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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 3.82 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

New Zealand vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Somalia
2100 5,918,837 68,384,185
2099 5,923,132 68,040,371
2098 5,927,206 67,702,230
2097 5,930,263 67,362,336
2096 5,932,907 66,972,933
2095 5,934,847 66,585,659
2094 5,936,183 66,179,819
2093 5,938,804 65,760,590
2092 5,939,085 65,324,261
2091 5,940,665 64,852,843
2090 5,941,752 64,362,727
2089 5,944,871 63,922,797
2088 5,945,635 63,464,036
2087 5,948,586 62,987,028
2086 5,951,745 62,447,029
2085 5,955,275 61,873,597
2084 5,959,115 61,318,916
2083 5,963,613 60,761,800
2082 5,966,943 60,187,980
2081 5,968,511 59,676,722
2080 5,971,082 59,100,915
2079 5,972,331 58,477,428
2078 5,972,928 57,852,528
2077 5,971,804 57,211,821
2076 5,971,386 56,602,463
2075 5,970,985 56,005,600
2074 5,969,834 55,330,165
2073 5,968,506 54,651,918
2072 5,964,548 53,978,548
2071 5,964,493 53,284,016
2070 5,963,811 52,573,210
2069 5,962,551 51,878,214
2068 5,960,918 51,197,653
2067 5,958,438 50,493,028
2066 5,954,539 49,779,172
2065 5,950,378 49,024,665
2064 5,946,851 48,265,876
2063 5,944,910 47,522,361
2062 5,940,838 46,785,920
2061 5,939,601 46,037,526
2060 5,936,094 45,220,507
2059 5,931,426 44,397,936
2058 5,925,816 43,659,021
2057 5,919,823 42,897,422
2056 5,913,287 42,121,542
2055 5,904,352 41,318,179
2054 5,894,795 40,513,141
2053 5,884,875 39,744,995
2052 5,876,162 38,992,177
2051 5,864,176 38,228,872
2050 5,852,896 37,471,735
2049 5,844,165 36,739,905
2048 5,833,178 35,984,999
2047 5,822,035 35,218,863
2046 5,809,860 34,462,403
2045 5,795,785 33,717,596
2044 5,780,884 32,977,674
2043 5,764,579 32,247,710
2042 5,746,528 31,537,272
2041 5,727,253 30,794,853
2040 5,708,874 30,032,324
2039 5,690,018 29,312,883
2038 5,669,959 28,583,386
2037 5,650,253 27,838,646
2036 5,630,126 27,114,453
2035 5,609,155 26,385,421
2034 5,588,315 25,687,629
2033 5,565,507 25,018,509
2032 5,542,488 24,338,597
2031 5,517,391 23,657,353
2030 5,491,320 22,965,742
2029 5,462,926 22,299,610
2028 5,432,752 21,651,582
2027 5,399,898 20,991,860
2026 5,364,771 20,322,668
2025 5,327,462 19,666,990
2024 5,287,500 19,009,151
2023 5,200,000 18,358,615
2022 5,081,700 17,801,897
2021 5,084,600 17,271,431
2020 5,072,400 16,651,191
2019 4,970,300 16,030,971
2018 4,900,600 15,452,487
2017 4,813,600 14,916,629
2016 4,714,100 14,348,740
2015 4,609,400 13,806,963
2014 4,516,500 13,339,491
2013 4,442,100 12,869,594
2012 4,408,100 12,461,160
2011 4,384,000 12,348,830
2010 4,350,700 12,261,756
2009 4,302,600 11,961,201
2008 4,259,800 11,663,084
2007 4,223,800 11,322,582
2006 4,184,600 10,975,502
2005 4,133,900 10,644,228
2004 4,087,500 10,280,998
2003 4,027,200 9,909,157
2002 3,948,500 9,550,063
2001 3,880,500 9,198,493
2000 3,857,700 8,838,713
1999 3,835,100 8,492,059
1998 3,815,000 8,155,417
1997 3,781,300 7,824,525
1996 3,732,000 7,554,474
1995 3,673,400 7,285,007
1994 3,620,000 7,026,797
1993 3,572,200 6,681,399
1992 3,531,700 6,495,107
1991 3,495,100 6,813,760
1990 3,329,800 7,082,811
1989 3,299,200 7,114,817
1988 3,283,400 7,235,360
1987 3,274,400 7,228,302
1986 3,246,300 6,974,788
1985 3,247,100 6,693,289
1984 3,227,100 6,428,389
1983 3,199,300 6,198,430
1982 3,156,100 6,003,840
1981 3,124,900 5,982,849
1980 3,112,900 5,936,154
1979 3,109,000 5,449,117
1978 3,121,200 4,814,892
1977 3,120,200 4,484,050
1976 3,110,500 4,365,812
1975 3,083,100 4,257,535
1974 3,023,700 4,151,842
1973 2,961,300 4,045,592
1972 2,903,900 3,939,436
1971 2,853,000 3,837,691
1970 2,810,700 3,738,448
1969 2,772,800 3,641,015
1968 2,748,100 3,546,590
1967 2,724,100 3,454,537
1966 2,675,900 3,365,106
1965 2,628,400 3,277,874
1964 2,585,400 3,192,796
1963 2,531,800 3,110,361
1962 2,482,000 3,030,091
1961 2,419,700 2,952,054
1960 2,371,800 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

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 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Somalia
2100 -0.07% 0.51%
2099 -0.07% 0.5%
2098 -0.05% 0.5%
2097 -0.04% 0.58%
2096 -0.03% 0.58%
2095 -0.02% 0.61%
2094 -0.04% 0.64%
2093 -0.005% 0.67%
2092 -0.03% 0.73%
2091 -0.02% 0.76%
2090 -0.05% 0.69%
2089 -0.01% 0.72%
2088 -0.05% 0.76%
2087 -0.05% 0.86%
2086 -0.06% 0.93%
2085 -0.06% 0.9%
2084 -0.08% 0.92%
2083 -0.06% 0.95%
2082 -0.03% 0.86%
2081 -0.04% 0.97%
2080 -0.02% 1.07%
2079 -0.01% 1.08%
2078 0.02% 1.12%
2077 0.007% 1.08%
2076 0.007% 1.07%
2075 0.02% 1.22%
2074 0.02% 1.24%
2073 0.07% 1.25%
2072 0.001% 1.3%
2071 0.01% 1.35%
2070 0.02% 1.34%
2069 0.03% 1.33%
2068 0.04% 1.4%
2067 0.07% 1.43%
2066 0.07% 1.54%
2065 0.06% 1.57%
2064 0.03% 1.56%
2063 0.07% 1.57%
2062 0.02% 1.63%
2061 0.06% 1.81%
2060 0.08% 1.85%
2059 0.09% 1.69%
2058 0.1% 1.78%
2057 0.11% 1.84%
2056 0.15% 1.94%
2055 0.16% 1.99%
2054 0.17% 1.93%
2053 0.15% 1.93%
2052 0.2% 2%
2051 0.19% 2.02%
2050 0.15% 1.99%
2049 0.19% 2.1%
2048 0.19% 2.18%
2047 0.21% 2.2%
2046 0.24% 2.21%
2045 0.26% 2.24%
2044 0.28% 2.26%
2043 0.31% 2.25%
2042 0.34% 2.41%
2041 0.32% 2.54%
2040 0.33% 2.45%
2039 0.35% 2.55%
2038 0.35% 2.68%
2037 0.36% 2.67%
2036 0.37% 2.76%
2035 0.37% 2.72%
2034 0.41% 2.67%
2033 0.42% 2.79%
2032 0.45% 2.88%
2031 0.47% 3.01%
2030 0.52% 2.99%
2029 0.56% 2.99%
2028 0.61% 3.14%
2027 0.65% 3.29%
2026 0.7% 3.33%
2025 0.76% 3.46%
2024 1.68% 3.54%
2023 2.33% 3.13%
2022 -0.06% 3.07%
2021 0.24% 3.72%
2020 2.05% 3.87%
2019 1.42% 3.74%
2018 1.81% 3.59%
2017 2.11% 3.96%
2016 2.27% 3.92%
2015 2.06% 3.5%
2014 1.67% 3.65%
2013 0.77% 3.28%
2012 0.55% 0.91%
2011 0.77% 0.71%
2010 1.12% 2.51%
2009 1% 2.56%
2008 0.85% 3.01%
2007 0.94% 3.16%
2006 1.23% 3.11%
2005 1.14% 3.53%
2004 1.5% 3.75%
2003 1.99% 3.76%
2002 1.75% 3.82%
2001 0.59% 4.07%
2000 0.59% 4.08%
1999 0.53% 4.13%
1998 0.89% 4.23%
1997 1.32% 3.57%
1996 1.6% 3.7%
1995 1.48% 3.67%
1994 1.34% 5.17%
1993 1.15% 2.87%
1992 1.05% -4.68%
1991 4.96% -3.8%
1990 0.93% -0.45%
1989 0.48% -1.67%
1988 0.27% 0.1%
1987 0.87% 3.63%
1986 -0.02% 4.21%
1985 0.62% 4.12%
1984 0.87% 3.71%
1983 1.37% 3.24%
1982 1% 0.35%
1981 0.39% 0.79%
1980 0.13% 8.94%
1979 -0.39% 13.2%
1978 0.03% 7.38%
1977 0.31% 2.71%
1976 0.89% 2.54%
1975 1.96% 2.55%
1974 2.11% 2.63%
1973 1.98% 2.69%
1972 1.78% 2.65%
1971 1.5% 2.65%
1970 1.37% 2.68%
1969 0.9% 2.66%
1968 0.88% 2.66%
1967 1.8% 2.66%
1966 1.81% 2.66%
1965 1.66% 2.66%
1964 2.12% 2.65%
1963 2.01% 2.65%
1962 2.57% 2.64%
1961 2.02% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Somalia
Current population
5374272
20503678
Population rank 124/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.25%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
9.31 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 8/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 +12,077
Net migration rank 35/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 12,077
2024 - 18,766 - 26,859
2023 18,876 21,404 608,203 46,217
2022 20,123 21,404 551,450 -92,434
2021 23,644 -14,944 566,399 35,506
2020 24,905 42,124 561,311 77,259
2019 25,299 69,770 548,756 53,124
2018 24,797 59,139 514,244 40,844
2017 26,282 68,349 478,556 38,067
2016 28,237 75,512 495,132 124,017
2015 29,408 70,870 481,573 -17,178
2014 26,196 57,974 464,481 6,065
2013 29,096 26,385 448,518 20,723
2012 31,077 -1,015 399,468 -51,833
2011 31,302 -2,196 203,213 -326,192
2010 35,458 6,722 385,571 -88,448
2009 33,560 12,700 405,784 -101,795
2008 35,143 4,804 394,258 -102,035
2007 35,480 3,053 380,303 8,476
2006 30,924 14,542 372,597 -67,200
2005 30,674 19,212 363,117 -5,955
2004 29,634 24,521 351,959 17,353
2003 28,150 42,456 341,192 33,174
2002 25,941 48,195 331,215 12,603
2001 27,939 17,793 319,059 40,274
2000 29,897 -6,604 306,651 53,580
1999 28,916 -7,634 295,523 37,548
1998 29,146 -1,387 284,779 55,426
1997 30,137 12,040 271,894 49,692
1996 28,997 25,169 264,807 -46,291
1995 29,828 26,743 254,509 65,888
1994 30,372 20,420 246,950 -50,921
1993 31,685 12,638 232,960 261,815
1992 32,067 6,460 57,495 -179,675
1991 33,518 31,156 53,052 -568,166
1990 33,298 70,432 225,162 -248,155
1989 30,749 -8,818 225,255 -266,281
1988 29,846 -17,005 215,599 -415,660
1987 27,603 -7,631 231,580 -17,391
1986 25,549 -10,234 218,416 74,424
1985 24,126 -13,462 207,960 62,183
1984 26,043 -901 199,017 60,630
1983 24,315 11,464 190,775 9,505
1982 24,207 7,982 182,793 6,115
1981 25,374 -7,606 185,211 -332,129
1980 23,658 -15,423 174,790 65,519
1979 26,675 -26,694 151,016 582,746
1978 26,156 -28,783 132,689 402,005
1977 28,020 -22,697 124,818 2,170
1976 29,456 -9,138 113,319 -3,831
1975 31,355 13,196 108,998 -1,934
1974 33,896 27,580 104,813 -495
1973 35,239 28,261 108,038 143
1972 38,244 17,779 104,493 -351
1971 40,000 7,547 101,196 -1,850
1970 37,101 4,511 98,025 1,104
1969 38,098 -5,212 95,045 690
1968 37,594 -11,853 92,208 906
1967 37,974 -2,289 89,497 1,498
1966 36,151 9,161 86,930 941
1965 36,982 9,245 84,448 2,142
1964 39,375 9,806 82,042 1,518
1963 42,027 10,226 79,859 1,449
1962 42,865 12,697 77,737 1,496
1961 43,482 10,689 75,513 1,336
1960 41,791 3,846 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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