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Population in New Zealand compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 3.91 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

New Zealand vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Trinidad
2100 5,918,837 820,139
2099 5,923,132 827,732
2098 5,927,206 835,344
2097 5,930,263 843,011
2096 5,932,907 850,741
2095 5,934,847 858,556
2094 5,936,183 866,373
2093 5,938,804 874,273
2092 5,939,085 882,213
2091 5,940,665 890,266
2090 5,941,752 898,378
2089 5,944,871 906,601
2088 5,945,635 914,872
2087 5,948,586 923,272
2086 5,951,745 931,804
2085 5,955,275 940,463
2084 5,959,115 949,270
2083 5,963,613 958,273
2082 5,966,943 967,427
2081 5,968,511 976,795
2080 5,971,082 986,272
2079 5,972,331 995,976
2078 5,972,928 1,005,824
2077 5,971,804 1,015,872
2076 5,971,386 1,026,025
2075 5,970,985 1,036,315
2074 5,969,834 1,046,695
2073 5,968,506 1,057,138
2072 5,964,548 1,067,706
2071 5,964,493 1,078,279
2070 5,963,811 1,088,883
2069 5,962,551 1,099,489
2068 5,960,918 1,110,059
2067 5,958,438 1,120,501
2066 5,954,539 1,130,882
2065 5,950,378 1,141,203
2064 5,946,851 1,151,388
2063 5,944,910 1,161,394
2062 5,940,838 1,171,232
2061 5,939,601 1,180,918
2060 5,936,094 1,190,417
2059 5,931,426 1,199,770
2058 5,925,816 1,208,904
2057 5,919,823 1,217,922
2056 5,913,287 1,226,725
2055 5,904,352 1,235,387
2054 5,894,795 1,243,896
2053 5,884,875 1,252,160
2052 5,876,162 1,260,260
2051 5,864,176 1,268,194
2050 5,852,896 1,275,900
2049 5,844,165 1,283,457
2048 5,833,178 1,290,793
2047 5,822,035 1,297,947
2046 5,809,860 1,304,843
2045 5,795,785 1,311,560
2044 5,780,884 1,318,015
2043 5,764,579 1,324,249
2042 5,746,528 1,330,180
2041 5,727,253 1,335,843
2040 5,708,874 1,341,188
2039 5,690,018 1,346,239
2038 5,669,959 1,350,921
2037 5,650,253 1,355,297
2036 5,630,126 1,359,322
2035 5,609,155 1,362,986
2034 5,588,315 1,366,278
2033 5,565,507 1,369,125
2032 5,542,488 1,371,607
2031 5,517,391 1,373,561
2030 5,491,320 1,375,038
2029 5,462,926 1,376,018
2028 5,432,752 1,376,314
2027 5,399,898 1,375,856
2026 5,364,771 1,374,464
2025 5,327,462 1,372,016
2024 5,287,500 1,368,333
2023 5,200,000 1,367,510
2022 5,081,700 1,365,805
2021 5,084,600 1,367,558
2020 5,072,400 1,366,725
2019 4,970,300 1,363,985
2018 4,900,600 1,359,193
2017 4,813,600 1,356,633
2016 4,714,100 1,353,895
2015 4,609,400 1,349,667
2014 4,516,500 1,345,343
2013 4,442,100 1,340,557
2012 4,408,100 1,335,194
2011 4,384,000 1,328,019
2010 4,350,700 1,317,714
2009 4,302,600 1,310,106
2008 4,259,800 1,308,587
2007 4,223,800 1,303,188
2006 4,184,600 1,297,944
2005 4,133,900 1,294,494
2004 4,087,500 1,345,380
2003 4,027,200 1,338,709
2002 3,948,500 1,332,011
2001 3,880,500 1,325,567
2000 3,857,700 1,319,774
1999 3,835,100 1,314,708
1998 3,815,000 1,310,225
1997 3,781,300 1,305,836
1996 3,732,000 1,300,928
1995 3,673,400 1,295,169
1994 3,620,000 1,288,341
1993 3,572,200 1,280,466
1992 3,531,700 1,271,674
1991 3,495,100 1,262,171
1990 3,329,800 1,252,208
1989 3,299,200 1,241,600
1988 3,283,400 1,230,069
1987 3,274,400 1,217,364
1986 3,246,300 1,203,124
1985 3,247,100 1,187,366
1984 3,227,100 1,172,984
1983 3,199,300 1,160,534
1982 3,156,100 1,147,927
1981 3,124,900 1,135,132
1980 3,112,900 1,121,744
1979 3,109,000 1,107,639
1978 3,121,200 1,093,380
1977 3,120,200 1,079,554
1976 3,110,500 1,066,311
1975 3,083,100 1,053,469
1974 3,023,700 1,040,761
1973 2,961,300 1,027,851
1972 2,903,900 1,014,921
1971 2,853,000 1,002,585
1970 2,810,700 991,471
1969 2,772,800 980,706
1968 2,748,100 969,006
1967 2,724,100 956,418
1966 2,675,900 942,937
1965 2,628,400 928,425
1964 2,585,400 912,963
1963 2,531,800 896,804
1962 2,482,000 880,194
1961 2,419,700 863,144
1960 2,371,800 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Trinidad
2100 -0.07% -0.92%
2099 -0.07% -0.91%
2098 -0.05% -0.91%
2097 -0.04% -0.91%
2096 -0.03% -0.91%
2095 -0.02% -0.9%
2094 -0.04% -0.9%
2093 -0.005% -0.9%
2092 -0.03% -0.9%
2091 -0.02% -0.9%
2090 -0.05% -0.91%
2089 -0.01% -0.9%
2088 -0.05% -0.91%
2087 -0.05% -0.92%
2086 -0.06% -0.92%
2085 -0.06% -0.93%
2084 -0.08% -0.94%
2083 -0.06% -0.95%
2082 -0.03% -0.96%
2081 -0.04% -0.96%
2080 -0.02% -0.97%
2079 -0.01% -0.98%
2078 0.02% -0.99%
2077 0.007% -0.99%
2076 0.007% -0.99%
2075 0.02% -0.99%
2074 0.02% -0.99%
2073 0.07% -0.99%
2072 0.001% -0.98%
2071 0.01% -0.97%
2070 0.02% -0.96%
2069 0.03% -0.95%
2068 0.04% -0.93%
2067 0.07% -0.92%
2066 0.07% -0.9%
2065 0.06% -0.88%
2064 0.03% -0.86%
2063 0.07% -0.84%
2062 0.02% -0.82%
2061 0.06% -0.8%
2060 0.08% -0.78%
2059 0.09% -0.76%
2058 0.1% -0.74%
2057 0.11% -0.72%
2056 0.15% -0.7%
2055 0.16% -0.68%
2054 0.17% -0.66%
2053 0.15% -0.64%
2052 0.2% -0.63%
2051 0.19% -0.6%
2050 0.15% -0.59%
2049 0.19% -0.57%
2048 0.19% -0.55%
2047 0.21% -0.53%
2046 0.24% -0.51%
2045 0.26% -0.49%
2044 0.28% -0.47%
2043 0.31% -0.45%
2042 0.34% -0.42%
2041 0.32% -0.4%
2040 0.33% -0.38%
2039 0.35% -0.35%
2038 0.35% -0.32%
2037 0.36% -0.3%
2036 0.37% -0.27%
2035 0.37% -0.24%
2034 0.41% -0.21%
2033 0.42% -0.18%
2032 0.45% -0.14%
2031 0.47% -0.11%
2030 0.52% -0.07%
2029 0.56% -0.02%
2028 0.61% 0.03%
2027 0.65% 0.1%
2026 0.7% 0.18%
2025 0.76% 0.27%
2024 1.68% 0.06%
2023 2.33% 0.12%
2022 -0.06% -0.13%
2021 0.24% 0.06%
2020 2.05% 0.2%
2019 1.42% 0.35%
2018 1.81% 0.19%
2017 2.11% 0.2%
2016 2.27% 0.31%
2015 2.06% 0.32%
2014 1.67% 0.36%
2013 0.77% 0.4%
2012 0.55% 0.54%
2011 0.77% 0.78%
2010 1.12% 0.58%
2009 1% 0.12%
2008 0.85% 0.41%
2007 0.94% 0.4%
2006 1.23% 0.27%
2005 1.14% -3.78%
2004 1.5% 0.5%
2003 1.99% 0.5%
2002 1.75% 0.49%
2001 0.59% 0.44%
2000 0.59% 0.39%
1999 0.53% 0.34%
1998 0.89% 0.34%
1997 1.32% 0.38%
1996 1.6% 0.44%
1995 1.48% 0.53%
1994 1.34% 0.62%
1993 1.15% 0.69%
1992 1.05% 0.75%
1991 4.96% 0.8%
1990 0.93% 0.85%
1989 0.48% 0.94%
1988 0.27% 1.04%
1987 0.87% 1.18%
1986 -0.02% 1.33%
1985 0.62% 1.23%
1984 0.87% 1.07%
1983 1.37% 1.1%
1982 1% 1.13%
1981 0.39% 1.19%
1980 0.13% 1.27%
1979 -0.39% 1.3%
1978 0.03% 1.28%
1977 0.31% 1.24%
1976 0.89% 1.22%
1975 1.96% 1.22%
1974 2.11% 1.26%
1973 1.98% 1.27%
1972 1.78% 1.23%
1971 1.5% 1.12%
1970 1.37% 1.1%
1969 0.9% 1.21%
1968 0.88% 1.32%
1967 1.8% 1.43%
1966 1.81% 1.56%
1965 1.66% 1.69%
1964 2.12% 1.8%
1963 2.01% 1.89%
1962 2.57% 1.98%
1961 2.02% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Trinidad
Current population
5374272
1374840
Population rank 124/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.02%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
9.31 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +2
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 161/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +17,403 +691
Net migration rank 35/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 691
2024 - 18,766 - 1,334
2023 18,876 21,404 3,200 2,126
2022 20,123 21,404 3,773 4,247
2021 23,644 -14,944 2,091 5,749
2020 24,905 42,124 4,558 427
2019 25,299 69,770 5,647 -19,251
2018 24,797 59,139 5,869 35,502
2017 26,282 68,349 6,779 1,445
2016 28,237 75,512 7,436 -86
2015 29,408 70,870 7,963 -575
2014 26,196 57,974 8,571 -799
2013 29,096 26,385 9,020 -796
2012 31,077 -1,015 9,376 -880
2011 31,302 -2,196 9,601 -1,410
2010 35,458 6,722 9,698 -2,230
2009 33,560 12,700 9,769 -3,056
2008 35,143 4,804 9,872 -3,624
2007 35,480 3,053 9,939 -3,731
2006 30,924 14,542 9,889 -3,684
2005 30,674 19,212 9,822 -3,595
2004 29,634 24,521 10,149 -3,504
2003 28,150 42,456 10,169 -3,472
2002 25,941 48,195 10,316 -3,613
2001 27,939 17,793 10,438 -4,252
2000 29,897 -6,604 10,588 -5,185
1999 28,916 -7,634 10,821 -6,103
1998 29,146 -1,387 10,964 -6,730
1997 30,137 12,040 11,405 -6,865
1996 28,997 25,169 12,101 -6,827
1995 29,828 26,743 12,971 -6,723
1994 30,372 20,420 14,032 -6,615
1993 31,685 12,638 14,878 -6,554
1992 32,067 6,460 15,910 -6,650
1991 33,518 31,156 16,903 -7,149
1990 33,298 70,432 18,052 -7,878
1989 30,749 -8,818 19,636 -8,588
1988 29,846 -17,005 21,028 -9,023
1987 27,603 -7,631 22,398 -9,002
1986 25,549 -10,234 23,705 -8,620
1985 24,126 -13,462 24,487 -8,051
1984 26,043 -901 24,738 -12,413
1983 24,315 11,464 25,118 -12,544
1982 24,207 7,982 25,181 -12,529
1981 25,374 -7,606 25,015 -12,086
1980 23,658 -15,423 24,557 -10,709
1979 26,675 -26,694 23,475 -9,106
1978 26,156 -28,783 22,538 -8,397
1977 28,020 -22,697 21,660 -8,154
1976 29,456 -9,138 20,875 -7,895
1975 31,355 13,196 20,468 -7,768
1974 33,896 27,580 20,412 -7,683
1973 35,239 28,261 20,617 -7,524
1972 38,244 17,779 20,116 -7,346
1971 40,000 7,547 19,400 -7,499
1970 37,101 4,511 19,074 -8,751
1969 38,098 -5,212 19,652 -8,449
1968 37,594 -11,853 20,849 -8,647
1967 37,974 -2,289 21,992 -9,008
1966 36,151 9,161 23,228 -9,254
1965 36,982 9,245 24,349 -9,301
1964 39,375 9,806 25,065 -9,193
1963 42,027 10,226 25,507 -9,067
1962 42,865 12,697 25,763 -8,982
1961 43,482 10,689 25,518 -8,200
1960 41,791 3,846 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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