Population density in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population density was 22.07 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
22.07
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
200th
of 235 countries
All-time high
22.28
in 2078
All-time low
0.0608
in 1200
Years of data
316
1200–2100
Population density in New Zealand, 1200–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population density in New Zealand stood at 22.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in New Zealand peaked at 22.28 in 2078 and was at its lowest, 0.0608, in 1200.
That places New Zealand 200th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 0.0608 | — |
| 1300 | 0.076 | +25.0% |
| 1400 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.3038 | +300.0% |
| 1600 | 0.5317 | +75.0% |
| 1700 | 0.7596 | +42.9% |
| 1710 | 0.713 | -6.1% |
| 1720 | 0.7059 | -1.0% |
| 1730 | 0.6989 | -1.0% |
| 1740 | 0.692 | -1.0% |
| 1750 | 0.6852 | -1.0% |
| 1760 | 0.6784 | -1.0% |
| 1770 | 0.6717 | -1.0% |
| 1780 | 0.665 | -1.0% |
| 1790 | 0.6584 | -1.0% |
| 1800 | 0.7596 | +15.4% |
| 1801 | 0.7337 | -3.4% |
| 1802 | 0.7087 | -3.4% |
| 1803 | 0.6846 | -3.4% |
| 1804 | 0.6612 | -3.4% |
| 1805 | 0.6387 | -3.4% |
| 1806 | 0.617 | -3.4% |
| 1807 | 0.5959 | -3.4% |
| 1808 | 0.5756 | -3.4% |
| 1809 | 0.556 | -3.4% |
| 1810 | 0.5377 | -3.3% |
| 1811 | 0.5194 | -3.4% |
| 1812 | 0.5017 | -3.4% |
| 1813 | 0.4846 | -3.4% |
| 1814 | 0.4681 | -3.4% |
| 1815 | 0.4522 | -3.4% |
| 1816 | 0.4368 | -3.4% |
| 1817 | 0.4219 | -3.4% |
| 1818 | 0.4075 | -3.4% |
| 1819 | 0.3962 | -2.8% |
| 1820 | 0.3879 | -2.1% |
| 1821 | 0.3825 | -1.4% |
| 1822 | 0.3798 | -0.7% |
| 1823 | 0.3798 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.3798 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.3798 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.3798 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.3798 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.3798 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.3771 | -0.7% |
| 1830 | 0.3719 | -1.4% |
| 1831 | 0.3642 | -2.1% |
| 1832 | 0.3541 | -2.8% |
| 1833 | 0.3417 | -3.5% |
| 1834 | 0.3297 | -3.5% |
| 1835 | 0.3181 | -3.5% |
| 1836 | 0.307 | -3.5% |
| 1837 | 0.2962 | -3.5% |
| 1838 | 0.2859 | -3.5% |
| 1839 | 0.2791 | -2.4% |
| 1840 | 0.2758 | -1.2% |
| 1841 | 0.276 | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 0.2797 | +1.3% |
| 1843 | 0.2868 | +2.5% |
| 1844 | 0.2941 | +2.5% |
| 1845 | 0.3016 | +2.5% |
| 1846 | 0.3093 | +2.5% |
| 1847 | 0.3172 | +2.5% |
| 1848 | 0.3253 | +2.5% |
| 1849 | 0.3345 | +2.8% |
| 1850 | 0.3449 | +3.1% |
| 1851 | 0.3565 | +3.4% |
| 1852 | 0.3695 | +3.6% |
| 1853 | 0.3839 | +3.9% |
| 1854 | 0.3989 | +3.9% |
| 1855 | 0.4145 | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 0.4306 | +3.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4474 | +3.9% |
| 1858 | 0.4649 | +3.9% |
| 1859 | 0.4874 | +4.8% |
| 1860 | 0.5154 | +5.8% |
| 1861 | 0.5496 | +6.6% |
| 1862 | 0.5906 | +7.5% |
| 1863 | 0.6392 | +8.2% |
| 1864 | 0.6917 | +8.2% |
| 1865 | 0.7486 | +8.2% |
| 1866 | 0.8101 | +8.2% |
| 1867 | 0.8767 | +8.2% |
| 1868 | 0.9488 | +8.2% |
| 1869 | 1.02 | +7.7% |
| 1870 | 1.1 | +7.2% |
| 1871 | 1.17 | +6.8% |
| 1872 | 1.24 | +6.4% |
| 1873 | 1.32 | +6.0% |
| 1874 | 1.4 | +6.0% |
| 1875 | 1.48 | +6.0% |
| 1876 | 1.57 | +6.0% |
| 1877 | 1.66 | +6.0% |
| 1878 | 1.76 | +6.0% |
| 1879 | 1.85 | +5.2% |
| 1880 | 1.94 | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 2.01 | +3.8% |
| 1882 | 2.07 | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 2.12 | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 2.18 | +2.5% |
| 1885 | 2.23 | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 2.29 | +2.5% |
| 1887 | 2.34 | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 2.4 | +2.5% |
| 1889 | 2.46 | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 2.52 | +2.3% |
| 1891 | 2.57 | +2.2% |
| 1892 | 2.62 | +2.1% |
| 1893 | 2.67 | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 2.73 | +2.0% |
| 1895 | 2.78 | +2.0% |
| 1896 | 2.83 | +2.0% |
| 1897 | 2.89 | +2.0% |
| 1898 | 2.94 | +2.0% |
| 1899 | 3.01 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 3.07 | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 3.15 | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 3.22 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 3.31 | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 3.39 | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 3.48 | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 3.57 | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 3.67 | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 3.76 | +2.6% |
| 1909 | 3.85 | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 3.94 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 4.02 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 4.1 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 4.17 | +1.7% |
| 1914 | 4.24 | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 4.32 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 4.39 | +1.7% |
| 1917 | 4.47 | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 4.54 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 4.62 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 4.71 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 4.79 | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 4.88 | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 4.97 | +1.9% |
| 1924 | 5.06 | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 5.16 | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 5.25 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 5.35 | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 5.45 | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 5.54 | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 5.63 | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 5.7 | +1.3% |
| 1932 | 5.76 | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 5.81 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 5.87 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 5.92 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 5.98 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 6.03 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 6.09 | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 6.15 | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 6.22 | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 6.3 | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 6.39 | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 6.49 | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 6.59 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 6.7 | +1.6% |
| 1946 | 6.8 | +1.6% |
| 1947 | 6.91 | +1.6% |
| 1948 | 7.01 | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 7.13 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 7.26 | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 7.41 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 7.59 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 7.78 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 7.96 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 8.13 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 8.3 | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 8.48 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 8.68 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 8.86 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 9.04 | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 9.23 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 9.44 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 9.64 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 9.83 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 10.01 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 10.19 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 10.34 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 10.46 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.57 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 10.72 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 10.89 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 11.09 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 11.31 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.55 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 11.75 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 11.87 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 11.93 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 11.93 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 11.93 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.95 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 12 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12.1 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.23 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 12.34 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 12.41 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 12.46 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 12.53 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12.59 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.66 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 12.9 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 13.22 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 13.41 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.57 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.75 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 13.95 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.16 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 14.34 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.47 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 14.57 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.65 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.78 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.01 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 15.28 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.51 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.88 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.04 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.19 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.35 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.51 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.64 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.75 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.91 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 17.18 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.52 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.91 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.28 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.61 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.95 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.25 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.49 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.65 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 19.8 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 19.95 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 20.08 | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 20.21 | +0.6% |
| 2028 | 20.33 | +0.6% |
| 2029 | 20.43 | +0.5% |
| 2030 | 20.54 | +0.5% |
| 2031 | 20.63 | +0.5% |
| 2032 | 20.72 | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 20.81 | +0.4% |
| 2034 | 20.89 | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 20.97 | +0.4% |
| 2036 | 21.04 | +0.4% |
| 2037 | 21.12 | +0.4% |
| 2038 | 21.19 | +0.4% |
| 2039 | 21.26 | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 21.33 | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 21.4 | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 21.47 | +0.3% |
| 2043 | 21.54 | +0.3% |
| 2044 | 21.6 | +0.3% |
| 2045 | 21.65 | +0.3% |
| 2046 | 21.7 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 21.74 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 21.78 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 21.82 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 21.86 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 21.9 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 21.94 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 21.97 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 22.01 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 22.05 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 22.07 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 22.1 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 22.12 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 22.14 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 22.15 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 22.16 | +0.0% |
| 2062 | 22.17 | +0.0% |
| 2063 | 22.18 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 22.19 | +0.0% |
| 2065 | 22.21 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 22.22 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 22.23 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 22.24 | +0.0% |
| 2069 | 22.25 | +0.0% |
| 2070 | 22.25 | +0.0% |
| 2071 | 22.25 | +0.0% |
| 2072 | 22.26 | +0.0% |
| 2073 | 22.27 | +0.0% |
| 2074 | 22.27 | +0.0% |
| 2075 | 22.28 | +0.0% |
| 2076 | 22.28 | +0.0% |
| 2077 | 22.28 | +0.0% |
| 2078 | 22.28 | +0.0% |
| 2079 | 22.28 | -0.0% |
| 2080 | 22.27 | -0.0% |
| 2081 | 22.26 | -0.0% |
| 2082 | 22.26 | -0.0% |
| 2083 | 22.24 | -0.1% |
| 2084 | 22.23 | -0.1% |
| 2085 | 22.21 | -0.1% |
| 2086 | 22.2 | -0.1% |
| 2087 | 22.19 | -0.1% |
| 2088 | 22.18 | -0.0% |
| 2089 | 22.17 | -0.0% |
| 2090 | 22.17 | -0.0% |
| 2091 | 22.16 | -0.0% |
| 2092 | 22.16 | -0.0% |
| 2093 | 22.15 | -0.0% |
| 2094 | 22.14 | -0.0% |
| 2095 | 22.14 | -0.0% |
| 2096 | 22.13 | -0.0% |
| 2097 | 22.12 | -0.0% |
| 2098 | 22.11 | -0.1% |
| 2099 | 22.09 | -0.1% |
| 2100 | 22.07 | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 22.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 21% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 22.07 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | +300.0% | 0.076 | 0.3038 |
| 1600 | +75.0% | 0.3038 | 0.5317 |
| 1700 | +42.9% | 0.5317 | 0.7596 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0.0608 | 0.0608 | 0.0608 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3038 | 0.3038 | 0.3038 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5317 | 0.5317 | 0.5317 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7596 | 0.7596 | 0.7596 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.713 | 0.713 | 0.713 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7059 | 0.7059 | 0.7059 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6989 | 0.6989 | 0.6989 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.692 | 0.692 | 0.692 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.6852 | 0.6852 | 0.6852 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.6784 | 0.6784 | 0.6784 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6717 | 0.6717 | 0.6717 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.665 | 0.665 | 0.665 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6584 | 0.6584 | 0.6584 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.6531 | 0.556 | 0.7596 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.4626 | 0.3962 | 0.5377 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.3806 | 0.3771 | 0.3879 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3248 | 0.2791 | 0.3719 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3 | 0.2758 | 0.3345 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4099 | 0.3449 | 0.4874 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7393 | 0.5154 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.46 | 1.1 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.2 | 1.94 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.76 | 2.52 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.45 | 3.07 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.28 | 3.94 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.12 | 4.71 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.89 | 5.63 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.65 | 6.22 | 7.13 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.04 | 7.26 | 8.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.88 | 9.04 | 10.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.5 | 10.72 | 11.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.33 | 11.95 | 12.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.84 | 12.9 | 14.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 | 14.65 | 16.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.53 | 16.51 | 18.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.86 | 19.25 | 20.43 | 10 |
| 2030s | 20.92 | 20.54 | 21.26 | 10 |
| 2040s | 21.6 | 21.33 | 21.82 | 10 |
| 2050s | 22.02 | 21.86 | 22.14 | 10 |
| 2060s | 22.2 | 22.15 | 22.25 | 10 |
| 2070s | 22.27 | 22.25 | 22.28 | 10 |
| 2080s | 22.22 | 22.17 | 22.27 | 10 |
| 2090s | 22.14 | 22.09 | 22.17 | 10 |
| 2100s | 22.07 | 22.07 | 22.07 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in New Zealand?
- Population density in New Zealand was 22.07 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.28 in 2078.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 in 1200.
- How does New Zealand rank for population density?
- New Zealand ranks 200th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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