Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for New Zealand

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for New Zealand was 83.01 years. A difference of +1.05 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for New Zealand were 81.2 years and 84.9 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of New Zealand for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for New Zealand (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for New Zealand (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	71.24	68.7	73.9
1961	70.99	68.4	73.7
1962	71.23	68.5	74.1
1963	71.28	68.5	74.2
1964	71.33	68.5	74.3
1965	71.23	68.3	74.3
1966	71.12	68.1	74.3
1967	71.47	68.4	74.7
1968	71.12	68.1	74.3
1969	71.47	68.4	74.7
1970	71.27	68.2	74.5
1971	71.77	68.7	75
1972	71.83	69	74.8
1973	71.67	68.4	75.1
1974	71.92	68.9	75.1
1975	72.22	69	75.6
1976	72.42	69.3	75.7
1977	72.17	68.9	75.6
1978	73.02	69.8	76.4
1979	73.07	69.8	76.5
1980	72.83	70	75.8
1981	73.62	70.5	76.9
1982	73.72	70.7	76.9
1983	73.78	70.8	76.9
1984	74.37	71.2	77.7
1985	73.83	71	76.8
1986	74.12	71	77.4
1987	74.18	71.3	77.2
1988	74.42	71.4	77.6
1989	74.82	71.8	78
1990	75.38	72.5	78.4
1991	76.03	73.3	78.9
1992	76.12	73.1	79.3
1993	76.43	73.8	79.2
1994	76.88	74.2	79.7
1995	76.73	74.1	79.5
1996	76.79	74.3	79.4
1997	77.33	74.7	80.1
1998	78.08	75.5	80.8
1999	77.89	75.5	80.4
2000	78.64	76.1	81.3
2001	78.69	76.4	81.1
2002	78.85	76.7	81.1
2003	79.15	77	81.4
2004	79.55	77.5	81.7
2005	79.85	77.9	81.9
2006	80.05	78	82.2
2007	80.15	78.2	82.2
2008	80.35	78.4	82.4
2009	80.7	78.8	82.7
2010	80.91	79.1	82.8
2011	81.16	79.4	83
2012	81.41	79.7	83.2
2013	81.41	79.6	83.3
2014	81.46	79.73	83.27
2015	81.61	79.91	83.4
2016	81.66	80	83.4
2017	81.86	80.2	83.6
2018	81.71	80	83.5
2019	82.06	80.3	83.9
2020	82.26	80.5	84.1
2021	82.21	80.5	84
2022	81.96	80.3	83.7
2023	83.01	81.2	84.9