New Zealand vs Oman: Population
New Zealand
5.17 million people
in 2023
Oman
5.05 million people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
123rd
Oman rank
126th
Population over time
- New Zealand
- Oman
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.17 million people against 5.05 million people in Oman, a difference of 123,570 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 239 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Oman ahead.
New Zealand ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 126th of 238 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Oman in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 16,000 people | 200,000 people | 184,000 people | Oman |
| 1300s | 20,000 people | 200,000 people | 180,000 people | Oman |
| 1400s | 20,000 people | 200,000 people | 180,000 people | Oman |
| 1500s | 80,000 people | 200,000 people | 120,000 people | Oman |
| 1600s | 140,000 people | 235,000 people | 95,000 people | Oman |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 270,000 people | 70,000 people | Oman |
| 1710s | 187,739 people | 274,000 people | 86,261 people | Oman |
| 1720s | 185,880 people | 278,000 people | 92,120 people | Oman |
| 1730s | 184,040 people | 282,000 people | 97,960 people | Oman |
| 1740s | 182,218 people | 286,000 people | 103,782 people | Oman |
| 1750s | 180,414 people | 290,000 people | 109,586 people | Oman |
| 1760s | 178,627 people | 294,000 people | 115,373 people | Oman |
| 1770s | 176,859 people | 298,000 people | 121,141 people | Oman |
| 1780s | 175,108 people | 302,000 people | 126,892 people | Oman |
| 1790s | 173,374 people | 306,000 people | 132,626 people | Oman |
| 1800s | 171,968 people | 303,970 people | 132,001 people | Oman |
| 1810s | 121,814 people | 312,958 people | 191,145 people | Oman |
| 1820s | 100,214 people | 322,140 people | 221,926 people | Oman |
| 1830s | 85,520 people | 331,509 people | 245,989 people | Oman |
| 1840s | 79,003 people | 341,148 people | 262,144 people | Oman |
| 1850s | 107,920 people | 349,308 people | 241,388 people | Oman |
| 1860s | 194,655 people | 355,463 people | 160,808 people | Oman |
| 1870s | 383,286 people | 361,687 people | 21,599 people | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 580,553 people | 367,980 people | 212,573 people | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 725,569 people | 374,390 people | 351,179 people | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 908,057 people | 394,263 people | 513,794 people | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.13 million people | 416,629 people | 710,827 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.35 million people | 425,570 people | 922,018 people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.55 million people | 435,874 people | 1.12 million people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.75 million people | 446,592 people | 1.31 million people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2.12 million people | 486,821 people | 1.63 million people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.60 million people | 582,516 people | 2.02 million people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.03 million people | 781,091 people | 2.25 million people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.25 million people | 1.31 million people | 1.93 million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.64 million people | 2.06 million people | 1.58 million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.09 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.64 million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.62 million people | 3.95 million people | 663,082 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.12 million people | 4.70 million people | 419,932 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, New Zealand or Oman?
- New Zealand, at 5.17 million people against 5.05 million people in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between New Zealand and Oman?
- 123,570 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Oman?
- 239 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Oman rank globally for population?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 126th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.