New Zealand Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,283,908

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,368
1951	1,966,969
1952	2,012,867
1953	2,063,790
1954	2,111,789
1955	2,156,842
1956	2,201,252
1957	2,251,017
1958	2,302,876
1959	2,351,639
1960	2,398,345
1961	2,448,213
1962	2,502,453
1963	2,556,921
1964	2,608,840
1965	2,656,435
1966	2,702,690
1967	2,744,861
1968	2,777,833
1969	2,807,144
1970	2,843,840
1971	2,889,315
1972	2,940,246
1973	2,998,236
1974	3,059,806
1975	3,112,788
1976	3,147,934
1977	3,162,520
1978	3,165,467
1979	3,164,852
1980	3,167,881
1981	3,180,918
1982	3,202,102
1983	3,235,500
1984	3,267,091
1985	3,287,099
1986	3,299,299
1987	3,316,508
1988	3,334,563
1989	3,352,032
1990	3,402,514
1991	3,494,176
1992	3,547,708
1993	3,588,801
1994	3,635,003
1995	3,687,171
1996	3,741,592
1997	3,791,305
1998	3,825,773
1999	3,850,148
2000	3,870,222
2001	3,901,688
2002	3,956,643
2003	4,028,484
2004	4,091,963
2005	4,144,229
2006	4,191,499
2007	4,234,673
2008	4,273,219
2009	4,316,137
2010	4,360,035
2011	4,397,936
2012	4,426,869
2013	4,464,754
2014	4,524,460
2015	4,601,761
2016	4,678,634
2017	4,756,018
2018	4,844,903
2019	4,960,846
2020	5,072,738
2021	5,140,790
2022	5,199,439
2023	5,242,098
2024	5,283,908
2025	5,325,267
2026	5,364,438
2027	5,403,519
2028	5,440,666
2029	5,475,914
2030	5,510,996
2031	5,544,216
2032	5,575,322
2033	5,606,474
2034	5,635,725
2035	5,663,752
2036	5,689,852
2037	5,715,987
2038	5,740,130
2039	5,764,035
2040	5,788,438
2041	5,810,492
2042	5,831,409
2043	5,851,589
2044	5,870,862
2045	5,888,871
2046	5,906,933
2047	5,923,061
2048	5,938,251
2049	5,953,389
2050	5,967,314
2051	5,980,520
2052	5,993,603
2053	6,005,586
2054	6,017,673
2055	6,028,590
2056	6,038,679
2057	6,049,837
2058	6,059,024
2059	6,068,892
2060	6,076,928
2061	6,086,100
2062	6,094,060
2063	6,102,141
2064	6,108,960
2065	6,116,315
2066	6,122,171
2067	6,128,539
2068	6,134,265
2069	6,139,473
2070	6,144,578
2071	6,148,535
2072	6,152,616
2073	6,155,548
2074	6,157,748
2075	6,159,766
2076	6,161,825
2077	6,161,897
2078	6,163,056
2079	6,163,103
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,019
2082	6,159,223
2083	6,157,242
2084	6,155,318
2085	6,151,490
2086	6,148,272
2087	6,144,487
2088	6,141,275
2089	6,137,462
2090	6,133,481
2091	6,129,568
2092	6,124,433
2093	6,120,478
2094	6,116,568
2095	6,111,432
2096	6,107,573
2097	6,102,399
2098	6,097,675
2099	6,093,478
2100	6,088,888

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.