Namibia vs New Zealand: Population by world region
Namibia
5.90 million people
in 2100
New Zealand
5.81 million people
in 2100
Namibia rank
119th
New Zealand rank
121st
Population by world region over time
- Namibia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.81 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 85,650 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st of 238 countries.
Across the 46 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 19 and New Zealand in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 107,906 people | 16,000 people | 91,906 people | Namibia |
| 1300s | 115,899 people | 20,000 people | 95,899 people | Namibia |
| 1400s | 124,484 people | 20,000 people | 104,484 people | Namibia |
| 1500s | 133,705 people | 80,000 people | 53,705 people | Namibia |
| 1600s | 143,609 people | 140,000 people | 3,609 people | Namibia |
| 1700s | 154,247 people | 200,000 people | 45,753 people | New Zealand |
| 1710s | 161,148 people | 187,739 people | 26,591 people | New Zealand |
| 1720s | 168,386 people | 185,880 people | 17,494 people | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 175,979 people | 184,040 people | 8,061 people | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 183,945 people | 182,218 people | 1,727 people | Namibia |
| 1750s | 192,304 people | 180,414 people | 11,890 people | Namibia |
| 1760s | 201,078 people | 178,627 people | 22,451 people | Namibia |
| 1770s | 210,288 people | 176,859 people | 33,429 people | Namibia |
| 1780s | 219,958 people | 175,108 people | 44,850 people | Namibia |
| 1790s | 230,112 people | 173,374 people | 56,738 people | Namibia |
| 1800s | 215,817 people | 171,968 people | 43,848 people | Namibia |
| 1810s | 188,899 people | 121,814 people | 67,085 people | Namibia |
| 1820s | 165,309 people | 100,214 people | 65,095 people | Namibia |
| 1830s | 144,666 people | 85,520 people | 59,146 people | Namibia |
| 1840s | 126,655 people | 79,003 people | 47,651 people | Namibia |
| 1850s | 123,761 people | 107,920 people | 15,841 people | Namibia |
| 1860s | 137,812 people | 194,655 people | 56,842 people | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 153,722 people | 383,286 people | 229,564 people | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 171,454 people | 580,553 people | 409,099 people | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 191,244 people | 725,569 people | 534,324 people | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 219,630 people | 908,057 people | 688,427 people | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 259,443 people | 1.13 million people | 868,013 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 311,167 people | 1.35 million people | 1.04 million people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 381,471 people | 1.55 million people | 1.17 million people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 463,750 people | 1.75 million people | 1.29 million people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 545,140 people | 2.12 million people | 1.57 million people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 657,040 people | 2.60 million people | 1.94 million people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 865,497 people | 3.03 million people | 2.16 million people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 3.25 million people | 2.15 million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.58 million people | 3.64 million people | 2.07 million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 4.09 million people | 2.14 million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.36 million people | 4.62 million people | 2.26 million people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.05 million people | 5.23 million people | 2.18 million people | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 3.65 million people | 5.51 million people | 1.86 million people | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 4.21 million people | 5.69 million people | 1.47 million people | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 4.74 million people | 5.80 million people | 1.06 million people | New Zealand |
| 2060s | 5.17 million people | 5.85 million people | 677,883 people | New Zealand |
| 2070s | 5.49 million people | 5.86 million people | 373,505 people | New Zealand |
| 2080s | 5.73 million people | 5.85 million people | 126,076 people | New Zealand |
| 2090s | 5.86 million people | 5.83 million people | 33,178 people | Namibia |
| 2100s | 5.90 million people | 5.81 million people | 85,650 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Namibia or New Zealand?
- Namibia, at 5.90 million people against 5.81 million people in New Zealand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Namibia and New Zealand?
- 85,650 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for population by world region?
- Namibia ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st 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 by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.