New Zealand Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of New Zealand population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of New Zealand in 2024 is 5,269,939, a 0.8% increase from 2023.
- The population of New Zealand in 2023 was 5,228,100, a 0.83% increase from 2022.
- The population of New Zealand in 2022 was 5,185,288, a 1.08% increase from 2021.
- The population of New Zealand in 2021 was 5,129,727, a 1.36% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| United States |
341,814,420 |
| Japan |
122,631,432 |
| Germany |
83,252,474 |
| United Kingdom |
67,961,439 |
| France |
64,881,830 |
| Italy |
58,697,744 |
| South Korea |
51,741,963 |
| Spain |
47,473,373 |
| Argentina |
46,057,866 |
| Poland |
40,221,726 |
| Canada |
39,107,046 |
| Saudi Arabia |
37,473,929 |
| Australia |
26,699,482 |
| Taiwan |
23,950,214 |
| Chile |
19,658,839 |
| Netherlands |
17,671,125 |
| Belgium |
11,715,774 |
| Sweden |
10,673,669 |
| Greece |
10,302,720 |
| Portugal |
10,223,349 |
| Hungary |
9,994,993 |
| UAE |
9,591,853 |
| Israel |
9,311,652 |
| Austria |
8,977,139 |
| Switzerland |
8,851,431 |
| Hong Kong |
7,496,681 |
| Singapore |
6,052,709 |
| Denmark |
5,939,695 |
| Finland |
5,549,886 |
| Norway |
5,514,477 |
| New Zealand |
5,269,939 |
| Ireland |
5,089,478 |
| Oman |
4,713,553 |
| Panama |
4,527,961 |
| Kuwait |
4,349,380 |
| Croatia |
3,986,627 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,316 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,268,802 |
| Qatar |
2,737,061 |
| Lithuania |
2,692,798 |
| Slovenia |
2,118,965 |
| Latvia |
1,810,240 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,538,200 |
| Bahrain |
1,498,712 |
| Estonia |
1,319,041 |
| Cyprus |
1,268,467 |
| Macao |
713,082 |
| Luxembourg |
661,594 |
| Malta |
536,740 |
| Bahamas |
415,223 |
| Iceland |
377,689 |
| French Polynesia |
311,383 |
| New Caledonia |
295,966 |
| Barbados |
282,309 |
| Curacao |
192,965 |
| Guam |
174,114 |
| Seychelles |
108,263 |
| Aruba |
106,177 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,816 |
| Isle of Man |
84,904 |
| Andorra |
80,341 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,885 |
| Bermuda |
63,935 |
| Greenland |
56,789 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,444 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
50,025 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,431 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,309 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,822 |
| Monaco |
36,157 |
| San Marino |
33,614 |
| Gibraltar |
32,718 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,763 |
| Palau |
18,051 |
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New Zealand - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
5,269,939 |
0.80% |
| 2023 |
5,228,100 |
0.83% |
| 2022 |
5,185,288 |
1.08% |
| 2021 |
5,129,727 |
1.36% |
| 2020 |
5,061,133 |
2.06% |
| 2019 |
4,959,034 |
2.49% |
| 2018 |
4,838,526 |
1.94% |
| 2017 |
4,746,252 |
1.67% |
| 2016 |
4,668,081 |
1.69% |
| 2015 |
4,590,590 |
1.69% |
| 2014 |
4,514,195 |
1.43% |
| 2013 |
4,450,644 |
0.92% |
| 2012 |
4,410,284 |
0.66% |
| 2011 |
4,381,269 |
0.80% |
| 2010 |
4,346,338 |
1.01% |
| 2009 |
4,302,886 |
1.00% |
| 2008 |
4,260,239 |
0.92% |
| 2007 |
4,221,494 |
0.99% |
| 2006 |
4,179,978 |
1.14% |
| 2005 |
4,132,781 |
1.26% |
| 2004 |
4,081,409 |
1.53% |
| 2003 |
4,019,941 |
1.81% |
| 2002 |
3,948,584 |
1.52% |
| 2001 |
3,889,579 |
0.89% |
| 2000 |
3,855,266 |
0.57% |
| 1999 |
3,833,494 |
0.62% |
| 1998 |
3,810,044 |
0.91% |
| 1997 |
3,775,852 |
1.27% |
| 1996 |
3,728,457 |
1.49% |
| 1995 |
3,673,893 |
1.46% |
| 1994 |
3,620,890 |
1.32% |
| 1993 |
3,573,742 |
1.17% |
| 1992 |
3,532,563 |
1.46% |
| 1991 |
3,481,599 |
2.48% |
| 1990 |
3,397,389 |
1.91% |
| 1989 |
3,333,755 |
0.54% |
| 1988 |
3,316,002 |
0.50% |
| 1987 |
3,299,450 |
0.54% |
| 1986 |
3,281,671 |
0.41% |
| 1985 |
3,268,356 |
0.55% |
| 1984 |
3,250,340 |
0.95% |
| 1983 |
3,219,827 |
1.07% |
| 1982 |
3,185,721 |
0.79% |
| 1981 |
3,160,622 |
0.43% |
| 1980 |
3,147,168 |
0.15% |
| 1979 |
3,142,539 |
-0.02% |
| 1978 |
3,143,300 |
0.07% |
| 1977 |
3,141,174 |
0.43% |
| 1976 |
3,127,812 |
1.05% |
| 1975 |
3,095,428 |
1.73% |
| 1974 |
3,042,812 |
2.09% |
| 1973 |
2,980,638 |
2.05% |
| 1972 |
2,920,878 |
1.81% |
| 1971 |
2,868,885 |
1.59% |
| 1970 |
2,824,061 |
1.35% |
| 1969 |
2,786,352 |
1.09% |
| 1968 |
2,756,419 |
1.15% |
| 1967 |
2,725,198 |
1.52% |
| 1966 |
2,684,356 |
1.75% |
| 1965 |
2,638,316 |
1.84% |
| 1964 |
2,590,648 |
1.99% |
| 1963 |
2,540,026 |
2.16% |
| 1962 |
2,486,311 |
2.25% |
| 1961 |
2,431,617 |
2.12% |
| 1960 |
2,381,189 |
1.98% |
| 1959 |
2,335,010 |
2.12% |
| 1958 |
2,286,559 |
2.29% |
| 1957 |
2,235,321 |
2.24% |
| 1956 |
2,186,348 |
2.12% |
| 1955 |
2,140,976 |
2.13% |
| 1954 |
2,096,332 |
2.31% |
| 1953 |
2,048,965 |
2.50% |
| 1952 |
1,998,948 |
2.40% |
| 1951 |
1,952,124 |
2.12% |
| 1950 |
1,911,608 |
0.00% |
