Annual population growth in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual population growth was 41,106 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41,106
Change on year
up 71.0%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
100,733
in 2016
All-time low
-649
in 1979
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Annual population growth in New Zealand, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual population growth in New Zealand stood at 41,106.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population growth in New Zealand peaked at 100,733 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -649, in 1979.
That places New Zealand 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46,913 | 39,944 | 51,307 | 9 |
| 1960s | 45,091 | 29,877 | 54,659 | 10 |
| 1970s | 35,720 | -649 | 62,234 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,223 | 4,729 | 34,152 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,174 | 24,185 | 83,952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,874 | 22,015 | 71,469 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,511 | 28,983 | 100,733 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,857 | 24,037 | 80,485 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More population data for New Zealand
- Population growth rate -0.077 (2100)
- Population density 22.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 256,010 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.077 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.57 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.57 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2,063 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.57 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.67 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population growth in New Zealand?
- Annual population growth in New Zealand was 41,106 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual population growth recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100,733 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual population growth recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -649 in 1979.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual population growth?
- New Zealand ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual population growth rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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