New Zealand vs Palestine, State of: Population

New Zealand
5.17 million people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
5.41 million people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
124th
Palestine, State of rank
122nd

Population over time

  • New Zealand
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 5.41 million people against 5.17 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 236,360 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 124th and Palestine, State of ranks 122nd of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 17 and Palestine, State of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1800s 171,968 people 165,944 people 6,024 people New Zealand
1810s 121,814 people 165,944 people 44,130 people Palestine, State of
1820s 100,214 people 165,944 people 65,730 people Palestine, State of
1830s 85,520 people 165,944 people 80,424 people Palestine, State of
1840s 79,003 people 167,034 people 88,030 people Palestine, State of
1850s 107,920 people 174,442 people 66,522 people Palestine, State of
1860s 194,655 people 190,647 people 4,008 people New Zealand
1870s 383,286 people 211,956 people 171,330 people New Zealand
1880s 580,553 people 238,817 people 341,736 people New Zealand
1890s 725,569 people 271,237 people 454,332 people New Zealand
1900s 908,057 people 311,489 people 596,568 people New Zealand
1910s 1.13 million people 347,932 people 779,524 people New Zealand
1920s 1.35 million people 398,274 people 949,314 people New Zealand
1930s 1.55 million people 575,470 people 976,272 people New Zealand
1940s 1.75 million people 828,966 people 923,320 people New Zealand
1950s 2.12 million people 994,231 people 1.12 million people New Zealand
1960s 2.60 million people 1.12 million people 1.48 million people New Zealand
1970s 3.03 million people 1.26 million people 1.76 million people New Zealand
1980s 3.25 million people 1.73 million people 1.52 million people New Zealand
1990s 3.64 million people 2.59 million people 1.05 million people New Zealand
2000s 4.09 million people 3.53 million people 563,409 people New Zealand
2010s 4.62 million people 4.48 million people 136,609 people New Zealand
2020s 5.12 million people 5.24 million people 121,835 people Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, New Zealand or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 5.41 million people against 5.17 million people in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between New Zealand and Palestine, State of?
236,360 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palestine, State of?
224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Palestine, State of rank globally for population?
New Zealand ranks 124th and Palestine, State of ranks 122nd of 239 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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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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.