The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,338,500 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,406,623 people compared to 4,614,993 in Panama.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 1.17 times bigger than Panama's.
- New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.07% for New Zealand vs 0.06% for Panama.
- For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.69% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
- Since 2005, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.13M people to 5.41M (30.8% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.31M to 4.61M (39.3% growth).
- New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 6.01M people compared to the peak of 6.03M people in 2080 for Panama.
New Zealand vs Panama: live population counter
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| Current population |
5406623
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4614993
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| Population rank | 124/197 | 128/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
5.62 minutes
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9.25 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.23 minutes
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7.35 minutes
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| One death every |
13.9 minutes
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24.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
28 minutes
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1.31 hours
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| Annual migration change | +18,766 | +6,706 |
| Daily growth/decline | +256 | +156 |
| Annual growth/decline | +93,500 | +56,818 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.78% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 63/197 | 85/197 |
New Zealand and Panama: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,371,800 | 1,126,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,419,700 | 1,159,870 | 2.02% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 2,482,000 | 1,195,301 | 2.57% | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 2,531,800 | 1,232,124 | 2.01% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 2,585,400 | 1,270,065 | 2.12% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 2,628,400 | 1,308,835 | 1.66% | 3.05% |
| 1966 | 2,675,900 | 1,348,388 | 1.81% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 2,724,100 | 1,388,628 | 1.8% | 2.98% |
| 1968 | 2,748,100 | 1,429,447 | 0.88% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 2,772,800 | 1,470,886 | 0.9% | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 2,810,700 | 1,513,070 | 1.37% | 2.87% |
| 1971 | 2,853,000 | 1,556,081 | 1.5% | 2.84% |
| 1972 | 2,903,900 | 1,599,723 | 1.78% | 2.8% |
| 1973 | 2,961,300 | 1,643,690 | 1.98% | 2.75% |
| 1974 | 3,023,700 | 1,687,926 | 2.11% | 2.69% |
| 1975 | 3,083,100 | 1,732,389 | 1.96% | 2.63% |
| 1976 | 3,110,500 | 1,776,935 | 0.89% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 3,120,200 | 1,821,543 | 0.31% | 2.51% |
| 1978 | 3,121,200 | 1,866,311 | 0.03% | 2.46% |
| 1979 | 3,109,000 | 1,911,552 | -0.39% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 3,112,900 | 1,957,534 | 0.13% | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 3,124,900 | 2,004,418 | 0.39% | 2.4% |
| 1982 | 3,156,100 | 2,052,271 | 1% | 2.39% |
| 1983 | 3,199,300 | 2,101,106 | 1.37% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 3,227,100 | 2,150,782 | 0.87% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 3,247,100 | 2,200,915 | 0.62% | 2.33% |
| 1986 | 3,246,300 | 2,251,325 | -0.02% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 3,274,400 | 2,301,970 | 0.87% | 2.25% |
| 1988 | 3,283,400 | 2,352,848 | 0.27% | 2.21% |
| 1989 | 3,299,200 | 2,403,820 | 0.48% | 2.17% |
| 1990 | 3,329,800 | 2,455,583 | 0.93% | 2.15% |
| 1991 | 3,495,100 | 2,508,265 | 4.96% | 2.15% |
| 1992 | 3,531,700 | 2,561,336 | 1.05% | 2.12% |
| 1993 | 3,572,200 | 2,615,099 | 1.15% | 2.1% |
| 1994 | 3,620,000 | 2,669,546 | 1.34% | 2.08% |
| 1995 | 3,673,400 | 2,724,557 | 1.48% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 3,732,000 | 2,780,227 | 1.6% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 3,781,300 | 2,836,695 | 1.32% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 3,815,000 | 2,893,914 | 0.89% | 2.02% |
| 1999 | 3,835,100 | 2,951,822 | 0.53% | 2% |
| 2000 | 3,857,700 | 3,010,369 | 0.59% | 1.98% |
| 2001 | 3,880,500 | 3,069,537 | 0.59% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 3,948,500 | 3,129,344 | 1.75% | 1.95% |
| 2003 | 4,027,200 | 3,189,807 | 1.99% | 1.93% |
| 2004 | 4,087,500 | 3,251,155 | 1.5% | 1.92% |
| 2005 | 4,133,900 | 3,313,026 | 1.14% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,184,600 | 3,375,024 | 1.23% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 4,223,800 | 3,437,490 | 0.94% | 1.85% |
| 2008 | 4,259,800 | 3,500,648 | 0.85% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 4,302,600 | 3,564,381 | 1% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 4,350,700 | 3,628,535 | 1.12% | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 4,384,000 | 3,693,505 | 0.77% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 4,408,100 | 3,759,256 | 0.55% | 1.78% |
| 2013 | 4,442,100 | 3,825,329 | 0.77% | 1.76% |
| 2014 | 4,516,500 | 3,892,101 | 1.67% | 1.75% |
| 2015 | 4,609,400 | 3,960,035 | 2.06% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 4,714,100 | 4,029,086 | 2.27% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 4,813,600 | 4,098,707 | 2.11% | 1.73% |
| 2018 | 4,900,600 | 4,167,860 | 1.81% | 1.69% |
| 2019 | 4,979,200 | 4,234,700 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 5,090,200 | 4,293,261 | 2.23% | 1.38% |
| 2021 | 5,111,300 | 4,345,405 | 0.41% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 5,117,100 | 4,400,773 | 0.11% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | 5,245,000 | 4,458,759 | 2.5% | 1.32% |
| 2024 | 5,338,500 | 4,515,577 | 1.78% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 5,377,360 | 4,571,195 | 0.73% | 1.23% |
| 2026 | 5,413,790 | 4,625,720 | 0.68% | 1.19% |
| 2027 | 5,447,979 | 4,679,241 | 0.63% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 5,479,675 | 4,731,818 | 0.58% | 1.12% |
| 2029 | 5,509,133 | 4,783,378 | 0.54% | 1.09% |
| 2030 | 5,536,522 | 4,833,856 | 0.5% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 5,562,256 | 4,883,390 | 0.46% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 5,586,456 | 4,932,075 | 0.44% | 1% |
| 2033 | 5,609,501 | 4,979,812 | 0.41% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 5,631,457 | 5,026,494 | 0.39% | 0.94% |
| 2035 | 5,652,480 | 5,072,267 | 0.37% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 5,673,146 | 5,117,124 | 0.37% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 5,693,185 | 5,161,085 | 0.35% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 5,713,185 | 5,204,053 | 0.35% | 0.83% |
| 2039 | 5,732,750 | 5,245,902 | 0.34% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 5,751,482 | 5,286,595 | 0.33% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 5,770,413 | 5,326,183 | 0.33% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 5,789,187 | 5,364,671 | 0.33% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 5,806,468 | 5,402,037 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2044 | 5,822,166 | 5,438,259 | 0.27% | 0.67% |
| 2045 | 5,836,730 | 5,473,283 | 0.25% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 5,849,932 | 5,507,148 | 0.23% | 0.62% |
| 2047 | 5,861,661 | 5,539,873 | 0.2% | 0.59% |
| 2048 | 5,872,796 | 5,571,404 | 0.19% | 0.57% |
| 2049 | 5,882,711 | 5,601,670 | 0.17% | 0.54% |
| 2050 | 5,892,766 | 5,630,681 | 0.17% | 0.52% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of New Zealand increased by 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth), while Panama gained 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, New Zealand gained 797,223 (a 17.3% growth), while Panama's population increased by 654,958 (a 16.5% growth).
New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2005 and is 124th in 2025. Panama was ranked 128th in 2005 and still ranked 128th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Panama will increase by 22% to 5,630,681 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.
Biggest cities by population
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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 New Zealand and Panama
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 80 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 30.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 52.5 ppl/mi² | 157.7 ppl/mi² |
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