State of the Nation 2024

Welcome to the 17th edition of the State of the Nation report. We have improved the accessibility of our report by making it available online. All of the statistics used are embedded into our interactive dashboard. The report is available for download in both a full-length report and a summary document. The dashboard and major sections of the report can also be explored in the sections below.

From the Director - Introduction

The theme of this year’s report is ‘Ngā Tukunga Iho’—translated ‘The Things We Inherit’. Aotearoa New Zealand now looks back on 2023 as a point...

Children and Youth

Several outcomes for children during 2023 (or the latest year data available) took a turn for the worse compared with previous...

Work and Incomes

After an extended period with high levels of employment and workforce participation, 2023 saw signs of deterioration as rates...

Housing

After initial signs of housing stresses easing for people on lower incomes, by late 2023 the surge of inward migration renewed...

Crime and Punishment

The Aotearoa criminal justice system aims to maintain community safety while ensuring the wellbeing of victims of crime and...

Social Hazards

There are four areas that we monitor in the ‘Social Hazards’ section: alcohol use, illicit drug convictions and use, gambling...

Māori Wellbeing

There were fewer signs of improvement in outcomes for Māori during 2023, or of significant progress in reducing inequity than in...

Interactive Dashboard

This interactive dashboard contains all of the charts and figures from the State of the Nation 2024 report. You can either enlarge it...

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