Population of New Zealand

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	24 Aug 2024

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The current population of New Zealand is 5,224,945 as of October 11, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of New Zealand is projected at 5,213,944, or 5.21 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in New Zealand is projected at 5,172,836, or 5.17 million people, for the year 2023.

New Zealand is the third-most populous country in Oceania, and at 125th position in the world in the list of 237 countries/territories.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

New Zealand population estimates
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	1,892,688	1,911,263	37,150	1.944	0.08
1951	1,929,838	1,951,206	42,735	2.190	0.08
1952	1,972,573	1,997,747	50,349	2.520	0.08
1953	2,022,922	2,047,751	49,658	2.425	0.08
1954	2,072,580	2,095,141	45,122	2.154	0.08
1955	2,117,702	2,139,672	43,940	2.054	0.08
1956	2,161,642	2,184,843	46,401	2.124	0.08
1957	2,208,043	2,233,688	51,290	2.296	0.08
1958	2,259,333	2,284,994	51,323	2.246	0.08
1959	2,310,656	2,333,483	45,653	1.956	0.08
1960	2,356,309	2,379,481	46,343	1.948	0.08
1961	2,402,652	2,429,747	54,190	2.230	0.08
1962	2,456,842	2,484,405	55,126	2.219	0.08
1963	2,511,968	2,538,115	52,293	2.060	0.08
1964	2,564,261	2,588,769	49,017	1.894	0.08
1965	2,613,278	2,636,494	46,431	1.761	0.08
1966	2,659,709	2,682,582	45,747	1.705	0.08
1967	2,705,456	2,723,419	35,927	1.319	0.08
1968	2,741,383	2,754,526	26,285	0.954	0.08
1969	2,767,668	2,784,399	33,463	1.202	0.08
1970	2,801,131	2,822,177	42,093	1.492	0.08
1971	2,843,224	2,867,165	47,882	1.670	0.08
1972	2,891,106	2,919,258	56,303	1.929	0.08
1973	2,947,409	2,978,988	63,157	2.120	0.08
1974	3,010,566	3,041,231	61,330	2.017	0.08
1975	3,071,896	3,094,032	44,272	1.431	0.08
1976	3,116,168	3,126,633	20,929	0.669	0.08
1977	3,137,097	3,140,133	6,071	0.193	0.07
1978	3,143,168	3,142,244	-1,849	-0.059	0.07
1979	3,141,319	3,141,601	563	0.018	0.07
1980	3,141,882	3,146,327	8,890	0.283	0.07
1981	3,150,772	3,159,840	18,135	0.574	0.07
1982	3,168,907	3,185,123	32,432	1.018	0.07
1983	3,201,339	3,219,278	35,879	1.115	0.07
1984	3,237,218	3,249,828	25,220	0.776	0.07
1985	3,262,438	3,268,028	11,180	0.342	0.07
1986	3,273,618	3,281,508	15,780	0.481	0.07
1987	3,289,398	3,299,443	20,090	0.609	0.07
1988	3,309,488	3,316,026	13,076	0.394	0.06
1989	3,322,564	3,333,826	22,524	0.676	0.06
1990	3,345,088	3,396,979	103,781	3.055	0.06
1991	3,448,869	3,480,925	64,113	1.842	0.06
1992	3,512,982	3,532,244	38,525	1.091	0.06
1993	3,551,507	3,573,610	44,205	1.237	0.06
1994	3,595,712	3,621,030	50,637	1.398	0.06
1995	3,646,349	3,674,428	56,159	1.528	0.06
1996	3,702,508	3,729,378	53,741	1.441	0.06
1997	3,756,249	3,776,950	41,402	1.096	0.06
1998	3,797,651	3,811,371	27,440	0.720	0.06
1999	3,825,091	3,835,555	20,927	0.546	0.06
2000	3,846,018	3,857,574	23,112	0.599	0.06
2001	3,869,130	3,891,762	45,265	1.163	0.06
2002	3,914,395	3,951,119	73,447	1.859	0.06
2003	3,987,842	4,022,586	69,489	1.728	0.06
2004	4,057,331	4,083,910	53,159	1.302	0.06
2005	4,110,490	4,135,007	49,033	1.186	0.06
2006	4,159,523	4,181,940	44,834	1.072	0.06
2007	4,204,357	4,223,266	37,817	0.895	0.06
2008	4,242,174	4,261,824	39,300	0.922	0.06
2009	4,281,474	4,304,304	45,660	1.061	0.06
2010	4,327,134	4,347,770	41,273	0.949	0.06
2011	4,368,407	4,382,700	28,587	0.652	0.06
2012	4,396,994	4,411,676	29,365	0.666	0.06
2013	4,426,359	4,453,851	54,984	1.235	0.06
2014	4,481,343	4,522,983	83,280	1.841	0.06
2015	4,564,623	4,614,029	98,812	2.142	0.06
2016	4,663,435	4,714,770	102,670	2.178	0.06
2017	4,766,105	4,812,752	93,293	1.939	0.06
2018	4,859,398	4,900,847	82,898	1.692	0.06
2019	4,942,296	4,989,403	94,213	1.888	0.06
2020	5,036,509	5,069,895	66,772	1.317	0.06
2021	5,103,281	5,107,697	8,831	0.173	0.06
2022	5,112,112	5,131,734	39,245	0.765	0.06
2023	5,151,357	5,172,836	42,958	0.830	0.06

New Zealand population projections
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2024	5,194,315	5,213,944	39,258	0.753	0.06
2025	5,233,573	5,251,899	36,652	0.698	0.06
2026	5,270,225	5,287,479	34,508	0.653	0.06
2027	5,304,733	5,320,870	32,275	0.607	0.06
2028	5,337,008	5,351,829	29,642	0.554	0.06
2029	5,366,650	5,380,596	27,893	0.518	0.06
2030	5,394,543	5,407,349	25,612	0.474	0.06
2031	5,420,155	5,432,483	24,655	0.454	0.06
2032	5,444,810	5,456,117	22,613	0.414	0.06
2033	5,467,423	5,478,626	22,406	0.409	0.06
2034	5,489,829	5,500,065	20,473	0.372	0.06
2035	5,510,302	5,520,602	20,601	0.373	0.06
2036	5,530,903	5,540,789	19,772	0.357	0.06
2037	5,550,675	5,560,355	19,359	0.348	0.06
2038	5,570,034	5,579,887	19,706	0.353	0.06
2039	5,589,740	5,599,002	18,523	0.331	0.06
2040	5,608,263	5,617,291	18,055	0.321	0.06
2041	5,626,318	5,635,786	18,936	0.336	0.06
2042	5,645,254	5,654,120	17,733	0.314	0.06
2043	5,662,987	5,670,995	16,017	0.282	0.06
2044	5,679,004	5,686,324	14,639	0.257	0.06
2045	5,693,643	5,700,556	13,827	0.243	0.06
2046	5,707,470	5,713,450	11,960	0.209	0.06
2047	5,719,430	5,724,904	10,947	0.191	0.06
2048	5,730,377	5,735,774	10,793	0.188	0.06
2049	5,741,170	5,745,458	8,577	0.149	0.06
2050	5,749,747	5,755,288	11,081	0.193	0.06
2051	5,760,828	5,766,716	11,775	0.204	0.06
2052	5,772,603	5,776,883	8,560	0.148	0.06
2053	5,781,163	5,786,035	9,745	0.168	0.06
2054	5,790,908	5,795,602	9,388	0.162	0.06
2055	5,800,296	5,804,685	8,778	0.151	0.06
2056	5,809,074	5,812,284	6,421	0.110	0.06
2057	5,815,495	5,818,439	5,887	0.101	0.06
2058	5,821,382	5,824,137	5,511	0.095	0.06
2059	5,826,893	5,829,186	4,586	0.079	0.06
2060	5,831,479	5,833,202	3,445	0.059	0.06
2061	5,834,924	5,835,532	1,215	0.021	0.06
2062	5,836,139	5,838,140	4,001	0.069	0.06
2063	5,840,140	5,841,093	1,906	0.033	0.06
2064	5,842,046	5,843,779	3,465	0.059	0.06
2065	5,845,511	5,847,555	4,088	0.070	0.06
2066	5,849,599	5,851,514	3,830	0.065	0.06
2067	5,853,429	5,854,647	2,436	0.042	0.06
2068	5,855,865	5,856,667	1,605	0.027	0.06
2069	5,857,470	5,858,088	1,237	0.021	0.06
2070	5,858,707	5,859,042	670	0.011	0.06
2071	5,859,377	5,859,404	54	0.001	0.06
2072	5,859,431	5,861,376	3,889	0.066	0.06
2073	5,863,320	5,863,972	1,304	0.022	0.06
2074	5,864,624	5,865,190	1,131	0.019	0.06
2075	5,865,755	5,865,952	394	0.007	0.06
2076	5,866,149	5,866,355	411	0.007	0.06
2077	5,866,560	5,867,112	1,104	0.019	0.06
2078	5,867,664	5,867,370	-587	-0.010	0.06
2079	5,867,077	5,866,463	-1,227	-0.021	0.06
2080	5,865,850	5,864,587	-2,525	-0.043	0.06
2081	5,863,325	5,862,555	-1,541	-0.026	0.06
2082	5,861,784	5,860,149	-3,271	-0.056	0.06
2083	5,858,513	5,856,303	-4,419	-0.075	0.06
2084	5,854,094	5,852,208	-3,772	-0.064	0.06
2085	5,850,322	5,848,588	-3,468	-0.059	0.06
2086	5,846,854	5,845,302	-3,103	-0.053	0.06
2087	5,843,751	5,842,301	-2,899	-0.050	0.06
2088	5,840,852	5,840,476	-751	-0.013	0.06
2089	5,840,101	5,838,569	-3,064	-0.052	0.06
2090	5,837,037	5,836,503	-1,068	-0.018	0.06
2091	5,835,969	5,835,193	-1,552	-0.027	0.06
2092	5,834,417	5,834,279	-276	-0.005	0.06
2093	5,834,141	5,832,854	-2,575	-0.044	0.06
2094	5,831,566	5,830,910	-1,312	-0.023	0.06
2095	5,830,254	5,829,301	-1,906	-0.033	0.06
2096	5,828,348	5,827,050	-2,597	-0.045	0.06
2097	5,825,751	5,824,249	-3,003	-0.052	0.06
2098	5,822,748	5,820,747	-4,003	-0.069	0.06
2099	5,818,745	5,816,636	-4,219	-0.073	0.06
2100	5,814,526	5,812,293	-4,465	-0.077	0.06