New Zealand vs Palestine, State of: Has the population peaked?

New Zealand
5.17 million people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
5.41 million people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
123rd
Palestine, State of rank
121st

Has the population peaked? over time

  • New Zealand
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 5.41 million people against 5.17 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 236,360 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 123rd and Palestine, State of ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 2.12 million people 994,231 people 1.12 million people New Zealand
1960s 2.60 million people 1.12 million people 1.48 million people New Zealand
1970s 3.03 million people 1.26 million people 1.76 million people New Zealand
1980s 3.25 million people 1.73 million people 1.52 million people New Zealand
1990s 3.64 million people 2.59 million people 1.05 million people New Zealand
2000s 4.09 million people 3.53 million people 563,409 people New Zealand
2010s 4.62 million people 4.48 million people 136,609 people New Zealand
2020s 5.12 million people 5.24 million people 121,835 people Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, New Zealand or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 5.41 million people against 5.17 million people in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between New Zealand and Palestine, State of?
236,360 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palestine, State of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Palestine, State of rank globally for has the population peaked??
New Zealand ranks 123rd and Palestine, State of ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.