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

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 6.69 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

New Zealand vs Poland: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Poland
2100 5,915,768 18,452,579
2099 5,920,061 18,644,857
2098 5,924,133 18,838,707
2097 5,927,189 19,033,962
2096 5,929,831 19,231,896
2095 5,931,770 19,431,204
2094 5,933,105 19,634,214
2093 5,935,725 19,840,304
2092 5,936,005 20,049,969
2091 5,937,584 20,263,764
2090 5,938,671 20,482,150
2089 5,941,788 20,705,051
2088 5,942,552 20,933,750
2087 5,945,502 21,167,790
2086 5,948,659 21,407,163
2085 5,952,187 21,652,018
2084 5,956,025 21,902,736
2083 5,960,521 22,159,983
2082 5,963,849 22,423,109
2081 5,965,417 22,691,495
2080 5,967,986 22,964,515
2079 5,969,234 23,242,960
2078 5,969,831 23,524,184
2077 5,968,708 23,811,918
2076 5,968,290 24,102,012
2075 5,967,889 24,395,355
2074 5,966,738 24,691,719
2073 5,965,412 24,990,908
2072 5,961,455 25,290,453
2071 5,961,400 25,590,102
2070 5,960,718 25,889,034
2069 5,959,460 26,187,633
2068 5,957,827 26,485,171
2067 5,955,348 26,780,961
2066 5,951,452 27,074,124
2065 5,947,293 27,364,039
2064 5,943,767 27,650,950
2063 5,941,828 27,934,132
2062 5,937,757 28,212,240
2061 5,936,521 28,487,283
2060 5,933,016 28,757,525
2059 5,928,350 29,025,705
2058 5,922,743 29,288,751
2057 5,916,754 29,548,996
2056 5,910,221 29,806,770
2055 5,901,290 30,060,951
2054 5,891,739 30,311,416
2053 5,881,824 30,559,065
2052 5,873,115 30,801,964
2051 5,861,135 31,043,690
2050 5,849,861 31,281,762
2049 5,841,135 31,516,893
2048 5,830,154 31,748,736
2047 5,819,016 31,978,608
2046 5,806,848 32,205,877
2045 5,792,780 32,431,013
2044 5,777,886 32,653,012
2043 5,761,590 32,873,136
2042 5,743,549 33,090,733
2041 5,724,283 33,303,578
2040 5,705,914 33,514,705
2039 5,687,068 33,722,530
2038 5,667,019 33,926,660
2037 5,647,323 34,126,585
2036 5,627,207 34,323,967
2035 5,606,247 34,515,669
2034 5,585,417 34,704,048
2033 5,562,621 34,887,791
2032 5,539,615 35,067,502
2031 5,514,530 35,242,658
2030 5,488,472 35,410,392
2029 5,460,094 35,572,635
2028 5,429,936 35,725,650
2027 5,397,099 35,870,384
2026 5,361,990 36,007,074
2025 5,324,700 36,435,861
2024 5,290,000 36,559,233
2023 5,200,000 36,687,353
2022 5,081,700 36,821,749
2021 5,084,600 36,981,559
2020 5,072,400 37,515,748
2019 4,970,300 37,965,475
2018 4,900,600 37,974,750
2017 4,813,600 37,974,826
2016 4,714,100 37,970,087
2015 4,609,400 37,986,412
2014 4,516,500 38,011,735
2013 4,442,100 38,040,196
2012 4,408,100 38,063,164
2011 4,384,000 38,063,255
2010 4,350,700 38,042,794
2009 4,302,600 38,151,603
2008 4,259,800 38,125,759
2007 4,223,800 38,120,560
2006 4,184,600 38,141,267
2005 4,133,900 38,165,445
2004 4,087,500 38,182,222
2003 4,027,200 38,204,570
2002 3,948,500 38,230,364
2001 3,880,500 38,248,076
2000 3,857,700 38,258,629
1999 3,835,100 38,660,271
1998 3,815,000 38,663,481
1997 3,781,300 38,649,660
1996 3,732,000 38,624,370
1995 3,673,400 38,594,998
1994 3,620,000 38,542,652
1993 3,572,200 38,461,408
1992 3,531,700 38,363,667
1991 3,495,100 38,246,193
1990 3,329,800 38,110,782
1989 3,299,200 37,961,529
1988 3,283,400 37,824,487
1987 3,274,400 37,668,045
1986 3,246,300 37,456,119
1985 3,247,100 37,201,885
1984 3,227,100 36,904,134
1983 3,199,300 36,571,808
1982 3,156,100 36,230,481
1981 3,124,900 35,898,587
1980 3,112,900 35,574,150
1979 3,109,000 35,247,217
1978 3,121,200 34,965,600
1977 3,120,200 34,689,050
1976 3,110,500 34,356,300
1975 3,083,100 34,015,199
1974 3,023,700 33,678,899
1973 2,961,300 33,357,200
1972 2,903,900 33,055,650
1971 2,853,000 32,783,500
1970 2,810,700 32,664,300
1969 2,772,800 32,548,300
1968 2,748,100 32,294,655
1967 2,724,100 31,987,155
1966 2,675,900 31,681,000
1965 2,628,400 31,444,950
1964 2,585,400 31,139,450
1963 2,531,800 30,712,000
1962 2,482,000 30,308,500
1961 2,419,700 29,964,000
1960 2,371,800 29,637,450

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Poland
2100 -0.07% -1.03%
2099 -0.07% -1.03%
2098 -0.05% -1.03%
2097 -0.04% -1.03%
2096 -0.03% -1.03%
2095 -0.02% -1.03%
2094 -0.04% -1.04%
2093 -0.005% -1.05%
2092 -0.03% -1.06%
2091 -0.02% -1.07%
2090 -0.05% -1.08%
2089 -0.01% -1.09%
2088 -0.05% -1.11%
2087 -0.05% -1.12%
2086 -0.06% -1.13%
2085 -0.06% -1.14%
2084 -0.08% -1.16%
2083 -0.06% -1.17%
2082 -0.03% -1.18%
2081 -0.04% -1.19%
2080 -0.02% -1.2%
2079 -0.01% -1.2%
2078 0.02% -1.21%
2077 0.007% -1.2%
2076 0.007% -1.2%
2075 0.02% -1.2%
2074 0.02% -1.2%
2073 0.07% -1.18%
2072 0.001% -1.17%
2071 0.01% -1.15%
2070 0.02% -1.14%
2069 0.03% -1.12%
2068 0.04% -1.1%
2067 0.07% -1.08%
2066 0.07% -1.06%
2065 0.06% -1.04%
2064 0.03% -1.01%
2063 0.07% -0.99%
2062 0.02% -0.97%
2061 0.06% -0.94%
2060 0.08% -0.92%
2059 0.09% -0.9%
2058 0.1% -0.88%
2057 0.11% -0.86%
2056 0.15% -0.85%
2055 0.16% -0.83%
2054 0.17% -0.81%
2053 0.15% -0.79%
2052 0.2% -0.78%
2051 0.19% -0.76%
2050 0.15% -0.75%
2049 0.19% -0.73%
2048 0.19% -0.72%
2047 0.21% -0.71%
2046 0.24% -0.69%
2045 0.26% -0.68%
2044 0.28% -0.67%
2043 0.31% -0.66%
2042 0.34% -0.64%
2041 0.32% -0.63%
2040 0.33% -0.62%
2039 0.35% -0.6%
2038 0.35% -0.59%
2037 0.36% -0.58%
2036 0.37% -0.56%
2035 0.37% -0.54%
2034 0.41% -0.53%
2033 0.42% -0.51%
2032 0.45% -0.5%
2031 0.47% -0.47%
2030 0.52% -0.46%
2029 0.56% -0.43%
2028 0.61% -0.4%
2027 0.65% -0.38%
2026 0.7% -1.18%
2025 0.66% -0.34%
2024 1.73% -0.35%
2023 2.33% -0.36%
2022 -0.06% -0.43%
2021 0.24% -1.42%
2020 2.05% -1.18%
2019 1.42% -0.02%
2018 1.81% -0%
2017 2.11% 0.01%
2016 2.27% -0.04%
2015 2.06% -0.07%
2014 1.67% -0.07%
2013 0.77% -0.06%
2012 0.55% -0%
2011 0.77% 0.05%
2010 1.12% -0.29%
2009 1% 0.07%
2008 0.85% 0.01%
2007 0.94% -0.05%
2006 1.23% -0.06%
2005 1.14% -0.04%
2004 1.5% -0.06%
2003 1.99% -0.07%
2002 1.75% -0.05%
2001 0.59% -0.03%
2000 0.59% -1.04%
1999 0.53% -0.008%
1998 0.89% 0.04%
1997 1.32% 0.07%
1996 1.6% 0.08%
1995 1.48% 0.14%
1994 1.34% 0.21%
1993 1.15% 0.25%
1992 1.05% 0.31%
1991 4.96% 0.36%
1990 0.93% 0.39%
1989 0.48% 0.36%
1988 0.27% 0.42%
1987 0.87% 0.57%
1986 -0.02% 0.68%
1985 0.62% 0.81%
1984 0.87% 0.91%
1983 1.37% 0.94%
1982 1% 0.92%
1981 0.39% 0.91%
1980 0.13% 0.93%
1979 -0.39% 0.81%
1978 0.03% 0.8%
1977 0.31% 0.97%
1976 0.89% 1%
1975 1.96% 1%
1974 2.11% 0.96%
1973 1.98% 0.91%
1972 1.78% 0.83%
1971 1.5% 0.36%
1970 1.37% 0.36%
1969 0.9% 0.79%
1968 0.88% 0.96%
1967 1.8% 0.97%
1966 1.81% 0.75%
1965 1.66% 0.98%
1964 2.12% 1.39%
1963 2.01% 1.33%
1962 2.57% 1.15%
1961 2.02% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Poland
Current population
5380024
36007074
Population rank 124/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.43%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
9.01 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
13.9 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +95 -338
Annual growth/decline +34,700 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 179/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -330,820
Net migration rank 35/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -330,820
2024 20,631 18,766 -157,205 -238,062
2023 19,031 21,404 -135,743 -7,824
2022 20,276 21,404 -143,605 967,744
2021 23,745 -14,944 -184,907 2,251
2020 25,007 42,124 -120,050 3,920
2019 25,349 69,770 -34,169 7,696
2018 24,797 59,139 -26,582 -223
2017 26,282 68,349 0 -21,535
2016 28,237 75,512 -3,797 -5,675
2015 29,408 70,870 -26,590 3,887
2014 26,196 57,974 0 5,525
2013 29,096 26,385 -19,020 12,402
2012 31,077 -1,015 0 4,635
2011 31,302 -2,196 11,419 45,951
2010 35,458 6,722 38,043 119,623
2009 33,560 12,700 30,521 -8,283
2008 35,143 4,804 34,313 -42,288
2007 35,480 3,053 11,436 -51,235
2006 30,924 14,542 3,814 -68,882
2005 30,674 19,212 -3,817 -41,942
2004 29,634 24,521 -7,637 -38,216
2003 28,150 42,456 -15,281 -19,039
2002 25,941 48,195 -3,823 -16,462
2001 27,939 17,793 3,825 -16,648
2000 29,897 -6,604 11,478 -15,921
1999 28,916 -7,634 0 -53,035
1998 29,146 -1,387 19,332 -39,509
1997 30,137 12,040 34,785 -44,230
1996 28,997 25,169 42,487 -45,349
1995 29,828 26,743 46,314 -52,989
1994 30,372 20,420 96,357 -41,845
1993 31,685 12,638 103,846 -48,805
1992 32,067 6,460 118,928 -46,893
1991 33,518 31,156 141,511 -55,342
1990 33,298 70,432 160,066 -50,339
1989 30,749 -8,818 182,215 -49,192
1988 29,846 -17,005 215,599 -101,671
1987 27,603 -7,631 226,008 -32,310
1986 25,549 -10,234 258,448 -22,520
1985 24,126 -13,462 297,615 -27,277
1984 26,043 -901 332,137 -18,402
1983 24,315 11,464 373,032 -26,724
1982 24,207 7,982 369,551 -34,980
1981 25,374 -7,606 351,806 -16,155
1980 23,658 -15,423 348,627 -42,420
1979 26,675 -26,694 366,571 -22,162
1978 26,156 -28,783 339,166 -62,936
1977 28,020 -22,697 353,828 -33,496
1976 29,456 -9,138 367,612 -25,716
1975 31,355 13,196 350,356 -31,346
1974 33,896 27,580 346,893 -18,273
1973 35,239 28,261 320,229 -29,335
1972 38,244 17,779 314,028 -15,004
1971 40,000 7,547 278,660 -31,767
1970 37,101 4,511 280,913 -66,859
1969 38,098 -5,212 270,151 -26,744
1968 37,594 -11,853 280,963 -11,905
1967 37,974 -2,289 275,089 -25,479
1966 36,151 9,161 297,801 -17,158
1965 36,982 9,245 314,450 -21,658
1964 39,375 9,806 326,965 -23,273
1963 42,027 10,226 359,330 -13,770
1962 42,865 12,697 360,671 -31,021
1961 43,482 10,689 398,521 -20,044
1960 41,791 3,846 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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