New Zealand Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,284,141

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,586
1951	1,967,206
1952	2,013,149
1953	2,064,082
1954	2,112,031
1955	2,157,084
1956	2,201,512
1957	2,251,297
1958	2,303,165
1959	2,351,891
1960	2,398,609
1961	2,448,534
1962	2,502,758
1963	2,557,206
1964	2,609,125
1965	2,656,693
1966	2,702,934
1967	2,745,053
1968	2,777,979
1969	2,807,326
1970	2,844,082
1971	2,889,585
1972	2,940,561
1973	2,998,603
1974	3,060,142
1975	3,113,026
1976	3,148,023
1977	3,162,540
1978	3,165,446
1979	3,164,863
1980	3,167,933
1981	3,181,021
1982	3,202,285
1983	3,235,708
1984	3,267,218
1985	3,287,138
1986	3,299,378
1987	3,316,624
1988	3,334,632
1989	3,352,143
1990	3,403,188
1991	3,494,488
1992	3,547,904
1993	3,589,047
1994	3,635,286
1995	3,687,491
1996	3,741,881
1997	3,791,526
1998	3,825,922
1999	3,850,236
2000	3,870,355
2001	3,901,946
2002	3,957,086
2003	4,028,880
2004	4,092,236
2005	4,144,501
2006	4,191,755
2007	4,234,876
2008	4,273,440
2009	4,316,413
2010	4,360,261
2011	4,398,077
2012	4,427,016
2013	4,465,057
2014	4,524,911
2015	4,602,198
2016	4,679,067
2017	4,756,448
2018	4,845,528
2019	4,961,639
2020	5,073,066
2021	5,141,168
2022	5,199,650
2023	5,242,328
2024	5,284,141
2025	5,325,489
2026	5,364,650
2027	5,403,729
2028	5,440,864
2029	5,476,104
2030	5,511,183
2031	5,544,393
2032	5,575,488
2033	5,606,639
2034	5,635,879
2035	5,663,906
2036	5,689,997
2037	5,716,130
2038	5,740,265
2039	5,764,171
2040	5,788,555
2041	5,810,612
2042	5,831,532
2043	5,851,702
2044	5,870,960
2045	5,888,971
2046	5,907,032
2047	5,923,151
2048	5,938,329
2049	5,953,464
2050	5,967,393
2051	5,980,588
2052	5,993,667
2053	6,005,653
2054	6,017,737
2055	6,028,658
2056	6,038,738
2057	6,049,890
2058	6,059,068
2059	6,068,945
2060	6,076,975
2061	6,086,142
2062	6,094,104
2063	6,102,183
2064	6,109,007
2065	6,116,347
2066	6,122,207
2067	6,128,559
2068	6,134,298
2069	6,139,495
2070	6,144,598
2071	6,148,557
2072	6,152,636
2073	6,155,571
2074	6,157,760
2075	6,159,777
2076	6,161,835
2077	6,161,899
2078	6,163,054
2079	6,163,101
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,020
2082	6,159,213
2083	6,157,231
2084	6,155,305
2085	6,151,467
2086	6,148,261
2087	6,144,465
2088	6,141,264
2089	6,137,440
2090	6,133,458
2091	6,129,544
2092	6,124,413
2093	6,120,456
2094	6,116,544
2095	6,111,412
2096	6,107,549
2097	6,102,380
2098	6,097,641
2099	6,093,455
2100	6,088,850

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.