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Population in New Zealand compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 22 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

New Zealand vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Philippines
2100 5,918,837 115,065,514
2099 5,923,132 115,822,085
2098 5,927,206 116,579,642
2097 5,930,263 117,339,735
2096 5,932,907 118,106,310
2095 5,934,847 118,872,671
2094 5,936,183 119,632,784
2093 5,938,804 120,394,127
2092 5,939,085 121,153,505
2091 5,940,665 121,910,997
2090 5,941,752 122,658,317
2089 5,944,871 123,398,001
2088 5,945,635 124,128,536
2087 5,948,586 124,849,376
2086 5,951,745 125,558,475
2085 5,955,275 126,253,074
2084 5,959,115 126,925,232
2083 5,963,613 127,573,007
2082 5,966,943 128,202,586
2081 5,968,511 128,806,308
2080 5,971,082 129,391,229
2079 5,972,331 129,944,270
2078 5,972,928 130,476,671
2077 5,971,804 130,988,299
2076 5,971,386 131,462,248
2075 5,970,985 131,906,358
2074 5,969,834 132,328,468
2073 5,968,506 132,719,174
2072 5,964,548 133,084,836
2071 5,964,493 133,419,916
2070 5,963,811 133,733,411
2069 5,962,551 134,020,647
2068 5,960,918 134,283,663
2067 5,958,438 134,528,603
2066 5,954,539 134,744,843
2065 5,950,378 134,949,800
2064 5,946,851 135,128,431
2063 5,944,910 135,285,603
2062 5,940,838 135,425,056
2061 5,939,601 135,539,763
2060 5,936,094 135,631,085
2059 5,931,426 135,698,075
2058 5,925,816 135,730,163
2057 5,919,823 135,736,069
2056 5,913,287 135,720,219
2055 5,904,352 135,665,249
2054 5,894,795 135,570,794
2053 5,884,875 135,440,724
2052 5,876,162 135,273,857
2051 5,864,176 135,054,258
2050 5,852,896 134,793,554
2049 5,844,165 134,483,048
2048 5,833,178 134,131,716
2047 5,822,035 133,731,695
2046 5,809,860 133,281,676
2045 5,795,785 132,787,906
2044 5,780,884 132,252,742
2043 5,764,579 131,678,840
2042 5,746,528 131,067,112
2041 5,727,253 130,419,312
2040 5,708,874 129,735,394
2039 5,690,018 129,020,366
2038 5,669,959 128,266,374
2037 5,650,253 127,482,230
2036 5,630,126 126,671,125
2035 5,609,155 125,841,025
2034 5,588,315 124,990,553
2033 5,565,507 124,123,848
2032 5,542,488 123,246,040
2031 5,517,391 122,359,182
2030 5,491,320 121,453,322
2029 5,462,926 120,538,221
2028 5,432,752 119,609,503
2027 5,399,898 118,675,486
2026 5,364,771 117,737,984
2025 5,327,462 116,792,787
2024 5,287,500 115,843,670
2023 5,200,000 114,891,199
2022 5,081,700 113,964,338
2021 5,084,600 113,100,950
2020 5,072,400 112,081,264
2019 4,970,300 110,804,683
2018 4,900,600 109,465,287
2017 4,813,600 108,119,693
2016 4,714,100 106,735,719
2015 4,609,400 105,312,992
2014 4,516,500 103,767,130
2013 4,442,100 102,076,336
2012 4,408,100 100,175,512
2011 4,384,000 98,248,614
2010 4,350,700 96,337,125
2009 4,302,600 94,384,250
2008 4,259,800 92,699,095
2007 4,223,800 91,075,184
2006 4,184,600 89,508,986
2005 4,133,900 88,015,962
2004 4,087,500 86,394,504
2003 4,027,200 84,731,835
2002 3,948,500 83,068,889
2001 3,880,500 81,401,488
2000 3,857,700 79,625,397
1999 3,835,100 77,753,257
1998 3,815,000 75,791,024
1997 3,781,300 73,908,810
1996 3,732,000 72,190,242
1995 3,673,400 70,546,246
1994 3,620,000 69,019,291
1993 3,572,200 67,530,621
1992 3,531,700 65,926,125
1991 3,495,100 64,382,249
1990 3,329,800 62,854,666
1989 3,299,200 61,265,260
1988 3,283,400 59,739,052
1987 3,274,400 58,157,496
1986 3,246,300 56,645,077
1985 3,247,100 55,213,006
1984 3,227,100 53,726,181
1983 3,199,300 52,194,620
1982 3,156,100 50,695,707
1981 3,124,900 49,311,727
1980 3,112,900 48,043,740
1979 3,109,000 46,807,103
1978 3,121,200 45,575,281
1977 3,120,200 44,367,962
1976 3,110,500 43,201,488
1975 3,083,100 42,120,826
1974 3,023,700 41,174,341
1973 2,961,300 40,294,130
1972 2,903,900 39,408,560
1971 2,853,000 38,518,659
1970 2,810,700 37,622,204
1969 2,772,800 36,660,799
1968 2,748,100 35,638,342
1967 2,724,100 34,621,320
1966 2,675,900 33,617,170
1965 2,628,400 32,625,316
1964 2,585,400 31,643,032
1963 2,531,800 30,674,731
1962 2,482,000 29,723,536
1961 2,419,700 28,792,621
1960 2,371,800 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Philippines
2100 -0.07% -0.65%
2099 -0.07% -0.65%
2098 -0.05% -0.65%
2097 -0.04% -0.65%
2096 -0.03% -0.64%
2095 -0.02% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.63%
2093 -0.005% -0.63%
2092 -0.03% -0.62%
2091 -0.02% -0.61%
2090 -0.05% -0.6%
2089 -0.01% -0.59%
2088 -0.05% -0.58%
2087 -0.05% -0.56%
2086 -0.06% -0.55%
2085 -0.06% -0.53%
2084 -0.08% -0.51%
2083 -0.06% -0.49%
2082 -0.03% -0.47%
2081 -0.04% -0.45%
2080 -0.02% -0.43%
2079 -0.01% -0.41%
2078 0.02% -0.39%
2077 0.007% -0.36%
2076 0.007% -0.34%
2075 0.02% -0.32%
2074 0.02% -0.29%
2073 0.07% -0.27%
2072 0.001% -0.25%
2071 0.01% -0.23%
2070 0.02% -0.21%
2069 0.03% -0.2%
2068 0.04% -0.18%
2067 0.07% -0.16%
2066 0.07% -0.15%
2065 0.06% -0.13%
2064 0.03% -0.12%
2063 0.07% -0.1%
2062 0.02% -0.08%
2061 0.06% -0.07%
2060 0.08% -0.05%
2059 0.09% -0.02%
2058 0.1% -0.004%
2057 0.11% 0.01%
2056 0.15% 0.04%
2055 0.16% 0.07%
2054 0.17% 0.1%
2053 0.15% 0.12%
2052 0.2% 0.16%
2051 0.19% 0.19%
2050 0.15% 0.23%
2049 0.19% 0.26%
2048 0.19% 0.3%
2047 0.21% 0.34%
2046 0.24% 0.37%
2045 0.26% 0.4%
2044 0.28% 0.44%
2043 0.31% 0.47%
2042 0.34% 0.5%
2041 0.32% 0.53%
2040 0.33% 0.55%
2039 0.35% 0.59%
2038 0.35% 0.62%
2037 0.36% 0.64%
2036 0.37% 0.66%
2035 0.37% 0.68%
2034 0.41% 0.7%
2033 0.42% 0.71%
2032 0.45% 0.72%
2031 0.47% 0.75%
2030 0.52% 0.76%
2029 0.56% 0.78%
2028 0.61% 0.79%
2027 0.65% 0.8%
2026 0.7% 0.81%
2025 0.76% 0.82%
2024 1.68% 0.83%
2023 2.33% 0.81%
2022 -0.06% 0.76%
2021 0.24% 0.91%
2020 2.05% 1.15%
2019 1.42% 1.22%
2018 1.81% 1.24%
2017 2.11% 1.3%
2016 2.27% 1.35%
2015 2.06% 1.49%
2014 1.67% 1.66%
2013 0.77% 1.9%
2012 0.55% 1.96%
2011 0.77% 1.98%
2010 1.12% 2.07%
2009 1% 1.82%
2008 0.85% 1.78%
2007 0.94% 1.75%
2006 1.23% 1.7%
2005 1.14% 1.88%
2004 1.5% 1.96%
2003 1.99% 2%
2002 1.75% 2.05%
2001 0.59% 2.23%
2000 0.59% 2.41%
1999 0.53% 2.59%
1998 0.89% 2.55%
1997 1.32% 2.38%
1996 1.6% 2.33%
1995 1.48% 2.21%
1994 1.34% 2.2%
1993 1.15% 2.43%
1992 1.05% 2.4%
1991 4.96% 2.43%
1990 0.93% 2.59%
1989 0.48% 2.55%
1988 0.27% 2.72%
1987 0.87% 2.67%
1986 -0.02% 2.59%
1985 0.62% 2.77%
1984 0.87% 2.93%
1983 1.37% 2.96%
1982 1% 2.81%
1981 0.39% 2.64%
1980 0.13% 2.64%
1979 -0.39% 2.7%
1978 0.03% 2.72%
1977 0.31% 2.7%
1976 0.89% 2.57%
1975 1.96% 2.3%
1974 2.11% 2.18%
1973 1.98% 2.25%
1972 1.78% 2.31%
1971 1.5% 2.38%
1970 1.37% 2.62%
1969 0.9% 2.87%
1968 0.88% 2.94%
1967 1.8% 2.99%
1966 1.81% 3.04%
1965 1.66% 3.1%
1964 2.12% 3.16%
1963 2.01% 3.2%
1962 2.57% 3.23%
1961 2.02% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Philippines
Current population
5374272
117991570
Population rank 124/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.42%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
9.31 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +240 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 113/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -149,315
Net migration rank 35/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -149,315
2024 - 18,766 - -160,373
2023 18,876 21,404 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 20,123 21,404 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 23,644 -14,944 917,928 -85,185
2020 24,905 42,124 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 25,299 69,770 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 24,797 59,139 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 26,282 68,349 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 28,237 75,512 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 29,408 70,870 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 26,196 57,974 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 29,096 26,385 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 31,077 -1,015 1,979,568 95,702
2011 31,302 -2,196 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 35,458 6,722 2,030,979 13,556
2009 33,560 12,700 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 35,143 4,804 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 35,480 3,053 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 30,924 14,542 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 30,674 19,212 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 29,634 24,521 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 28,150 42,456 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 25,941 48,195 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 27,939 17,793 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 29,897 -6,604 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 28,916 -7,634 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 29,146 -1,387 1,870,371 178,274
1997 30,137 12,040 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 28,997 25,169 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 29,828 26,743 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 30,372 20,420 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 31,685 12,638 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 32,067 6,460 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 33,518 31,156 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 33,298 70,432 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 30,749 -8,818 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 29,846 -17,005 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 27,603 -7,631 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 25,549 -10,234 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 24,126 -13,462 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 26,043 -901 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 24,315 11,464 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 24,207 7,982 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 25,374 -7,606 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 23,658 -15,423 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 26,675 -26,694 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 26,156 -28,783 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 28,020 -22,697 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 29,456 -9,138 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 31,355 13,196 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 33,896 27,580 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 35,239 28,261 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 38,244 17,779 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 40,000 7,547 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 37,101 4,511 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 38,098 -5,212 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 37,594 -11,853 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 37,974 -2,289 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 36,151 9,161 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 36,982 9,245 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 39,375 9,806 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 42,027 10,226 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 42,865 12,697 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 43,482 10,689 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 41,791 3,846 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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