New Zealand · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for New Zealand (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of New Zealand? Answer: Current population of New Zealand is: 4 914 902*[1], area 268680 km², population density 18.29 p/km². Capital of New Zealand is Wellington. Continent: Oceania.

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New Zealand · Population 1950-2100

New Zealand · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in New Zealand as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the New Zealand population at your birthday?*

Enter your birth date to find out. [1]

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Current New Zealand population

4 914 902

Today This year
Population growth Today
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Changes every 862.609 sec.
Population growth This year
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Births Today
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Changes every 461.394 sec.
Births This year
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Deaths Today
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Changes every 991.995 sec.
Deaths This year
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Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

New Zealand population map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)
• Population Growth rate: 100 / day = 4.17 / hour = 0.07 / minute = 0.0012 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 187 / day = 7.83 / hour = 0.13 / minute = 0.002 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 87 / day = 3.63 / hour = 0.06 / minute = 0.001 / seconds.

Current New Zealand population by age and sex for 2026-01-21*

  Male % Female
0-4 135 677 ⇐+3.9% 130 548
5-9 175 256 ⇐+4% 168 483
10-14 161 098 ⇐+1.6% 158 484
15-19 139 752 ⇐+3.1% 135 609
20-24 180 959 ⇐+8.1% 167 333
25-29 186 337 ⇐+3.2% 180 577
30-34 150 018 +7.1%⇒ 160 617
35-39 116 834 +7.7%⇒ 125 850
40-44 113 955 +13.5%⇒ 129 348
45-49 143 527 +15.6%⇒ 165 939
50-54 147 045 +12.5%⇒ 165 363
55-59 178 915 +11.1%⇒ 198 841
60-64 137 669 +10.1%⇒ 151 509
65-69 131 218 +9.5%⇒ 143 632
70-74 130 182 +6.8%⇒ 139 074
75-79 77 974 +13.3%⇒ 88 353
80-84 43 148 +17.5%⇒ 50 698
85-89 23 918 +9.4%⇒ 26 161
90-94 18 609 +45.6%⇒ 27 103
95-99 2 488 +142.2%⇒ 6 027
100+ 195 +196.9%⇒ 579

Sources: [1]

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Filter by starting letters of the city (84 cities):
A (3) | B (2) | C (5) | D (3) | F (2) | G (3) | H (4) | I (1) | K (6) | L (3) | M (5) | N (5) | O (3) | P (5) | Q (1) | R (3) | S (3) | T (11) | U (1) | W (15) |

Population for cities or regions in New Zealand (84)

This is not full list. Only 50 largest cities in alphabetical order. You can click on start letter of the city ↑ :
Ashburton Canterbury
Auckland Auckland
Blenheim Marlborough
Cambridge Waikato
Central Auckland Auckland
Christchurch Canterbury
Dunedin Otago
Feilding Manawatu-Wanganui
Gisborne Gisborne
Gore Southland
Greymouth West Coast
Hamilton Waikato
Hastings Hawke's Bay
Hawera Taranaki
Huntly Waikato
Invercargill Southland
Kapiti Wellington
Levin Manawatu-Wanganui
Lower Hutt Wellington
Masterton Wellington
Matamata Waikato
Motueka Tasman
Napier Napier City Hawke's Bay
Napier-Hastings Hawke's Bay
Nelson Nelson
New Plymouth Taranaki
Northern Auckland Auckland
Oamaru Otago
Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui
Porirua Wellington
Pukekohe Auckland
Queenstown Otago
Rangiora Canterbury
Rolleston Canterbury
Rotorua Waikato
Southern Auckland Auckland
Taupo Waikato
Tauranga Bay of Plenty
Te Awamutu Waikato
Te Puke Bay of Plenty
Timaru Canterbury
Tokoroa Waikato
Upper Hutt Wellington
Waiheke Island Auckland
Waiuku Auckland
Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui
Wellington Wellington
Western Auckland Auckland
Whakatane Bay of Plenty
Whangarei Northland

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).