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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 6.66 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 +1.6% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

New Zealand vs Poland: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Poland
2100 5,918,837 18,350,017
2099 5,923,132 18,541,227
2098 5,927,206 18,733,999
2097 5,930,263 18,928,169
2096 5,932,907 19,125,003
2095 5,934,847 19,323,203
2094 5,936,183 19,525,085
2093 5,938,804 19,730,030
2092 5,939,085 19,938,529
2091 5,940,665 20,151,135
2090 5,941,752 20,368,308
2089 5,944,871 20,589,970
2088 5,945,635 20,817,398
2087 5,948,586 21,050,137
2086 5,951,745 21,288,179
2085 5,955,275 21,531,674
2084 5,959,115 21,780,998
2083 5,963,613 22,036,816
2082 5,966,943 22,298,479
2081 5,968,511 22,565,373
2080 5,971,082 22,836,875
2079 5,972,331 23,113,773
2078 5,972,928 23,393,434
2077 5,971,804 23,679,569
2076 5,971,386 23,968,050
2075 5,970,985 24,259,763
2074 5,969,834 24,554,480
2073 5,968,506 24,852,006
2072 5,964,548 25,149,886
2071 5,964,493 25,447,869
2070 5,963,811 25,745,140
2069 5,962,551 26,042,079
2068 5,960,918 26,337,963
2067 5,958,438 26,632,110
2066 5,954,539 26,923,643
2065 5,950,378 27,211,946
2064 5,946,851 27,497,263
2063 5,944,910 27,778,871
2062 5,940,838 28,055,433
2061 5,939,601 28,328,948
2060 5,936,094 28,597,687
2059 5,931,426 28,864,377
2058 5,925,816 29,125,961
2057 5,919,823 29,384,759
2056 5,913,287 29,641,101
2055 5,904,352 29,893,868
2054 5,894,795 30,142,942
2053 5,884,875 30,389,214
2052 5,876,162 30,630,763
2051 5,864,176 30,871,146
2050 5,852,896 31,107,894
2049 5,844,165 31,341,718
2048 5,833,178 31,572,273
2047 5,822,035 31,800,868
2046 5,809,860 32,026,873
2045 5,795,785 32,250,757
2044 5,780,884 32,471,522
2043 5,764,579 32,690,423
2042 5,746,528 32,906,811
2041 5,727,253 33,118,473
2040 5,708,874 33,328,426
2039 5,690,018 33,535,096
2038 5,669,959 33,738,091
2037 5,650,253 33,936,906
2036 5,630,126 34,133,190
2035 5,609,155 34,323,827
2034 5,588,315 34,511,159
2033 5,565,507 34,693,880
2032 5,542,488 34,872,593
2031 5,517,391 35,046,775
2030 5,491,320 35,213,577
2029 5,462,926 35,374,919
2028 5,432,752 35,527,083
2027 5,399,898 35,671,012
2026 5,364,771 35,806,942
2025 5,327,462 36,233,346
2024 5,287,500 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% 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 8.91% to 5,852,896 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

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 18.4M 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 0.76% -0.89%
2024 1.68% -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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Poland
Current population
5374272
35806942
Population rank 124/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.43%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 -351
Annual growth/decline +87,500 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 181/197
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 - 18,766 - -238,062
2023 18,876 21,404 -135,743 -7,824
2022 20,123 21,404 -143,605 967,744
2021 23,644 -14,944 -184,907 2,251
2020 24,905 42,124 -120,050 3,920
2019 25,299 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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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 (1960–2024, 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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