The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,362,441 people compared to 180,492 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 29.7 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- New Zealand is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.36M (28.1% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 180K (8.31% growth).
- New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.95M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
New Zealand vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5362441
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180492
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| Population rank | 125/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
6.01 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
9.31 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
14 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
28 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | +18,766 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +240 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +87,500 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.68% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 65/197 | 154/197 |
New Zealand and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,371,800 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,419,700 | 93,490 | 2.02% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 2,482,000 | 94,505 | 2.57% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 2,531,800 | 95,519 | 2.01% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 2,585,400 | 96,505 | 2.12% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 2,628,400 | 97,493 | 1.66% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 2,675,900 | 98,463 | 1.81% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 2,724,100 | 99,504 | 1.8% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 2,748,100 | 100,675 | 0.88% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 2,772,800 | 101,879 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 2,810,700 | 103,165 | 1.37% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 2,853,000 | 104,564 | 1.5% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 2,903,900 | 106,002 | 1.78% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 2,961,300 | 107,498 | 1.98% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 3,023,700 | 109,076 | 2.11% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 3,083,100 | 110,725 | 1.96% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 3,110,500 | 112,425 | 0.89% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 3,120,200 | 114,135 | 0.31% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 3,121,200 | 115,834 | 0.03% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 3,109,000 | 117,528 | -0.39% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 3,112,900 | 119,290 | 0.13% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 3,124,900 | 121,166 | 0.39% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 3,156,100 | 123,087 | 1% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 3,199,300 | 125,044 | 1.37% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 3,227,100 | 127,067 | 0.87% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 3,247,100 | 129,159 | 0.62% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 3,246,300 | 131,239 | -0.02% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 3,274,400 | 133,227 | 0.87% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 3,283,400 | 135,000 | 0.27% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 3,299,200 | 136,512 | 0.48% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 3,329,800 | 137,857 | 0.93% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 3,495,100 | 139,520 | 4.96% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 3,531,700 | 141,617 | 1.05% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,572,200 | 143,726 | 1.15% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 3,620,000 | 145,890 | 1.34% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 3,673,400 | 148,208 | 1.48% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 3,732,000 | 150,436 | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,781,300 | 152,569 | 1.32% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 3,815,000 | 154,677 | 0.89% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 3,835,100 | 156,702 | 0.53% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 3,857,700 | 158,616 | 0.59% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 3,880,500 | 160,237 | 0.59% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 3,948,500 | 161,641 | 1.75% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 4,027,200 | 162,976 | 1.99% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 4,087,500 | 164,239 | 1.5% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 4,133,900 | 165,450 | 1.14% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 4,184,600 | 166,639 | 1.23% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 4,223,800 | 167,758 | 0.94% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 4,259,800 | 168,808 | 0.85% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 4,302,600 | 169,869 | 1% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 4,350,700 | 170,906 | 1.12% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 4,384,000 | 171,801 | 0.77% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 4,408,100 | 172,587 | 0.55% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 4,442,100 | 173,369 | 0.77% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 4,516,500 | 174,138 | 1.67% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 4,609,400 | 174,905 | 2.06% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 4,714,100 | 175,646 | 2.27% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 4,813,600 | 176,342 | 2.11% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,900,600 | 177,017 | 1.81% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 4,970,300 | 177,661 | 1.42% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 5,072,400 | 178,250 | 2.05% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 5,084,600 | 178,522 | 0.24% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 5,081,700 | 178,781 | -0.06% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 5,200,000 | 179,285 | 2.33% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 5,287,500 | 179,744 | 1.68% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 5,325,989 | 180,148 | 0.73% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 5,362,071 | 180,489 | 0.68% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 5,395,933 | 180,771 | 0.63% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 5,427,327 | 181,003 | 0.58% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 5,456,502 | 181,198 | 0.54% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 5,483,630 | 181,360 | 0.5% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 5,509,118 | 181,463 | 0.46% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 5,533,087 | 181,495 | 0.44% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 5,555,912 | 181,458 | 0.41% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 5,577,658 | 181,354 | 0.39% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 5,598,481 | 181,177 | 0.37% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 5,618,949 | 180,948 | 0.37% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 5,638,796 | 180,636 | 0.35% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 5,658,606 | 180,230 | 0.35% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 5,677,983 | 179,781 | 0.34% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 5,696,537 | 179,296 | 0.33% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 5,715,286 | 178,760 | 0.33% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 5,733,881 | 178,187 | 0.33% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 5,750,997 | 177,593 | 0.3% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 5,766,545 | 176,937 | 0.27% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 5,780,970 | 176,243 | 0.25% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 5,794,046 | 175,520 | 0.23% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 5,805,663 | 174,726 | 0.2% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 5,816,692 | 173,877 | 0.19% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 5,826,512 | 172,991 | 0.17% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 5,836,471 | 172,081 | 0.17% | -0.53% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 648,341 (a 13.8% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).
New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people with a rank change from 125th to 122nd. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
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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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between New Zealand and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 52 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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