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
02.0M4.0M6.0M100015502100

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

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.