New Zealand's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 5.2 million in 2021.
The population of New Zealand grew at 0.8% in the last year and is ranked the 37th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Oman.
New Zealand last conducted a national census in 2018 and 100% of births in New Zealand are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how New Zealand compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
New Zealand's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London