New Zealand vs Slovakia: Annual change in population

New Zealand
41,106 people
in 2023
Slovakia
44,862 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
115th
Slovakia rank
113th

Annual change in population over time

  • New Zealand
  • Slovakia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195119872023

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 44,862 people against 41,106 people in New Zealand, a difference of 3,756 people.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Slovakia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 115th and Slovakia ranks 113th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Slovakia Difference Ahead
1950s 46,913 people 66,547 people 19,634 people Slovakia
1960s 45,091 people 43,036 people 2,055 people New Zealand
1970s 35,720 people 43,841 people 8,122 people Slovakia
1980s 19,223 people 31,648 people 12,426 people Slovakia
1990s 50,174 people 12,817 people 37,357 people New Zealand
2000s 46,874 people 696.9 people 46,177 people New Zealand
2010s 68,511 people 6,555 people 61,955 people New Zealand
2020s 45,857 people 16,858 people 28,999 people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, New Zealand or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 44,862 people against 41,106 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between New Zealand and Slovakia?
3,756 people, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for annual change in population?
New Zealand ranks 115th and Slovakia ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.