New Zealand Population

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

5,284,242

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,926,680
1951	1,967,308
1952	2,013,271
1953	2,064,208
1954	2,112,136
1955	2,157,189
1956	2,201,625
1957	2,251,418
1958	2,303,289
1959	2,352,001
1960	2,398,723
1961	2,448,673
1962	2,502,891
1963	2,557,330
1964	2,609,249
1965	2,656,805
1966	2,703,041
1967	2,745,136
1968	2,778,042
1969	2,807,404
1970	2,844,187
1971	2,889,701
1972	2,940,697
1973	2,998,761
1974	3,060,287
1975	3,113,129
1976	3,148,062
1977	3,162,548
1978	3,165,437
1979	3,164,867
1980	3,167,956
1981	3,181,066
1982	3,202,365
1983	3,235,799
1984	3,267,273
1985	3,287,156
1986	3,299,412
1987	3,316,674
1988	3,334,662
1989	3,352,191
1990	3,403,480
1991	3,494,624
1992	3,547,989
1993	3,589,154
1994	3,635,409
1995	3,687,630
1996	3,742,007
1997	3,791,621
1998	3,825,986
1999	3,850,274
2000	3,870,413
2001	3,902,058
2002	3,957,278
2003	4,029,051
2004	4,092,355
2005	4,144,619
2006	4,191,866
2007	4,234,964
2008	4,273,536
2009	4,316,532
2010	4,360,359
2011	4,398,138
2012	4,427,080
2013	4,465,188
2014	4,525,106
2015	4,602,387
2016	4,679,254
2017	4,756,634
2018	4,845,798
2019	4,961,982
2020	5,073,208
2021	5,141,333
2022	5,199,741
2023	5,242,428
2024	5,284,242
2025	5,325,585
2026	5,364,742
2027	5,403,820
2028	5,440,950
2029	5,476,186
2030	5,511,265
2031	5,544,470
2032	5,575,560
2033	5,606,711
2034	5,635,946
2035	5,663,973
2036	5,690,059
2037	5,716,192
2038	5,740,323
2039	5,764,230
2040	5,788,606
2041	5,810,664
2042	5,831,586
2043	5,851,750
2044	5,871,003
2045	5,889,014
2046	5,907,075
2047	5,923,191
2048	5,938,363
2049	5,953,497
2050	5,967,427
2051	5,980,617
2052	5,993,695
2053	6,005,681
2054	6,017,765
2055	6,028,687
2056	6,038,763
2057	6,049,914
2058	6,059,088
2059	6,068,968
2060	6,076,995
2061	6,086,160
2062	6,094,123
2063	6,102,202
2064	6,109,028
2065	6,116,360
2066	6,122,223
2067	6,128,567
2068	6,134,312
2069	6,139,505
2070	6,144,606
2071	6,148,567
2072	6,152,645
2073	6,155,581
2074	6,157,765
2075	6,159,782
2076	6,161,839
2077	6,161,901
2078	6,163,053
2079	6,163,100
2080	6,162,049
2081	6,161,021
2082	6,159,208
2083	6,157,226
2084	6,155,299
2085	6,151,458
2086	6,148,257
2087	6,144,455
2088	6,141,259
2089	6,137,431
2090	6,133,449
2091	6,129,533
2092	6,124,405
2093	6,120,446
2094	6,116,533
2095	6,111,403
2096	6,107,538
2097	6,102,372
2098	6,097,627
2099	6,093,445
2100	6,088,833

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.