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

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 6.53 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

New Zealand vs Peru: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Peru
2100 5,915,768 38,442,430
2099 5,920,061 38,609,486
2098 5,924,133 38,774,265
2097 5,927,189 38,937,509
2096 5,929,831 39,098,598
2095 5,931,770 39,257,494
2094 5,933,105 39,413,146
2093 5,935,725 39,567,920
2092 5,936,005 39,718,895
2091 5,937,584 39,867,036
2090 5,938,671 40,012,169
2089 5,941,788 40,153,701
2088 5,942,552 40,292,740
2087 5,945,502 40,428,045
2086 5,948,659 40,558,786
2085 5,952,187 40,685,268
2084 5,956,025 40,807,007
2083 5,960,521 40,923,102
2082 5,963,849 41,034,801
2081 5,965,417 41,140,743
2080 5,967,986 41,241,207
2079 5,969,234 41,334,845
2078 5,969,831 41,422,439
2077 5,968,708 41,503,511
2076 5,968,290 41,578,164
2075 5,967,889 41,645,808
2074 5,966,738 41,706,491
2073 5,965,412 41,759,277
2072 5,961,455 41,804,713
2071 5,961,400 41,842,534
2070 5,960,718 41,873,019
2069 5,959,460 41,895,381
2068 5,957,827 41,909,248
2067 5,955,348 41,914,729
2066 5,951,452 41,912,112
2065 5,947,293 41,901,353
2064 5,943,767 41,882,691
2063 5,941,828 41,855,037
2062 5,937,757 41,819,132
2061 5,936,521 41,774,412
2060 5,933,016 41,721,225
2059 5,928,350 41,659,921
2058 5,922,743 41,590,180
2057 5,916,754 41,511,131
2056 5,910,221 41,423,914
2055 5,901,290 41,327,613
2054 5,891,739 41,223,066
2053 5,881,824 41,109,699
2052 5,873,115 40,988,952
2051 5,861,135 40,860,060
2050 5,849,861 40,722,627
2049 5,841,135 40,577,434
2048 5,830,154 40,424,258
2047 5,819,016 40,261,875
2046 5,806,848 40,090,240
2045 5,792,780 39,910,095
2044 5,777,886 39,720,613
2043 5,761,590 39,523,731
2042 5,743,549 39,318,023
2041 5,724,283 39,103,923
2040 5,705,914 38,882,017
2039 5,687,068 38,652,110
2038 5,667,019 38,414,521
2037 5,647,323 38,168,782
2036 5,627,207 37,914,498
2035 5,606,247 37,652,693
2034 5,585,417 37,382,554
2033 5,562,621 37,105,048
2032 5,539,615 36,820,835
2031 5,514,530 36,529,111
2030 5,488,472 36,228,701
2029 5,460,094 35,919,668
2028 5,429,936 35,600,666
2027 5,397,099 35,271,163
2026 5,361,990 34,930,183
2025 5,324,700 34,576,665
2024 5,290,000 34,217,848
2023 5,200,000 33,845,617
2022 5,081,700 33,475,438
2021 5,084,600 33,155,882
2020 5,072,400 32,838,579
2019 4,970,300 32,449,303
2018 4,900,600 31,897,584
2017 4,813,600 31,324,637
2016 4,714,100 30,866,494
2015 4,609,400 30,457,600
2014 4,516,500 30,115,826
2013 4,442,100 29,817,919
2012 4,408,100 29,550,366
2011 4,384,000 29,304,086
2010 4,350,700 29,086,019
2009 4,302,600 28,896,811
2008 4,259,800 28,719,041
2007 4,223,800 28,530,699
2006 4,184,600 28,324,491
2005 4,133,900 28,101,180
2004 4,087,500 27,852,190
2003 4,027,200 27,580,490
2002 3,948,500 27,288,217
2001 3,880,500 26,964,601
2000 3,857,700 26,598,331
1999 3,835,100 26,186,504
1998 3,815,000 25,738,095
1997 3,781,300 25,274,147
1996 3,732,000 24,811,171
1995 3,673,400 24,348,919
1994 3,620,000 23,881,493
1993 3,572,200 23,413,783
1992 3,531,700 22,946,340
1991 3,495,100 22,483,775
1990 3,329,800 22,014,771
1989 3,299,200 21,532,589
1988 3,283,400 21,054,702
1987 3,274,400 20,582,320
1986 3,246,300 20,117,122
1985 3,247,100 19,648,204
1984 3,227,100 19,174,716
1983 3,199,300 18,705,957
1982 3,156,100 18,246,503
1981 3,124,900 17,798,805
1980 3,112,900 17,360,949
1979 3,109,000 16,933,139
1978 3,121,200 16,516,059
1977 3,120,200 16,109,806
1976 3,110,500 15,716,809
1975 3,083,100 15,333,957
1974 3,023,700 14,956,552
1973 2,961,300 14,582,867
1972 2,903,900 14,210,147
1971 2,853,000 13,838,067
1970 2,810,700 13,501,237
1969 2,772,800 13,166,767
1968 2,748,100 12,803,993
1967 2,724,100 12,448,814
1966 2,675,900 12,101,297
1965 2,628,400 11,761,085
1964 2,585,400 11,427,978
1963 2,531,800 11,102,099
1962 2,482,000 10,784,612
1961 2,419,700 10,475,123
1960 2,371,800 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Peru
2100 -0.07% -0.43%
2099 -0.07% -0.42%
2098 -0.05% -0.42%
2097 -0.04% -0.41%
2096 -0.03% -0.4%
2095 -0.02% -0.39%
2094 -0.04% -0.39%
2093 -0.005% -0.38%
2092 -0.03% -0.37%
2091 -0.02% -0.36%
2090 -0.05% -0.35%
2089 -0.01% -0.35%
2088 -0.05% -0.33%
2087 -0.05% -0.32%
2086 -0.06% -0.31%
2085 -0.06% -0.3%
2084 -0.08% -0.28%
2083 -0.06% -0.27%
2082 -0.03% -0.26%
2081 -0.04% -0.24%
2080 -0.02% -0.23%
2079 -0.01% -0.21%
2078 0.02% -0.2%
2077 0.007% -0.18%
2076 0.007% -0.16%
2075 0.02% -0.15%
2074 0.02% -0.13%
2073 0.07% -0.11%
2072 0.001% -0.09%
2071 0.01% -0.07%
2070 0.02% -0.05%
2069 0.03% -0.03%
2068 0.04% -0.01%
2067 0.07% 0.006%
2066 0.07% 0.03%
2065 0.06% 0.04%
2064 0.03% 0.07%
2063 0.07% 0.09%
2062 0.02% 0.11%
2061 0.06% 0.13%
2060 0.08% 0.15%
2059 0.09% 0.17%
2058 0.1% 0.19%
2057 0.11% 0.21%
2056 0.15% 0.23%
2055 0.16% 0.25%
2054 0.17% 0.28%
2053 0.15% 0.29%
2052 0.2% 0.32%
2051 0.19% 0.34%
2050 0.15% 0.36%
2049 0.19% 0.38%
2048 0.19% 0.4%
2047 0.21% 0.43%
2046 0.24% 0.45%
2045 0.26% 0.48%
2044 0.28% 0.5%
2043 0.31% 0.52%
2042 0.34% 0.55%
2041 0.32% 0.57%
2040 0.33% 0.59%
2039 0.35% 0.62%
2038 0.35% 0.64%
2037 0.36% 0.67%
2036 0.37% 0.7%
2035 0.37% 0.72%
2034 0.41% 0.75%
2033 0.42% 0.77%
2032 0.45% 0.8%
2031 0.47% 0.83%
2030 0.52% 0.86%
2029 0.56% 0.9%
2028 0.61% 0.93%
2027 0.65% 0.98%
2026 0.7% 1.02%
2025 0.66% 1.05%
2024 1.73% 1.1%
2023 2.33% 1.11%
2022 -0.06% 0.96%
2021 0.24% 0.97%
2020 2.05% 1.2%
2019 1.42% 1.73%
2018 1.81% 1.83%
2017 2.11% 1.48%
2016 2.27% 1.34%
2015 2.06% 1.13%
2014 1.67% 1%
2013 0.77% 0.91%
2012 0.55% 0.84%
2011 0.77% 0.75%
2010 1.12% 0.65%
2009 1% 0.62%
2008 0.85% 0.66%
2007 0.94% 0.73%
2006 1.23% 0.79%
2005 1.14% 0.89%
2004 1.5% 0.99%
2003 1.99% 1.07%
2002 1.75% 1.2%
2001 0.59% 1.38%
2000 0.59% 1.57%
1999 0.53% 1.74%
1998 0.89% 1.84%
1997 1.32% 1.87%
1996 1.6% 1.9%
1995 1.48% 1.96%
1994 1.34% 2%
1993 1.15% 2.04%
1992 1.05% 2.06%
1991 4.96% 2.13%
1990 0.93% 2.24%
1989 0.48% 2.27%
1988 0.27% 2.3%
1987 0.87% 2.31%
1986 -0.02% 2.39%
1985 0.62% 2.47%
1984 0.87% 2.51%
1983 1.37% 2.52%
1982 1% 2.52%
1981 0.39% 2.52%
1980 0.13% 2.53%
1979 -0.39% 2.53%
1978 0.03% 2.52%
1977 0.31% 2.5%
1976 0.89% 2.5%
1975 1.96% 2.52%
1974 2.11% 2.56%
1973 1.98% 2.62%
1972 1.78% 2.69%
1971 1.5% 2.49%
1970 1.37% 2.54%
1969 0.9% 2.83%
1968 0.88% 2.85%
1967 1.8% 2.87%
1966 1.81% 2.89%
1965 1.66% 2.91%
1964 2.12% 2.94%
1963 2.01% 2.94%
1962 2.57% 2.95%
1961 2.02% 2.96%

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

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

In 2025, the population of New Zealand grew by 0.66%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Peru
Current population
5380024
35105331
Population rank 124/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.42%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
1.47 minutes
One birth every
9.01 minutes
58.5 seconds
One death every
13.9 minutes
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +95 +983
Annual growth/decline +34,700 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 97/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 +11,931
Net migration rank 35/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 11,931
2024 20,631 18,766 347,517 18,406
2023 19,031 21,404 353,788 24,783
2022 20,276 21,404 327,859 33,982
2021 23,745 -14,944 235,440 41,868
2020 25,007 42,124 301,950 55,375
2019 25,349 69,770 346,981 74,270
2018 24,797 59,139 343,123 339,067
2017 26,282 68,349 349,333 114,382
2016 28,237 75,512 355,859 96,740
2015 29,408 70,870 362,781 2,421
2014 26,196 57,974 368,708 -50,383
2013 29,096 26,385 372,694 -95,214
2012 31,077 -1,015 376,501 -118,863
2011 31,302 -2,196 383,268 -148,339
2010 35,458 6,722 382,510 -181,302
2009 33,560 12,700 396,522 -219,314
2008 35,143 4,804 413,640 -235,307
2007 35,480 3,053 435,122 -236,745
2006 30,924 14,542 445,884 -231,851
2005 30,674 19,212 454,199 -221,652
2004 29,634 24,521 459,617 -194,171
2003 28,150 42,456 459,243 -181,276
2002 25,941 48,195 463,709 -157,158
2001 27,939 17,793 470,154 -129,481
2000 29,897 -6,604 484,222 -92,353
1999 28,916 -7,634 487,095 -55,325
1998 29,146 -1,387 489,436 -24,388
1997 30,137 12,040 495,348 -32,515
1996 28,997 25,169 501,855 -38,749
1995 29,828 26,743 507,894 -46,499
1994 30,372 20,420 512,735 -39,299
1993 31,685 12,638 513,769 -51,775
1992 32,067 6,460 514,618 -41,702
1991 33,518 31,156 513,867 -61,645
1990 33,298 70,432 515,233 -29,437
1989 30,749 -8,818 512,152 -33,569
1988 29,846 -17,005 508,429 -31,238
1987 27,603 -7,631 502,229 -34,651
1986 25,549 -10,234 496,712 -33,891
1985 24,126 -13,462 488,887 -13,887
1984 26,043 -901 477,968 -6,007
1983 24,315 11,464 469,781 -4,243
1982 24,207 7,982 461,107 -7,748
1981 25,374 -7,606 453,158 -11,123
1980 23,658 -15,423 445,100 -11,446
1979 26,675 -26,694 439,110 -17,148
1978 26,156 -28,783 432,127 -19,939
1977 28,020 -22,697 425,428 -25,117
1976 29,456 -9,138 420,284 -34,602
1975 31,355 13,196 414,400 -34,382
1974 33,896 27,580 408,299 -33,493
1973 35,239 28,261 400,752 -28,191
1972 38,244 17,779 396,960 -24,100
1971 40,000 7,547 391,506 -20,209
1970 37,101 4,511 318,022 -15,653
1969 38,098 -5,212 379,347 -12,776
1968 37,594 -11,853 372,379 -13,389
1967 37,974 -2,289 365,224 -13,837
1966 36,151 9,161 356,819 -13,166
1965 36,982 9,245 349,245 -12,470
1964 39,375 9,806 341,570 -12,129
1963 42,027 10,226 332,352 -10,040
1962 42,865 12,697 321,716 -9,051
1961 43,482 10,689 313,385 -7,063
1960 41,791 3,846 302,924 -7,236

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

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

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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