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

New Zealand and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Samoa	New Zealand	Samoa
1960	2,371,800	112,490	-	-
1961	2,419,700	115,496	2.02%	2.67%
1962	2,482,000	118,597	2.57%	2.68%
1963	2,531,800	121,764	2.01%	2.67%
1964	2,585,400	124,894	2.12%	2.57%
1965	2,628,400	127,978	1.66%	2.47%
1966	2,675,900	131,073	1.81%	2.42%
1967	2,724,100	133,764	1.8%	2.05%
1968	2,748,100	136,020	0.88%	1.69%
1969	2,772,800	138,233	0.9%	1.63%
1970	2,810,700	140,400	1.37%	1.57%
1971	2,853,000	142,503	1.5%	1.5%
1972	2,903,900	144,538	1.78%	1.43%
1973	2,961,300	146,516	1.98%	1.37%
1974	3,023,700	149,431	2.11%	1.99%
1975	3,083,100	153,344	1.96%	2.62%
1976	3,110,500	157,113	0.89%	2.46%
1977	3,120,200	159,753	0.31%	1.68%
1978	3,121,200	161,375	0.03%	1.02%
1979	3,109,000	162,882	-0.39%	0.93%
1980	3,112,900	164,322	0.13%	0.88%
1981	3,124,900	165,678	0.39%	0.83%
1982	3,156,100	166,484	1%	0.49%
1983	3,199,300	166,714	1.37%	0.14%
1984	3,227,100	166,796	0.87%	0.05%
1985	3,247,100	166,849	0.62%	0.03%
1986	3,246,300	167,061	-0.02%	0.13%
1987	3,274,400	167,661	0.87%	0.36%
1988	3,283,400	168,346	0.27%	0.41%
1989	3,299,200	168,768	0.48%	0.25%
1990	3,329,800	169,042	0.93%	0.16%
1991	3,495,100	169,368	4.96%	0.19%
1992	3,531,700	170,331	1.05%	0.57%
1993	3,572,200	171,774	1.15%	0.85%
1994	3,620,000	173,159	1.34%	0.81%
1995	3,673,400	174,571	1.48%	0.82%
1996	3,732,000	176,071	1.6%	0.86%
1997	3,781,300	177,547	1.32%	0.84%
1998	3,815,000	178,905	0.89%	0.76%
1999	3,835,100	180,275	0.53%	0.77%
2000	3,857,700	181,685	0.59%	0.78%
2001	3,880,500	183,166	0.59%	0.82%
2002	3,948,500	184,471	1.75%	0.71%
2003	4,027,200	185,430	1.99%	0.52%
2004	4,087,500	186,249	1.5%	0.44%
2005	4,133,900	186,978	1.14%	0.39%
2006	4,184,600	187,709	1.23%	0.39%
2007	4,223,800	188,753	0.94%	0.56%
2008	4,259,800	190,107	0.85%	0.72%
2009	4,302,600	191,513	1%	0.74%
2010	4,350,700	193,023	1.12%	0.79%
2011	4,384,000	194,713	0.77%	0.88%
2012	4,408,100	196,498	0.55%	0.92%
2013	4,442,100	198,268	0.77%	0.9%
2014	4,516,500	200,037	1.67%	0.89%
2015	4,609,400	201,782	2.06%	0.87%
2016	4,714,100	203,499	2.27%	0.85%
2017	4,813,600	205,415	2.11%	0.94%
2018	4,900,600	207,582	1.81%	1.05%
2019	4,970,300	209,780	1.42%	1.06%
2020	5,072,400	211,944	2.05%	1.03%
2021	5,084,600	213,779	0.24%	0.87%
2022	5,081,700	215,261	-0.06%	0.69%
2023	5,200,000	216,663	2.33%	0.65%
2024	5,287,500	218,019	1.68%	0.63%
2025	5,325,989	219,302	0.73%	0.59%
2026	5,362,071	220,530	0.68%	0.56%
2027	5,395,933	221,772	0.63%	0.56%
2028	5,427,327	223,104	0.58%	0.6%
2029	5,456,502	224,504	0.54%	0.63%
2030	5,483,630	225,968	0.5%	0.65%
2031	5,509,118	227,581	0.46%	0.71%
2032	5,533,087	229,298	0.44%	0.75%
2033	5,555,912	231,110	0.41%	0.79%
2034	5,577,658	233,061	0.39%	0.84%
2035	5,598,481	235,172	0.37%	0.91%
2036	5,618,949	237,415	0.37%	0.95%
2037	5,638,796	239,730	0.35%	0.98%
2038	5,658,606	242,155	0.35%	1.01%
2039	5,677,983	244,653	0.34%	1.03%
2040	5,696,537	247,196	0.33%	1.04%
2041	5,715,286	249,796	0.33%	1.05%
2042	5,733,881	252,427	0.33%	1.05%
2043	5,750,997	255,023	0.3%	1.03%
2044	5,766,545	257,609	0.27%	1.01%
2045	5,780,970	260,250	0.25%	1.03%
2046	5,794,046	262,849	0.23%	1%
2047	5,805,663	265,365	0.2%	0.96%
2048	5,816,692	267,836	0.19%	0.93%
2049	5,826,512	270,291	0.17%	0.92%
2050	5,836,471	272,711	0.17%	0.9%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 648,341 (a 13.8% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.