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Population in New Zealand

Population in New Zealand was 5.32 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 124th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons5,324,700
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank124th of 215Countries ranked
Series high5,324,7002025
Series low2,371,8001960

Population in New Zealand, 1960 to 2025

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2M3M4M5M6M196019701980199020002010202020251960: 2,371,800 persons1961: 2,419,700 persons1962: 2,482,000 persons1963: 2,531,800 persons1964: 2,585,400 persons1965: 2,628,400 persons1966: 2,675,900 persons1967: 2,724,100 persons1968: 2,748,100 persons1969: 2,772,800 persons1970: 2,810,700 persons1971: 2,853,000 persons1972: 2,903,900 persons1973: 2,961,300 persons1974: 3,023,700 persons1975: 3,083,100 persons1976: 3,110,500 persons1977: 3,120,200 persons1978: 3,121,200 persons1979: 3,109,000 persons1980: 3,112,900 persons1981: 3,124,900 persons1982: 3,156,100 persons1983: 3,199,300 persons1984: 3,227,100 persons1985: 3,247,100 persons1986: 3,246,300 persons1987: 3,274,400 persons1988: 3,283,400 persons1989: 3,299,200 persons1990: 3,329,800 persons1991: 3,495,100 persons1992: 3,531,700 persons1993: 3,572,200 persons1994: 3,620,000 persons1995: 3,673,400 persons1996: 3,732,000 persons1997: 3,781,300 persons1998: 3,815,000 persons1999: 3,835,100 persons2000: 3,857,700 persons2001: 3,880,500 persons2002: 3,948,500 persons2003: 4,027,200 persons2004: 4,087,500 persons2005: 4,133,900 persons2006: 4,184,600 persons2007: 4,223,800 persons2008: 4,259,800 persons2009: 4,302,600 persons2010: 4,350,700 persons2011: 4,384,000 persons2012: 4,408,100 persons2013: 4,442,100 persons2014: 4,516,500 persons2015: 4,609,400 persons2016: 4,714,100 persons2017: 4,813,600 persons2018: 4,900,600 persons2019: 4,970,300 persons2020: 5,072,400 persons2021: 5,084,600 persons2022: 5,081,700 persons2023: 5,200,000 persons2024: 5,290,000 persons2025: 5,324,700 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
20255,324,700
20245,290,000
20235,200,000
20225,081,700
20215,084,600
20205,072,400
20194,970,300
20184,900,600
20174,813,600
20164,714,100
20154,609,400
20144,516,500
20134,442,100
20124,408,100
20114,384,000
20104,350,700
20094,302,600
20084,259,800
20074,223,800
20064,184,600
20054,133,900
20044,087,500
20034,027,200
20023,948,500
20013,880,500
20003,857,700
19993,835,100
19983,815,000
19973,781,300
19963,732,000
19953,673,400
19943,620,000
19933,572,200
19923,531,700
19913,495,100
19903,329,800
19893,299,200
19883,283,400
19873,274,400
19863,246,300
19853,247,100
19843,227,100
19833,199,300
19823,156,100
19813,124,900
19803,112,900
19793,109,000
19783,121,200
19773,120,200
19763,110,500
19753,083,100
19743,023,700
19732,961,300
19722,903,900
19712,853,000
19702,810,700
19692,772,800
19682,748,100
19672,724,100
19662,675,900
19652,628,400
19642,585,400
19632,531,800
19622,482,000
19612,419,700
19602,371,800

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in New Zealand?

Population in New Zealand was 5.32 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 124th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in New Zealand?

5.32 million in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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