Australia vs New Zealand: Natural population growth
Australia
0.4553
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4166
in 2023
Australia rank
135th
New Zealand rank
138th
Natural population growth over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4553 against 0.4166 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0387.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 | 1.67 | 0.3098 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.19 | 1.54 | 0.3474 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.09 | 0.0937 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8043 | 0.8152 | 0.0109 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.7358 | 0.8399 | 0.1041 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6514 | 0.7332 | 0.0819 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6347 | 0.6062 | 0.0285 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4633 | 0.4289 | 0.0343 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 0.4553 against 0.4166 in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0387, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for natural population growth?
- Australia ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.