New Zealand in Profile: 2011

International comparisons with our top five visitor source countries

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International comparisons with our top five visitor source countries
 Unit Most common date New Zealand Australia United Kingdom United States China, PR Japan
Total population (estimated) million 2010 4.37(1) 21.26 61.11 307.21 1,338.61 127.08
Annual rate of population change percent 2010 1.2(1) 1.2 0.28 1.0 0.66 -0.19
Male life expectancy at birth years of life 2010 78.4(2) 79.3 76.5 75.7 71.6 78.8
Female life expectancy at birth years of life 2010 82.4(2) 84.1 81.6 80.7 75.5 85.6
% of population aged 65+ years percent 2010 13.0(1) 13.5 16.2 12.8 8.1 22.2
% of population aged under 15 years percent 2010 20.5(1) 18.6 16.7 20.2 19.8 13.5
CPI change (annual) percent 2010 1.8 3.1 3.4 1.8 2.9 -0.9
Exchange rate (average)(3) National currency units to $US 2009 1.60 1.28 0.64 1.00 6.85 93.57
GDP (annual)(3) US$ billion 2009 120 997 2,184 14,256 4,909 5,068
GDP per capita (rounded)(3) US$ 2009 28,100 45,600 35,300 46,400 3,700 39,700
Exports of goods and services % of GDP 2009 28.3 19.9 27.9 11.0 .. 12.6
Unemployment as % of labour force(4) percent 2009 6.3 5.7 7.8 9.4 .. 5.3
Employment as % of working-age population(4) percent 2009 72.9 72.0 70.6 67.6 .. 70.0

 

1. At 30 June.

2. Data from 2007-09 abridged life table.

3. All data based on year end June.

4. Data from OECD Employment Outlook, last updated 6 July 2010.

Symbol: .. not available.

Sources: www.stats.govt.nz, www.cia.gov, www.gouv.qc.ca, www.stats.oecd.org, IMF, www.oanda.com

 

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