New Zealand Population

Live population as of 7 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,282,678

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,925,217
1951	1,965,723
1952	2,011,377
1953	2,062,248
1954	2,110,513
1955	2,155,562
1956	2,199,883
1957	2,249,545
1958	2,301,352
1959	2,350,305
1960	2,396,947
1961	2,446,516
1962	2,500,847
1963	2,555,414
1964	2,607,330
1965	2,655,075
1966	2,701,402
1967	2,743,850
1968	2,777,062
1969	2,806,186
1970	2,842,562
1971	2,887,890
1972	2,938,580
1973	2,996,300
1974	3,058,035
1975	3,111,539
1976	3,147,463
1977	3,162,417
1978	3,165,577
1979	3,164,790
1980	3,167,604
1981	3,180,366
1982	3,201,138
1983	3,234,404
1984	3,266,428
1985	3,286,888
1986	3,298,883
1987	3,315,896
1988	3,334,195
1989	3,351,417
1990	3,398,982
1991	3,492,528
1992	3,546,668
1993	3,587,501
1994	3,633,505
1995	3,685,484
1996	3,740,072
1997	3,790,138
1998	3,824,991
1999	3,849,680
2000	3,869,513
2001	3,900,316
2002	3,954,307
2003	4,026,402
2004	4,090,524
2005	4,142,792
2006	4,190,147
2007	4,233,598
2008	4,272,048
2009	4,314,682
2010	4,358,854
2011	4,397,193
2012	4,426,084
2013	4,463,146
2014	4,522,082
2015	4,599,453
2016	4,676,347
2017	4,753,738
2018	4,841,598
2019	4,956,685
2020	5,071,001
2021	5,138,797
2022	5,198,330
2023	5,240,884
2024	5,282,678
2025	5,324,098
2026	5,363,322
2027	5,402,412
2028	5,439,621
2029	5,474,916
2030	5,510,007
2031	5,543,283
2032	5,574,446
2033	5,605,603
2034	5,634,913
2035	5,662,935
2036	5,689,089
2037	5,715,228
2038	5,739,420
2039	5,763,318
2040	5,787,818
2041	5,809,856
2042	5,830,755
2043	5,850,995
2044	5,870,346
2045	5,888,342
2046	5,906,410
2047	5,922,585
2048	5,937,844
2049	5,952,990
2050	5,966,901
2051	5,980,169
2052	5,993,266
2053	6,005,235
2054	6,017,329
2055	6,028,230
2056	6,038,375
2057	6,049,553
2058	6,058,794
2059	6,068,607
2060	6,076,683
2061	6,085,877
2062	6,093,826
2063	6,101,914
2064	6,108,711
2065	6,116,147
2066	6,121,985
2067	6,128,438
2068	6,134,091
2069	6,139,357
2070	6,144,474
2071	6,148,419
2072	6,152,508
2073	6,155,424
2074	6,157,686
2075	6,159,707
2076	6,161,772
2077	6,161,886
2078	6,163,070
2079	6,163,113
2080	6,162,044
2081	6,161,012
2082	6,159,278
2083	6,157,301
2084	6,155,383
2085	6,151,607
2086	6,148,327
2087	6,144,603
2088	6,141,329
2089	6,137,576
2090	6,133,599
2091	6,129,694
2092	6,124,537
2093	6,120,595
2094	6,116,694
2095	6,111,537
2096	6,107,697
2097	6,102,501
2098	6,097,854
2099	6,093,598
2100	6,089,088

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.