New Zealand Population

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

5,284,292

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,727
1951	1,967,359
1952	2,013,332
1953	2,064,271
1954	2,112,189
1955	2,157,241
1956	2,201,681
1957	2,251,478
1958	2,303,352
1959	2,352,055
1960	2,398,780
1961	2,448,742
1962	2,502,956
1963	2,557,391
1964	2,609,310
1965	2,656,861
1966	2,703,093
1967	2,745,177
1968	2,778,074
1969	2,807,443
1970	2,844,240
1971	2,889,759
1972	2,940,765
1973	2,998,840
1974	3,060,359
1975	3,113,181
1976	3,148,081
1977	3,162,552
1978	3,165,432
1979	3,164,869
1980	3,167,967
1981	3,181,088
1982	3,202,404
1983	3,235,844
1984	3,267,301
1985	3,287,164
1986	3,299,429
1987	3,316,699
1988	3,334,676
1989	3,352,215
1990	3,403,626
1991	3,494,691
1992	3,548,031
1993	3,589,207
1994	3,635,470
1995	3,687,699
1996	3,742,069
1997	3,791,669
1998	3,826,018
1999	3,850,293
2000	3,870,442
2001	3,902,113
2002	3,957,373
2003	4,029,137
2004	4,092,414
2005	4,144,677
2006	4,191,921
2007	4,235,008
2008	4,273,584
2009	4,316,592
2010	4,360,407
2011	4,398,168
2012	4,427,112
2013	4,465,253
2014	4,525,203
2015	4,602,481
2016	4,679,348
2017	4,756,726
2018	4,845,933
2019	4,962,153
2020	5,073,278
2021	5,141,414
2022	5,199,786
2023	5,242,477
2024	5,284,292
2025	5,325,633
2026	5,364,787
2027	5,403,865
2028	5,440,992
2029	5,476,227
2030	5,511,305
2031	5,544,508
2032	5,575,596
2033	5,606,746
2034	5,635,979
2035	5,664,006
2036	5,690,090
2037	5,716,223
2038	5,740,352
2039	5,764,260
2040	5,788,631
2041	5,810,690
2042	5,831,612
2043	5,851,775
2044	5,871,024
2045	5,889,036
2046	5,907,096
2047	5,923,210
2048	5,938,380
2049	5,953,513
2050	5,967,444
2051	5,980,631
2052	5,993,708
2053	6,005,696
2054	6,017,779
2055	6,028,702
2056	6,038,776
2057	6,049,925
2058	6,059,097
2059	6,068,980
2060	6,077,005
2061	6,086,169
2062	6,094,133
2063	6,102,211
2064	6,109,038
2065	6,116,367
2066	6,122,231
2067	6,128,571
2068	6,134,319
2069	6,139,510
2070	6,144,611
2071	6,148,572
2072	6,152,649
2073	6,155,586
2074	6,157,768
2075	6,159,784
2076	6,161,841
2077	6,161,901
2078	6,163,052
2079	6,163,099
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,021
2082	6,159,206
2083	6,157,223
2084	6,155,297
2085	6,151,453
2086	6,148,254
2087	6,144,450
2088	6,141,257
2089	6,137,426
2090	6,133,444
2091	6,129,528
2092	6,124,401
2093	6,120,441
2094	6,116,528
2095	6,111,399
2096	6,107,533
2097	6,102,368
2098	6,097,619
2099	6,093,441
2100	6,088,825

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.