Population in New Zealand
The population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
New Zealand, 2025
5,324,700
Change from 2024
+0.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
124th of 217
Population in New Zealand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,324,700 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 5,290,000 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 5,200,000 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 5,081,700 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 5,084,600 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 5,072,400 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 4,970,300 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 4,900,600 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 4,813,600 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 4,714,100 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 4,609,400 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 4,516,500 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 4,442,100 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 4,408,100 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 4,384,000 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 4,350,700 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 4,302,600 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 4,259,800 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 4,223,800 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 4,184,600 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 4,133,900 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 4,087,500 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 4,027,200 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 3,948,500 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 3,880,500 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 5,290,000 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,609,400 people, the figure has changed by +15.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, New Zealand has the 124th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for New Zealand
All statistics for New Zealand
Population growth
0.65%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,172,836 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.67 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.83%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
17.6%
2025 · World Bank