New Zealand Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of New Zealand population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of New Zealand in 2020 is 4,822,233, a 0.82% increase from 2019.
- The population of New Zealand in 2019 was 4,783,063, a 0.84% increase from 2018.
- The population of New Zealand in 2018 was 4,743,131, a 0.87% increase from 2017.
- The population of New Zealand in 2017 was 4,702,034, a 0.92% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| United States | 331,002,651 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 |
| France | 65,273,511 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 |
| Poland | 37,846,611 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 |
| Australia | 25,499,884 |
| Taiwan | 23,816,775 |
| Chile | 19,116,201 |
| Netherlands | 17,134,872 |
| Belgium | 11,589,623 |
| Greece | 10,423,054 |
| Portugal | 10,196,709 |
| Sweden | 10,099,265 |
| UAE | 9,890,402 |
| Hungary | 9,660,351 |
| Austria | 9,006,398 |
| Israel | 8,655,535 |
| Switzerland | 8,654,622 |
| Hong Kong | 7,496,981 |
| Singapore | 5,850,342 |
| Denmark | 5,792,202 |
| Finland | 5,540,720 |
| Norway | 5,421,241 |
| Oman | 5,106,626 |
| Ireland | 4,937,786 |
| New Zealand | 4,822,233 |
| Panama | 4,314,767 |
| Kuwait | 4,270,571 |
| Croatia | 4,105,267 |
| Uruguay | 3,473,730 |
| Qatar | 2,881,053 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 |
| Lithuania | 2,722,289 |
| Slovenia | 2,078,938 |
| Latvia | 1,886,198 |
| Bahrain | 1,701,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 |
| Estonia | 1,326,535 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,359 |
| Macao | 649,335 |
| Luxembourg | 625,978 |
| Malta | 441,543 |
| Bahamas | 393,244 |
| Iceland | 341,243 |
| Barbados | 287,375 |
| New Caledonia | 285,498 |
| French Polynesia | 280,908 |
| Channel Islands | 173,863 |
| Guam | 168,775 |
| Curacao | 164,093 |
| Aruba | 106,766 |
| Seychelles | 98,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 |
| Isle of Man | 85,033 |
| Andorra | 77,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 65,722 |
| Bermuda | 62,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 |
| Greenland | 56,770 |
| Faroe Islands | 48,863 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,876 |
| Monaco | 39,242 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,128 |
| San Marino | 33,931 |
| Gibraltar | 33,691 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30,231 |
| Palau | 18,094 |
| New Zealand - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 4,822,233 | 0.82% |
| 2019 | 4,783,063 | 0.84% |
| 2018 | 4,743,131 | 0.87% |
| 2017 | 4,702,034 | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 4,659,265 | 0.97% |
| 2015 | 4,614,532 | 1.03% |
| 2014 | 4,567,527 | 1.08% |
| 2013 | 4,518,515 | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 4,468,457 | 1.13% |
| 2011 | 4,418,678 | 1.11% |
| 2010 | 4,370,062 | 1.08% |
| 2009 | 4,323,337 | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 4,278,155 | 1.07% |
| 2007 | 4,233,046 | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 4,185,888 | 1.22% |
| 2005 | 4,135,355 | 1.35% |
| 2004 | 4,080,438 | 1.45% |
| 2003 | 4,022,069 | 1.49% |
| 2002 | 3,963,206 | 1.41% |
| 2001 | 3,907,933 | 1.27% |
| 2000 | 3,858,999 | 1.07% |
| 1999 | 3,818,131 | 0.90% |
| 1998 | 3,783,974 | 0.84% |
| 1997 | 3,752,362 | 0.94% |
| 1996 | 3,717,349 | 1.15% |
| 1995 | 3,674,936 | 1.43% |
| 1994 | 3,623,279 | 1.65% |
| 1993 | 3,564,464 | 1.75% |
| 1992 | 3,503,181 | 1.65% |
| 1991 | 3,446,170 | 1.41% |
| 1990 | 3,398,172 | 1.11% |
| 1989 | 3,360,957 | 0.85% |
| 1988 | 3,332,792 | 0.67% |
| 1987 | 3,310,743 | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 3,290,304 | 0.68% |
| 1985 | 3,268,236 | 0.78% |
| 1984 | 3,243,036 | 0.85% |
| 1983 | 3,215,729 | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 3,188,539 | 0.75% |
| 1981 | 3,164,828 | 0.58% |
| 1980 | 3,146,619 | 0.36% |
| 1979 | 3,135,297 | 0.20% |
| 1978 | 3,128,956 | 0.21% |
| 1977 | 3,122,406 | 0.45% |
| 1976 | 3,108,570 | 0.84% |
| 1975 | 3,082,633 | 1.33% |
| 1974 | 3,042,177 | 1.77% |
| 1973 | 2,989,409 | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 2,929,686 | 2.05% |
| 1971 | 2,870,822 | 1.86% |
| 1970 | 2,818,387 | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 2,774,367 | 1.37% |
| 1968 | 2,736,827 | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 2,702,676 | 1.33% |
| 1966 | 2,667,082 | 1.54% |
| 1965 | 2,626,645 | 1.79% |
| 1964 | 2,580,530 | 1.99% |
| 1963 | 2,530,173 | 2.14% |
| 1962 | 2,477,199 | 2.19% |
| 1961 | 2,424,066 | 2.17% |
| 1960 | 2,372,594 | 2.12% |
| 1959 | 2,323,413 | 2.08% |
| 1958 | 2,276,133 | 2.08% |
| 1957 | 2,229,826 | 2.12% |
| 1956 | 2,183,462 | 2.20% |
| 1955 | 2,136,391 | 2.29% |
| 1954 | 2,088,483 | 2.36% |
| 1953 | 2,040,232 | 2.38% |
| 1952 | 1,992,798 | 2.30% |
| 1951 | 1,947,931 | 2.09% |
| 1950 | 1,908,000 | 0.00% |
