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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 2.53 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

New Zealand vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Slovenia
2100 5,918,837 1,640,541
2099 5,923,132 1,644,752
2098 5,927,206 1,648,834
2097 5,930,263 1,653,196
2096 5,932,907 1,657,434
2095 5,934,847 1,661,656
2094 5,936,183 1,665,825
2093 5,938,804 1,670,076
2092 5,939,085 1,674,280
2091 5,940,665 1,678,462
2090 5,941,752 1,682,998
2089 5,944,871 1,687,376
2088 5,945,635 1,691,788
2087 5,948,586 1,696,409
2086 5,951,745 1,701,325
2085 5,955,275 1,706,189
2084 5,959,115 1,711,157
2083 5,963,613 1,716,396
2082 5,966,943 1,721,709
2081 5,968,511 1,727,302
2080 5,971,082 1,733,405
2079 5,972,331 1,739,518
2078 5,972,928 1,746,152
2077 5,971,804 1,752,783
2076 5,971,386 1,759,639
2075 5,970,985 1,766,867
2074 5,969,834 1,774,528
2073 5,968,506 1,782,697
2072 5,964,548 1,790,658
2071 5,964,493 1,798,960
2070 5,963,811 1,807,483
2069 5,962,551 1,816,607
2068 5,960,918 1,825,849
2067 5,958,438 1,834,865
2066 5,954,539 1,844,034
2065 5,950,378 1,853,651
2064 5,946,851 1,863,550
2063 5,944,910 1,873,173
2062 5,940,838 1,882,832
2061 5,939,601 1,892,739
2060 5,936,094 1,902,939
2059 5,931,426 1,912,861
2058 5,925,816 1,922,175
2057 5,919,823 1,932,119
2056 5,913,287 1,941,469
2055 5,904,352 1,950,861
2054 5,894,795 1,959,953
2053 5,884,875 1,968,641
2052 5,876,162 1,977,227
2051 5,864,176 1,985,279
2050 5,852,896 1,993,115
2049 5,844,165 2,000,477
2048 5,833,178 2,007,283
2047 5,822,035 2,014,140
2046 5,809,860 2,020,756
2045 5,795,785 2,027,366
2044 5,780,884 2,033,871
2043 5,764,579 2,040,173
2042 5,746,528 2,046,339
2041 5,727,253 2,052,041
2040 5,708,874 2,057,278
2039 5,690,018 2,062,718
2038 5,669,959 2,067,922
2037 5,650,253 2,073,705
2036 5,630,126 2,079,201
2035 5,609,155 2,084,471
2034 5,588,315 2,089,430
2033 5,565,507 2,094,601
2032 5,542,488 2,099,622
2031 5,517,391 2,104,690
2030 5,491,320 2,109,416
2029 5,462,926 2,113,874
2028 5,432,752 2,118,053
2027 5,399,898 2,121,324
2026 5,364,771 2,124,138
2025 5,327,462 2,126,340
2024 5,287,500 2,127,400
2023 5,200,000 2,120,461
2022 5,081,700 2,112,076
2021 5,084,600 2,108,079
2020 5,072,400 2,102,419
2019 4,970,300 2,088,385
2018 4,900,600 2,073,894
2017 4,813,600 2,066,388
2016 4,714,100 2,065,042
2015 4,609,400 2,063,531
2014 4,516,500 2,061,980
2013 4,442,100 2,059,953
2012 4,408,100 2,057,159
2011 4,384,000 2,052,843
2010 4,350,700 2,048,583
2009 4,302,600 2,039,669
2008 4,259,800 2,021,316
2007 4,223,800 2,018,122
2006 4,184,600 2,006,868
2005 4,133,900 2,000,474
2004 4,087,500 1,997,012
2003 4,027,200 1,995,733
2002 3,948,500 1,994,530
2001 3,880,500 1,992,060
2000 3,857,700 1,988,925
1999 3,835,100 1,983,045
1998 3,815,000 1,981,629
1997 3,781,300 1,985,956
1996 3,732,000 1,988,628
1995 3,673,400 1,989,872
1994 3,620,000 1,989,443
1993 3,572,200 1,991,746
1992 3,531,700 1,996,498
1991 3,495,100 1,999,429
1990 3,329,800 1,998,161
1989 3,299,200 1,996,351
1988 3,283,400 1,995,196
1987 3,274,400 1,989,776
1986 3,246,300 1,965,964
1985 3,247,100 1,941,641
1984 3,227,100 1,932,154
1983 3,199,300 1,922,321
1982 3,156,100 1,910,334
1981 3,124,900 1,906,531
1980 3,112,900 1,901,315
1979 3,109,000 1,882,599
1978 3,121,200 1,862,548
1977 3,120,200 1,842,377
1976 3,110,500 1,820,249
1975 3,083,100 1,793,581
1974 3,023,700 1,776,132
1973 2,961,300 1,766,697
1972 2,903,900 1,752,233
1971 2,853,000 1,738,335
1970 2,810,700 1,724,891
1969 2,772,800 1,713,874
1968 2,748,100 1,704,546
1967 2,724,100 1,689,528
1966 2,675,900 1,669,905
1965 2,628,400 1,649,160
1964 2,585,400 1,632,114
1963 2,531,800 1,616,971
1962 2,482,000 1,603,649
1961 2,419,700 1,594,131
1960 2,371,800 1,584,720

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Slovenia
2100 -0.07% -0.26%
2099 -0.07% -0.25%
2098 -0.05% -0.26%
2097 -0.04% -0.26%
2096 -0.03% -0.25%
2095 -0.02% -0.25%
2094 -0.04% -0.25%
2093 -0.005% -0.25%
2092 -0.03% -0.25%
2091 -0.02% -0.27%
2090 -0.05% -0.26%
2089 -0.01% -0.26%
2088 -0.05% -0.27%
2087 -0.05% -0.29%
2086 -0.06% -0.29%
2085 -0.06% -0.29%
2084 -0.08% -0.31%
2083 -0.06% -0.31%
2082 -0.03% -0.32%
2081 -0.04% -0.35%
2080 -0.02% -0.35%
2079 -0.01% -0.38%
2078 0.02% -0.38%
2077 0.007% -0.39%
2076 0.007% -0.41%
2075 0.02% -0.43%
2074 0.02% -0.46%
2073 0.07% -0.44%
2072 0.001% -0.46%
2071 0.01% -0.47%
2070 0.02% -0.5%
2069 0.03% -0.51%
2068 0.04% -0.49%
2067 0.07% -0.5%
2066 0.07% -0.52%
2065 0.06% -0.53%
2064 0.03% -0.51%
2063 0.07% -0.51%
2062 0.02% -0.52%
2061 0.06% -0.54%
2060 0.08% -0.52%
2059 0.09% -0.48%
2058 0.1% -0.51%
2057 0.11% -0.48%
2056 0.15% -0.48%
2055 0.16% -0.46%
2054 0.17% -0.44%
2053 0.15% -0.43%
2052 0.2% -0.41%
2051 0.19% -0.39%
2050 0.15% -0.37%
2049 0.19% -0.34%
2048 0.19% -0.34%
2047 0.21% -0.33%
2046 0.24% -0.33%
2045 0.26% -0.32%
2044 0.28% -0.31%
2043 0.31% -0.3%
2042 0.34% -0.28%
2041 0.32% -0.25%
2040 0.33% -0.26%
2039 0.35% -0.25%
2038 0.35% -0.28%
2037 0.36% -0.26%
2036 0.37% -0.25%
2035 0.37% -0.24%
2034 0.41% -0.25%
2033 0.42% -0.24%
2032 0.45% -0.24%
2031 0.47% -0.22%
2030 0.52% -0.21%
2029 0.56% -0.2%
2028 0.61% -0.15%
2027 0.65% -0.13%
2026 0.7% -0.1%
2025 0.76% -0.05%
2024 1.68% 0.33%
2023 2.33% 0.4%
2022 -0.06% 0.19%
2021 0.24% 0.27%
2020 2.05% 0.67%
2019 1.42% 0.7%
2018 1.81% 0.36%
2017 2.11% 0.07%
2016 2.27% 0.07%
2015 2.06% 0.08%
2014 1.67% 0.1%
2013 0.77% 0.14%
2012 0.55% 0.21%
2011 0.77% 0.21%
2010 1.12% 0.44%
2009 1% 0.91%
2008 0.85% 0.16%
2007 0.94% 0.56%
2006 1.23% 0.32%
2005 1.14% 0.17%
2004 1.5% 0.06%
2003 1.99% 0.06%
2002 1.75% 0.12%
2001 0.59% 0.16%
2000 0.59% 0.3%
1999 0.53% 0.07%
1998 0.89% -0.22%
1997 1.32% -0.13%
1996 1.6% -0.06%
1995 1.48% 0.02%
1994 1.34% -0.12%
1993 1.15% -0.24%
1992 1.05% -0.15%
1991 4.96% 0.06%
1990 0.93% 0.09%
1989 0.48% 0.06%
1988 0.27% 0.27%
1987 0.87% 1.21%
1986 -0.02% 1.25%
1985 0.62% 0.49%
1984 0.87% 0.51%
1983 1.37% 0.63%
1982 1% 0.2%
1981 0.39% 0.27%
1980 0.13% 0.99%
1979 -0.39% 1.08%
1978 0.03% 1.09%
1977 0.31% 1.22%
1976 0.89% 1.49%
1975 1.96% 0.98%
1974 2.11% 0.53%
1973 1.98% 0.83%
1972 1.78% 0.8%
1971 1.5% 0.78%
1970 1.37% 0.64%
1969 0.9% 0.55%
1968 0.88% 0.89%
1967 1.8% 1.18%
1966 1.81% 1.26%
1965 1.66% 1.04%
1964 2.12% 0.94%
1963 2.01% 0.83%
1962 2.57% 0.6%
1961 2.02% 0.59%

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/slovenia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Slovenia
Current population
5374272
2124138
Population rank 124/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.03%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
9.31 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +19
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 148/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +17,403 +2,711
Net migration rank 35/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 2,711
2024 - 18,766 - 3,319
2023 18,876 21,404 -4,665 5,339
2022 20,123 21,404 -4,858 9,014
2021 23,644 -14,944 -4,216 2,477
2020 24,905 42,124 -5,256 28,514
2019 25,299 69,770 -1,254 16,352
2018 24,797 59,139 -1,037 14,640
2017 26,282 68,349 -207 1,359
2016 28,237 75,512 826 1,195
2015 29,408 70,870 826 712
2014 26,196 57,974 2,268 -70
2013 29,096 26,385 1,648 639
2012 31,077 -1,015 2,674 1,117
2011 31,302 -2,196 3,285 2,190
2010 35,458 6,722 3,687 -410
2009 33,560 12,700 3,060 11,594
2008 35,143 4,804 3,437 2,971
2007 35,480 3,053 1,211 14,191
2006 30,924 14,542 602 6,081
2005 30,674 19,212 -600 6,317
2004 29,634 24,521 -599 1,759
2003 28,150 42,456 -1,996 3,218
2002 25,941 48,195 -1,197 1,975
2001 27,939 17,793 -996 4,527
2000 29,897 -6,604 -398 3,124
1999 28,916 -7,634 -1,388 10,291
1998 29,146 -1,387 -1,189 -5,280
1997 30,137 12,040 -794 -1,298
1996 28,997 25,169 0 -2,456
1995 29,828 26,743 0 356
1994 30,372 20,420 199 -153
1993 31,685 12,638 -199 -4,641
1992 32,067 6,460 598 -5,547
1991 33,518 31,156 2,199 -3,325
1990 33,298 70,432 3,797 618
1989 30,749 -8,818 4,592 -2,718
1988 29,846 -17,005 5,986 -3,023
1987 27,603 -7,631 5,771 2,972
1986 25,549 -10,234 6,094 32,700
1985 24,126 -13,462 6,213 3,404
1984 26,043 -901 5,990 3,280
1983 24,315 11,464 6,343 3,613
1982 24,207 7,982 9,170 -8,695
1981 25,374 -7,606 10,485 -5,016
1980 23,658 -15,423 11,027 3,128
1979 26,675 -26,694 12,614 2,107
1978 26,156 -28,783 11,920 2,113
1977 28,020 -22,697 12,160 2,584
1976 29,456 -9,138 12,196 2,226
1975 31,355 13,196 11,658 2,421
1974 33,896 27,580 11,367 3,145
1973 35,239 28,261 11,837 2,175
1972 38,244 17,779 10,513 2,924
1971 40,000 7,547 10,951 2,286
1970 37,101 4,511 10,004 260
1969 38,098 -5,212 9,427 685
1968 37,594 -11,853 11,250 438
1967 37,974 -2,289 13,516 -192
1966 36,151 9,161 15,697 -1,262
1965 36,982 9,245 14,513 -1,421
1964 39,375 9,806 12,567 -349
1963 42,027 10,226 14,068 -180
1962 42,865 12,697 13,150 148
1961 43,482 10,689 14,985 -306
1960 41,791 3,846 12,678 -929

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/slovenia | 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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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