Population in New Zealand compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

New Zealand and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
1960	2,371,800	2,435,403	-	-
1961	2,419,700	2,526,347	2.02%	3.73%
1962	2,482,000	2,620,910	2.57%	3.74%
1963	2,531,800	2,719,341	2.01%	3.76%
1964	2,585,400	2,821,968	2.12%	3.77%
1965	2,628,400	2,928,771	1.66%	3.78%
1966	2,675,900	3,039,887	1.81%	3.79%
1967	2,724,100	3,157,242	1.8%	3.86%
1968	2,748,100	3,282,711	0.88%	3.97%
1969	2,772,800	3,417,114	0.9%	4.09%
1970	2,810,700	3,562,470	1.37%	4.25%
1971	2,853,000	3,724,031	1.5%	4.54%
1972	2,903,900	3,905,722	1.78%	4.88%
1973	2,961,300	4,106,344	1.98%	5.14%
1974	3,023,700	4,323,632	2.11%	5.29%
1975	3,083,100	4,556,287	1.96%	5.38%
1976	3,110,500	4,807,933	0.89%	5.52%
1977	3,120,200	5,083,048	0.31%	5.72%
1978	3,121,200	5,381,902	0.03%	5.88%
1979	3,109,000	5,703,698	-0.39%	5.98%
1980	3,112,900	6,047,997	0.13%	6.04%
1981	3,124,900	6,420,551	0.39%	6.16%
1982	3,156,100	6,824,486	1%	6.29%
1983	3,199,300	7,252,941	1.37%	6.28%
1984	3,227,100	7,697,307	0.87%	6.13%
1985	3,247,100	8,151,779	0.62%	5.9%
1986	3,246,300	8,628,639	-0.02%	5.85%
1987	3,274,400	9,130,194	0.87%	5.81%
1988	3,283,400	9,629,165	0.27%	5.47%
1989	3,299,200	10,128,394	0.48%	5.18%
1990	3,329,800	10,640,691	0.93%	5.06%
1991	3,495,100	11,160,744	4.96%	4.89%
1992	3,531,700	11,686,676	1.05%	4.71%
1993	3,572,200	12,215,862	1.15%	4.53%
1994	3,620,000	12,750,040	1.34%	4.37%
1995	3,673,400	13,289,245	1.48%	4.23%
1996	3,732,000	13,831,009	1.6%	4.08%
1997	3,781,300	14,374,943	1.32%	3.93%
1998	3,815,000	14,922,185	0.89%	3.81%
1999	3,835,100	15,472,075	0.53%	3.69%
2000	3,857,700	16,177,722	0.59%	4.56%
2001	3,880,500	17,041,397	0.59%	5.34%
2002	3,948,500	17,910,910	1.75%	5.1%
2003	4,027,200	18,786,767	1.99%	4.89%
2004	4,087,500	19,669,480	1.5%	4.7%
2005	4,133,900	20,559,890	1.14%	4.53%
2006	4,184,600	21,459,144	1.23%	4.37%
2007	4,223,800	22,368,313	0.94%	4.24%
2008	4,259,800	23,287,877	0.85%	4.11%
2009	4,302,600	24,217,654	1%	3.99%
2010	4,350,700	23,978,487	1.12%	-0.99%
2011	4,384,000	25,091,867	0.77%	4.64%
2012	4,408,100	26,168,861	0.55%	4.29%
2013	4,442,100	27,624,004	0.77%	5.56%
2014	4,516,500	28,309,273	1.67%	2.48%
2015	4,609,400	29,816,382	2.06%	5.32%
2016	4,714,100	30,954,198	2.27%	3.82%
2017	4,813,600	30,977,355	2.11%	0.07%
2018	4,900,600	30,196,281	1.81%	-2.52%
2019	4,979,200	30,063,799	1.6%	-0.44%
2020	5,090,200	31,552,510	2.23%	4.95%
2021	5,111,300	30,784,383	0.41%	-2.43%
2022	5,117,100	32,175,224	0.11%	4.52%
2023	5,245,000	33,702,731	2.5%	4.75%
2024	5,338,500	35,300,280	1.78%	4.74%
2025	5,377,360	35,927,625	0.73%	1.78%
2026	5,413,790	36,550,694	0.68%	1.73%
2027	5,447,979	37,167,513	0.63%	1.69%
2028	5,479,675	37,775,810	0.58%	1.64%
2029	5,509,133	38,364,377	0.54%	1.56%
2030	5,536,522	38,918,375	0.5%	1.44%
2031	5,562,256	39,450,880	0.46%	1.37%
2032	5,586,456	39,983,934	0.44%	1.35%
2033	5,609,501	40,517,599	0.41%	1.33%
2034	5,631,457	41,052,423	0.39%	1.32%
2035	5,652,480	41,588,429	0.37%	1.31%
2036	5,673,146	42,125,184	0.37%	1.29%
2037	5,693,185	42,661,908	0.35%	1.27%
2038	5,713,185	43,198,420	0.35%	1.26%
2039	5,732,750	43,734,316	0.34%	1.24%
2040	5,751,482	44,269,571	0.33%	1.22%
2041	5,770,413	44,804,338	0.33%	1.21%
2042	5,789,187	45,338,111	0.33%	1.19%
2043	5,806,468	45,870,896	0.3%	1.18%
2044	5,822,166	46,403,116	0.27%	1.16%
2045	5,836,730	46,934,822	0.25%	1.15%
2046	5,849,932	47,465,267	0.23%	1.13%
2047	5,861,661	47,993,976	0.2%	1.11%
2048	5,872,796	48,521,364	0.19%	1.1%
2049	5,882,711	49,047,461	0.17%	1.08%
2050	5,892,766	49,572,202	0.17%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of New Zealand increased by 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, New Zealand gained 797,223 (a 17.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2005 and is 124th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.