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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 48.4 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 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

New Zealand vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Pakistan
2100 5,918,837 514,531,704
2099 5,923,132 513,655,674
2098 5,927,206 512,727,636
2097 5,930,263 511,735,790
2096 5,932,907 510,636,755
2095 5,934,847 509,437,875
2094 5,936,183 508,130,071
2093 5,938,804 506,765,644
2092 5,939,085 505,327,656
2091 5,940,665 503,824,444
2090 5,941,752 502,264,268
2089 5,944,871 500,660,501
2088 5,945,635 498,935,983
2087 5,948,586 497,190,466
2086 5,951,745 495,313,036
2085 5,955,275 493,366,305
2084 5,959,115 491,354,778
2083 5,963,613 489,225,193
2082 5,966,943 486,984,952
2081 5,968,511 484,673,501
2080 5,971,082 482,257,479
2079 5,972,331 479,813,404
2078 5,972,928 477,277,836
2077 5,971,804 474,593,860
2076 5,971,386 471,779,348
2075 5,970,985 468,855,468
2074 5,969,834 465,875,137
2073 5,968,506 462,811,079
2072 5,964,548 459,656,523
2071 5,964,493 456,423,506
2070 5,963,811 453,095,985
2069 5,962,551 449,655,599
2068 5,960,918 446,126,774
2067 5,958,438 442,540,629
2066 5,954,539 438,879,326
2065 5,950,378 435,169,856
2064 5,946,851 431,394,393
2063 5,944,910 427,575,887
2062 5,940,838 423,636,352
2061 5,939,601 419,672,017
2060 5,936,094 415,638,125
2059 5,931,426 411,576,344
2058 5,925,816 407,429,129
2057 5,919,823 403,233,874
2056 5,913,287 398,948,355
2055 5,904,352 394,645,693
2054 5,894,795 390,303,954
2053 5,884,875 385,922,748
2052 5,876,162 381,488,696
2051 5,864,176 377,018,239
2050 5,852,896 372,476,884
2049 5,844,165 367,909,407
2048 5,833,178 363,310,560
2047 5,822,035 358,659,474
2046 5,809,860 353,929,775
2045 5,795,785 349,156,085
2044 5,780,884 344,371,692
2043 5,764,579 339,561,029
2042 5,746,528 334,731,546
2041 5,727,253 329,875,686
2040 5,708,874 325,039,429
2039 5,690,018 320,137,108
2038 5,669,959 315,207,413
2037 5,650,253 310,312,684
2036 5,630,126 305,408,418
2035 5,609,155 300,541,523
2034 5,588,315 295,686,893
2033 5,565,507 290,851,174
2032 5,542,488 286,070,650
2031 5,517,391 281,351,929
2030 5,491,320 276,708,987
2029 5,462,926 272,189,955
2028 5,432,752 267,728,673
2027 5,399,898 263,390,059
2026 5,364,771 259,231,214
2025 5,327,462 255,166,301
2024 5,287,500 251,269,164
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% 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 8.91% to 5,852,896 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 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 0.76% 1.55%
2024 1.68% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Pakistan
Current population
5374272
260356147
Population rank 124/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 3.14%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
9.31 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +240 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 70/197
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 - 18,766 - -1,401,173
2023 18,876 21,404 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 20,123 21,404 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 23,644 -14,944 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 24,905 42,124 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 25,299 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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 34.4% of the population change in New Zealand is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people). In Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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