New Zealand Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,284,331

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,763
1951	1,967,398
1952	2,013,379
1953	2,064,320
1954	2,112,229
1955	2,157,282
1956	2,201,724
1957	2,251,524
1958	2,303,399
1959	2,352,097
1960	2,398,824
1961	2,448,795
1962	2,503,007
1963	2,557,439
1964	2,609,358
1965	2,656,904
1966	2,703,134
1967	2,745,209
1968	2,778,098
1969	2,807,474
1970	2,844,280
1971	2,889,804
1972	2,940,817
1973	2,998,901
1974	3,060,415
1975	3,113,220
1976	3,148,096
1977	3,162,556
1978	3,165,428
1979	3,164,871
1980	3,167,976
1981	3,181,105
1982	3,202,435
1983	3,235,878
1984	3,267,322
1985	3,287,171
1986	3,299,442
1987	3,316,718
1988	3,334,688
1989	3,352,233
1990	3,403,738
1991	3,494,743
1992	3,548,064
1993	3,589,248
1994	3,635,517
1995	3,687,752
1996	3,742,117
1997	3,791,705
1998	3,826,043
1999	3,850,307
2000	3,870,464
2001	3,902,156
2002	3,957,446
2003	4,029,202
2004	4,092,459
2005	4,144,722
2006	4,191,964
2007	4,235,041
2008	4,273,620
2009	4,316,637
2010	4,360,445
2011	4,398,191
2012	4,427,136
2013	4,465,303
2014	4,525,278
2015	4,602,553
2016	4,679,419
2017	4,756,798
2018	4,846,036
2019	4,962,285
2020	5,073,333
2021	5,141,477
2022	5,199,821
2023	5,242,515
2024	5,284,331
2025	5,325,669
2026	5,364,823
2027	5,403,900
2028	5,441,025
2029	5,476,258
2030	5,511,336
2031	5,544,537
2032	5,575,624
2033	5,606,774
2034	5,636,004
2035	5,664,031
2036	5,690,114
2037	5,716,247
2038	5,740,374
2039	5,764,282
2040	5,788,650
2041	5,810,710
2042	5,831,633
2043	5,851,793
2044	5,871,040
2045	5,889,052
2046	5,907,112
2047	5,923,225
2048	5,938,393
2049	5,953,525
2050	5,967,457
2051	5,980,642
2052	5,993,719
2053	6,005,707
2054	6,017,790
2055	6,028,713
2056	6,038,785
2057	6,049,934
2058	6,059,104
2059	6,068,989
2060	6,077,013
2061	6,086,176
2062	6,094,140
2063	6,102,218
2064	6,109,046
2065	6,116,372
2066	6,122,237
2067	6,128,575
2068	6,134,325
2069	6,139,513
2070	6,144,614
2071	6,148,575
2072	6,152,652
2073	6,155,590
2074	6,157,770
2075	6,159,786
2076	6,161,843
2077	6,161,902
2078	6,163,052
2079	6,163,099
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,021
2082	6,159,204
2083	6,157,222
2084	6,155,294
2085	6,151,449
2086	6,148,252
2087	6,144,447
2088	6,141,255
2089	6,137,423
2090	6,133,440
2091	6,129,524
2092	6,124,397
2093	6,120,438
2094	6,116,524
2095	6,111,396
2096	6,107,529
2097	6,102,365
2098	6,097,614
2099	6,093,437
2100	6,088,818

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.