New Zealand vs Portugal: Population projections

New Zealand
7.50 million Persons
in 2070
Portugal
8.96 million Persons
in 2070
New Zealand rank
32nd
Portugal rank
30th

Population projections over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M202420472070

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.96 million Persons against 7.50 million Persons in New Zealand, a difference of 1.45 million Persons.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 43 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
2020s 5.42 million Persons 10.32 million Persons 4.91 million Persons Portugal
2030s 5.85 million Persons 10.12 million Persons 4.28 million Persons Portugal
2040s 6.36 million Persons 9.83 million Persons 3.47 million Persons Portugal
2050s 6.83 million Persons 9.46 million Persons 2.63 million Persons Portugal
2060s 7.27 million Persons 9.11 million Persons 1.84 million Persons Portugal
2070s 7.50 million Persons 8.96 million Persons 1.45 million Persons Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at 8.96 million Persons against 7.50 million Persons in New Zealand as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between New Zealand and Portugal?
1.45 million Persons, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for population projections?
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.