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

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 1.65 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

New Zealand vs Togo: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Togo
2100 5,915,768 23,426,426
2099 5,920,061 23,284,304
2098 5,924,133 23,142,242
2097 5,927,189 22,996,845
2096 5,929,831 22,848,978
2095 5,931,770 22,702,297
2094 5,933,105 22,543,427
2093 5,935,725 22,395,941
2092 5,936,005 22,243,621
2091 5,937,584 22,083,590
2090 5,938,671 21,924,631
2089 5,941,788 21,761,057
2088 5,942,552 21,592,941
2087 5,945,502 21,431,785
2086 5,948,659 21,252,236
2085 5,952,187 21,073,697
2084 5,956,025 20,894,251
2083 5,960,521 20,708,859
2082 5,963,849 20,520,204
2081 5,965,417 20,325,061
2080 5,967,986 20,126,833
2079 5,969,234 19,927,036
2078 5,969,831 19,738,820
2077 5,968,708 19,547,568
2076 5,968,290 19,348,296
2075 5,967,889 19,141,211
2074 5,966,738 18,936,045
2073 5,965,412 18,729,441
2072 5,961,455 18,525,904
2071 5,961,400 18,321,024
2070 5,960,718 18,116,069
2069 5,959,460 17,905,429
2068 5,957,827 17,689,344
2067 5,955,348 17,477,786
2066 5,951,452 17,262,406
2065 5,947,293 17,049,758
2064 5,943,767 16,836,991
2063 5,941,828 16,618,806
2062 5,937,757 16,404,475
2061 5,936,521 16,190,814
2060 5,933,016 15,976,939
2059 5,928,350 15,767,690
2058 5,922,743 15,556,151
2057 5,916,754 15,341,629
2056 5,910,221 15,125,918
2055 5,901,290 14,903,207
2054 5,891,739 14,687,272
2053 5,881,824 14,471,467
2052 5,873,115 14,253,335
2051 5,861,135 14,030,311
2050 5,849,861 13,812,790
2049 5,841,135 13,588,431
2048 5,830,154 13,367,245
2047 5,819,016 13,148,252
2046 5,806,848 12,927,000
2045 5,792,780 12,705,654
2044 5,777,886 12,484,181
2043 5,761,590 12,261,788
2042 5,743,549 12,044,285
2041 5,724,283 11,827,268
2040 5,705,914 11,614,781
2039 5,687,068 11,398,360
2038 5,667,019 11,185,757
2037 5,647,323 10,975,322
2036 5,627,207 10,767,990
2035 5,606,247 10,559,369
2034 5,585,417 10,353,764
2033 5,562,621 10,148,738
2032 5,539,615 9,944,247
2031 5,514,530 9,741,001
2030 5,488,472 9,541,309
2029 5,460,094 9,347,000
2028 5,429,936 9,155,475
2027 5,397,099 8,965,572
2026 5,361,990 8,776,585
2025 5,324,700 8,591,626
2024 5,290,000 8,406,558
2023 5,200,000 8,223,850
2022 5,081,700 8,068,616
2021 5,084,600 7,936,176
2020 5,072,400 7,788,054
2019 4,970,300 7,619,925
2018 4,900,600 7,458,206
2017 4,813,600 7,324,386
2016 4,714,100 7,200,884
2015 4,609,400 7,071,502
2014 4,516,500 6,937,644
2013 4,442,100 6,798,848
2012 4,408,100 6,653,718
2011 4,384,000 6,500,582
2010 4,350,700 6,325,788
2009 4,302,600 6,130,946
2008 4,259,800 5,936,138
2007 4,223,800 5,748,443
2006 4,184,600 5,569,664
2005 4,133,900 5,413,154
2004 4,087,500 5,281,320
2003 4,027,200 5,154,112
2002 3,948,500 5,027,130
2001 3,880,500 4,904,144
2000 3,857,700 4,783,722
1999 3,835,100 4,665,754
1998 3,815,000 4,551,635
1997 3,781,300 4,438,794
1996 3,732,000 4,291,136
1995 3,673,400 4,110,450
1994 3,620,000 3,904,183
1993 3,572,200 3,887,974
1992 3,531,700 3,932,581
1991 3,495,100 3,822,636
1990 3,329,800 3,714,021
1989 3,299,200 3,606,918
1988 3,283,400 3,501,545
1987 3,274,400 3,397,614
1986 3,246,300 3,296,340
1985 3,247,100 3,194,539
1984 3,227,100 3,105,743
1983 3,199,300 3,033,077
1982 3,156,100 2,961,652
1981 3,124,900 2,879,440
1980 3,112,900 2,791,408
1979 3,109,000 2,714,349
1978 3,121,200 2,646,501
1977 3,120,200 2,583,984
1976 3,110,500 2,523,488
1975 3,083,100 2,463,796
1974 3,023,700 2,404,292
1973 2,961,300 2,344,510
1972 2,903,900 2,283,863
1971 2,853,000 2,219,826
1970 2,810,700 2,149,478
1969 2,772,800 2,043,416
1968 2,748,100 1,953,523
1967 2,724,100 1,912,764
1966 2,675,900 1,873,489
1965 2,628,400 1,835,588
1964 2,585,400 1,799,410
1963 2,531,800 1,765,072
1962 2,482,000 1,732,959
1961 2,419,700 1,702,717
1960 2,371,800 1,673,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Togo gained 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.73% to 5,849,861 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 23.4M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Togo
2100 -0.07% 0.61%
2099 -0.07% 0.61%
2098 -0.05% 0.63%
2097 -0.04% 0.65%
2096 -0.03% 0.65%
2095 -0.02% 0.7%
2094 -0.04% 0.66%
2093 -0.005% 0.68%
2092 -0.03% 0.72%
2091 -0.02% 0.73%
2090 -0.05% 0.75%
2089 -0.01% 0.78%
2088 -0.05% 0.75%
2087 -0.05% 0.84%
2086 -0.06% 0.85%
2085 -0.06% 0.86%
2084 -0.08% 0.9%
2083 -0.06% 0.92%
2082 -0.03% 0.96%
2081 -0.04% 0.98%
2080 -0.02% 1%
2079 -0.01% 0.95%
2078 0.02% 0.98%
2077 0.007% 1.03%
2076 0.007% 1.08%
2075 0.02% 1.08%
2074 0.02% 1.1%
2073 0.07% 1.1%
2072 0.001% 1.12%
2071 0.01% 1.13%
2070 0.02% 1.18%
2069 0.03% 1.22%
2068 0.04% 1.21%
2067 0.07% 1.25%
2066 0.07% 1.25%
2065 0.06% 1.26%
2064 0.03% 1.31%
2063 0.07% 1.31%
2062 0.02% 1.32%
2061 0.06% 1.34%
2060 0.08% 1.33%
2059 0.09% 1.36%
2058 0.1% 1.4%
2057 0.11% 1.43%
2056 0.15% 1.49%
2055 0.16% 1.47%
2054 0.17% 1.49%
2053 0.15% 1.53%
2052 0.2% 1.59%
2051 0.19% 1.57%
2050 0.15% 1.65%
2049 0.19% 1.65%
2048 0.19% 1.67%
2047 0.21% 1.71%
2046 0.24% 1.74%
2045 0.26% 1.77%
2044 0.28% 1.81%
2043 0.31% 1.81%
2042 0.34% 1.83%
2041 0.32% 1.83%
2040 0.33% 1.9%
2039 0.35% 1.9%
2038 0.35% 1.92%
2037 0.36% 1.93%
2036 0.37% 1.98%
2035 0.37% 1.99%
2034 0.41% 2.02%
2033 0.42% 2.06%
2032 0.45% 2.09%
2031 0.47% 2.09%
2030 0.52% 2.08%
2029 0.56% 2.09%
2028 0.61% 2.12%
2027 0.65% 2.15%
2026 0.7% 2.15%
2025 0.66% 2.2%
2024 1.73% 2.22%
2023 2.33% 1.92%
2022 -0.06% 1.67%
2021 0.24% 1.9%
2020 2.05% 2.21%
2019 1.42% 2.17%
2018 1.81% 1.83%
2017 2.11% 1.72%
2016 2.27% 1.83%
2015 2.06% 1.93%
2014 1.67% 2.04%
2013 0.77% 2.18%
2012 0.55% 2.36%
2011 0.77% 2.76%
2010 1.12% 3.18%
2009 1% 3.28%
2008 0.85% 3.27%
2007 0.94% 3.21%
2006 1.23% 2.89%
2005 1.14% 2.5%
2004 1.5% 2.47%
2003 1.99% 2.53%
2002 1.75% 2.51%
2001 0.59% 2.52%
2000 0.59% 2.53%
1999 0.53% 2.51%
1998 0.89% 2.54%
1997 1.32% 3.44%
1996 1.6% 4.4%
1995 1.48% 5.28%
1994 1.34% 0.42%
1993 1.15% -1.13%
1992 1.05% 2.88%
1991 4.96% 2.92%
1990 0.93% 2.97%
1989 0.48% 3.01%
1988 0.27% 3.06%
1987 0.87% 3.07%
1986 -0.02% 3.19%
1985 0.62% 2.86%
1984 0.87% 2.4%
1983 1.37% 2.41%
1982 1% 2.86%
1981 0.39% 3.15%
1980 0.13% 2.84%
1979 -0.39% 2.56%
1978 0.03% 2.42%
1977 0.31% 2.4%
1976 0.89% 2.42%
1975 1.96% 2.47%
1974 2.11% 2.55%
1973 1.98% 2.66%
1972 1.78% 2.88%
1971 1.5% 3.27%
1970 1.37% 5.19%
1969 0.9% 4.6%
1968 0.88% 2.13%
1967 1.8% 2.1%
1966 1.81% 2.06%
1965 1.66% 2.01%
1964 2.12% 1.95%
1963 2.01% 1.85%
1962 2.57% 1.78%
1961 2.02% 1.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/togo | CC BY

In 2025, the population of New Zealand grew by 0.66%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Togo
Current population
5380024
8873660
Population rank 124/197 102/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.11%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
2.85 minutes
One birth every
9.01 minutes
1.95 minutes
One death every
13.9 minutes
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +95 +507
Annual growth/decline +34,700 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 39/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -15,010
Net migration rank 35/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -15,010
2024 20,631 18,766 198,184 -14,014
2023 19,031 21,404 196,649 -15,406
2022 20,276 21,404 195,051 -65,826
2021 23,745 -14,944 192,651 -56,991
2020 25,007 42,124 192,474 -31,892
2019 25,349 69,770 192,990 -17,312
2018 24,797 59,139 191,482 -43,718
2017 26,282 68,349 189,386 -69,512
2016 28,237 75,512 187,007 -59,885
2015 29,408 70,870 183,089 -51,459
2014 26,196 57,974 179,671 -43,591
2013 29,096 26,385 176,865 -35,346
2012 31,077 -1,015 176,051 -27,315
2011 31,302 -2,196 176,484 -18,960
2010 35,458 6,722 175,800 16,265
2009 33,560 12,700 170,740 26,886
2008 35,143 4,804 164,627 27,362
2007 35,480 3,053 158,312 25,082
2006 30,924 14,542 150,821 23,346
2005 30,674 19,212 143,281 -4,415
2004 29,634 24,521 136,802 -11,998
2003 28,150 42,456 133,852 -4,237
2002 25,941 48,195 130,283 -5,939
2001 27,939 17,793 126,419 -4,802
2000 29,897 -6,604 122,712 -3,485
1999 28,916 -7,634 119,331 -2,618
1998 29,146 -1,387 116,918 -5,394
1997 30,137 12,040 116,559 -2,397
1996 28,997 25,169 111,887 69,276
1995 29,828 26,743 106,983 73,224
1994 30,372 20,420 100,045 132,276
1993 31,685 12,638 112,013 -311,917
1992 32,067 6,460 110,828 -132
1991 33,518 31,156 109,267 -72
1990 33,298 70,432 107,985 59
1989 30,749 -8,818 106,166 0
1988 29,846 -17,005 104,605 -29
1987 27,603 -7,631 102,435 848
1986 25,549 -10,234 99,698 -436
1985 24,126 -13,462 96,376 7,971
1984 26,043 -901 95,195 -21,949
1983 24,315 11,464 94,034 -21,948
1982 24,207 7,982 92,715 -21,958
1981 25,374 -7,606 90,144 3,519
1980 23,658 -15,423 87,404 -4,993
1979 26,675 -26,694 85,228 -13,519
1978 26,156 -28,783 83,151 -19,163
1977 28,020 -22,697 80,902 -19,856
1976 29,456 -9,138 78,770 -18,832
1975 31,355 13,196 76,412 -16,973
1974 33,896 27,580 74,055 -14,483
1973 35,239 28,261 71,549 -11,555
1972 38,244 17,779 68,966 -7,661
1971 40,000 7,547 66,284 482
1970 37,101 4,511 63,057 10,865
1969 38,098 -5,212 58,207 80,000
1968 37,594 -11,853 56,082 -14,504
1967 37,974 -2,289 54,359 -14,424
1966 36,151 9,161 52,832 -14,216
1965 36,982 9,245 51,096 -13,915
1964 39,375 9,806 49,450 -14,266
1963 42,027 10,226 47,869 -14,361
1962 42,865 12,697 46,201 -15,486
1961 43,482 10,689 44,623 -14,858
1960 41,791 3,846 43,307 -13,868

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/togo | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36% of the population change in New Zealand is from natural causes (a gain of 242,763 people) and 64% is from migration (a gain of 432,394 people). In Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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