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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Singapore's population is 1.14 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

New Zealand vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Singapore
2100 5,918,837 4,344,248
2099 5,923,132 4,387,645
2098 5,927,206 4,435,189
2097 5,930,263 4,483,484
2096 5,932,907 4,533,994
2095 5,934,847 4,585,243
2094 5,936,183 4,639,568
2093 5,938,804 4,692,749
2092 5,939,085 4,745,364
2091 5,940,665 4,802,089
2090 5,941,752 4,859,572
2089 5,944,871 4,919,853
2088 5,945,635 4,977,701
2087 5,948,586 5,036,662
2086 5,951,745 5,096,772
2085 5,955,275 5,155,480
2084 5,959,115 5,212,381
2083 5,963,613 5,269,612
2082 5,966,943 5,327,281
2081 5,968,511 5,383,608
2080 5,971,082 5,438,023
2079 5,972,331 5,491,695
2078 5,972,928 5,541,781
2077 5,971,804 5,589,429
2076 5,971,386 5,632,686
2075 5,970,985 5,679,862
2074 5,969,834 5,725,351
2073 5,968,506 5,764,008
2072 5,964,548 5,799,655
2071 5,964,493 5,833,262
2070 5,963,811 5,864,115
2069 5,962,551 5,896,709
2068 5,960,918 5,927,631
2067 5,958,438 5,955,955
2066 5,954,539 5,988,826
2065 5,950,378 6,020,244
2064 5,946,851 6,046,805
2063 5,944,910 6,069,231
2062 5,940,838 6,093,782
2061 5,939,601 6,116,847
2060 5,936,094 6,142,295
2059 5,931,426 6,163,191
2058 5,925,816 6,185,611
2057 5,919,823 6,203,303
2056 5,913,287 6,221,491
2055 5,904,352 6,240,206
2054 5,894,795 6,261,488
2053 5,884,875 6,277,678
2052 5,876,162 6,290,046
2051 5,864,176 6,307,270
2050 5,852,896 6,325,698
2049 5,844,165 6,342,616
2048 5,833,178 6,355,818
2047 5,822,035 6,373,684
2046 5,809,860 6,387,901
2045 5,795,785 6,399,811
2044 5,780,884 6,412,802
2043 5,764,579 6,420,804
2042 5,746,528 6,427,555
2041 5,727,253 6,433,153
2040 5,708,874 6,434,727
2039 5,690,018 6,431,367
2038 5,669,959 6,422,540
2037 5,650,253 6,410,923
2036 5,630,126 6,398,937
2035 5,609,155 6,382,637
2034 5,588,315 6,360,610
2033 5,565,507 6,333,556
2032 5,542,488 6,306,749
2031 5,517,391 6,277,847
2030 5,491,320 6,250,608
2029 5,462,926 6,221,161
2028 5,432,752 6,186,754
2027 5,399,898 6,150,947
2026 5,364,771 6,116,548
2025 5,327,462 6,078,250
2024 5,287,500 6,036,860
2023 5,200,000 5,917,648
2022 5,081,700 5,637,022
2021 5,084,600 5,453,566
2020 5,072,400 5,685,807
2019 4,970,300 5,703,569
2018 4,900,600 5,638,676
2017 4,813,600 5,612,253
2016 4,714,100 5,607,283
2015 4,609,400 5,535,002
2014 4,516,500 5,469,724
2013 4,442,100 5,399,162
2012 4,408,100 5,312,437
2011 4,384,000 5,183,688
2010 4,350,700 5,076,732
2009 4,302,600 4,987,573
2008 4,259,800 4,839,396
2007 4,223,800 4,588,599
2006 4,184,600 4,401,365
2005 4,133,900 4,265,762
2004 4,087,500 4,166,664
2003 4,027,200 4,114,826
2002 3,948,500 4,175,950
2001 3,880,500 4,138,012
2000 3,857,700 4,027,887
1999 3,835,100 3,958,723
1998 3,815,000 3,927,213
1997 3,781,300 3,796,038
1996 3,732,000 3,670,704
1995 3,673,400 3,524,506
1994 3,620,000 3,419,048
1993 3,572,200 3,313,471
1992 3,531,700 3,230,698
1991 3,495,100 3,135,083
1990 3,329,800 3,047,132
1989 3,299,200 2,930,901
1988 3,283,400 2,846,108
1987 3,274,400 2,774,789
1986 3,246,300 2,733,373
1985 3,247,100 2,735,957
1984 3,227,100 2,732,221
1983 3,199,300 2,681,061
1982 3,156,100 2,646,466
1981 3,124,900 2,532,835
1980 3,112,900 2,413,945
1979 3,109,000 2,383,500
1978 3,121,200 2,353,600
1977 3,120,200 2,325,300
1976 3,110,500 2,293,300
1975 3,083,100 2,262,600
1974 3,023,700 2,229,800
1973 2,961,300 2,193,000
1972 2,903,900 2,152,400
1971 2,853,000 2,112,900
1970 2,810,700 2,074,507
1969 2,772,800 2,042,500
1968 2,748,100 2,012,000
1967 2,724,100 1,977,600
1966 2,675,900 1,934,400
1965 2,628,400 1,886,900
1964 2,585,400 1,841,600
1963 2,531,800 1,795,000
1962 2,482,000 1,750,200
1961 2,419,700 1,702,400
1960 2,371,800 1,646,400

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/singapore | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Singapore
2100 -0.07% -0.99%
2099 -0.07% -1.07%
2098 -0.05% -1.08%
2097 -0.04% -1.11%
2096 -0.03% -1.12%
2095 -0.02% -1.17%
2094 -0.04% -1.13%
2093 -0.005% -1.11%
2092 -0.03% -1.18%
2091 -0.02% -1.18%
2090 -0.05% -1.23%
2089 -0.01% -1.16%
2088 -0.05% -1.17%
2087 -0.05% -1.18%
2086 -0.06% -1.14%
2085 -0.06% -1.09%
2084 -0.08% -1.09%
2083 -0.06% -1.08%
2082 -0.03% -1.05%
2081 -0.04% -1%
2080 -0.02% -0.98%
2079 -0.01% -0.9%
2078 0.02% -0.85%
2077 0.007% -0.77%
2076 0.007% -0.83%
2075 0.02% -0.79%
2074 0.02% -0.67%
2073 0.07% -0.61%
2072 0.001% -0.58%
2071 0.01% -0.53%
2070 0.02% -0.55%
2069 0.03% -0.52%
2068 0.04% -0.48%
2067 0.07% -0.55%
2066 0.07% -0.52%
2065 0.06% -0.44%
2064 0.03% -0.37%
2063 0.07% -0.4%
2062 0.02% -0.38%
2061 0.06% -0.41%
2060 0.08% -0.34%
2059 0.09% -0.36%
2058 0.1% -0.29%
2057 0.11% -0.29%
2056 0.15% -0.3%
2055 0.16% -0.34%
2054 0.17% -0.26%
2053 0.15% -0.2%
2052 0.2% -0.27%
2051 0.19% -0.29%
2050 0.15% -0.27%
2049 0.19% -0.21%
2048 0.19% -0.28%
2047 0.21% -0.22%
2046 0.24% -0.19%
2045 0.26% -0.2%
2044 0.28% -0.12%
2043 0.31% -0.11%
2042 0.34% -0.09%
2041 0.32% -0.02%
2040 0.33% 0.05%
2039 0.35% 0.14%
2038 0.35% 0.18%
2037 0.36% 0.19%
2036 0.37% 0.26%
2035 0.37% 0.35%
2034 0.41% 0.43%
2033 0.42% 0.43%
2032 0.45% 0.46%
2031 0.47% 0.44%
2030 0.52% 0.47%
2029 0.56% 0.56%
2028 0.61% 0.58%
2027 0.65% 0.56%
2026 0.7% 0.63%
2025 0.76% 0.69%
2024 1.68% 2.01%
2023 2.33% 4.98%
2022 -0.06% 3.36%
2021 0.24% -4.08%
2020 2.05% -0.31%
2019 1.42% 1.15%
2018 1.81% 0.47%
2017 2.11% 0.09%
2016 2.27% 1.31%
2015 2.06% 1.19%
2014 1.67% 1.31%
2013 0.77% 1.63%
2012 0.55% 2.48%
2011 0.77% 2.11%
2010 1.12% 1.79%
2009 1% 3.06%
2008 0.85% 5.47%
2007 0.94% 4.25%
2006 1.23% 3.18%
2005 1.14% 2.38%
2004 1.5% 1.26%
2003 1.99% -1.46%
2002 1.75% 0.92%
2001 0.59% 2.73%
2000 0.59% 1.75%
1999 0.53% 0.8%
1998 0.89% 3.46%
1997 1.32% 3.41%
1996 1.6% 4.15%
1995 1.48% 3.08%
1994 1.34% 3.19%
1993 1.15% 2.56%
1992 1.05% 3.05%
1991 4.96% 2.89%
1990 0.93% 3.97%
1989 0.48% 2.98%
1988 0.27% 2.57%
1987 0.87% 1.52%
1986 -0.02% -0.09%
1985 0.62% 0.14%
1984 0.87% 1.91%
1983 1.37% 1.31%
1982 1% 4.49%
1981 0.39% 4.93%
1980 0.13% 1.28%
1979 -0.39% 1.27%
1978 0.03% 1.22%
1977 0.31% 1.4%
1976 0.89% 1.36%
1975 1.96% 1.47%
1974 2.11% 1.68%
1973 1.98% 1.89%
1972 1.78% 1.87%
1971 1.5% 1.85%
1970 1.37% 1.57%
1969 0.9% 1.52%
1968 0.88% 1.74%
1967 1.8% 2.23%
1966 1.81% 2.52%
1965 1.66% 2.46%
1964 2.12% 2.6%
1963 2.01% 2.56%
1962 2.57% 2.81%
1961 2.02% 3.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/singapore | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Singapore
Current population
5374272
6125852
Population rank 124/197 113/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.07%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
4.41 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
12 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +327
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 50/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 +16,892
Net migration rank 35/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 16,892
2024 - 18,766 - 20,011
2023 18,876 21,404 7,101 26,996
2022 20,123 21,404 9,019 214,842
2021 23,644 -14,944 15,270 -44,030
2020 24,905 42,124 18,763 -145,556
2019 25,299 69,770 21,674 870
2018 24,797 59,139 21,427 21,820
2017 26,282 68,349 21,888 -8,880
2016 28,237 75,512 25,794 13,737
2015 29,408 70,870 27,121 41,852
2014 26,196 57,974 27,896 40,154
2013 29,096 26,385 25,376 52,176
2012 31,077 -1,015 29,750 78,501
2011 31,302 -2,196 25,919 89,856
2010 35,458 6,722 24,876 72,571
2009 33,560 12,700 27,930 95,841
2008 35,143 4,804 28,068 176,182
2007 35,480 3,053 26,614 192,292
2006 30,924 14,542 25,968 135,625
2005 30,674 19,212 24,741 92,023
2004 29,634 24,521 24,583 50,487
2003 28,150 42,456 24,689 -30,012
2002 25,941 48,195 29,231 -40,023
2001 27,939 17,793 31,035 45,027
2000 29,897 -6,604 37,057 55,218
1999 28,916 -7,634 32,857 19,681
1998 29,146 -1,387 33,381 51,905
1997 30,137 12,040 37,960 95,241
1996 28,997 25,169 38,542 102,018
1995 29,828 26,743 38,065 91,947
1994 30,372 20,420 39,319 71,170
1993 31,685 12,638 40,425 58,820
1992 32,067 6,460 39,091 54,359
1991 33,518 31,156 39,188 57,821
1990 33,298 70,432 41,136 66,950
1989 30,749 -8,818 36,929 68,031
1988 29,846 -17,005 42,407 40,976
1987 27,603 -7,631 33,020 25,411
1986 25,549 -10,234 27,880 -7,858
1985 24,126 -13,462 32,010 -31,036
1984 26,043 -901 31,967 -4,396
1983 24,315 11,464 30,296 11,699
1982 24,207 7,982 33,346 41,568
1981 25,374 -7,606 32,167 85,869
1980 23,658 -15,423 30,657 42,433
1979 26,675 -26,694 28,363 -2,384
1978 26,156 -28,783 27,537 436
1977 28,020 -22,697 26,508 2,757
1976 29,456 -9,138 31,189 949
1975 31,355 13,196 28,509 4,104
1974 33,896 27,580 31,664 2,748
1973 35,239 28,261 36,404 -495
1972 38,244 17,779 38,098 -1,631
1971 40,000 7,547 35,708 573
1970 37,101 4,511 35,059 4,024
1969 38,098 -5,212 34,314 6,763
1968 37,594 -11,853 36,216 6,792
1967 37,974 -2,289 40,145 6,006
1966 36,151 9,161 44,298 3,507
1965 36,982 9,245 45,474 4,199
1964 39,375 9,806 47,697 3,043
1963 42,027 10,226 49,542 2,668
1962 42,865 12,697 48,830 3,714
1961 43,482 10,689 49,880 3,490
1960 41,791 3,846 51,533 2,008

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/singapore | 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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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