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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 4.32 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

New Zealand vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Taiwan
2100 5,918,837 10,150,338
2099 5,923,132 10,273,881
2098 5,927,206 10,399,680
2097 5,930,263 10,527,804
2096 5,932,907 10,657,536
2095 5,934,847 10,789,978
2094 5,936,183 10,925,075
2093 5,938,804 11,062,491
2092 5,939,085 11,202,670
2091 5,940,665 11,346,131
2090 5,941,752 11,494,369
2089 5,944,871 11,644,743
2088 5,945,635 11,799,177
2087 5,948,586 11,956,109
2086 5,951,745 12,116,149
2085 5,955,275 12,281,248
2084 5,959,115 12,451,872
2083 5,963,613 12,625,681
2082 5,966,943 12,803,442
2081 5,968,511 12,986,931
2080 5,971,082 13,174,137
2079 5,972,331 13,366,920
2078 5,972,928 13,564,788
2077 5,971,804 13,765,770
2076 5,971,386 13,969,802
2075 5,970,985 14,178,904
2074 5,969,834 14,391,331
2073 5,968,506 14,606,033
2072 5,964,548 14,824,987
2071 5,964,493 15,045,310
2070 5,963,811 15,266,143
2069 5,962,551 15,488,280
2068 5,960,918 15,714,125
2067 5,958,438 15,940,945
2066 5,954,539 16,167,553
2065 5,950,378 16,396,032
2064 5,946,851 16,625,600
2063 5,944,910 16,854,355
2062 5,940,838 17,084,600
2061 5,939,601 17,314,450
2060 5,936,094 17,541,998
2059 5,931,426 17,767,014
2058 5,925,816 17,988,239
2057 5,919,823 18,208,151
2056 5,913,287 18,423,453
2055 5,904,352 18,639,554
2054 5,894,795 18,853,384
2053 5,884,875 19,063,428
2052 5,876,162 19,270,076
2051 5,864,176 19,474,323
2050 5,852,896 19,677,203
2049 5,844,165 19,878,438
2048 5,833,178 20,073,645
2047 5,822,035 20,267,326
2046 5,809,860 20,454,154
2045 5,795,785 20,640,565
2044 5,780,884 20,819,477
2043 5,764,579 20,995,111
2042 5,746,528 21,166,213
2041 5,727,253 21,331,710
2040 5,708,874 21,491,361
2039 5,690,018 21,645,911
2038 5,669,959 21,794,529
2037 5,650,253 21,939,617
2036 5,630,126 22,077,701
2035 5,609,155 22,211,115
2034 5,588,315 22,340,809
2033 5,565,507 22,463,465
2032 5,542,488 22,582,449
2031 5,517,391 22,698,460
2030 5,491,320 22,809,605
2029 5,462,926 22,916,803
2028 5,432,752 23,022,058
2027 5,399,898 23,127,410
2026 5,364,771 23,229,461
2025 5,327,462 23,331,886
2024 5,287,500 23,410,331
2023 5,200,000 23,342,541
2022 5,081,700 23,319,977
2021 5,084,600 23,468,275
2020 5,072,400 23,582,179
2019 4,970,300 23,596,027
2018 4,900,600 23,580,080
2017 4,813,600 23,555,522
2016 4,714,100 23,515,945
2015 4,609,400 23,462,914
2014 4,516,500 23,403,635
2013 4,442,100 23,344,670
2012 4,408,100 23,270,367
2011 4,384,000 23,193,518
2010 4,350,700 23,140,948
2009 4,302,600 23,078,402
2008 4,259,800 22,997,696
2007 4,223,800 22,917,444
2006 4,184,600 22,823,455
2005 4,133,900 22,729,753
2004 4,087,500 22,646,836
2003 4,027,200 22,562,663
2002 3,948,500 22,463,172
2001 3,880,500 22,341,120
2000 3,857,700 22,184,530
1999 3,835,100 22,010,489
1998 3,815,000 21,835,703
1997 3,781,300 21,634,124
1996 3,732,000 21,441,432
1995 3,673,400 21,267,653
1994 3,620,000 21,086,645
1993 3,572,200 20,899,019
1992 3,531,700 20,704,227
1991 3,495,100 20,503,568
1990 3,329,800 20,278,946
1989 3,299,200 20,055,492
1988 3,283,400 19,839,704
1987 3,274,400 19,617,046
1986 3,246,300 19,411,454
1985 3,247,100 19,191,510
1984 3,227,100 18,929,866
1983 3,199,300 18,653,146
1982 3,156,100 18,354,855
1981 3,124,900 18,029,982
1980 3,112,900 17,704,538
1979 3,109,000 17,372,779
1978 3,121,200 17,042,272
1977 3,120,200 16,730,895
1976 3,110,500 16,401,413
1975 3,083,100 16,075,128
1974 3,023,700 15,784,817
1973 2,961,300 15,505,121
1972 2,903,900 15,220,495
1971 2,853,000 14,913,564
1970 2,810,700 14,582,944
1969 2,772,800 14,068,984
1968 2,748,100 13,548,537
1967 2,724,100 13,210,344
1966 2,675,900 12,874,153
1965 2,628,400 12,511,863
1964 2,585,400 12,137,143
1963 2,531,800 11,762,101
1962 2,482,000 11,392,513
1961 2,419,700 11,030,385
1960 2,371,800 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Taiwan
2100 -0.07% -1.2%
2099 -0.07% -1.21%
2098 -0.05% -1.22%
2097 -0.04% -1.22%
2096 -0.03% -1.23%
2095 -0.02% -1.24%
2094 -0.04% -1.24%
2093 -0.005% -1.25%
2092 -0.03% -1.26%
2091 -0.02% -1.29%
2090 -0.05% -1.29%
2089 -0.01% -1.31%
2088 -0.05% -1.31%
2087 -0.05% -1.32%
2086 -0.06% -1.34%
2085 -0.06% -1.37%
2084 -0.08% -1.38%
2083 -0.06% -1.39%
2082 -0.03% -1.41%
2081 -0.04% -1.42%
2080 -0.02% -1.44%
2079 -0.01% -1.46%
2078 0.02% -1.46%
2077 0.007% -1.46%
2076 0.007% -1.47%
2075 0.02% -1.48%
2074 0.02% -1.47%
2073 0.07% -1.48%
2072 0.001% -1.46%
2071 0.01% -1.45%
2070 0.02% -1.43%
2069 0.03% -1.44%
2068 0.04% -1.42%
2067 0.07% -1.4%
2066 0.07% -1.39%
2065 0.06% -1.38%
2064 0.03% -1.36%
2063 0.07% -1.35%
2062 0.02% -1.33%
2061 0.06% -1.3%
2060 0.08% -1.27%
2059 0.09% -1.23%
2058 0.1% -1.21%
2057 0.11% -1.17%
2056 0.15% -1.16%
2055 0.16% -1.13%
2054 0.17% -1.1%
2053 0.15% -1.07%
2052 0.2% -1.05%
2051 0.19% -1.03%
2050 0.15% -1.01%
2049 0.19% -0.97%
2048 0.19% -0.96%
2047 0.21% -0.91%
2046 0.24% -0.9%
2045 0.26% -0.86%
2044 0.28% -0.84%
2043 0.31% -0.81%
2042 0.34% -0.78%
2041 0.32% -0.74%
2040 0.33% -0.71%
2039 0.35% -0.68%
2038 0.35% -0.66%
2037 0.36% -0.63%
2036 0.37% -0.6%
2035 0.37% -0.58%
2034 0.41% -0.55%
2033 0.42% -0.53%
2032 0.45% -0.51%
2031 0.47% -0.49%
2030 0.52% -0.47%
2029 0.56% -0.46%
2028 0.61% -0.46%
2027 0.65% -0.44%
2026 0.7% -0.44%
2025 0.76% -0.34%
2024 1.68% 0.29%
2023 2.33% 0.1%
2022 -0.06% -0.63%
2021 0.24% -0.48%
2020 2.05% -0.06%
2019 1.42% 0.07%
2018 1.81% 0.1%
2017 2.11% 0.17%
2016 2.27% 0.23%
2015 2.06% 0.25%
2014 1.67% 0.25%
2013 0.77% 0.32%
2012 0.55% 0.33%
2011 0.77% 0.23%
2010 1.12% 0.27%
2009 1% 0.35%
2008 0.85% 0.35%
2007 0.94% 0.41%
2006 1.23% 0.41%
2005 1.14% 0.37%
2004 1.5% 0.37%
2003 1.99% 0.44%
2002 1.75% 0.55%
2001 0.59% 0.71%
2000 0.59% 0.79%
1999 0.53% 0.8%
1998 0.89% 0.93%
1997 1.32% 0.9%
1996 1.6% 0.82%
1995 1.48% 0.86%
1994 1.34% 0.9%
1993 1.15% 0.94%
1992 1.05% 0.98%
1991 4.96% 1.11%
1990 0.93% 1.11%
1989 0.48% 1.09%
1988 0.27% 1.14%
1987 0.87% 1.06%
1986 -0.02% 1.15%
1985 0.62% 1.38%
1984 0.87% 1.48%
1983 1.37% 1.63%
1982 1% 1.8%
1981 0.39% 1.84%
1980 0.13% 1.91%
1979 -0.39% 1.94%
1978 0.03% 1.86%
1977 0.31% 2.01%
1976 0.89% 2.03%
1975 1.96% 1.84%
1974 2.11% 1.8%
1973 1.98% 1.87%
1972 1.78% 2.06%
1971 1.5% 2.27%
1970 1.37% 3.65%
1969 0.9% 3.84%
1968 0.88% 2.56%
1967 1.8% 2.61%
1966 1.81% 2.9%
1965 1.66% 3.09%
1964 2.12% 3.19%
1963 2.01% 3.24%
1962 2.57% 3.28%
1961 2.02% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Taiwan
Current population
5374272
23229461
Population rank 124/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.28%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 -215
Annual growth/decline +87,500 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 180/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 +47,029
Net migration rank 35/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -
2024 - 18,766 -67,188 47,029
2023 18,876 21,404 -69,794 225,599
2022 20,123 21,404 -68,327 -42,430
2021 23,644 -14,944 -30,039 -156,010
2020 24,905 42,124 -7,782 -33,978
2019 25,299 69,770 1,416 12,718
2018 24,797 59,139 8,725 8,888
2017 26,282 68,349 22,613 8,809
2016 28,237 75,512 35,980 11,707
2015 29,408 70,870 49,741 8,581
2014 26,196 57,974 - -
2013 29,096 26,385 - -
2012 31,077 -1,015 - -
2011 31,302 -2,196 43,836 19,077
2010 35,458 6,722 - -
2009 33,560 12,700 - -
2008 35,143 4,804 - -
2007 35,480 3,053 - -
2006 30,924 14,542 - -
2005 30,674 19,212 - -
2004 29,634 24,521 - -
2003 28,150 42,456 - -
2002 25,941 48,195 - -
2001 27,939 17,793 132,707 -3,811
2000 29,897 -6,604 - -
1999 28,916 -7,634 - -
1998 29,146 -1,387 - -
1997 30,137 12,040 - -
1996 28,997 25,169 - -
1995 29,828 26,743 - -
1994 30,372 20,420 - -
1993 31,685 12,638 - -
1992 32,067 6,460 - -
1991 33,518 31,156 215,698 -12,128
1990 33,298 70,432 - -
1989 30,749 -8,818 - -
1988 29,846 -17,005 - -
1987 27,603 -7,631 - -
1986 25,549 -10,234 - -
1985 24,126 -13,462 - -
1984 26,043 -901 - -
1983 24,315 11,464 - -
1982 24,207 7,982 - -
1981 25,374 -7,606 326,883 4,508
1980 23,658 -15,423 - -
1979 26,675 -26,694 - -
1978 26,156 -28,783 - -
1977 28,020 -22,697 - -
1976 29,456 -9,138 - -
1975 31,355 13,196 - -
1974 33,896 27,580 - -
1973 35,239 28,261 - -
1972 38,244 17,779 - -
1971 40,000 7,547 - -
1970 37,101 4,511 - -
1969 38,098 -5,212 - -
1968 37,594 -11,853 - -
1967 37,974 -2,289 - -
1966 36,151 9,161 346,958 18,774
1965 36,982 9,245 - -
1964 39,375 9,806 - -
1963 42,027 10,226 - -
1962 42,865 12,697 - -
1961 43,482 10,689 - -
1960 41,791 3,846 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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