Population of New Zealand

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date10 Feb 2025

The current population of New Zealand is 5,245,153 as of April 26, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of New Zealand is projected at 5,251,899, or 5.25 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in New Zealand is projected at 5,213,944, or 5.21 million people, for the year 2024.

New Zealand is the third-most populous country in Oceania, and at 126th position in the world in the list of 237 countries/territories.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

New Zealand population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20245,194,3155,213,94439,2580.7530.0639
20255,233,5735,251,89936,6520.6980.0638
20265,270,2255,287,47934,5080.6530.0637
20275,304,7335,320,87032,2750.6070.0636
20285,337,0085,351,82929,6420.5540.0634
20295,366,6505,380,59627,8930.5180.0633
20305,394,5435,407,34925,6120.4740.0631
20315,420,1555,432,48324,6550.4540.0629
20325,444,8105,456,11722,6130.4140.0627
20335,467,4235,478,62622,4060.4090.0625
20345,489,8295,500,06520,4730.3720.0623
20355,510,3025,520,60220,6010.3730.0621
20365,530,9035,540,78919,7720.3570.0619
20375,550,6755,560,35519,3590.3480.0617
20385,570,0345,579,88719,7060.3530.0616
20395,589,7405,599,00218,5230.3310.0614
20405,608,2635,617,29118,0550.3210.0612
20415,626,3185,635,78618,9360.3360.0610
20425,645,2545,654,12017,7330.3140.0609
20435,662,9875,670,99516,0170.2820.0607
20445,679,0045,686,32414,6390.2570.0606
20455,693,6435,700,55613,8270.2430.0604
20465,707,4705,713,45011,9600.2090.0602
20475,719,4305,724,90410,9470.1910.0600
20485,730,3775,735,77410,7930.1880.0599
20495,741,1705,745,4588,5770.1490.0597
20505,749,7475,755,28811,0810.1930.0596
20515,760,8285,766,71611,7750.2040.0594
20525,772,6035,776,8838,5600.1480.0593
20535,781,1635,786,0359,7450.1680.0592
20545,790,9085,795,6029,3880.1620.0591
20555,800,2965,804,6858,7780.1510.0590
20565,809,0745,812,2846,4210.1100.0588
20575,815,4955,818,4395,8870.1010.0587
20585,821,3825,824,1375,5110.0950.0586
20595,826,8935,829,1864,5860.0790.0585
20605,831,4795,833,2023,4450.0590.0584
20615,834,9245,835,5321,2150.0210.0583
20625,836,1395,838,1404,0010.0690.0582
20635,840,1405,841,0931,9060.0330.0581
20645,842,0465,843,7793,4650.0590.0580
20655,845,5115,847,5554,0880.0700.0579
20665,849,5995,851,5143,8300.0650.0578
20675,853,4295,854,6472,4360.0420.0577
20685,855,8655,856,6671,6050.0270.0577
20695,857,4705,858,0881,2370.0210.0576
20705,858,7075,859,0426700.0110.0575
20715,859,3775,859,404540.0010.0574
20725,859,4315,861,3763,8890.0660.0574
20735,863,3205,863,9721,3040.0220.0573
20745,864,6245,865,1901,1310.0190.0573
20755,865,7555,865,9523940.0070.0572
20765,866,1495,866,3554110.0070.0572
20775,866,5605,867,1121,1040.0190.0571
20785,867,6645,867,370-587-0.0100.0571
20795,867,0775,866,463-1,227-0.0210.0571
20805,865,8505,864,587-2,525-0.0430.0570
20815,863,3255,862,555-1,541-0.0260.0570
20825,861,7845,860,149-3,271-0.0560.0570
20835,858,5135,856,303-4,419-0.0750.0569
20845,854,0945,852,208-3,772-0.0640.0569
20855,850,3225,848,588-3,468-0.0590.0568
20865,846,8545,845,302-3,103-0.0530.0568
20875,843,7515,842,301-2,899-0.0500.0568
20885,840,8525,840,476-751-0.0130.0568
20895,840,1015,838,569-3,064-0.0520.0568
20905,837,0375,836,503-1,068-0.0180.0568
20915,835,9695,835,193-1,552-0.0270.0568
20925,834,4175,834,279-276-0.0050.0569
20935,834,1415,832,854-2,575-0.0440.0569
20945,831,5665,830,910-1,312-0.0230.0569
20955,830,2545,829,301-1,906-0.0330.0570
20965,828,3485,827,050-2,597-0.0450.0570
20975,825,7515,824,249-3,003-0.0520.0570
20985,822,7485,820,747-4,003-0.0690.0570
20995,818,7455,816,636-4,219-0.0730.0571
21005,814,5265,812,293-4,465-0.0770.0571

New Zealand population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19501,892,6881,911,26337,1501.9440.0767
19511,929,8381,951,20642,7352.1900.0769
19521,972,5731,997,74750,3492.5200.0773
19532,022,9222,047,75149,6582.4250.0777
19542,072,5802,095,14145,1222.1540.0780
19552,117,7022,139,67243,9402.0540.0781
19562,161,6422,184,84346,4012.1240.0782
19572,208,0432,233,68851,2902.2960.0783
19582,259,3332,284,99451,3232.2460.0785
19592,310,6562,333,48345,6531.9560.0787
19602,356,3092,379,48146,3431.9480.0789
19612,402,6522,429,74754,1902.2300.0793
19622,456,8422,484,40555,1262.2190.0795
19632,511,9682,538,11552,2932.0600.0795
19642,564,2612,588,76949,0171.8940.0793
19652,613,2782,636,49446,4311.7610.0791
19662,659,7092,682,58245,7471.7050.0788
19672,705,4562,723,41935,9271.3190.0784
19682,741,3832,754,52626,2850.9540.0777
19692,767,6682,784,39933,4631.2020.0769
19702,801,1312,822,17742,0931.4920.0764
19712,843,2242,867,16547,8821.6700.0761
19722,891,1062,919,25856,3031.9290.0759
19732,947,4092,978,98863,1572.1200.0760
19743,010,5663,041,23161,3302.0170.0761
19753,071,8963,094,03244,2721.4310.0760
19763,116,1683,126,63320,9290.6690.0754
19773,137,0973,140,1336,0710.1930.0744
19783,143,1683,142,244-1,849-0.0590.0732
19793,141,3193,141,6015630.0180.0719
19803,141,8823,146,3278,8900.2830.0707
19813,150,7723,159,84018,1350.5740.0698
19823,168,9073,185,12332,4321.0180.0691
19833,201,3393,219,27835,8791.1150.0685
19843,237,2183,249,82825,2200.7760.0680
19853,262,4383,268,02811,1800.3420.0671
19863,273,6183,281,50815,7800.4810.0662
19873,289,3983,299,44320,0900.6090.0653
19883,309,4883,316,02613,0760.3940.0645
19893,322,5643,333,82622,5240.6760.0637
19903,345,0883,396,979103,7813.0550.0638
19913,448,8693,480,92564,1131.8420.0642
19923,512,9823,532,24438,5251.0910.0642
19933,551,5073,573,61044,2051.2370.0639
19943,595,7123,621,03050,6371.3980.0638
19953,646,3493,674,42856,1591.5280.0638
19963,702,5083,729,37853,7411.4410.0638
19973,756,2493,776,95041,4021.0960.0637
19983,797,6513,811,37127,4400.7200.0634
19993,825,0913,835,55520,9270.5460.0630
20003,846,0183,857,57423,1120.5990.0625
20013,869,1303,891,76245,2651.1630.0622
20023,914,3953,951,11973,4471.8590.0623
20033,987,8424,022,58669,4891.7280.0627
20044,057,3314,083,91053,1591.3020.0628
20054,110,4904,135,00749,0331.1860.0628
20064,159,5234,181,94044,8341.0720.0627
20074,204,3574,223,26637,8170.8950.0625
20084,242,1744,261,82439,3000.9220.0623
20094,281,4744,304,30445,6601.0610.0621
20104,327,1344,347,77041,2730.9490.0619
20114,368,4074,382,70028,5870.6520.0616
20124,396,9944,411,67629,3650.6660.0613
20134,426,3594,453,85154,9841.2350.0611
20144,481,3434,522,98383,2801.8410.0613
20154,564,6234,614,02998,8122.1420.0618
20164,663,4354,714,770102,6702.1780.0624
20174,766,1054,812,75293,2931.9390.0629
20184,859,3984,900,84782,8981.6920.0634
20194,942,2964,989,40394,2131.8880.0639
20205,036,5095,069,89566,7721.3170.0643
20215,103,2815,107,6978,8310.1730.0642
20225,112,1125,131,73439,2450.7650.0640
20235,151,3575,172,83642,9580.8300.0639