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Population in New Zealand compared to Saint Vincent: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 100,616 people in Saint Vincent in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 99,237 in Saint Vincent.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 54.2 times bigger than Saint Vincent's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Saint Vincent is the 184th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.001% for Saint Vincent.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.65% in Saint Vincent.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Saint Vincent has declined from 112K to 99.2K (11.4% decline).

New Zealand vs Saint Vincent: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Saint Vincent
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Saint Vincent
2100 5,918,837 64,233
2099 5,923,132 64,719
2098 5,927,206 65,205
2097 5,930,263 65,707
2096 5,932,907 66,191
2095 5,934,847 66,692
2094 5,936,183 67,189
2093 5,938,804 67,694
2092 5,939,085 68,186
2091 5,940,665 68,690
2090 5,941,752 69,183
2089 5,944,871 69,691
2088 5,945,635 70,179
2087 5,948,586 70,682
2086 5,951,745 71,173
2085 5,955,275 71,673
2084 5,959,115 72,165
2083 5,963,613 72,653
2082 5,966,943 73,147
2081 5,968,511 73,628
2080 5,971,082 74,106
2079 5,972,331 74,588
2078 5,972,928 75,064
2077 5,971,804 75,534
2076 5,971,386 76,017
2075 5,970,985 76,490
2074 5,969,834 76,975
2073 5,968,506 77,456
2072 5,964,548 77,937
2071 5,964,493 78,428
2070 5,963,811 78,918
2069 5,962,551 79,418
2068 5,960,918 79,922
2067 5,958,438 80,416
2066 5,954,539 80,918
2065 5,950,378 81,436
2064 5,946,851 81,943
2063 5,944,910 82,447
2062 5,940,838 82,953
2061 5,939,601 83,466
2060 5,936,094 83,981
2059 5,931,426 84,495
2058 5,925,816 85,010
2057 5,919,823 85,509
2056 5,913,287 86,020
2055 5,904,352 86,519
2054 5,894,795 87,023
2053 5,884,875 87,498
2052 5,876,162 87,960
2051 5,864,176 88,415
2050 5,852,896 88,851
2049 5,844,165 89,259
2048 5,833,178 89,663
2047 5,822,035 90,071
2046 5,809,860 90,454
2045 5,795,785 90,825
2044 5,780,884 91,157
2043 5,764,579 91,502
2042 5,746,528 91,848
2041 5,727,253 92,169
2040 5,708,874 92,489
2039 5,690,018 92,833
2038 5,669,959 93,191
2037 5,650,253 93,556
2036 5,630,126 93,945
2035 5,609,155 94,368
2034 5,588,315 94,808
2033 5,565,507 95,255
2032 5,542,488 95,747
2031 5,517,391 96,251
2030 5,491,320 96,789
2029 5,462,926 97,354
2028 5,432,752 97,936
2027 5,399,898 98,563
2026 5,364,771 99,237
2025 5,327,462 99,918
2024 5,287,500 100,616
2023 5,200,000 101,323
2022 5,081,700 102,046
2021 5,084,600 102,841
2020 5,072,400 103,526
2019 4,970,300 104,167
2018 4,900,600 104,926
2017 4,813,600 105,663
2016 4,714,100 106,349
2015 4,609,400 106,960
2014 4,516,500 107,535
2013 4,442,100 108,135
2012 4,408,100 108,736
2011 4,384,000 109,349
2010 4,350,700 109,959
2009 4,302,600 110,508
2008 4,259,800 111,028
2007 4,223,800 111,531
2006 4,184,600 112,014
2005 4,133,900 112,450
2004 4,087,500 112,835
2003 4,027,200 113,141
2002 3,948,500 113,347
2001 3,880,500 113,501
2000 3,857,700 113,545
1999 3,835,100 113,366
1998 3,815,000 113,180
1997 3,781,300 113,141
1996 3,732,000 113,119
1995 3,673,400 113,047
1994 3,620,000 112,918
1993 3,572,200 112,735
1992 3,531,700 112,509
1991 3,495,100 112,222
1990 3,329,800 111,812
1989 3,299,200 111,272
1988 3,283,400 110,658
1987 3,274,400 110,001
1986 3,246,300 109,281
1985 3,247,100 108,506
1984 3,227,100 107,687
1983 3,199,300 106,838
1982 3,156,100 105,969
1981 3,124,900 105,073
1980 3,112,900 104,213
1979 3,109,000 103,478
1978 3,121,200 102,775
1977 3,120,200 101,999
1976 3,110,500 101,197
1975 3,083,100 100,387
1974 3,023,700 99,556
1973 2,961,300 98,691
1972 2,903,900 97,790
1971 2,853,000 96,872
1970 2,810,700 95,964
1969 2,772,800 95,058
1968 2,748,100 94,123
1967 2,724,100 93,124
1966 2,675,900 92,052
1965 2,628,400 90,927
1964 2,585,400 89,749
1963 2,531,800 88,523
1962 2,482,000 87,236
1961 2,419,700 85,870
1960 2,371,800 84,388

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Saint Vincent lost 5,665 people (a 5.06% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Saint Vincent's population decreased by 7,112 people (a 6.69% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Saint Vincent was ranked 180th in 2006 and ranked 184th 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 Saint Vincent will decrease by 10.5% to 88,851 people and rank change from 184th to 186th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Saint Vincent's population already peaked in 2000 at 114K people and is projected to decrease to 64.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Saint Vincent
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Saint Vincent
2100 -0.07% -0.75%
2099 -0.07% -0.74%
2098 -0.05% -0.76%
2097 -0.04% -0.73%
2096 -0.03% -0.75%
2095 -0.02% -0.74%
2094 -0.04% -0.75%
2093 -0.005% -0.72%
2092 -0.03% -0.73%
2091 -0.02% -0.71%
2090 -0.05% -0.73%
2089 -0.01% -0.7%
2088 -0.05% -0.71%
2087 -0.05% -0.69%
2086 -0.06% -0.7%
2085 -0.06% -0.68%
2084 -0.08% -0.67%
2083 -0.06% -0.68%
2082 -0.03% -0.65%
2081 -0.04% -0.64%
2080 -0.02% -0.65%
2079 -0.01% -0.63%
2078 0.02% -0.62%
2077 0.007% -0.64%
2076 0.007% -0.62%
2075 0.02% -0.63%
2074 0.02% -0.62%
2073 0.07% -0.62%
2072 0.001% -0.63%
2071 0.01% -0.62%
2070 0.02% -0.63%
2069 0.03% -0.63%
2068 0.04% -0.61%
2067 0.07% -0.62%
2066 0.07% -0.64%
2065 0.06% -0.62%
2064 0.03% -0.61%
2063 0.07% -0.61%
2062 0.02% -0.61%
2061 0.06% -0.61%
2060 0.08% -0.61%
2059 0.09% -0.61%
2058 0.1% -0.58%
2057 0.11% -0.59%
2056 0.15% -0.58%
2055 0.16% -0.58%
2054 0.17% -0.54%
2053 0.15% -0.52%
2052 0.2% -0.52%
2051 0.19% -0.49%
2050 0.15% -0.46%
2049 0.19% -0.45%
2048 0.19% -0.45%
2047 0.21% -0.42%
2046 0.24% -0.41%
2045 0.26% -0.37%
2044 0.28% -0.38%
2043 0.31% -0.38%
2042 0.34% -0.35%
2041 0.32% -0.35%
2040 0.33% -0.37%
2039 0.35% -0.38%
2038 0.35% -0.39%
2037 0.36% -0.41%
2036 0.37% -0.45%
2035 0.37% -0.46%
2034 0.41% -0.47%
2033 0.42% -0.51%
2032 0.45% -0.52%
2031 0.47% -0.56%
2030 0.52% -0.58%
2029 0.56% -0.59%
2028 0.61% -0.64%
2027 0.65% -0.68%
2026 0.7% -0.68%
2025 0.76% -0.69%
2024 1.68% -0.7%
2023 2.33% -0.71%
2022 -0.06% -0.77%
2021 0.24% -0.66%
2020 2.05% -0.62%
2019 1.42% -0.72%
2018 1.81% -0.7%
2017 2.11% -0.65%
2016 2.27% -0.57%
2015 2.06% -0.53%
2014 1.67% -0.55%
2013 0.77% -0.55%
2012 0.55% -0.56%
2011 0.77% -0.55%
2010 1.12% -0.5%
2009 1% -0.47%
2008 0.85% -0.45%
2007 0.94% -0.43%
2006 1.23% -0.39%
2005 1.14% -0.34%
2004 1.5% -0.27%
2003 1.99% -0.18%
2002 1.75% -0.14%
2001 0.59% -0.04%
2000 0.59% 0.16%
1999 0.53% 0.16%
1998 0.89% 0.03%
1997 1.32% 0.02%
1996 1.6% 0.06%
1995 1.48% 0.11%
1994 1.34% 0.16%
1993 1.15% 0.2%
1992 1.05% 0.26%
1991 4.96% 0.37%
1990 0.93% 0.49%
1989 0.48% 0.55%
1988 0.27% 0.6%
1987 0.87% 0.66%
1986 -0.02% 0.71%
1985 0.62% 0.76%
1984 0.87% 0.79%
1983 1.37% 0.82%
1982 1% 0.85%
1981 0.39% 0.83%
1980 0.13% 0.71%
1979 -0.39% 0.68%
1978 0.03% 0.76%
1977 0.31% 0.79%
1976 0.89% 0.81%
1975 1.96% 0.83%
1974 2.11% 0.88%
1973 1.98% 0.92%
1972 1.78% 0.95%
1971 1.5% 0.95%
1970 1.37% 0.95%
1969 0.9% 0.99%
1968 0.88% 1.07%
1967 1.8% 1.16%
1966 1.81% 1.24%
1965 1.66% 1.31%
1964 2.12% 1.38%
1963 2.01% 1.48%
1962 2.57% 1.59%
1961 2.02% 1.76%

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 Saint Vincent's population declined by 0.7%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Saint Vincent
Current population
5374272
99237
Population rank 124/197 184/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.001%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
12.4 hours
One birth every
9.31 minutes
7.12 hours
One death every
14 minutes
7.52 hours
Daily growth/decline +240 -2
Annual growth/decline +87,500 -707
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.7%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 191/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
12.3 hours
Annual migration change +17,403 -714
Net migration rank 35/196 91/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 4,820
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 185/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 93/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Saint Vincent
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Saint Vincent
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -714
2024 - 18,766 - -737
2023 18,876 21,404 66 -784
2022 20,123 21,404 96 -826
2021 23,644 -14,944 -9 -851
2020 24,905 42,124 -10 -493
2019 25,299 69,770 206 -982
2018 24,797 59,139 271 -1,026
2017 26,282 68,349 340 -1,057
2016 28,237 75,512 443 -1,089
2015 29,408 70,870 542 -1,124
2014 26,196 57,974 580 -1,161
2013 29,096 26,385 580 -1,190
2012 31,077 -1,015 637 -1,221
2011 31,302 -2,196 676 -1,319
2010 35,458 6,722 796 -1,371
2009 33,560 12,700 881 -1,407
2008 35,143 4,804 904 -1,414
2007 35,480 3,053 867 -1,363
2006 30,924 14,542 881 -1,346
2005 30,674 19,212 949 -1,365
2004 29,634 24,521 992 -1,349
2003 28,150 42,456 1,063 -1,315
2002 25,941 48,195 1,166 -1,333
2001 27,939 17,793 1,231 -1,375
2000 29,897 -6,604 1,279 -1,213
1999 28,916 -7,634 1,315 -1,019
1998 29,146 -1,387 1,379 -1,308
1997 30,137 12,040 1,496 -1,487
1996 28,997 25,169 1,610 -1,575
1995 29,828 26,743 1,715 -1,608
1994 30,372 20,420 1,786 -1,631
1993 31,685 12,638 1,832 -1,629
1992 32,067 6,460 1,849 -1,602
1991 33,518 31,156 1,821 -1,482
1990 33,298 70,432 1,825 -1,350
1989 30,749 -8,818 1,843 -1,244
1988 29,846 -17,005 1,876 -1,243
1987 27,603 -7,631 1,937 -1,251
1986 25,549 -10,234 2,020 -1,279
1985 24,126 -13,462 2,128 -1,324
1984 26,043 -901 2,248 -1,405
1983 24,315 11,464 2,411 -1,549
1982 24,207 7,982 2,477 -1,597
1981 25,374 -7,606 2,429 -1,526
1980 23,658 -15,423 2,362 -1,545
1979 26,675 -26,694 2,575 -1,925
1978 26,156 -28,783 2,581 -1,832
1977 28,020 -22,697 2,622 -1,821
1976 29,456 -9,138 2,694 -1,891
1975 31,355 13,196 2,775 -1,958
1974 33,896 27,580 2,863 -2,013
1973 35,239 28,261 2,952 -2,068
1972 38,244 17,779 3,033 -2,116
1971 40,000 7,547 3,102 -2,183
1970 37,101 4,511 3,161 -2,260
1969 38,098 -5,212 3,200 -2,292
1968 37,594 -11,853 3,218 -2,258
1967 37,974 -2,289 3,212 -2,178
1966 36,151 9,161 3,194 -2,090
1965 36,982 9,245 3,165 -2,009
1964 39,375 9,806 3,130 -1,931
1963 42,027 10,226 3,086 -1,833
1962 42,865 12,697 3,073 -1,749
1961 43,482 10,689 3,059 -1,647
1960 41,791 3,846 3,029 -1,476

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/saint-vincent | 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 Saint Vincent 21.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,525 people) and 78.8% is from migration (a loss of 9,393 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 4,820 people or 4.8% in Saint Vincent.

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
Saint Vincent
City Population
Kingstown 24.5K
Georgetown 1.68K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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