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