Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 17 Mar 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of New Zealand is projected at 5.27 million compared to 5.23 million in 2023. It is the third-most populous country in Oceania, and at 122nd position in the world. Population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.78 percent, that is 116th highest among 237 countries/dependent territories.
There are 2.61 million males and 2.66 million females in New Zealand. The percentage of female population is 50.42 % compare to 49.58 % male population. New Zealand has 44k more females than males. The Sex Ratio in New Zealand in 2024 is 98.35 males per 100 females. New Zealand is at 112th position in terms of female to male ratio.
There are 64k births in New Zealand in 2024. That is 175 per day, which is ranked 125th. The crude birth rate is 12.12 per 1000 people. There are 36k deaths in New Zealand in 2024. That is 97 per day, which is ranked 124th. The crude death rate is 6.75 per 1000 people.
4.35 million people are living in urban areas, which is 87 % of New Zealand population. New Zealand is ranked 49th in terms of urbanization.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 1,911,608 | 1.98 |
1955 | 2,140,976 | 2.06 |
1960 | 2,381,189 | 1.96 |
1965 | 2,638,316 | 1.76 |
1970 | 2,824,061 | 1.49 |
1975 | 3,095,428 | 1.42 |
1980 | 3,147,168 | 0.29 |
1985 | 3,268,356 | 0.33 |
1990 | 3,397,389 | 3.09 |
1995 | 3,673,893 | 1.51 |
2000 | 3,855,266 | 0.62 |
2005 | 4,132,781 | 1.19 |
2010 | 4,346,338 | 0.95 |
2015 | 4,590,590 | 1.68 |
2020 | 5,061,133 | 1.37 |
2021 | 5,129,727 | 1.32 |
2022 | 5,185,288 | 0.83 |
2023 | 5,228,100 | 0.81 |
2024 | 5,269,939 | 0.78 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 18,043 | 49,077 | 9.455 | 25.718 |
1955 | 19,203 | 55,193 | 8.984 | 25.823 |
1960 | 20,901 | 63,129 | 8.784 | 26.530 |
1965 | 22,949 | 59,948 | 8.717 | 22.771 |
1970 | 24,840 | 62,259 | 8.803 | 22.064 |
1975 | 25,119 | 56,317 | 8.134 | 18.237 |
1980 | 26,586 | 50,814 | 8.428 | 16.109 |
1985 | 27,480 | 52,081 | 8.389 | 15.900 |
1990 | 26,423 | 59,943 | 7.858 | 17.827 |
1995 | 27,790 | 57,204 | 7.592 | 15.627 |
2000 | 26,649 | 56,547 | 6.907 | 14.656 |
2005 | 27,120 | 57,289 | 6.578 | 13.895 |
2010 | 28,465 | 63,355 | 6.554 | 14.588 |
2015 | 30,037 | 59,977 | 6.576 | 13.131 |
2020 | 32,068 | 63,130 | 6.359 | 12.518 |
2021 | 33,869 | 63,557 | 6.627 | 12.436 |
2022 | 33,895 | 64,103 | 6.545 | 12.378 |
2023 | 34,699 | 64,118 | 6.645 | 12.279 |
2024 | 35,540 | 63,805 | 6.752 | 12.123 |
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 1,383,732 | 524,268 | 72.523 |
1955 | 1,572,956 | 563,435 | 73.627 |
1960 | 1,803,134 | 569,460 | 75.998 |
1965 | 2,072,193 | 554,452 | 78.891 |
1970 | 2,285,874 | 532,513 | 81.106 |
1975 | 2,551,621 | 531,012 | 82.774 |
1980 | 2,625,162 | 521,457 | 83.428 |
1985 | 2,734,626 | 533,610 | 83.673 |
1990 | 2,879,680 | 518,492 | 84.742 |
1995 | 3,144,004 | 530,932 | 85.553 |
2000 | 3,319,552 | 539,447 | 86.021 |
2005 | 3,570,490 | 564,865 | 86.341 |
2010 | 3,765,257 | 604,805 | 86.160 |
2015 | 3,984,212 | 630,320 | 86.341 |
2020 | 4,191,405 | 643,015 | 86.699 |
2021 | 4,231,472 | 644,125 | 86.789 |
2022 | 4,271,104 | 644,763 | 86.884 |
2023 | 4,310,389 | 644,943 | 86.985 |
2024 | 4,349,435 | 644,683 | 87.091 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 163,839 | 155,800 | 319,639 | 6.07 | 105.160 |
05-09 | 160,184 | 152,241 | 312,425 | 5.93 | 105.217 |
10-14 | 170,538 | 162,718 | 333,257 | 6.32 | 104.806 |
15-19 | 169,225 | 161,526 | 330,752 | 6.28 | 104.766 |
20-24 | 171,297 | 164,291 | 335,588 | 6.37 | 104.264 |
25-29 | 186,225 | 175,698 | 361,923 | 6.87 | 105.992 |
30-34 | 201,995 | 196,270 | 398,265 | 7.56 | 102.917 |
35-39 | 182,760 | 185,673 | 368,433 | 6.99 | 98.431 |
40-44 | 163,906 | 167,175 | 331,082 | 6.28 | 98.045 |
45-49 | 151,476 | 156,898 | 308,373 | 5.85 | 96.544 |
50-54 | 162,035 | 170,790 | 332,825 | 6.32 | 94.874 |
55-59 | 155,028 | 163,645 | 318,673 | 6.05 | 94.734 |
60-64 | 151,810 | 162,669 | 314,479 | 5.97 | 93.324 |
65-69 | 130,357 | 140,451 | 270,808 | 5.14 | 92.813 |
70-74 | 109,475 | 117,808 | 227,284 | 4.31 | 92.927 |
75-79 | 86,749 | 95,624 | 182,373 | 3.46 | 90.719 |
80-84 | 53,416 | 63,775 | 117,191 | 2.22 | 83.757 |
85-89 | 27,587 | 37,364 | 64,951 | 1.23 | 73.833 |
90-94 | 11,649 | 18,808 | 30,457 | 0.58 | 61.936 |
95-99 | 3,079 | 6,431 | 9,509 | 0.18 | 47.877 |
100+ | 420 | 1,233 | 1,653 | 0.03 | 34.063 |
Total | 2,613,050 | 2,656,888 | 5,269,940 | 98.350 |