New Zealand Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,284,177

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,619
1951	1,967,242
1952	2,013,192
1953	2,064,126
1954	2,112,068
1955	2,157,121
1956	2,201,552
1957	2,251,339
1958	2,303,208
1959	2,351,930
1960	2,398,649
1961	2,448,583
1962	2,502,805
1963	2,557,250
1964	2,609,169
1965	2,656,733
1966	2,702,972
1967	2,745,082
1968	2,778,001
1969	2,807,353
1970	2,844,119
1971	2,889,626
1972	2,940,609
1973	2,998,658
1974	3,060,193
1975	3,113,062
1976	3,148,037
1977	3,162,543
1978	3,165,443
1979	3,164,864
1980	3,167,941
1981	3,181,037
1982	3,202,313
1983	3,235,740
1984	3,267,237
1985	3,287,145
1986	3,299,390
1987	3,316,641
1988	3,334,642
1989	3,352,160
1990	3,403,291
1991	3,494,536
1992	3,547,934
1993	3,589,085
1994	3,635,330
1995	3,687,540
1996	3,741,925
1997	3,791,560
1998	3,825,945
1999	3,850,249
2000	3,870,376
2001	3,901,985
2002	3,957,153
2003	4,028,940
2004	4,092,278
2005	4,144,543
2006	4,191,794
2007	4,234,907
2008	4,273,474
2009	4,316,455
2010	4,360,295
2011	4,398,098
2012	4,427,039
2013	4,465,103
2014	4,524,980
2015	4,602,264
2016	4,679,133
2017	4,756,513
2018	4,845,623
2019	4,961,760
2020	5,073,116
2021	5,141,226
2022	5,199,682
2023	5,242,363
2024	5,284,177
2025	5,325,523
2026	5,364,682
2027	5,403,761
2028	5,440,894
2029	5,476,133
2030	5,511,212
2031	5,544,420
2032	5,575,513
2033	5,606,664
2034	5,635,903
2035	5,663,929
2036	5,690,019
2037	5,716,152
2038	5,740,285
2039	5,764,192
2040	5,788,573
2041	5,810,631
2042	5,831,551
2043	5,851,719
2044	5,870,975
2045	5,888,986
2046	5,907,047
2047	5,923,165
2048	5,938,341
2049	5,953,475
2050	5,967,405
2051	5,980,598
2052	5,993,677
2053	6,005,663
2054	6,017,747
2055	6,028,668
2056	6,038,747
2057	6,049,899
2058	6,059,075
2059	6,068,953
2060	6,076,982
2061	6,086,148
2062	6,094,111
2063	6,102,190
2064	6,109,015
2065	6,116,351
2066	6,122,213
2067	6,128,562
2068	6,134,303
2069	6,139,498
2070	6,144,601
2071	6,148,561
2072	6,152,639
2073	6,155,575
2074	6,157,762
2075	6,159,779
2076	6,161,836
2077	6,161,900
2078	6,163,053
2079	6,163,101
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,020
2082	6,159,211
2083	6,157,229
2084	6,155,303
2085	6,151,464
2086	6,148,260
2087	6,144,461
2088	6,141,262
2089	6,137,437
2090	6,133,455
2091	6,129,540
2092	6,124,410
2093	6,120,452
2094	6,116,540
2095	6,111,409
2096	6,107,545
2097	6,102,377
2098	6,097,636
2099	6,093,452
2100	6,088,844

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.