New Zealand Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,283,971

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,427
1951	1,967,033
1952	2,012,943
1953	2,063,868
1954	2,111,854
1955	2,156,907
1956	2,201,322
1957	2,251,092
1958	2,302,954
1959	2,351,707
1960	2,398,416
1961	2,448,299
1962	2,502,535
1963	2,556,998
1964	2,608,917
1965	2,656,505
1966	2,702,755
1967	2,744,912
1968	2,777,873
1969	2,807,193
1970	2,843,905
1971	2,889,388
1972	2,940,331
1973	2,998,335
1974	3,059,896
1975	3,112,852
1976	3,147,958
1977	3,162,525
1978	3,165,461
1979	3,164,855
1980	3,167,895
1981	3,180,946
1982	3,202,151
1983	3,235,556
1984	3,267,125
1985	3,287,109
1986	3,299,320
1987	3,316,539
1988	3,334,582
1989	3,352,062
1990	3,402,695
1991	3,494,260
1992	3,547,761
1993	3,588,868
1994	3,635,079
1995	3,687,257
1996	3,741,670
1997	3,791,365
1998	3,825,813
1999	3,850,171
2000	3,870,258
2001	3,901,757
2002	3,956,762
2003	4,028,591
2004	4,092,037
2005	4,144,302
2006	4,191,568
2007	4,234,727
2008	4,273,278
2009	4,316,211
2010	4,360,096
2011	4,397,974
2012	4,426,909
2013	4,464,836
2014	4,524,581
2015	4,601,879
2016	4,678,751
2017	4,756,134
2018	4,845,071
2019	4,961,059
2020	5,072,826
2021	5,140,891
2022	5,199,496
2023	5,242,160
2024	5,283,971
2025	5,325,327
2026	5,364,495
2027	5,403,575
2028	5,440,719
2029	5,475,965
2030	5,511,046
2031	5,544,264
2032	5,575,366
2033	5,606,518
2034	5,635,767
2035	5,663,793
2036	5,689,891
2037	5,716,025
2038	5,740,167
2039	5,764,071
2040	5,788,469
2041	5,810,525
2042	5,831,442
2043	5,851,619
2044	5,870,889
2045	5,888,898
2046	5,906,960
2047	5,923,085
2048	5,938,272
2049	5,953,409
2050	5,967,335
2051	5,980,538
2052	5,993,620
2053	6,005,604
2054	6,017,690
2055	6,028,608
2056	6,038,695
2057	6,049,851
2058	6,059,036
2059	6,068,906
2060	6,076,940
2061	6,086,111
2062	6,094,072
2063	6,102,152
2064	6,108,973
2065	6,116,323
2066	6,122,181
2067	6,128,544
2068	6,134,274
2069	6,139,479
2070	6,144,584
2071	6,148,541
2072	6,152,622
2073	6,155,554
2074	6,157,752
2075	6,159,769
2076	6,161,828
2077	6,161,897
2078	6,163,056
2079	6,163,103
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,020
2082	6,159,220
2083	6,157,239
2084	6,155,314
2085	6,151,484
2086	6,148,269
2087	6,144,481
2088	6,141,272
2089	6,137,456
2090	6,133,475
2091	6,129,562
2092	6,124,428
2093	6,120,472
2094	6,116,562
2095	6,111,427
2096	6,107,566
2097	6,102,394
2098	6,097,666
2099	6,093,472
2100	6,088,878

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.