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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 1 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

New Zealand vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Slovakia
2100 5,918,837 3,377,764
2099 5,923,132 3,399,869
2098 5,927,206 3,422,010
2097 5,930,263 3,444,161
2096 5,932,907 3,466,284
2095 5,934,847 3,488,595
2094 5,936,183 3,511,062
2093 5,938,804 3,533,742
2092 5,939,085 3,556,708
2091 5,940,665 3,580,021
2090 5,941,752 3,603,675
2089 5,944,871 3,627,811
2088 5,945,635 3,652,354
2087 5,948,586 3,677,451
2086 5,951,745 3,703,217
2085 5,955,275 3,729,670
2084 5,959,115 3,756,777
2083 5,963,613 3,784,617
2082 5,966,943 3,813,170
2081 5,968,511 3,842,528
2080 5,971,082 3,872,714
2079 5,972,331 3,903,653
2078 5,972,928 3,935,351
2077 5,971,804 3,967,981
2076 5,971,386 4,001,363
2075 5,970,985 4,035,465
2074 5,969,834 4,070,159
2073 5,968,506 4,105,475
2072 5,964,548 4,141,396
2071 5,964,493 4,177,582
2070 5,963,811 4,214,086
2069 5,962,551 4,250,775
2068 5,960,918 4,287,566
2067 5,958,438 4,324,173
2066 5,954,539 4,360,463
2065 5,950,378 4,396,562
2064 5,946,851 4,432,349
2063 5,944,910 4,467,634
2062 5,940,838 4,502,390
2061 5,939,601 4,536,423
2060 5,936,094 4,569,861
2059 5,931,426 4,602,562
2058 5,925,816 4,634,484
2057 5,919,823 4,665,491
2056 5,913,287 4,695,744
2055 5,904,352 4,725,147
2054 5,894,795 4,753,640
2053 5,884,875 4,781,680
2052 5,876,162 4,809,152
2051 5,864,176 4,836,056
2050 5,852,896 4,862,512
2049 5,844,165 4,888,649
2048 5,833,178 4,914,306
2047 5,822,035 4,939,719
2046 5,809,860 4,964,917
2045 5,795,785 4,989,905
2044 5,780,884 5,014,849
2043 5,764,579 5,039,628
2042 5,746,528 5,064,051
2041 5,727,253 5,088,319
2040 5,708,874 5,112,265
2039 5,690,018 5,135,696
2038 5,669,959 5,158,725
2037 5,650,253 5,181,188
2036 5,630,126 5,203,033
2035 5,609,155 5,224,142
2034 5,588,315 5,244,168
2033 5,565,507 5,263,308
2032 5,542,488 5,281,327
2031 5,517,391 5,298,206
2030 5,491,320 5,313,745
2029 5,462,926 5,327,761
2028 5,432,752 5,339,993
2027 5,399,898 5,350,648
2026 5,364,771 5,359,438
2025 5,327,462 5,396,894
2024 5,287,500 5,422,069
2023 5,200,000 5,426,740
2022 5,081,700 5,431,752
2021 5,084,600 5,447,247
2020 5,072,400 5,458,827
2019 4,970,300 5,454,147
2018 4,900,600 5,446,771
2017 4,813,600 5,439,232
2016 4,714,100 5,430,798
2015 4,609,400 5,423,801
2014 4,516,500 5,418,649
2013 4,442,100 5,413,393
2012 4,408,100 5,407,579
2011 4,384,000 5,398,384
2010 4,350,700 5,391,428
2009 4,302,600 5,386,406
2008 4,259,800 5,379,233
2007 4,223,800 5,374,622
2006 4,184,600 5,373,054
2005 4,133,900 5,372,807
2004 4,087,500 5,372,280
2003 4,027,200 5,373,374
2002 3,948,500 5,376,912
2001 3,880,500 5,378,867
2000 3,857,700 5,388,720
1999 3,835,100 5,396,020
1998 3,815,000 5,390,516
1997 3,781,300 5,383,291
1996 3,732,000 5,373,361
1995 3,673,400 5,361,999
1994 3,620,000 5,346,331
1993 3,572,200 5,325,305
1992 3,531,700 5,305,016
1991 3,495,100 5,303,294
1990 3,329,800 5,299,187
1989 3,299,200 5,275,942
1988 3,283,400 5,250,596
1987 3,274,400 5,222,840
1986 3,246,300 5,193,838
1985 3,247,100 5,161,768
1984 3,227,100 5,127,097
1983 3,199,300 5,091,971
1982 3,156,100 5,055,099
1981 3,124,900 5,016,105
1980 3,112,900 4,979,815
1979 3,109,000 4,938,973
1978 3,121,200 4,890,125
1977 3,120,200 4,840,501
1976 3,110,500 4,789,507
1975 3,083,100 4,739,105
1974 3,023,700 4,689,623
1973 2,961,300 4,641,445
1972 2,903,900 4,596,622
1971 2,853,000 4,557,449
1970 2,810,700 4,538,223
1969 2,772,800 4,518,607
1968 2,748,100 4,483,915
1967 2,724,100 4,449,367
1966 2,675,900 4,411,666
1965 2,628,400 4,370,983
1964 2,585,400 4,327,341
1963 2,531,800 4,282,017
1962 2,482,000 4,238,188
1961 2,419,700 4,191,667
1960 2,371,800 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Slovakia
2100 -0.07% -0.65%
2099 -0.07% -0.65%
2098 -0.05% -0.64%
2097 -0.04% -0.64%
2096 -0.03% -0.64%
2095 -0.02% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.64%
2093 -0.005% -0.65%
2092 -0.03% -0.65%
2091 -0.02% -0.66%
2090 -0.05% -0.67%
2089 -0.01% -0.67%
2088 -0.05% -0.68%
2087 -0.05% -0.7%
2086 -0.06% -0.71%
2085 -0.06% -0.72%
2084 -0.08% -0.74%
2083 -0.06% -0.75%
2082 -0.03% -0.76%
2081 -0.04% -0.78%
2080 -0.02% -0.79%
2079 -0.01% -0.81%
2078 0.02% -0.82%
2077 0.007% -0.83%
2076 0.007% -0.85%
2075 0.02% -0.85%
2074 0.02% -0.86%
2073 0.07% -0.87%
2072 0.001% -0.87%
2071 0.01% -0.87%
2070 0.02% -0.86%
2069 0.03% -0.86%
2068 0.04% -0.85%
2067 0.07% -0.83%
2066 0.07% -0.82%
2065 0.06% -0.81%
2064 0.03% -0.79%
2063 0.07% -0.77%
2062 0.02% -0.75%
2061 0.06% -0.73%
2060 0.08% -0.71%
2059 0.09% -0.69%
2058 0.1% -0.66%
2057 0.11% -0.64%
2056 0.15% -0.62%
2055 0.16% -0.6%
2054 0.17% -0.59%
2053 0.15% -0.57%
2052 0.2% -0.56%
2051 0.19% -0.54%
2050 0.15% -0.53%
2049 0.19% -0.52%
2048 0.19% -0.51%
2047 0.21% -0.51%
2046 0.24% -0.5%
2045 0.26% -0.5%
2044 0.28% -0.49%
2043 0.31% -0.48%
2042 0.34% -0.48%
2041 0.32% -0.47%
2040 0.33% -0.46%
2039 0.35% -0.45%
2038 0.35% -0.43%
2037 0.36% -0.42%
2036 0.37% -0.4%
2035 0.37% -0.38%
2034 0.41% -0.36%
2033 0.42% -0.34%
2032 0.45% -0.32%
2031 0.47% -0.29%
2030 0.52% -0.26%
2029 0.56% -0.23%
2028 0.61% -0.2%
2027 0.65% -0.16%
2026 0.7% -0.69%
2025 0.76% -0.46%
2024 1.68% -0.09%
2023 2.33% -0.09%
2022 -0.06% -0.28%
2021 0.24% -0.21%
2020 2.05% 0.09%
2019 1.42% 0.14%
2018 1.81% 0.14%
2017 2.11% 0.16%
2016 2.27% 0.13%
2015 2.06% 0.1%
2014 1.67% 0.1%
2013 0.77% 0.11%
2012 0.55% 0.17%
2011 0.77% 0.13%
2010 1.12% 0.09%
2009 1% 0.13%
2008 0.85% 0.09%
2007 0.94% 0.03%
2006 1.23% 0.005%
2005 1.14% 0.01%
2004 1.5% -0.02%
2003 1.99% -0.07%
2002 1.75% -0.04%
2001 0.59% -0.18%
2000 0.59% -0.14%
1999 0.53% 0.1%
1998 0.89% 0.13%
1997 1.32% 0.18%
1996 1.6% 0.21%
1995 1.48% 0.29%
1994 1.34% 0.39%
1993 1.15% 0.38%
1992 1.05% 0.03%
1991 4.96% 0.08%
1990 0.93% 0.44%
1989 0.48% 0.48%
1988 0.27% 0.53%
1987 0.87% 0.56%
1986 -0.02% 0.62%
1985 0.62% 0.68%
1984 0.87% 0.69%
1983 1.37% 0.73%
1982 1% 0.78%
1981 0.39% 0.73%
1980 0.13% 0.83%
1979 -0.39% 1%
1978 0.03% 1.03%
1977 0.31% 1.06%
1976 0.89% 1.06%
1975 1.96% 1.06%
1974 2.11% 1.04%
1973 1.98% 0.98%
1972 1.78% 0.86%
1971 1.5% 0.42%
1970 1.37% 0.43%
1969 0.9% 0.77%
1968 0.88% 0.78%
1967 1.8% 0.85%
1966 1.81% 0.93%
1965 1.66% 1.01%
1964 2.12% 1.06%
1963 2.01% 1.03%
1962 2.57% 1.11%
1961 2.02% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Slovakia
Current population
5374272
5359438
Population rank 124/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.06%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
9.31 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 -13
Annual growth/decline +87,500 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 172/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -31,377
Net migration rank 35/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -31,377
2024 - 18,766 - -21,027
2023 18,876 21,404 -5,427 4,933
2022 20,123 21,404 -7,062 92,314
2021 23,644 -14,944 -16,886 -8,172
2020 24,905 42,124 -2,184 4,350
2019 25,299 69,770 3,818 3,128
2018 24,797 59,139 3,268 3,446
2017 26,282 68,349 4,351 3,279
2016 28,237 75,512 5,431 3,487
2015 29,408 70,870 2,170 2,549
2014 26,196 57,974 3,793 -1,158
2013 29,096 26,385 2,707 -1,181
2012 31,077 -1,015 3,245 871
2011 31,302 -2,196 9,177 -2,392
2010 35,458 6,722 7,008 -1,814
2009 33,560 12,700 8,619 -542
2008 35,143 4,804 4,303 -495
2007 35,480 3,053 537 -571
2006 30,924 14,542 537 -549
2005 30,674 19,212 537 -561
2004 29,634 24,521 1,611 -522
2003 28,150 42,456 -537 -646
2002 25,941 48,195 -538 -580
2001 27,939 17,793 -1,076 -860
2000 29,897 -6,604 2,155 -831
1999 28,916 -7,634 3,777 -119
1998 29,146 -1,387 4,312 -12
1997 30,137 12,040 6,999 247
1996 28,997 25,169 9,135 246
1995 29,828 26,743 9,115 -30
1994 30,372 20,420 14,970 -109
1993 31,685 12,638 20,769 72
1992 32,067 6,460 21,220 -201
1991 33,518 31,156 23,865 174
1990 33,298 70,432 25,436 -9,402
1989 30,749 -8,818 26,380 -7,254
1988 29,846 -17,005 30,979 -6,500
1987 27,603 -7,631 31,859 -6,401
1986 25,549 -10,234 34,279 -6,143
1985 24,126 -13,462 37,680 -6,068
1984 26,043 -901 38,966 -6,276
1983 24,315 11,464 39,717 -6,361
1982 24,207 7,982 41,958 -6,088
1981 25,374 -7,606 43,640 -5,821
1980 23,658 -15,423 44,320 -5,522
1979 26,675 -26,694 52,353 -4,712
1978 26,156 -28,783 52,324 -4,689
1977 28,020 -22,697 52,762 -4,621
1976 29,456 -9,138 54,121 -4,432
1975 31,355 13,196 52,604 -4,652
1974 33,896 27,580 52,524 -4,190
1973 35,239 28,261 49,199 -3,854
1972 38,244 17,779 46,426 -3,516
1971 40,000 7,547 40,105 -3,495
1970 37,101 4,511 38,575 -4,919
1969 38,098 -5,212 39,312 -8,998
1968 37,594 -11,853 38,113 -8,881
1967 37,974 -2,289 41,824 -8,876
1966 36,151 9,161 45,440 -8,817
1965 36,982 9,245 48,517 -8,707
1964 39,375 9,806 54,092 -8,608
1963 42,027 10,226 54,382 -8,548
1962 42,865 12,697 49,587 -9,019
1961 43,482 10,689 55,749 4,812
1960 41,791 3,846 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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

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