New Zealand vs Panama: Population by world region
New Zealand
5.81 million people
in 2100
Panama
5.90 million people
in 2100
New Zealand rank
122nd
Panama rank
119th
Population by world region over time
- New Zealand
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.81 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 92,640 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Panama ahead.
New Zealand ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 119th of 239 countries.
Across the 46 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 34 and Panama in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 16,000 people | 143,503 people | 127,503 people | Panama |
| 1300s | 20,000 people | 159,448 people | 139,448 people | Panama |
| 1400s | 20,000 people | 177,164 people | 157,164 people | Panama |
| 1500s | 80,000 people | 196,849 people | 116,849 people | Panama |
| 1600s | 140,000 people | 98,424 people | 41,576 people | New Zealand |
| 1700s | 200,000 people | 49,212 people | 150,788 people | New Zealand |
| 1710s | 187,739 people | 51,802 people | 135,937 people | New Zealand |
| 1720s | 185,880 people | 54,528 people | 131,352 people | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 184,040 people | 57,398 people | 126,642 people | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 182,218 people | 60,419 people | 121,799 people | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 180,414 people | 63,599 people | 116,815 people | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 178,627 people | 66,947 people | 111,680 people | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 176,859 people | 70,470 people | 106,389 people | New Zealand |
| 1780s | 175,108 people | 74,179 people | 100,929 people | New Zealand |
| 1790s | 173,374 people | 78,084 people | 95,290 people | New Zealand |
| 1800s | 171,968 people | 78,122 people | 93,846 people | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 121,814 people | 83,996 people | 37,818 people | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 100,214 people | 90,307 people | 9,908 people | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 85,520 people | 97,092 people | 11,572 people | Panama |
| 1840s | 79,003 people | 104,423 people | 25,420 people | Panama |
| 1850s | 107,920 people | 121,261 people | 13,341 people | Panama |
| 1860s | 194,655 people | 153,317 people | 41,338 people | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 383,286 people | 184,479 people | 198,807 people | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 580,553 people | 209,924 people | 370,629 people | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 725,569 people | 238,726 people | 486,843 people | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 908,057 people | 282,109 people | 625,948 people | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.13 million people | 380,224 people | 747,232 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.35 million people | 480,476 people | 867,112 people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.55 million people | 572,410 people | 979,332 people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.75 million people | 753,021 people | 999,266 people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2.12 million people | 970,436 people | 1.15 million people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.60 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.31 million people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.03 million people | 1.71 million people | 1.32 million people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.25 million people | 2.18 million people | 1.07 million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.64 million people | 2.70 million people | 943,543 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.09 million people | 3.28 million people | 807,249 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.62 million people | 3.93 million people | 686,169 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.23 million people | 4.54 million people | 688,364 people | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 5.51 million people | 5.05 million people | 461,921 people | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 5.69 million people | 5.45 million people | 237,352 people | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 5.80 million people | 5.74 million people | 55,785 people | New Zealand |
| 2060s | 5.85 million people | 5.92 million people | 74,375 people | Panama |
| 2070s | 5.86 million people | 6.01 million people | 147,519 people | Panama |
| 2080s | 5.85 million people | 6.02 million people | 169,198 people | Panama |
| 2090s | 5.83 million people | 5.96 million people | 130,637 people | Panama |
| 2100s | 5.81 million people | 5.90 million people | 92,640 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, New Zealand or Panama?
- Panama, 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 New Zealand and Panama?
- 92,640 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for population by world region?
- New Zealand ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 119th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.