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	4,979,200	209,780	1.6%	1.06%
2020	5,090,200	211,944	2.23%	1.03%
2021	5,111,300	213,779	0.41%	0.87%
2022	5,117,100	215,261	0.11%	0.69%
2023	5,245,000	216,663	2.5%	0.65%
2024	5,338,500	218,019	1.78%	0.63%
2025	5,377,360	219,302	0.73%	0.59%
2026	5,413,790	220,530	0.68%	0.56%
2027	5,447,979	221,772	0.63%	0.56%
2028	5,479,675	223,104	0.58%	0.6%
2029	5,509,133	224,504	0.54%	0.63%
2030	5,536,522	225,968	0.5%	0.65%
2031	5,562,256	227,581	0.46%	0.71%
2032	5,586,456	229,298	0.44%	0.75%
2033	5,609,501	231,110	0.41%	0.79%
2034	5,631,457	233,061	0.39%	0.84%
2035	5,652,480	235,172	0.37%	0.91%
2036	5,673,146	237,415	0.37%	0.95%
2037	5,693,185	239,730	0.35%	0.98%
2038	5,713,185	242,155	0.35%	1.01%
2039	5,732,750	244,653	0.34%	1.03%
2040	5,751,482	247,196	0.33%	1.04%
2041	5,770,413	249,796	0.33%	1.05%
2042	5,789,187	252,427	0.33%	1.05%
2043	5,806,468	255,023	0.3%	1.03%
2044	5,822,166	257,609	0.27%	1.01%
2045	5,836,730	260,250	0.25%	1.03%
2046	5,849,932	262,849	0.23%	1%
2047	5,861,661	265,365	0.2%	0.96%
2048	5,872,796	267,836	0.19%	0.93%
2049	5,882,711	270,291	0.17%	0.92%
2050	5,892,766	272,711	0.17%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of New Zealand increased by 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, New Zealand gained 797,223 (a 17.3% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2005 and is 124th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.