Liberia vs New Zealand: Population

Liberia
5.49 million people
in 2023
New Zealand
5.17 million people
in 2023
Liberia rank
120th
New Zealand rank
123rd

Population over time

  • Liberia
  • New Zealand
02.0M4.0M6.0M100015112023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5.49 million people against 5.17 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 320,200 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 239 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 238 countries.

Across the 38 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 24 and New Zealand in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1200s 291,228 people 16,000 people 275,228 people Liberia
1300s 306,556 people 20,000 people 286,556 people Liberia
1400s 322,690 people 20,000 people 302,690 people Liberia
1500s 339,674 people 80,000 people 259,674 people Liberia
1600s 357,552 people 140,000 people 217,552 people Liberia
1700s 376,370 people 200,000 people 176,370 people Liberia
1710s 379,788 people 187,739 people 192,049 people Liberia
1720s 383,383 people 185,880 people 197,503 people Liberia
1730s 387,170 people 184,040 people 203,130 people Liberia
1740s 391,171 people 182,218 people 208,953 people Liberia
1750s 395,407 people 180,414 people 214,993 people Liberia
1760s 399,906 people 178,627 people 221,279 people Liberia
1770s 404,699 people 176,859 people 227,840 people Liberia
1780s 409,821 people 175,108 people 234,713 people Liberia
1790s 415,318 people 173,374 people 241,944 people Liberia
1800s 313,542 people 171,968 people 141,574 people Liberia
1810s 313,552 people 121,814 people 191,738 people Liberia
1820s 316,014 people 100,214 people 215,799 people Liberia
1830s 321,430 people 85,520 people 235,910 people Liberia
1840s 327,005 people 79,003 people 248,001 people Liberia
1850s 340,142 people 107,920 people 232,222 people Liberia
1860s 364,776 people 194,655 people 170,121 people Liberia
1870s 395,072 people 383,286 people 11,786 people Liberia
1880s 430,071 people 580,553 people 150,482 people New Zealand
1890s 468,099 people 725,569 people 257,470 people New Zealand
1900s 509,366 people 908,057 people 398,691 people New Zealand
1910s 551,477 people 1.13 million people 575,979 people New Zealand
1920s 612,746 people 1.35 million people 734,842 people New Zealand
1930s 707,429 people 1.55 million people 844,313 people New Zealand
1940s 828,354 people 1.75 million people 923,934 people New Zealand
1950s 1.01 million people 2.12 million people 1.11 million people New Zealand
1960s 1.28 million people 2.60 million people 1.32 million people New Zealand
1970s 1.66 million people 3.03 million people 1.37 million people New Zealand
1980s 2.21 million people 3.25 million people 1.03 million people New Zealand
1990s 2.29 million people 3.64 million people 1.36 million people New Zealand
2000s 3.35 million people 4.09 million people 737,370 people New Zealand
2010s 4.59 million people 4.62 million people 21,069 people New Zealand
2020s 5.32 million people 5.12 million people 198,245 people Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Liberia or New Zealand?
Liberia, at 5.49 million people against 5.17 million people in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Liberia and New Zealand?
320,200 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and New Zealand?
239 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2023.
How do Liberia and New Zealand rank globally for population?
Liberia ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 123rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.