New Zealand Population Growth Rate 1961-2025

New Zealand population growth rate for 2023 was 2.05%, a 1.93% increase from 2022.
  • New Zealand population growth rate for 2022 was 0.12%, a 0.3% decline from 2021.
  • New Zealand population growth rate for 2021 was 0.41%, a 1.79% decline from 2020.
  • New Zealand population growth rate for 2020 was 2.20%, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.