What is the population of New Zealand?
The estimated resident population at 30 June was 5,324,700 (Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Year to Jun 2025).
Updated
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.
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.
Population estimates provide the denominator for many per person measures. Comparing totals alongside population helps distinguish a larger country from a larger amount available for each resident.
Read the period beside each number before comparing it with another figure. A monthly observation, a quarterly result and a financial year cover different spans of time. The latest release can also revise earlier observations. The chart and downloads keep the published periods so you can check which figures are being compared. A change in population describes what happened during that period; it does not by itself explain why it happened or identify the effect of a government policy. Definitions and coverage matter as much as the size of a change.
Estimated resident population at 30 June was 5,290,000 in Year to Jun 2024, a year earlier.
The earliest observation on the same basis was 3,732,000 in Year to Jun 1996.
Population: 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.
- 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.
Show the figures
| 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 |
Years ending in month 6. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Lines break at basis changes and missing periods.
Population: questions for your AI
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The attached CSV is New Zealand's population, from Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Answer: What is the population of New Zealand? Name the unit and period. Use only directly supported observations. 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. Limits: 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.
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Population: sources
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- Organisation
- Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Population estimates: New Zealand estimated resident population at 30 June
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- data/raw/statsnz-population/2026-10-11_4823d1852c46.csv
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- 4823d1852c4679d079581f2725e90194297bc96497937cc35702781fe8472860
- Retrieved
- 11 October 2026