New Zealand's population: data and downloads
Estimated resident population at 30 June was 5,324,700 in Year to Jun 2025, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 11 October 2026.
New Zealand's population
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| Period | Estimated resident population at 30 June (number) |
|---|---|
| Year to Jun 2025 | 5,324,700 |
| Year to Jun 2024 | 5,290,000 |
| Year to Jun 2023 | 5,200,000 |
| Year to Jun 2022 | 5,081,700 |
| Year to Jun 2021 | 5,084,600 |
| Year to Jun 2020 | 5,072,400 |
| Year to Jun 2019 | 4,970,300 |
| Year to Jun 2018 | 4,900,600 |
| Year to Jun 2017 | 4,813,600 |
| Year to Jun 2016 | 4,714,100 |
| Year to Jun 2015 | 4,609,400 |
| Year to Jun 2014 | 4,516,500 |
| Year to Jun 2013 | 4,442,100 |
| Year to Jun 2012 | 4,408,100 |
| Year to Jun 2011 | 4,384,000 |
| Year to Jun 2010 | 4,350,700 |
| Year to Jun 2009 | 4,302,600 |
| Year to Jun 2008 | 4,259,800 |
| Year to Jun 2007 | 4,223,800 |
| Year to Jun 2006 | 4,184,600 |
Year to Jun 2025Estimated resident population at 30 June 5,324,700
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
New Zealand's population: data and downloads: definitions
Estimated resident population of New Zealand at 30 June each year, from Stats NZ's population estimates. Used to calculate per-person figures such as government spending and debt per person.
New Zealand's population: data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- Estimates, revised after each census (most recently the 2023 Census); earlier years in this series may differ from older publications.
- Includes people who usually live in New Zealand and are temporarily overseas; excludes short-term visitors.
New Zealand's population: data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Estimated resident population at 30 June |
|---|---|
| Year to Jun 2025 | 5,324,700 |
| Year to Jun 2024 | 5,290,000 |
| Year to Jun 2023 | 5,200,000 |
| Year to Jun 2022 | 5,081,700 |
| Year to Jun 2021 | 5,084,600 |
| Year to Jun 2020 | 5,072,400 |
| Year to Jun 2019 | 4,970,300 |
| Year to Jun 2018 | 4,900,600 |
| Year to Jun 2017 | 4,813,600 |
| Year to Jun 2016 | 4,714,100 |
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- Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Population estimates: New Zealand estimated resident population at 30 June
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- Retrieved
- 11 October 2026