Population marimekko in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population marimekko was 5.17 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.17 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
124th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.17 million
in 2023
All-time low
16,000
in 1200
Years of data
239
1200–2023

Population marimekko in New Zealand, 1200–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M120016112023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, population marimekko in New Zealand stood at 5.17 million. That is the highest value across all 239 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population marimekko in New Zealand peaked at 5.17 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 1200.

New Zealand ranks 124th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population marimekko in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Population marimekko in New Zealand, 1200 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1200 16,000 —
1300 20,000 +25.0%
1400 20,000 +0.0%
1500 80,000 +300.0%
1600 140,000 +75.0%
1700 200,000 +42.9%
1710 187,739 -6.1%
1720 185,880 -1.0%
1730 184,040 -1.0%
1740 182,218 -1.0%
1750 180,414 -1.0%
1760 178,627 -1.0%
1770 176,859 -1.0%
1780 175,108 -1.0%
1790 173,374 -1.0%
1800 200,000 +15.4%
1801 193,187 -3.4%
1802 186,607 -3.4%
1803 180,250 -3.4%
1804 174,110 -3.4%
1805 168,179 -3.4%
1806 162,450 -3.4%
1807 156,917 -3.4%
1808 151,572 -3.4%
1809 146,409 -3.4%
1810 141,591 -3.3%
1811 136,768 -3.4%
1812 132,109 -3.4%
1813 127,609 -3.4%
1814 123,262 -3.4%
1815 119,064 -3.4%
1816 115,008 -3.4%
1817 111,090 -3.4%
1818 107,306 -3.4%
1819 104,332 -2.8%
1820 102,141 -2.1%
1821 100,705 -1.4%
1822 100,000 -0.7%
1823 100,000 +0.0%
1824 100,000 +0.0%
1825 100,000 +0.0%
1826 100,000 +0.0%
1827 100,000 +0.0%
1828 100,000 +0.0%
1829 99,299 -0.7%
1830 97,922 -1.4%
1831 95,893 -2.1%
1832 93,233 -2.8%
1833 89,967 -3.5%
1834 86,814 -3.5%
1835 83,772 -3.5%
1836 80,837 -3.5%
1837 78,005 -3.5%
1838 75,272 -3.5%
1839 73,481 -2.4%
1840 72,621 -1.2%
1841 72,683 +0.1%
1842 73,655 +1.3%
1843 75,529 +2.5%
1844 77,452 +2.5%
1845 79,423 +2.5%
1846 81,444 +2.5%
1847 83,517 +2.5%
1848 85,642 +2.5%
1849 88,066 +2.8%
1850 90,807 +3.1%
1851 93,877 +3.4%
1852 97,300 +3.6%
1853 101,095 +3.9%
1854 105,039 +3.9%
1855 109,136 +3.9%
1856 113,392 +3.9%
1857 117,815 +3.9%
1858 122,411 +3.9%
1859 128,326 +4.8%
1860 135,706 +5.8%
1861 144,710 +6.6%
1862 155,510 +7.5%
1863 168,297 +8.2%
1864 182,134 +8.2%
1865 197,110 +8.2%
1866 213,316 +8.2%
1867 230,856 +8.2%
1868 249,837 +8.2%
1869 269,071 +7.7%
1870 288,500 +7.2%
1871 308,057 +6.8%
1872 327,666 +6.4%
1873 347,238 +6.0%
1874 367,978 +6.0%
1875 389,958 +6.0%
1876 413,250 +6.0%
1877 437,933 +6.0%
1878 464,091 +6.0%
1879 488,189 +5.2%
1880 510,014 +4.5%
1881 529,338 +3.8%
1882 545,917 +3.1%
1883 559,490 +2.5%
1884 573,401 +2.5%
1885 587,658 +2.5%
1886 602,269 +2.5%
1887 617,244 +2.5%
1888 632,591 +2.5%
1889 647,608 +2.4%
1890 662,272 +2.3%
1891 676,562 +2.2%
1892 690,453 +2.1%
1893 703,920 +2.0%
1894 717,650 +2.0%
1895 731,648 +2.0%
1896 745,919 +2.0%
1897 760,468 +2.0%
1898 775,301 +2.0%
1899 791,494 +2.1%
1900 809,099 +2.2%
1901 828,174 +2.4%
1902 848,778 +2.5%
1903 870,968 +2.6%
1904 893,740 +2.6%
1905 917,106 +2.6%
1906 941,083 +2.6%
1907 965,687 +2.6%
1908 990,935 +2.6%
1909 1.01 million +2.4%
1910 1.04 million +2.2%
1911 1.06 million +2.1%
1912 1.08 million +1.9%
1913 1.10 million +1.7%
1914 1.12 million +1.7%
1915 1.14 million +1.7%
1916 1.16 million +1.7%
1917 1.18 million +1.7%
1918 1.20 million +1.7%
1919 1.22 million +1.8%
1920 1.24 million +1.8%
1921 1.26 million +1.8%
1922 1.29 million +1.8%
1923 1.31 million +1.9%
1924 1.33 million +1.9%
1925 1.36 million +1.9%
1926 1.38 million +1.9%
1927 1.41 million +1.9%
1928 1.44 million +1.9%
1929 1.46 million +1.7%
1930 1.48 million +1.5%
1931 1.50 million +1.3%
1932 1.52 million +1.1%
1933 1.53 million +0.9%
1934 1.55 million +0.9%
1935 1.56 million +0.9%
1936 1.57 million +0.9%
1937 1.59 million +0.9%
1938 1.60 million +0.9%
1939 1.62 million +1.0%
1940 1.64 million +1.2%
1941 1.66 million +1.3%
1942 1.68 million +1.4%
1943 1.71 million +1.6%
1944 1.74 million +1.6%
1945 1.76 million +1.6%
1946 1.79 million +1.6%
1947 1.82 million +1.6%
1948 1.85 million +1.6%
1949 1.88 million +1.7%
1950 1.91 million +1.8%
1951 1.95 million +2.1%
1952 2.00 million +2.4%
1953 2.05 million +2.5%
1954 2.10 million +2.3%
1955 2.14 million +2.1%
1956 2.18 million +2.1%
1957 2.23 million +2.2%
1958 2.29 million +2.3%
1959 2.33 million +2.1%
1960 2.38 million +2.0%
1961 2.43 million +2.1%
1962 2.48 million +2.2%
1963 2.54 million +2.2%
1964 2.59 million +2.0%
1965 2.64 million +1.8%
1966 2.68 million +1.7%
1967 2.72 million +1.5%
1968 2.75 million +1.1%
1969 2.78 million +1.1%
1970 2.82 million +1.4%
1971 2.87 million +1.6%
1972 2.92 million +1.8%
1973 2.98 million +2.0%
1974 3.04 million +2.1%
1975 3.09 million +1.7%
1976 3.13 million +1.1%
1977 3.14 million +0.4%
1978 3.14 million +0.1%
1979 3.14 million -0.0%
1980 3.15 million +0.2%
1981 3.16 million +0.4%
1982 3.19 million +0.8%
1983 3.22 million +1.1%
1984 3.25 million +0.9%
1985 3.27 million +0.6%
1986 3.28 million +0.4%
1987 3.30 million +0.5%
1988 3.32 million +0.5%
1989 3.33 million +0.5%
1990 3.40 million +1.9%
1991 3.48 million +2.5%
1992 3.53 million +1.5%
1993 3.57 million +1.2%
1994 3.62 million +1.3%
1995 3.67 million +1.5%
1996 3.73 million +1.5%
1997 3.78 million +1.3%
1998 3.81 million +0.9%
1999 3.84 million +0.6%
2000 3.86 million +0.6%
2001 3.89 million +0.9%
2002 3.95 million +1.5%
2003 4.02 million +1.8%
2004 4.08 million +1.5%
2005 4.13 million +1.3%
2006 4.18 million +1.1%
2007 4.22 million +1.0%
2008 4.26 million +0.9%
2009 4.30 million +1.0%
2010 4.35 million +1.0%
2011 4.38 million +0.8%
2012 4.41 million +0.7%
2013 4.45 million +1.0%
2014 4.52 million +1.6%
2015 4.61 million +2.0%
2016 4.71 million +2.2%
2017 4.81 million +2.1%
2018 4.90 million +1.8%
2019 4.99 million +1.8%
2020 5.07 million +1.6%
2021 5.11 million +0.7%
2022 5.13 million +0.5%
2023 5.17 million +0.8%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 5.17 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 5.17 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 million, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population marimekko 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.

YearChange FromTo
1500 +300.0% 20,000 80,000
1600 +75.0% 80,000 140,000
1700 +42.9% 140,000 200,000
1300 +25.0% 16,000 20,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1200s 16,000 16,000 16,000 1
1300s 20,000 20,000 20,000 1
1400s 20,000 20,000 20,000 1
1500s 80,000 80,000 80,000 1
1600s 140,000 140,000 140,000 1
1700s 200,000 200,000 200,000 1
1710s 187,739 187,739 187,739 1
1720s 185,880 185,880 185,880 1
1730s 184,040 184,040 184,040 1
1740s 182,218 182,218 182,218 1
1750s 180,414 180,414 180,414 1
1760s 178,627 178,627 178,627 1
1770s 176,859 176,859 176,859 1
1780s 175,108 175,108 175,108 1
1790s 173,374 173,374 173,374 1
1800s 171,968 146,409 200,000 10
1810s 121,814 104,332 141,591 10
1820s 100,214 99,299 102,141 10
1830s 85,520 73,481 97,922 10
1840s 79,003 72,621 88,066 10
1850s 107,920 90,807 128,326 10
1860s 194,655 135,706 269,071 10
1870s 383,286 288,500 488,189 10
1880s 580,553 510,014 647,608 10
1890s 725,569 662,272 791,494 10
1900s 908,057 809,099 1.01 million 10
1910s 1.13 million 1.04 million 1.22 million 10
1920s 1.35 million 1.24 million 1.46 million 10
1930s 1.55 million 1.48 million 1.62 million 10
1940s 1.75 million 1.64 million 1.88 million 10
1950s 2.12 million 1.91 million 2.33 million 10
1960s 2.60 million 2.38 million 2.78 million 10
1970s 3.03 million 2.82 million 3.14 million 10
1980s 3.25 million 3.15 million 3.33 million 10
1990s 3.64 million 3.40 million 3.84 million 10
2000s 4.09 million 3.86 million 4.30 million 10
2010s 4.62 million 4.35 million 4.99 million 10
2020s 5.12 million 5.07 million 5.17 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population marimekko in New Zealand?
Population marimekko in New Zealand was 5.17 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population marimekko recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 5.17 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population marimekko recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 1200.
How does New Zealand rank for population marimekko?
New Zealand ranks 124th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population marimekko rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 marimekko. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
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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