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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 13.6 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

New Zealand vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Tanzania
2100 5,918,837 265,496,854
2099 5,923,132 263,162,785
2098 5,927,206 260,809,535
2097 5,930,263 258,412,520
2096 5,932,907 255,996,677
2095 5,934,847 253,567,416
2094 5,936,183 251,119,386
2093 5,938,804 248,628,881
2092 5,939,085 246,107,108
2091 5,940,665 243,557,182
2090 5,941,752 241,002,065
2089 5,944,871 238,416,591
2088 5,945,635 235,797,530
2087 5,948,586 233,167,455
2086 5,951,745 230,496,041
2085 5,955,275 227,800,292
2084 5,959,115 225,111,530
2083 5,963,613 222,421,279
2082 5,966,943 219,718,263
2081 5,968,511 216,995,478
2080 5,971,082 214,255,926
2079 5,972,331 211,486,253
2078 5,972,928 208,708,063
2077 5,971,804 205,918,120
2076 5,971,386 203,106,125
2075 5,970,985 200,297,474
2074 5,969,834 197,468,017
2073 5,968,506 194,642,633
2072 5,964,548 191,824,103
2071 5,964,493 188,992,017
2070 5,963,811 186,152,377
2069 5,962,551 183,311,218
2068 5,960,918 180,475,586
2067 5,958,438 177,639,469
2066 5,954,539 174,803,090
2065 5,950,378 171,913,445
2064 5,946,851 169,064,549
2063 5,944,910 166,217,933
2062 5,940,838 163,370,044
2061 5,939,601 160,537,159
2060 5,936,094 157,722,273
2059 5,931,426 154,920,005
2058 5,925,816 152,120,539
2057 5,919,823 149,325,489
2056 5,913,287 146,519,472
2055 5,904,352 143,736,540
2054 5,894,795 140,983,905
2053 5,884,875 138,262,668
2052 5,876,162 135,553,723
2051 5,864,176 132,851,383
2050 5,852,896 130,157,751
2049 5,844,165 127,495,278
2048 5,833,178 124,821,109
2047 5,822,035 122,158,290
2046 5,809,860 119,522,516
2045 5,795,785 116,914,785
2044 5,780,884 114,329,740
2043 5,764,579 111,776,234
2042 5,746,528 109,241,835
2041 5,727,253 106,748,632
2040 5,708,874 104,272,418
2039 5,690,018 101,814,304
2038 5,669,959 99,380,232
2037 5,650,253 96,983,729
2036 5,630,126 94,601,865
2035 5,609,155 92,257,269
2034 5,588,315 89,929,444
2033 5,565,507 87,654,982
2032 5,542,488 85,409,993
2031 5,517,391 83,180,507
2030 5,491,320 80,997,163
2029 5,462,926 78,838,461
2028 5,432,752 76,730,649
2027 5,399,898 74,647,063
2026 5,364,771 72,589,279
2025 5,327,462 70,552,589
2024 5,287,500 68,560,157
2023 5,200,000 66,617,606
2022 5,081,700 64,711,821
2021 5,084,600 62,830,412
2020 5,072,400 60,972,798
2019 4,970,300 59,174,891
2018 4,900,600 57,437,145
2017 4,813,600 55,652,890
2016 4,714,100 53,824,013
2015 4,609,400 52,020,962
2014 4,516,500 50,351,512
2013 4,442,100 48,824,128
2012 4,408,100 47,374,260
2011 4,384,000 46,029,367
2010 4,350,700 44,758,488
2009 4,302,600 43,633,982
2008 4,259,800 42,570,728
2007 4,223,800 41,435,512
2006 4,184,600 40,294,902
2005 4,133,900 39,182,076
2004 4,087,500 38,109,668
2003 4,027,200 37,089,555
2002 3,948,500 36,121,304
2001 3,880,500 35,198,299
2000 3,857,700 34,260,139
1999 3,835,100 33,300,330
1998 3,815,000 32,420,458
1997 3,781,300 31,578,089
1996 3,732,000 30,945,762
1995 3,673,400 30,383,497
1994 3,620,000 29,442,356
1993 3,572,200 28,332,692
1992 3,531,700 27,457,588
1991 3,495,100 26,780,436
1990 3,329,800 26,110,207
1989 3,299,200 25,438,759
1988 3,283,400 24,769,686
1987 3,274,400 24,030,378
1986 3,246,300 23,258,959
1985 3,247,100 22,501,693
1984 3,227,100 21,779,066
1983 3,199,300 21,079,874
1982 3,156,100 20,398,571
1981 3,124,900 19,784,703
1980 3,112,900 19,189,769
1979 3,109,000 18,592,038
1978 3,121,200 17,976,566
1977 3,120,200 17,352,929
1976 3,110,500 16,736,211
1975 3,083,100 16,138,361
1974 3,023,700 15,561,630
1973 2,961,300 15,010,101
1972 2,903,900 14,479,308
1971 2,853,000 13,971,451
1970 2,810,700 13,492,677
1969 2,772,800 13,036,700
1968 2,748,100 12,602,076
1967 2,724,100 12,200,109
1966 2,675,900 11,827,459
1965 2,628,400 11,470,728
1964 2,585,400 11,127,826
1963 2,531,800 10,799,528
1962 2,482,000 10,487,756
1961 2,419,700 10,187,886
1960 2,371,800 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Tanzania
2100 -0.07% 0.89%
2099 -0.07% 0.9%
2098 -0.05% 0.93%
2097 -0.04% 0.94%
2096 -0.03% 0.96%
2095 -0.02% 0.97%
2094 -0.04% 1%
2093 -0.005% 1.02%
2092 -0.03% 1.05%
2091 -0.02% 1.06%
2090 -0.05% 1.08%
2089 -0.01% 1.11%
2088 -0.05% 1.13%
2087 -0.05% 1.16%
2086 -0.06% 1.18%
2085 -0.06% 1.19%
2084 -0.08% 1.21%
2083 -0.06% 1.23%
2082 -0.03% 1.25%
2081 -0.04% 1.28%
2080 -0.02% 1.31%
2079 -0.01% 1.33%
2078 0.02% 1.35%
2077 0.007% 1.38%
2076 0.007% 1.4%
2075 0.02% 1.43%
2074 0.02% 1.45%
2073 0.07% 1.47%
2072 0.001% 1.5%
2071 0.01% 1.53%
2070 0.02% 1.55%
2069 0.03% 1.57%
2068 0.04% 1.6%
2067 0.07% 1.62%
2066 0.07% 1.68%
2065 0.06% 1.69%
2064 0.03% 1.71%
2063 0.07% 1.74%
2062 0.02% 1.76%
2061 0.06% 1.78%
2060 0.08% 1.81%
2059 0.09% 1.84%
2058 0.1% 1.87%
2057 0.11% 1.92%
2056 0.15% 1.94%
2055 0.16% 1.95%
2054 0.17% 1.97%
2053 0.15% 2%
2052 0.2% 2.03%
2051 0.19% 2.07%
2050 0.15% 2.09%
2049 0.19% 2.14%
2048 0.19% 2.18%
2047 0.21% 2.21%
2046 0.24% 2.23%
2045 0.26% 2.26%
2044 0.28% 2.28%
2043 0.31% 2.32%
2042 0.34% 2.34%
2041 0.32% 2.37%
2040 0.33% 2.41%
2039 0.35% 2.45%
2038 0.35% 2.47%
2037 0.36% 2.52%
2036 0.37% 2.54%
2035 0.37% 2.59%
2034 0.41% 2.59%
2033 0.42% 2.63%
2032 0.45% 2.68%
2031 0.47% 2.7%
2030 0.52% 2.74%
2029 0.56% 2.75%
2028 0.61% 2.79%
2027 0.65% 2.83%
2026 0.7% 2.89%
2025 0.76% 2.91%
2024 1.68% 2.92%
2023 2.33% 2.95%
2022 -0.06% 2.99%
2021 0.24% 3.05%
2020 2.05% 3.04%
2019 1.42% 3.03%
2018 1.81% 3.21%
2017 2.11% 3.4%
2016 2.27% 3.47%
2015 2.06% 3.32%
2014 1.67% 3.13%
2013 0.77% 3.06%
2012 0.55% 2.92%
2011 0.77% 2.84%
2010 1.12% 2.58%
2009 1% 2.5%
2008 0.85% 2.74%
2007 0.94% 2.83%
2006 1.23% 2.84%
2005 1.14% 2.81%
2004 1.5% 2.75%
2003 1.99% 2.68%
2002 1.75% 2.62%
2001 0.59% 2.74%
2000 0.59% 2.88%
1999 0.53% 2.71%
1998 0.89% 2.67%
1997 1.32% 2.04%
1996 1.6% 1.85%
1995 1.48% 3.2%
1994 1.34% 3.92%
1993 1.15% 3.19%
1992 1.05% 2.53%
1991 4.96% 2.57%
1990 0.93% 2.64%
1989 0.48% 2.7%
1988 0.27% 3.08%
1987 0.87% 3.32%
1986 -0.02% 3.37%
1985 0.62% 3.32%
1984 0.87% 3.32%
1983 1.37% 3.34%
1982 1% 3.1%
1981 0.39% 3.1%
1980 0.13% 3.21%
1979 -0.39% 3.42%
1978 0.03% 3.59%
1977 0.31% 3.68%
1976 0.89% 3.7%
1975 1.96% 3.71%
1974 2.11% 3.67%
1973 1.98% 3.67%
1972 1.78% 3.63%
1971 1.5% 3.55%
1970 1.37% 3.5%
1969 0.9% 3.45%
1968 0.88% 3.29%
1967 1.8% 3.15%
1966 1.81% 3.11%
1965 1.66% 3.08%
1964 2.12% 3.04%
1963 2.01% 2.97%
1962 2.57% 2.94%
1961 2.02% 2.89%

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

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In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Tanzania
Current population
5374272
73145892
Population rank 124/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.88%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
9.31 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 18/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -12,730
Net migration rank 35/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -12,730
2024 - 18,766 - -29,865
2023 18,876 21,404 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 20,123 21,404 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 23,644 -14,944 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 24,905 42,124 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 25,299 69,770 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 24,797 59,139 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 26,282 68,349 1,726,909 119,142
2016 28,237 75,512 1,659,502 152,194
2015 29,408 70,870 1,592,882 201,495
2014 26,196 57,974 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 29,096 26,385 1,509,008 1,241
2012 31,077 -1,015 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 31,302 -2,196 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 35,458 6,722 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 33,560 12,700 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 35,143 4,804 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 35,480 3,053 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 30,924 14,542 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 30,674 19,212 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 29,634 24,521 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 28,150 42,456 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 25,941 48,195 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 27,939 17,793 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 29,897 -6,604 985,185 -9,701
1999 28,916 -7,634 948,659 -4,489
1998 29,146 -1,387 920,806 -105,184
1997 30,137 12,040 882,544 -13,400
1996 28,997 25,169 868,524 -473,007
1995 29,828 26,743 838,980 -109,971
1994 30,372 20,420 803,953 349,348
1993 31,685 12,638 778,044 288,004
1992 32,067 6,460 767,961 -83,825
1991 33,518 31,156 762,011 -91,851
1990 33,298 70,432 750,825 -80,529
1989 30,749 -8,818 743,854 -71,268
1988 29,846 -17,005 736,551 -71,012
1987 27,603 -7,631 718,580 94,498
1986 25,549 -10,234 705,677 24,101
1985 24,126 -13,462 697,867 86,864
1984 26,043 -901 687,435 -26,938
1983 24,315 11,464 679,720 58,161
1982 24,207 7,982 662,627 -37,883
1981 25,374 -7,606 645,496 -42,485
1980 23,658 -15,423 629,444 -42,588
1979 26,675 -26,694 613,388 -4,792
1978 26,156 -28,783 595,024 27,307
1977 28,020 -22,697 574,938 49,997
1976 29,456 -9,138 553,617 54,875
1975 31,355 13,196 533,906 53,290
1974 33,896 27,580 515,152 51,127
1973 35,239 28,261 488,429 48,363
1972 38,244 17,779 467,305 57,489
1971 40,000 7,547 449,014 41,900
1970 37,101 4,511 427,988 38,635
1969 38,098 -5,212 408,322 37,006
1968 37,594 -11,853 389,467 34,455
1967 37,974 -2,289 374,763 5,265
1966 36,151 9,161 360,229 5,049
1965 36,982 9,245 343,456 4,742
1964 39,375 9,806 328,527 9,090
1963 42,027 10,226 314,644 4,333
1962 42,865 12,697 300,663 3,916
1961 43,482 10,689 286,839 8,338
1960 41,791 3,846 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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