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Population in New Zealand compared to Pakistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 48.6 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

New Zealand vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Pakistan
2100 5,915,768 514,639,086
2099 5,920,061 513,762,873
2098 5,924,133 512,834,641
2097 5,927,189 511,842,588
2096 5,929,831 510,743,323
2095 5,931,770 509,544,194
2094 5,933,105 508,236,117
2093 5,935,725 506,871,405
2092 5,936,005 505,433,117
2091 5,937,584 503,929,591
2090 5,938,671 502,369,089
2089 5,941,788 500,764,988
2088 5,942,552 499,040,109
2087 5,945,502 497,294,229
2086 5,948,659 495,416,407
2085 5,952,187 493,469,269
2084 5,956,025 491,457,322
2083 5,960,521 489,327,293
2082 5,963,849 487,086,584
2081 5,965,417 484,774,651
2080 5,967,986 482,358,125
2079 5,969,234 479,913,540
2078 5,969,831 477,377,443
2077 5,968,708 474,692,907
2076 5,968,290 471,877,807
2075 5,967,889 468,953,317
2074 5,966,738 465,972,364
2073 5,965,412 462,907,667
2072 5,961,455 459,752,452
2071 5,961,400 456,518,761
2070 5,960,718 453,190,545
2069 5,959,460 449,749,441
2068 5,957,827 446,219,879
2067 5,955,348 442,632,987
2066 5,951,452 438,970,919
2065 5,947,293 435,260,675
2064 5,943,767 431,484,424
2063 5,941,828 427,665,121
2062 5,937,757 423,724,764
2061 5,936,521 419,759,602
2060 5,933,016 415,724,868
2059 5,928,350 411,662,239
2058 5,922,743 407,514,159
2057 5,916,754 403,318,028
2056 5,910,221 399,031,614
2055 5,901,290 394,728,055
2054 5,891,739 390,385,410
2053 5,881,824 386,003,289
2052 5,873,115 381,568,312
2051 5,861,135 377,096,921
2050 5,849,861 372,554,619
2049 5,841,135 367,986,189
2048 5,830,154 363,386,382
2047 5,819,016 358,734,325
2046 5,806,848 354,003,639
2045 5,792,780 349,228,953
2044 5,777,886 344,443,561
2043 5,761,590 339,631,894
2042 5,743,549 334,801,403
2041 5,724,283 329,944,530
2040 5,705,914 325,107,264
2039 5,687,068 320,203,920
2038 5,667,019 315,273,196
2037 5,647,323 310,377,446
2036 5,627,207 305,472,156
2035 5,606,247 300,604,245
2034 5,585,417 295,748,602
2033 5,562,621 290,911,874
2032 5,539,615 286,130,352
2031 5,514,530 281,410,647
2030 5,488,472 276,766,735
2029 5,460,094 272,246,760
2028 5,429,936 267,784,548
2027 5,397,099 263,445,027
2026 5,361,990 259,285,315
2025 5,324,700 255,219,554
2024 5,290,000 251,269,164
2023 5,200,000 247,504,495
2022 5,081,700 243,700,667
2021 5,084,600 239,477,801
2020 5,072,400 235,001,746
2019 4,970,300 230,800,899
2018 4,900,600 226,928,892
2017 4,813,600 223,273,967
2016 4,714,100 220,138,869
2015 4,609,400 217,290,883
2014 4,516,500 214,264,647
2013 4,442,100 211,073,978
2012 4,408,100 207,667,125
2011 4,384,000 203,746,065
2010 4,350,700 199,239,047
2009 4,302,600 194,376,534
2008 4,259,800 189,499,113
2007 4,223,800 184,493,231
2006 4,184,600 179,682,690
2005 4,133,900 175,453,212
2004 4,087,500 171,286,000
2003 4,027,200 167,110,248
2002 3,948,500 163,222,549
2001 3,880,500 159,270,907
2000 3,857,700 154,879,127
1999 3,835,100 150,565,377
1998 3,815,000 146,522,356
1997 3,781,300 142,531,804
1996 3,732,000 138,557,092
1995 3,673,400 134,582,253
1994 3,620,000 130,748,083
1993 3,572,200 127,020,117
1992 3,531,700 123,546,848
1991 3,495,100 120,060,406
1990 3,329,800 116,155,576
1989 3,299,200 112,336,629
1988 3,283,400 108,724,739
1987 3,274,400 105,130,717
1986 3,246,300 101,606,764
1985 3,247,100 98,229,285
1984 3,227,100 95,164,936
1983 3,199,300 92,227,711
1982 3,156,100 89,089,246
1981 3,124,900 85,802,049
1980 3,112,900 82,291,010
1979 3,109,000 78,997,039
1978 3,121,200 76,307,379
1977 3,120,200 73,901,827
1976 3,110,500 71,620,254
1975 3,083,100 69,461,175
1974 3,023,700 67,415,487
1973 2,961,300 65,461,912
1972 2,903,900 63,583,194
1971 2,853,000 61,847,899
1970 2,810,700 60,166,719
1969 2,772,800 58,460,939
1968 2,748,100 56,810,507
1967 2,724,100 55,214,768
1966 2,675,900 53,678,667
1965 2,628,400 52,209,010
1964 2,585,400 50,799,999
1963 2,531,800 49,447,776
1962 2,482,000 48,156,128
1961 2,419,700 46,921,277
1960 2,371,800 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.73% to 5,849,861 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Pakistan
2100 -0.07% 0.17%
2099 -0.07% 0.18%
2098 -0.05% 0.19%
2097 -0.04% 0.22%
2096 -0.03% 0.24%
2095 -0.02% 0.26%
2094 -0.04% 0.27%
2093 -0.005% 0.28%
2092 -0.03% 0.3%
2091 -0.02% 0.31%
2090 -0.05% 0.32%
2089 -0.01% 0.35%
2088 -0.05% 0.35%
2087 -0.05% 0.38%
2086 -0.06% 0.39%
2085 -0.06% 0.41%
2084 -0.08% 0.44%
2083 -0.06% 0.46%
2082 -0.03% 0.48%
2081 -0.04% 0.5%
2080 -0.02% 0.51%
2079 -0.01% 0.53%
2078 0.02% 0.57%
2077 0.007% 0.6%
2076 0.007% 0.62%
2075 0.02% 0.64%
2074 0.02% 0.66%
2073 0.07% 0.69%
2072 0.001% 0.71%
2071 0.01% 0.73%
2070 0.02% 0.77%
2069 0.03% 0.79%
2068 0.04% 0.81%
2067 0.07% 0.83%
2066 0.07% 0.85%
2065 0.06% 0.88%
2064 0.03% 0.89%
2063 0.07% 0.93%
2062 0.02% 0.94%
2061 0.06% 0.97%
2060 0.08% 0.99%
2059 0.09% 1.02%
2058 0.1% 1.04%
2057 0.11% 1.07%
2056 0.15% 1.09%
2055 0.16% 1.11%
2054 0.17% 1.14%
2053 0.15% 1.16%
2052 0.2% 1.19%
2051 0.19% 1.22%
2050 0.15% 1.24%
2049 0.19% 1.27%
2048 0.19% 1.3%
2047 0.21% 1.34%
2046 0.24% 1.37%
2045 0.26% 1.39%
2044 0.28% 1.42%
2043 0.31% 1.44%
2042 0.34% 1.47%
2041 0.32% 1.49%
2040 0.33% 1.53%
2039 0.35% 1.56%
2038 0.35% 1.58%
2037 0.36% 1.61%
2036 0.37% 1.62%
2035 0.37% 1.64%
2034 0.41% 1.66%
2033 0.42% 1.67%
2032 0.45% 1.68%
2031 0.47% 1.68%
2030 0.52% 1.66%
2029 0.56% 1.67%
2028 0.61% 1.65%
2027 0.65% 1.6%
2026 0.7% 1.59%
2025 0.66% 1.57%
2024 1.73% 1.52%
2023 2.33% 1.56%
2022 -0.06% 1.76%
2021 0.24% 1.9%
2020 2.05% 1.82%
2019 1.42% 1.71%
2018 1.81% 1.64%
2017 2.11% 1.42%
2016 2.27% 1.31%
2015 2.06% 1.41%
2014 1.67% 1.51%
2013 0.77% 1.64%
2012 0.55% 1.92%
2011 0.77% 2.26%
2010 1.12% 2.5%
2009 1% 2.57%
2008 0.85% 2.71%
2007 0.94% 2.68%
2006 1.23% 2.41%
2005 1.14% 2.43%
2004 1.5% 2.5%
2003 1.99% 2.38%
2002 1.75% 2.48%
2001 0.59% 2.84%
2000 0.59% 2.87%
1999 0.53% 2.76%
1998 0.89% 2.8%
1997 1.32% 2.87%
1996 1.6% 2.95%
1995 1.48% 2.93%
1994 1.34% 2.93%
1993 1.15% 2.81%
1992 1.05% 2.9%
1991 4.96% 3.36%
1990 0.93% 3.4%
1989 0.48% 3.32%
1988 0.27% 3.42%
1987 0.87% 3.47%
1986 -0.02% 3.44%
1985 0.62% 3.22%
1984 0.87% 3.18%
1983 1.37% 3.52%
1982 1% 3.83%
1981 0.39% 4.27%
1980 0.13% 4.17%
1979 -0.39% 3.52%
1978 0.03% 3.26%
1977 0.31% 3.19%
1976 0.89% 3.11%
1975 1.96% 3.03%
1974 2.11% 2.98%
1973 1.98% 2.95%
1972 1.78% 2.81%
1971 1.5% 2.79%
1970 1.37% 2.92%
1969 0.9% 2.91%
1968 0.88% 2.89%
1967 1.8% 2.86%
1966 1.81% 2.81%
1965 1.66% 2.77%
1964 2.12% 2.73%
1963 2.01% 2.68%
1962 2.57% 2.63%
1961 2.02% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of New Zealand grew by 0.66%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Pakistan
Current population
5380024
261421997
Population rank 124/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 3.15%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
9.01 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
13.9 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +95 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +34,700 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 66/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +17,403 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 35/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -1,235,336
2024 20,631 18,766 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 19,031 21,404 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 20,276 21,404 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 23,745 -14,944 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 25,007 42,124 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 25,349 69,770 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 24,797 59,139 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 26,282 68,349 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 28,237 75,512 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 29,408 70,870 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 26,196 57,974 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 29,096 26,385 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 31,077 -1,015 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 31,302 -2,196 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 35,458 6,722 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 33,560 12,700 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 35,143 4,804 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 35,480 3,053 4,690,187 576,349
2006 30,924 14,542 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 30,674 19,212 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 29,634 24,521 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 28,150 42,456 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 25,941 48,195 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 27,939 17,793 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 29,897 -6,604 4,281,169 252,869
1999 28,916 -7,634 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 29,146 -1,387 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 30,137 12,040 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 28,997 25,169 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 29,828 26,743 3,977,175 11,534
1994 30,372 20,420 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 31,685 12,638 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 32,067 6,460 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 33,518 31,156 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 33,298 70,432 3,731,730 275,242
1989 30,749 -8,818 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 29,846 -17,005 3,554,755 38,139
1987 27,603 -7,631 3,448,813 146,364
1986 25,549 -10,234 3,341,643 111,045
1985 24,126 -13,462 3,233,315 68,860
1984 26,043 -901 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 24,315 11,464 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 24,207 7,982 2,934,689 294,252
1981 25,374 -7,606 2,790,454 555,032
1980 23,658 -15,423 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 26,675 -26,694 2,461,311 450,003
1978 26,156 -28,783 2,356,601 111,386
1977 28,020 -22,697 2,257,849 85,250
1976 29,456 -9,138 2,171,812 48,238
1975 31,355 13,196 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 33,896 27,580 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 35,239 28,261 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 38,244 17,779 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 40,000 7,547 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 37,101 4,511 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 38,098 -5,212 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 37,594 -11,853 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 37,974 -2,289 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 36,151 9,161 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 36,982 9,245 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 39,375 9,806 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 42,027 10,226 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 42,865 12,697 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 43,482 10,689 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 41,791 3,846 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 36% of the population change in New Zealand is from natural causes (a gain of 242,763 people) and 64% is from migration (a gain of 432,394 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

New Zealand
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
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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