New Zealand Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of New Zealand population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of New Zealand in 2022 is 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.
- The population of New Zealand in 2020 was 5,061,133, a 2.06% increase from 2019.
- The population of New Zealand in 2019 was 4,959,034, a 2.49% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| United States |
338,289,857 |
| Japan |
123,951,692 |
| Germany |
83,369,843 |
| United Kingdom |
67,508,936 |
| France |
64,626,628 |
| Italy |
59,037,474 |
| South Korea |
51,815,810 |
| Spain |
47,558,630 |
| Argentina |
45,510,318 |
| Poland |
39,857,145 |
| Canada |
38,454,327 |
| Saudi Arabia |
36,408,820 |
| Australia |
26,177,413 |
| Taiwan |
23,893,394 |
| Chile |
19,603,733 |
| Netherlands |
17,564,014 |
| Belgium |
11,655,930 |
| Sweden |
10,549,347 |
| Greece |
10,384,971 |
| Portugal |
10,270,865 |
| Hungary |
9,967,308 |
| UAE |
9,441,129 |
| Israel |
9,038,309 |
| Austria |
8,939,617 |
| Switzerland |
8,740,472 |
| Hong Kong |
7,488,865 |
| Singapore |
5,975,689 |
| Denmark |
5,882,261 |
| Finland |
5,540,745 |
| Norway |
5,434,319 |
| New Zealand |
5,185,288 |
| Ireland |
5,023,109 |
| Oman |
4,576,298 |
| Panama |
4,408,581 |
| Kuwait |
4,268,873 |
| Croatia |
4,030,358 |
| Uruguay |
3,422,794 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,252,407 |
| Lithuania |
2,750,055 |
| Qatar |
2,695,122 |
| Slovenia |
2,119,844 |
| Latvia |
1,850,651 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,531,044 |
| Bahrain |
1,472,233 |
| Estonia |
1,326,062 |
| Cyprus |
1,251,488 |
| Macao |
695,168 |
| Luxembourg |
647,599 |
| Malta |
533,286 |
| Bahamas |
409,984 |
| Iceland |
372,899 |
| French Polynesia |
306,279 |
| New Caledonia |
289,950 |
| Barbados |
281,635 |
| Curacao |
191,163 |
| Guam |
171,774 |
| Seychelles |
107,118 |
| Aruba |
106,445 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
93,763 |
| Isle of Man |
84,519 |
| Andorra |
79,824 |
| Cayman Islands |
68,706 |
| Bermuda |
64,184 |
| Greenland |
56,466 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,090 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
49,551 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
45,703 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,175 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,327 |
| Monaco |
36,469 |
| San Marino |
33,660 |
| Gibraltar |
32,649 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,305 |
| Palau |
18,055 |
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New Zealand - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
