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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.92 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

New Zealand vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Sudan
2100 5,918,837 137,695,876
2099 5,923,132 137,114,644
2098 5,927,206 136,500,499
2097 5,930,263 135,860,701
2096 5,932,907 135,222,218
2095 5,934,847 134,553,615
2094 5,936,183 133,902,112
2093 5,938,804 133,186,791
2092 5,939,085 132,427,642
2091 5,940,665 131,674,049
2090 5,941,752 130,893,042
2089 5,944,871 130,075,970
2088 5,945,635 129,234,968
2087 5,948,586 128,358,981
2086 5,951,745 127,463,823
2085 5,955,275 126,555,673
2084 5,959,115 125,612,419
2083 5,963,613 124,663,868
2082 5,966,943 123,716,124
2081 5,968,511 122,772,016
2080 5,971,082 121,805,246
2079 5,972,331 120,822,781
2078 5,972,928 119,802,944
2077 5,971,804 118,776,597
2076 5,971,386 117,748,457
2075 5,970,985 116,688,549
2074 5,969,834 115,601,159
2073 5,968,506 114,499,847
2072 5,964,548 113,374,089
2071 5,964,493 112,235,978
2070 5,963,811 111,102,687
2069 5,962,551 109,945,533
2068 5,960,918 108,791,037
2067 5,958,438 107,581,192
2066 5,954,539 106,357,353
2065 5,950,378 105,145,307
2064 5,946,851 103,903,801
2063 5,944,910 102,642,643
2062 5,940,838 101,354,095
2061 5,939,601 100,067,335
2060 5,936,094 98,765,585
2059 5,931,426 97,461,067
2058 5,925,816 96,135,716
2057 5,919,823 94,800,344
2056 5,913,287 93,458,640
2055 5,904,352 92,089,717
2054 5,894,795 90,711,253
2053 5,884,875 89,342,122
2052 5,876,162 87,962,125
2051 5,864,176 86,581,277
2050 5,852,896 85,194,794
2049 5,844,165 83,803,171
2048 5,833,178 82,442,635
2047 5,822,035 81,085,689
2046 5,809,860 79,725,126
2045 5,795,785 78,359,927
2044 5,780,884 77,006,049
2043 5,764,579 75,652,858
2042 5,746,528 74,312,465
2041 5,727,253 72,968,877
2040 5,708,874 71,640,015
2039 5,690,018 70,319,906
2038 5,669,959 69,001,239
2037 5,650,253 67,665,904
2036 5,630,126 66,337,650
2035 5,609,155 65,001,359
2034 5,588,315 63,664,516
2033 5,565,507 62,329,849
2032 5,542,488 61,007,985
2031 5,517,391 59,695,860
2030 5,491,320 58,384,521
2029 5,462,926 57,082,767
2028 5,432,752 55,800,806
2027 5,399,898 54,523,219
2026 5,364,771 52,894,744
2025 5,327,462 51,256,148
2024 5,287,500 50,448,963
2023 5,200,000 50,042,791
2022 5,081,700 49,383,346
2021 5,084,600 48,066,924
2020 5,072,400 46,789,231
2019 4,970,300 45,548,175
2018 4,900,600 44,230,596
2017 4,813,600 42,714,306
2016 4,714,100 41,259,892
2015 4,609,400 40,024,431
2014 4,516,500 38,823,318
2013 4,442,100 37,785,849
2012 4,408,100 36,923,178
2011 4,384,000 36,140,806
2010 4,350,700 35,414,399
2009 4,302,600 34,569,113
2008 4,259,800 33,623,980
2007 4,223,800 32,764,135
2006 4,184,600 31,992,435
2005 4,133,900 31,262,444
2004 4,087,500 30,556,637
2003 4,027,200 29,896,035
2002 3,948,500 29,228,727
2001 3,880,500 28,516,770
2000 3,857,700 27,816,745
1999 3,835,100 27,130,613
1998 3,815,000 26,458,999
1997 3,781,300 25,799,821
1996 3,732,000 25,231,528
1995 3,673,400 24,672,143
1994 3,620,000 24,043,948
1993 3,572,200 23,445,592
1992 3,531,700 22,927,355
1991 3,495,100 22,470,676
1990 3,329,800 22,021,481
1989 3,299,200 21,578,022
1988 3,283,400 21,138,431
1987 3,274,400 20,704,904
1986 3,246,300 20,288,238
1985 3,247,100 19,905,872
1984 3,227,100 19,546,528
1983 3,199,300 19,109,770
1982 3,156,100 18,486,645
1981 3,124,900 17,780,572
1980 3,112,900 17,058,905
1979 3,109,000 16,355,352
1978 3,121,200 15,695,003
1977 3,120,200 15,086,614
1976 3,110,500 14,569,716
1975 3,083,100 14,064,798
1974 3,023,700 13,580,723
1973 2,961,300 13,049,315
1972 2,903,900 12,527,856
1971 2,853,000 12,105,539
1970 2,810,700 11,695,771
1969 2,772,800 11,298,936
1968 2,748,100 10,917,999
1967 2,724,100 10,550,597
1966 2,675,900 10,197,578
1965 2,628,400 9,858,030
1964 2,585,400 9,531,109
1963 2,531,800 9,218,077
1962 2,482,000 8,919,028
1961 2,419,700 8,634,941
1960 2,371,800 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Sudan
2100 -0.07% 0.42%
2099 -0.07% 0.45%
2098 -0.05% 0.47%
2097 -0.04% 0.47%
2096 -0.03% 0.5%
2095 -0.02% 0.49%
2094 -0.04% 0.54%
2093 -0.005% 0.57%
2092 -0.03% 0.57%
2091 -0.02% 0.6%
2090 -0.05% 0.63%
2089 -0.01% 0.65%
2088 -0.05% 0.68%
2087 -0.05% 0.7%
2086 -0.06% 0.72%
2085 -0.06% 0.75%
2084 -0.08% 0.76%
2083 -0.06% 0.77%
2082 -0.03% 0.77%
2081 -0.04% 0.79%
2080 -0.02% 0.81%
2079 -0.01% 0.85%
2078 0.02% 0.86%
2077 0.007% 0.87%
2076 0.007% 0.91%
2075 0.02% 0.94%
2074 0.02% 0.96%
2073 0.07% 0.99%
2072 0.001% 1.01%
2071 0.01% 1.02%
2070 0.02% 1.05%
2069 0.03% 1.06%
2068 0.04% 1.12%
2067 0.07% 1.15%
2066 0.07% 1.15%
2065 0.06% 1.19%
2064 0.03% 1.23%
2063 0.07% 1.27%
2062 0.02% 1.29%
2061 0.06% 1.32%
2060 0.08% 1.34%
2059 0.09% 1.38%
2058 0.1% 1.41%
2057 0.11% 1.44%
2056 0.15% 1.49%
2055 0.16% 1.52%
2054 0.17% 1.53%
2053 0.15% 1.57%
2052 0.2% 1.59%
2051 0.19% 1.63%
2050 0.15% 1.66%
2049 0.19% 1.65%
2048 0.19% 1.67%
2047 0.21% 1.71%
2046 0.24% 1.74%
2045 0.26% 1.76%
2044 0.28% 1.79%
2043 0.31% 1.8%
2042 0.34% 1.84%
2041 0.32% 1.85%
2040 0.33% 1.88%
2039 0.35% 1.91%
2038 0.35% 1.97%
2037 0.36% 2%
2036 0.37% 2.06%
2035 0.37% 2.1%
2034 0.41% 2.14%
2033 0.42% 2.17%
2032 0.45% 2.2%
2031 0.47% 2.25%
2030 0.52% 2.28%
2029 0.56% 2.3%
2028 0.61% 2.34%
2027 0.65% 3.08%
2026 0.7% 3.2%
2025 0.76% 1.6%
2024 1.68% 0.81%
2023 2.33% 1.34%
2022 -0.06% 2.74%
2021 0.24% 2.73%
2020 2.05% 2.72%
2019 1.42% 2.98%
2018 1.81% 3.55%
2017 2.11% 3.53%
2016 2.27% 3.09%
2015 2.06% 3.09%
2014 1.67% 2.75%
2013 0.77% 2.34%
2012 0.55% 2.16%
2011 0.77% 2.05%
2010 1.12% 2.45%
2009 1% 2.81%
2008 0.85% 2.62%
2007 0.94% 2.41%
2006 1.23% 2.34%
2005 1.14% 2.31%
2004 1.5% 2.21%
2003 1.99% 2.28%
2002 1.75% 2.5%
2001 0.59% 2.52%
2000 0.59% 2.53%
1999 0.53% 2.54%
1998 0.89% 2.55%
1997 1.32% 2.25%
1996 1.6% 2.27%
1995 1.48% 2.61%
1994 1.34% 2.55%
1993 1.15% 2.26%
1992 1.05% 2.03%
1991 4.96% 2.04%
1990 0.93% 2.06%
1989 0.48% 2.08%
1988 0.27% 2.09%
1987 0.87% 2.05%
1986 -0.02% 1.92%
1985 0.62% 1.84%
1984 0.87% 2.29%
1983 1.37% 3.37%
1982 1% 3.97%
1981 0.39% 4.23%
1980 0.13% 4.3%
1979 -0.39% 4.21%
1978 0.03% 4.03%
1977 0.31% 3.55%
1976 0.89% 3.59%
1975 1.96% 3.56%
1974 2.11% 4.07%
1973 1.98% 4.16%
1972 1.78% 3.49%
1971 1.5% 3.5%
1970 1.37% 3.51%
1969 0.9% 3.49%
1968 0.88% 3.48%
1967 1.8% 3.46%
1966 1.81% 3.44%
1965 1.66% 3.43%
1964 2.12% 3.4%
1963 2.01% 3.35%
1962 2.57% 3.29%
1961 2.02% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Sudan
Current population
5374272
53335233
Population rank 124/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.64%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 116/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 +291,469
Net migration rank 35/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 291,469
2024 - 18,766 - -544,257
2023 18,876 21,404 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 20,123 21,404 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 23,644 -14,944 1,293,817 31,664
2020 24,905 42,124 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 25,299 69,770 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 24,797 59,139 1,257,387 125,499
2017 26,282 68,349 1,208,046 441,623
2016 28,237 75,512 1,174,422 84,728
2015 29,408 70,870 1,145,259 66,476
2014 26,196 57,974 1,097,962 92,504
2013 29,096 26,385 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 31,077 -1,015 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 31,302 -2,196 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 35,458 6,722 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 33,560 12,700 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 35,143 4,804 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 35,480 3,053 992,819 -201,769
2006 30,924 14,542 963,740 -211,387
2005 30,674 19,212 907,017 -199,378
2004 29,634 24,521 889,382 -185,392
2003 28,150 42,456 898,226 -281,001
2002 25,941 48,195 897,965 -180,603
2001 27,939 17,793 880,284 -173,745
2000 29,897 -6,604 858,536 -165,030
1999 28,916 -7,634 835,840 -157,090
1998 29,146 -1,387 814,752 -150,271
1997 30,137 12,040 802,245 -148,368
1996 28,997 25,169 792,926 -310,221
1995 29,828 26,743 780,700 -144,670
1994 30,372 20,420 764,645 -144,324
1993 31,685 12,638 743,249 -166,861
1992 32,067 6,460 731,177 -271,093
1991 33,518 31,156 714,612 -261,341
1990 33,298 70,432 699,953 -254,825
1989 30,749 -8,818 683,743 -241,979
1988 29,846 -17,005 672,604 -235,213
1987 27,603 -7,631 658,416 -228,756
1986 25,549 -10,234 649,649 -245,968
1985 24,126 -13,462 583,382 -222,315
1984 26,043 -901 577,405 -219,755
1983 24,315 11,464 570,198 -54,325
1982 24,207 7,982 606,362 124,007
1981 25,374 -7,606 585,087 96,697
1980 23,658 -15,423 552,930 208,602
1979 26,675 -26,694 524,942 120,613
1978 26,156 -28,783 497,987 177,153
1977 28,020 -22,697 483,089 58,540
1976 29,456 -9,138 470,019 22,147
1975 31,355 13,196 454,813 62,843
1974 33,896 27,580 444,456 6,023
1973 35,239 28,261 439,201 173,143
1972 38,244 17,779 428,340 2,238
1971 40,000 7,547 417,641 -3,577
1970 37,101 4,511 401,013 4,479
1969 38,098 -5,212 385,712 2,476
1968 37,594 -11,853 370,917 2,776
1967 37,974 -2,289 356,599 4,508
1966 36,151 9,161 342,118 2,813
1965 36,982 9,245 327,799 6,367
1964 39,375 9,806 315,166 4,505
1963 42,027 10,226 302,132 4,263
1962 42,865 12,697 287,317 4,387
1961 43,482 10,689 272,562 3,904
1960 41,791 3,846 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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