The latest officially reported population of Liechtenstein was 40,450 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liechtenstein's population is 40,951 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 130.9 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
- Liechtenstein is ranked the 190th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.0005% for Liechtenstein vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Liechtenstein has had an average growth rate of +0.82% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of Liechtenstein has increased from 35K people to 41K (16.9% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.2K people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Liechtenstein vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
40951
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5362441
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| Population rank | 190/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0005% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
14.5 hours
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6.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.01 days
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9.31 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.77 days
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +206 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +604 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.52% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 72/197 | 65/197 |
Liechtenstein and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 16,451 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 16,877 | 2,419,700 | 2.59% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 17,443 | 2,482,000 | 3.35% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 18,093 | 2,531,800 | 3.73% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 18,755 | 2,585,400 | 3.66% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 19,195 | 2,628,400 | 2.35% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 19,610 | 2,675,900 | 2.16% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 20,175 | 2,724,100 | 2.88% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 20,835 | 2,748,100 | 3.27% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 21,084 | 2,772,800 | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 21,140 | 2,810,700 | 0.27% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 21,600 | 2,853,000 | 2.18% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 22,132 | 2,903,900 | 2.46% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 22,785 | 2,961,300 | 2.95% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 23,451 | 3,023,700 | 2.92% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 23,846 | 3,083,100 | 1.68% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 24,058 | 3,110,500 | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 24,442 | 3,120,200 | 1.6% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 25,028 | 3,121,200 | 2.4% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 25,575 | 3,109,000 | 2.19% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 25,512 | 3,112,900 | -0.25% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 25,673 | 3,124,900 | 0.63% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 26,255 | 3,156,100 | 2.27% | 1% |
| 1983 | 26,446 | 3,199,300 | 0.73% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 26,596 | 3,227,100 | 0.57% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 26,878 | 3,247,100 | 1.06% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 27,238 | 3,246,300 | 1.34% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 27,557 | 3,274,400 | 1.17% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 27,948 | 3,283,400 | 1.42% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 28,317 | 3,299,200 | 1.32% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 28,742 | 3,329,800 | 1.5% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 29,209 | 3,495,100 | 1.62% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 29,627 | 3,531,700 | 1.43% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 30,089 | 3,572,200 | 1.56% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 30,470 | 3,620,000 | 1.27% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 30,776 | 3,673,400 | 1% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 31,033 | 3,732,000 | 0.84% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 31,232 | 3,781,300 | 0.64% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 31,668 | 3,815,000 | 1.4% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 32,221 | 3,835,100 | 1.75% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 32,645 | 3,857,700 | 1.32% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 33,194 | 3,880,500 | 1.68% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 33,694 | 3,948,500 | 1.51% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 34,079 | 4,027,200 | 1.14% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 34,447 | 4,087,500 | 1.08% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 34,753 | 4,133,900 | 0.89% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 35,037 | 4,184,600 | 0.82% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 35,262 | 4,223,800 | 0.64% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 35,473 | 4,259,800 | 0.6% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 35,742 | 4,302,600 | 0.76% | 1% |
| 2010 | 36,022 | 4,350,700 | 0.78% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 36,312 | 4,384,000 | 0.81% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 36,657 | 4,408,100 | 0.95% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 36,984 | 4,442,100 | 0.89% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 37,248 | 4,516,500 | 0.71% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 37,494 | 4,609,400 | 0.66% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 37,716 | 4,714,100 | 0.59% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 37,962 | 4,813,600 | 0.65% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 38,246 | 4,900,600 | 0.75% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 38,563 | 4,970,300 | 0.83% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 38,901 | 5,072,400 | 0.88% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 39,182 | 5,084,600 | 0.72% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 39,493 | 5,081,700 | 0.79% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 39,846 | 5,200,000 | 0.89% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 40,450 | 5,287,500 | 1.52% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 40,712 | 5,325,989 | 0.65% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 40,949 | 5,362,071 | 0.58% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 41,185 | 5,395,933 | 0.57% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 41,396 | 5,427,327 | 0.51% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 41,602 | 5,456,502 | 0.5% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 41,799 | 5,483,630 | 0.47% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 41,992 | 5,509,118 | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 42,165 | 5,533,087 | 0.41% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 42,323 | 5,555,912 | 0.38% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 42,470 | 5,577,658 | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 42,613 | 5,598,481 | 0.34% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 42,736 | 5,618,949 | 0.29% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 42,844 | 5,638,796 | 0.25% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 42,957 | 5,658,606 | 0.26% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 43,058 | 5,677,983 | 0.24% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 43,147 | 5,696,537 | 0.2% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 43,228 | 5,715,286 | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 43,302 | 5,733,881 | 0.17% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 43,370 | 5,750,997 | 0.16% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 43,427 | 5,766,545 | 0.13% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 43,474 | 5,780,970 | 0.11% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 43,516 | 5,794,046 | 0.1% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 43,556 | 5,805,663 | 0.09% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 43,584 | 5,816,692 | 0.06% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 43,608 | 5,826,512 | 0.06% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 43,622 | 5,836,471 | 0.03% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,679 people (a 7.65% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liechtenstein gained 3,235 (a 8.58% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2006 and is 190th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.52% to 43,622 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Schaan | 6K |
| Vaduz | 5.67K |
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Liechtenstein and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 84.1 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 43.8 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 45.4 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 655 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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