New Zealand Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,282,935

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,925,458
1951	1,965,984
1952	2,011,688
1953	2,062,570
1954	2,110,779
1955	2,155,830
1956	2,200,169
1957	2,249,852
1958	2,301,671
1959	2,350,584
1960	2,397,240
1961	2,446,871
1962	2,501,182
1963	2,555,729
1964	2,607,646
1965	2,655,359
1966	2,701,670
1967	2,744,061
1968	2,777,224
1969	2,806,386
1970	2,842,829
1971	2,888,188
1972	2,938,929
1973	2,996,705
1974	3,058,405
1975	3,111,799
1976	3,147,561
1977	3,162,439
1978	3,165,555
1979	3,164,803
1980	3,167,661
1981	3,180,482
1982	3,201,339
1983	3,234,633
1984	3,266,566
1985	3,286,932
1986	3,298,969
1987	3,316,024
1988	3,334,272
1989	3,351,549
1990	3,399,717
1991	3,492,872
1992	3,546,886
1993	3,587,773
1994	3,633,818
1995	3,685,837
1996	3,740,389
1997	3,790,383
1998	3,825,154
1999	3,849,778
2000	3,869,662
2001	3,900,604
2002	3,954,795
2003	4,026,837
2004	4,090,824
2005	4,143,093
2006	4,190,429
2007	4,233,823
2008	4,272,293
2009	4,314,986
2010	4,359,100
2011	4,397,349
2012	4,426,249
2013	4,463,484
2014	4,522,579
2015	4,599,936
2016	4,676,826
2017	4,754,216
2018	4,842,289
2019	4,957,552
2020	5,071,365
2021	5,139,212
2022	5,198,562
2023	5,241,138
2024	5,282,935
2025	5,324,343
2026	5,363,555
2027	5,402,643
2028	5,439,839
2029	5,475,125
2030	5,510,214
2031	5,543,478
2032	5,574,629
2033	5,605,785
2034	5,635,083
2035	5,663,106
2036	5,689,248
2037	5,715,387
2038	5,739,569
2039	5,763,467
2040	5,787,947
2041	5,809,989
2042	5,830,892
2043	5,851,119
2044	5,870,454
2045	5,888,453
2046	5,906,520
2047	5,922,684
2048	5,937,929
2049	5,953,074
2050	5,966,987
2051	5,980,242
2052	5,993,337
2053	6,005,308
2054	6,017,401
2055	6,028,305
2056	6,038,438
2057	6,049,612
2058	6,058,842
2059	6,068,667
2060	6,076,734
2061	6,085,924
2062	6,093,875
2063	6,101,962
2064	6,108,763
2065	6,116,182
2066	6,122,023
2067	6,128,459
2068	6,134,127
2069	6,139,381
2070	6,144,496
2071	6,148,444
2072	6,152,531
2073	6,155,450
2074	6,157,699
2075	6,159,720
2076	6,161,784
2077	6,161,888
2078	6,163,067
2079	6,163,112
2080	6,162,046
2081	6,161,014
2082	6,159,267
2083	6,157,289
2084	6,155,369
2085	6,151,582
2086	6,148,316
2087	6,144,579
2088	6,141,318
2089	6,137,552
2090	6,133,574
2091	6,129,668
2092	6,124,515
2093	6,120,571
2094	6,116,668
2095	6,111,515
2096	6,107,671
2097	6,102,480
2098	6,097,816
2099	6,093,573
2100	6,089,047

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.