Number of local governments in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of local governments was 16 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 75 countries
All-time high
16
in 2015
All-time low
16
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Number of local governments in New Zealand, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local governments in New Zealand is 16, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in New Zealand peaked at 16 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 55th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | — |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
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More public sector data for New Zealand
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 566.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in New Zealand?
- Number of local governments in New Zealand was 16 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of local governments?
- New Zealand ranks 55th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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