The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,362,441 people compared to 645,315 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 8.31 times bigger than Suriname's.
- New Zealand is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.36M (28.1% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 645K (22.9% growth).
- New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.95M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
New Zealand vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
5362441
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645315
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| Population rank | 125/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
6.01 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
9.31 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
14 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
28 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +18,766 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +240 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +87,500 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.68% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 65/197 | 109/197 |
New Zealand and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,371,800 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,419,700 | 272,791 | 2.02% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 2,482,000 | 283,912 | 2.57% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 2,531,800 | 297,034 | 2.01% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 2,585,400 | 309,041 | 2.12% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 2,628,400 | 320,000 | 1.66% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 2,675,900 | 331,135 | 1.81% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 2,724,100 | 342,679 | 1.8% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 2,748,100 | 354,616 | 0.88% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 2,772,800 | 366,906 | 0.9% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 2,810,700 | 379,442 | 1.37% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 2,853,000 | 391,932 | 1.5% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 2,903,900 | 397,413 | 1.78% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 2,961,300 | 395,772 | 1.98% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 3,023,700 | 393,676 | 2.11% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 3,083,100 | 391,170 | 1.96% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 3,110,500 | 388,289 | 0.89% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 3,120,200 | 385,067 | 0.31% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 3,121,200 | 381,502 | 0.03% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 3,109,000 | 377,602 | -0.39% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 3,112,900 | 375,377 | 0.13% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 3,124,900 | 375,459 | 0.39% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 3,156,100 | 376,555 | 1% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 3,199,300 | 378,746 | 1.37% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 3,227,100 | 382,193 | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 3,247,100 | 386,972 | 0.62% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 3,246,300 | 392,330 | -0.02% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 3,274,400 | 396,911 | 0.87% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 3,283,400 | 402,227 | 0.27% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 3,299,200 | 408,409 | 0.48% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 3,329,800 | 412,493 | 0.93% | 1% |
| 1991 | 3,495,100 | 415,013 | 4.96% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 3,531,700 | 417,589 | 1.05% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 3,572,200 | 419,352 | 1.15% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 3,620,000 | 422,375 | 1.34% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 3,673,400 | 429,606 | 1.48% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 3,732,000 | 438,830 | 1.6% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 3,781,300 | 448,067 | 1.32% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,815,000 | 457,406 | 0.89% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 3,835,100 | 466,916 | 0.53% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 3,857,700 | 476,643 | 0.59% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 3,880,500 | 486,560 | 0.59% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 3,948,500 | 496,551 | 1.75% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 4,027,200 | 506,414 | 1.99% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 4,087,500 | 513,923 | 1.5% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 4,133,900 | 519,313 | 1.14% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 4,184,600 | 524,997 | 1.23% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 4,223,800 | 531,016 | 0.94% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 4,259,800 | 537,245 | 0.85% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 4,302,600 | 543,568 | 1% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 4,350,700 | 549,923 | 1.12% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 4,384,000 | 556,269 | 0.77% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 4,408,100 | 562,633 | 0.55% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 4,442,100 | 569,020 | 0.77% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 4,516,500 | 575,373 | 1.67% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 4,609,400 | 581,627 | 2.06% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 4,714,100 | 587,757 | 2.27% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 4,813,600 | 593,713 | 2.11% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 4,900,600 | 599,513 | 1.81% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 4,970,300 | 605,768 | 1.42% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 5,072,400 | 612,317 | 2.05% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 5,084,600 | 617,896 | 0.24% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 5,081,700 | 623,164 | -0.06% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 5,200,000 | 628,886 | 2.33% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 5,287,500 | 634,431 | 1.68% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 5,325,989 | 639,852 | 0.73% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 5,362,071 | 645,257 | 0.68% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 5,395,933 | 650,564 | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 5,427,327 | 655,783 | 0.58% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 5,456,502 | 660,793 | 0.54% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 5,483,630 | 665,650 | 0.5% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 5,509,118 | 670,421 | 0.46% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 5,533,087 | 675,070 | 0.44% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 5,555,912 | 679,573 | 0.41% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 5,577,658 | 683,911 | 0.39% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 5,598,481 | 688,189 | 0.37% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 5,618,949 | 692,343 | 0.37% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 5,638,796 | 696,213 | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 5,658,606 | 699,908 | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 5,677,983 | 703,569 | 0.34% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 5,696,537 | 707,156 | 0.33% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 5,715,286 | 710,619 | 0.33% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 5,733,881 | 713,900 | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 5,750,997 | 716,999 | 0.3% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 5,766,545 | 719,920 | 0.27% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 5,780,970 | 722,759 | 0.25% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 5,794,046 | 725,322 | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 5,805,663 | 727,726 | 0.2% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 5,816,692 | 730,038 | 0.19% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 5,826,512 | 732,021 | 0.17% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 5,836,471 | 733,898 | 0.17% | 0.26% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 648,341 (a 13.8% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).
New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between New Zealand and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 52 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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