New Zealand vs Norway: Population by income level, annual growth rate
New Zealand
0.656 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
0.6925 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand rank
125th
Norway rank
122nd
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6925 % change on previous year against 0.656 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0365 % change on previous year.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 125th and Norway ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.8006 % change on previous year | 0.9515 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.15 % change on previous year | 0.5696 % change on previous year | 0.585 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.5964 % change on previous year | 0.3728 % change on previous year | 0.2236 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 0.5426 % change on previous year | 0.9807 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.7936 % change on previous year | 0.3643 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 0.4281 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.8035 % change on previous year | 0.3553 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.6925 % change on previous year against 0.656 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.0365 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 125th and Norway ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.