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Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

  • New Zealand has 23.6 million sheep and 5.3 million people, yielding about 4.5 sheep per person, according to Stats NZ.
  • In 1982, the ratio was 22 sheep per person, when the sheep industry was crucial to New Zealand's economy.
  • The sheep population peaked in 1982 at over 70 million sheep and just 3.2 million people, as noted by Stats NZ.
  • An unnamed source commented on the wool industry's decline, saying, 'the wool industry is almost at that tipping point'.
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Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people. But the human population is catching up, according to official figures.

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Temple Daily Telegram broke the news in on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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