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

New Zealand and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Somalia	New Zealand	Somalia
1960	2,371,800	2,876,331	-	-
1961	2,419,700	2,952,054	2.02%	2.63%
1962	2,482,000	3,030,091	2.57%	2.64%
1963	2,531,800	3,110,361	2.01%	2.65%
1964	2,585,400	3,192,796	2.12%	2.65%
1965	2,628,400	3,277,874	1.66%	2.66%
1966	2,675,900	3,365,106	1.81%	2.66%
1967	2,724,100	3,454,537	1.8%	2.66%
1968	2,748,100	3,546,590	0.88%	2.66%
1969	2,772,800	3,641,015	0.9%	2.66%
1970	2,810,700	3,738,448	1.37%	2.68%
1971	2,853,000	3,837,691	1.5%	2.65%
1972	2,903,900	3,939,436	1.78%	2.65%
1973	2,961,300	4,045,592	1.98%	2.69%
1974	3,023,700	4,151,842	2.11%	2.63%
1975	3,083,100	4,257,535	1.96%	2.55%
1976	3,110,500	4,365,812	0.89%	2.54%
1977	3,120,200	4,484,050	0.31%	2.71%
1978	3,121,200	4,814,892	0.03%	7.38%
1979	3,109,000	5,449,117	-0.39%	13.2%
1980	3,112,900	5,936,154	0.13%	8.94%
1981	3,124,900	5,982,849	0.39%	0.79%
1982	3,156,100	6,003,840	1%	0.35%
1983	3,199,300	6,198,430	1.37%	3.24%
1984	3,227,100	6,428,389	0.87%	3.71%
1985	3,247,100	6,693,289	0.62%	4.12%
1986	3,246,300	6,974,788	-0.02%	4.21%
1987	3,274,400	7,228,302	0.87%	3.63%
1988	3,283,400	7,235,360	0.27%	0.1%
1989	3,299,200	7,114,817	0.48%	-1.67%
1990	3,329,800	7,082,811	0.93%	-0.45%
1991	3,495,100	6,813,760	4.96%	-3.8%
1992	3,531,700	6,495,107	1.05%	-4.68%
1993	3,572,200	6,681,399	1.15%	2.87%
1994	3,620,000	7,026,797	1.34%	5.17%
1995	3,673,400	7,285,007	1.48%	3.67%
1996	3,732,000	7,554,474	1.6%	3.7%
1997	3,781,300	7,824,525	1.32%	3.57%
1998	3,815,000	8,155,417	0.89%	4.23%
1999	3,835,100	8,492,059	0.53%	4.13%
2000	3,857,700	8,838,713	0.59%	4.08%
2001	3,880,500	9,198,493	0.59%	4.07%
2002	3,948,500	9,550,063	1.75%	3.82%
2003	4,027,200	9,909,157	1.99%	3.76%
2004	4,087,500	10,280,998	1.5%	3.75%
2005	4,133,900	10,644,228	1.14%	3.53%
2006	4,184,600	10,975,502	1.23%	3.11%
2007	4,223,800	11,322,582	0.94%	3.16%
2008	4,259,800	11,663,084	0.85%	3.01%
2009	4,302,600	11,961,201	1%	2.56%
2010	4,350,700	12,261,756	1.12%	2.51%
2011	4,384,000	12,348,830	0.77%	0.71%
2012	4,408,100	12,461,160	0.55%	0.91%
2013	4,442,100	12,869,594	0.77%	3.28%
2014	4,516,500	13,339,491	1.67%	3.65%
2015	4,609,400	13,806,963	2.06%	3.5%
2016	4,714,100	14,348,740	2.27%	3.92%
2017	4,813,600	14,916,629	2.11%	3.96%
2018	4,900,600	15,452,487	1.81%	3.59%
2019	4,970,300	16,030,971	1.42%	3.74%
2020	5,072,400	16,651,191	2.05%	3.87%
2021	5,084,600	17,271,431	0.24%	3.72%
2022	5,081,700	17,801,897	-0.06%	3.07%
2023	5,200,000	18,358,615	2.33%	3.13%
2024	5,287,500	19,009,151	1.68%	3.54%
2025	5,325,989	19,654,737	0.73%	3.4%
2026	5,362,071	20,305,905	0.68%	3.31%
2027	5,395,933	20,959,056	0.63%	3.22%
2028	5,427,327	21,601,810	0.58%	3.07%
2029	5,456,502	22,247,714	0.54%	2.99%
2030	5,483,630	22,915,042	0.5%	3%
2031	5,509,118	23,589,793	0.46%	2.94%
2032	5,533,087	24,258,789	0.44%	2.84%
2033	5,555,912	24,921,830	0.41%	2.73%
2034	5,577,658	25,593,666	0.39%	2.7%
2035	5,598,481	26,294,943	0.37%	2.74%
2036	5,618,949	27,009,199	0.37%	2.72%
2037	5,638,796	27,731,170	0.35%	2.67%
2038	5,658,606	28,455,755	0.35%	2.61%
2039	5,677,983	29,167,897	0.34%	2.5%
2040	5,696,537	29,896,286	0.33%	2.5%
2041	5,715,286	30,635,956	0.33%	2.47%
2042	5,733,881	31,350,028	0.33%	2.33%
2043	5,750,997	32,057,980	0.3%	2.26%
2044	5,766,545	32,780,417	0.27%	2.25%
2045	5,780,970	33,510,163	0.25%	2.23%
2046	5,794,046	34,248,030	0.23%	2.2%
2047	5,805,663	34,996,366	0.2%	2.19%
2048	5,816,692	35,743,960	0.19%	2.14%
2049	5,826,512	36,474,683	0.17%	2.04%
2050	5,836,471	37,206,497	0.17%	2.01%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 648,341 (a 13.8% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 5,964,303 (a 41.6% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people with a rank change from 125th to 122nd. The population of Somalia will increase by 83.2% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.