New Zealand Population Density 1950-2024
Chart and table of New Zealand population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of New Zealand in 2024 is 19.69 people per square kilometer, a 0.8% increase from 2023.
- The population density of New Zealand in 2023 was 19.53 people per square kilometer, a 0.83% increase from 2022.
- The population density of New Zealand in 2022 was 19.37 people per square kilometer, a 1.08% increase from 2021.
- The population density of New Zealand in 2021 was 19.16 people per square kilometer, a 1.36% increase from 2020.
| New Zealand - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 19.69 | 0.80% |
| 2023 | 19.53 | 0.83% |
| 2022 | 19.37 | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 19.16 | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 18.91 | 2.06% |
| 2019 | 18.52 | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 18.07 | 1.94% |
| 2017 | 17.73 | 1.67% |
| 2016 | 17.44 | 1.69% |
| 2015 | 17.15 | 1.69% |
| 2014 | 16.86 | 1.43% |
| 2013 | 16.62 | 0.92% |
| 2012 | 16.47 | 0.66% |
| 2011 | 16.37 | 0.80% |
| 2010 | 16.24 | 1.01% |
| 2009 | 16.07 | 1.00% |
| 2008 | 15.91 | 0.92% |
| 2007 | 15.77 | 0.99% |
| 2006 | 15.61 | 1.14% |
| 2005 | 15.44 | 1.26% |
| 2004 | 15.25 | 1.53% |
| 2003 | 15.02 | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 14.75 | 1.52% |
| 2001 | 14.53 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | 14.40 | 0.57% |
| 1999 | 14.32 | 0.62% |
| 1998 | 14.23 | 0.91% |
| 1997 | 14.10 | 1.27% |
| 1996 | 13.93 | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 13.72 | 1.46% |
| 1994 | 13.53 | 1.32% |
| 1993 | 13.35 | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 13.20 | 1.46% |
| 1991 | 13.01 | 2.48% |
| 1990 | 12.69 | 1.91% |
| 1989 | 12.45 | 0.54% |
| 1988 | 12.39 | 0.50% |
| 1987 | 12.32 | 0.54% |
| 1986 | 12.26 | 0.41% |
| 1985 | 12.21 | 0.55% |
| 1984 | 12.14 | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 12.03 | 1.07% |
| 1982 | 11.90 | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 11.81 | 0.43% |
| 1980 | 11.76 | 0.15% |
| 1979 | 11.74 | -0.02% |
| 1978 | 11.74 | 0.07% |
| 1977 | 11.73 | 0.43% |
| 1976 | 11.68 | 1.05% |
| 1975 | 11.56 | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 11.37 | 2.09% |
| 1973 | 11.13 | 2.05% |
| 1972 | 10.91 | 1.81% |
| 1971 | 10.72 | 1.59% |
| 1970 | 10.55 | 1.35% |
| 1969 | 10.41 | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 10.30 | 1.15% |
| 1967 | 10.18 | 1.52% |
| 1966 | 10.03 | 1.75% |
| 1965 | 9.86 | 1.84% |
| 1964 | 9.68 | 1.99% |
| 1963 | 9.49 | 2.16% |
| 1962 | 9.29 | 2.25% |
| 1961 | 9.08 | 2.12% |
| 1960 | 8.89 | 1.98% |
| 1959 | 8.72 | 2.12% |
| 1958 | 8.54 | 2.29% |
| 1957 | 8.35 | 2.24% |
| 1956 | 8.17 | 2.12% |
| 1955 | 8.00 | 2.13% |
| 1954 | 7.83 | 2.31% |
| 1953 | 7.65 | 2.50% |
| 1952 | 7.47 | 2.40% |
| 1951 | 7.29 | 2.12% |
| 1950 | 7.14 | 0.00% |