	0.3	85.1	2.06	25.6	100	8	7.7	36.0	—	—
1993	0.838	76.4	0.6	85.2	2.04	27.3	100	8	7.7	36.1	—	—
1994	0.852	76.9	3.2	85.3	1.98	28.2	100	8	7.7	36.3	—	—
1995	0.858	76.7	4.9	85.4	1.98	28.7	100	7	7.8	36.5	—	—
1996	0.862	76.8	8.0	85.5	1.96	27.6	100	7	8.0	36.7	—	—
1997	0.871	77.3	14.6	85.5	1.96	25.9	100	7	8.3	36.9	—	—
1998	0.881	78.1	31.6	85.6	1.89	27.3	100	6	8.0	37.0	—	—
1999	0.886	77.9	41.5	85.7	1.97	26.4	100	6	8.3	37.2	—	—
2000	0.896	78.6	47.4	85.7	1.98	26.4	100	6	8.6	37.4	—	—
2001	0.902	78.7	53.2	85.8	1.97	24.6	100	6	9.0	37.4	—	—
2002	0.905	78.8	59.1	85.8	1.89	26.6	100	6	8.9	37.4	—	—
2003	0.910	79.2	61.0	85.9	1.93	25.9	100	6	8.9	37.4	—	—
2004	0.912	79.5	61.9	85.9	1.98	28.2	100	6	8.7	37.4	—	—
2005	0.917	79.8	62.7	85.9	1.97	26.8	100	6	8.8	37.4	—	—
2006	0.918	80.0	69.0	85.9	2.01	27.0	100	5	8.7	37.4	26655	27732
2007	0.921	80.2	69.8	85.9	2.18	27.0	100	5	8.3	37.4	32480	29331
2008	0.920	80.3	72.0	85.9	2.19	26.1	100	5	8.5	37.4	31325	29896
2009	0.923	80.7	79.7	85.9	2.13	28.5	100	5	7.8	37.4	28277	30746
2010	0.926	80.9	80.5	85.9	2.17	29.4	100	5	7.7	37.4	33762	31305
2011	0.927	81.2	81.2	85.8	2.09	30.3	100	5	7.5	37.4	38426	32734
2012	0.929	81.4	81.6	85.8	2.10	28.8	100	5	7.9	37.4	40042	33045
2013	0.933	81.4	82.8	85.7	2.01	28.3	100	5	7.8	37.4	42985	36250
2014	0.932	81.5	84.0	85.5	1.92	29.0	100	5	7.8	37.4	44600	37316
2015	0.934	81.6	85.2	85.2	1.99	29.3	100	5	7.7	37.4	38649	37497
2016	0.938	81.7	86.5	84.7	1.87	30.1	100	5	7.4	37.4	40088	39964
2017	0.936	81.9	87.7	84.2	1.81	28.4	100	5	7.5	37.4	42912	42206
2018	0.938	81.7	89.0	83.8	1.71	28.9	100	5	7.3	37.4	43204	42475
2019	0.938	82.1	89.9	83.8	1.72	28.0	100	4	7.5	37.5	42872	45296
2020	0.940	82.3	90.9	83.8	1.62	28.7	100	4	6.8	37.6	42055	45575
2021	0.939	82.2	92.0	83.8	1.65	28.9	100	4	6.8	37.6	49902	48202
2022	0.933	82.0	93.1	83.8	1.67	—	100	4	6.3	37.7	49142	54080
2023	0.938	81.8	93.3	83.9	1.57	—	100	4	6.1	37.8	49302	54950
2024	—	82.0	93.5	83.9	1.57	—	100	4	6.0	—	49432	55794
2025	—	—	—	84.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	49591	57350
On the profile	0.938	82.0	93.5	84.0	1.57	28.9	—	—	6.0	37.8	49591	57350

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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