New Zealand Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of New Zealand in 2020 is 18.01 people per square kilometer, a 0.82% increase from 2019.
- The population density of New Zealand in 2019 was 17.87 people per square kilometer, a 0.84% increase from 2018.
- The population density of New Zealand in 2018 was 17.72 people per square kilometer, a 0.87% increase from 2017.
- The population density of New Zealand in 2017 was 17.56 people per square kilometer, a 0.92% increase from 2016.
| New Zealand - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 18.01 | 0.82% |
| 2019 | 17.87 | 0.84% |
| 2018 | 17.72 | 0.87% |
| 2017 | 17.56 | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 17.40 | 0.97% |
| 2015 | 17.24 | 1.03% |
| 2014 | 17.06 | 1.08% |
| 2013 | 16.88 | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 16.69 | 1.13% |
| 2011 | 16.51 | 1.11% |
| 2010 | 16.32 | 1.08% |
| 2009 | 16.15 | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 15.98 | 1.07% |
| 2007 | 15.81 | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 15.64 | 1.22% |
| 2005 | 15.45 | 1.35% |
| 2004 | 15.24 | 1.45% |
| 2003 | 15.02 | 1.49% |
| 2002 | 14.80 | 1.41% |
| 2001 | 14.60 | 1.27% |
| 2000 | 14.41 | 1.07% |
| 1999 | 14.26 | 0.90% |
| 1998 | 14.13 | 0.84% |
| 1997 | 14.02 | 0.94% |
| 1996 | 13.89 | 1.15% |
| 1995 | 13.73 | 1.43% |
| 1994 | 13.53 | 1.65% |
| 1993 | 13.31 | 1.75% |
| 1992 | 13.09 | 1.65% |
| 1991 | 12.87 | 1.41% |
| 1990 | 12.69 | 1.11% |
| 1989 | 12.55 | 0.85% |
| 1988 | 12.45 | 0.67% |
| 1987 | 12.37 | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 12.29 | 0.68% |
| 1985 | 12.21 | 0.78% |
| 1984 | 12.11 | 0.85% |
| 1983 | 12.01 | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 11.91 | 0.75% |
| 1981 | 11.82 | 0.58% |
| 1980 | 11.75 | 0.36% |
| 1979 | 11.71 | 0.20% |
| 1978 | 11.69 | 0.21% |
| 1977 | 11.66 | 0.45% |
| 1976 | 11.61 | 0.84% |
| 1975 | 11.51 | 1.33% |
| 1974 | 11.36 | 1.77% |
| 1973 | 11.17 | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 10.94 | 2.05% |
| 1971 | 10.72 | 1.86% |
| 1970 | 10.53 | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 10.36 | 1.37% |
| 1968 | 10.22 | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 10.10 | 1.33% |
| 1966 | 9.96 | 1.54% |
| 1965 | 9.81 | 1.79% |
| 1964 | 9.64 | 1.99% |
| 1963 | 9.45 | 2.14% |
| 1962 | 9.25 | 2.19% |
| 1961 | 9.05 | 2.17% |
| 1960 | 8.86 | 2.12% |
| 1959 | 8.68 | 2.08% |
| 1958 | 8.50 | 2.08% |
| 1957 | 8.33 | 2.12% |
| 1956 | 8.16 | 2.20% |
| 1955 | 7.98 | 2.29% |
| 1954 | 7.80 | 2.36% |
| 1953 | 7.62 | 2.38% |
| 1952 | 7.44 | 2.30% |
| 1951 | 7.28 | 2.09% |
| 1950 | 7.13 | 0.00% |
