Population 5,324,700
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history New Zealand 2025 · 5.32M
0 1.33M 2.66M 3.99M 5.32M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 2,371,800 1961: 2,419,700 1962: 2,482,000 1963: 2,531,800 1964: 2,585,400 1965: 2,628,400 1966: 2,675,900 1967: 2,724,100 1968: 2,748,100 1969: 2,772,800 1970: 2,810,700 1971: 2,853,000 1972: 2,903,900 1973: 2,961,300 1974: 3,023,700 1975: 3,083,100 1976: 3,110,500 1977: 3,120,200 1978: 3,121,200 1979: 3,109,000 1980: 3,112,900 1981: 3,124,900 1982: 3,156,100 1983: 3,199,300 1984: 3,227,100 1985: 3,247,100 1986: 3,246,300 1987: 3,274,400 1988: 3,283,400 1989: 3,299,200 1990: 3,329,800 1991: 3,495,100 1992: 3,531,700 1993: 3,572,200 1994: 3,620,000 1995: 3,673,400 1996: 3,732,000 1997: 3,781,300 1998: 3,815,000 1999: 3,835,100 2000: 3,857,700 2001: 3,880,500 2002: 3,948,500 2003: 4,027,200 2004: 4,087,500 2005: 4,133,900 2006: 4,184,600 2007: 4,223,800 2008: 4,259,800 2009: 4,302,600 2010: 4,350,700 2011: 4,384,000 2012: 4,408,100 2013: 4,442,100 2014: 4,516,500 2015: 4,609,400 2016: 4,714,100 2017: 4,813,600 2018: 4,900,600 2019: 4,970,300 2020: 5,072,400 2021: 5,084,600 2022: 5,081,700 2023: 5,200,000 2024: 5,290,000 2025: 5,324,700 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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