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

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 16 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

New Zealand vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Turkey
2100 5,915,768 64,394,191
2099 5,920,061 65,045,868
2098 5,924,133 65,690,351
2097 5,927,189 66,342,622
2096 5,929,831 66,990,674
2095 5,931,770 67,642,188
2094 5,933,105 68,296,562
2093 5,935,725 68,963,773
2092 5,936,005 69,625,957
2091 5,937,584 70,290,255
2090 5,938,671 70,960,483
2089 5,941,788 71,623,547
2088 5,942,552 72,281,102
2087 5,945,502 72,928,397
2086 5,948,659 73,576,610
2085 5,952,187 74,223,570
2084 5,956,025 74,853,312
2083 5,960,521 75,483,067
2082 5,963,849 76,111,533
2081 5,965,417 76,726,689
2080 5,967,986 77,339,541
2079 5,969,234 77,938,889
2078 5,969,831 78,532,577
2077 5,968,708 79,120,573
2076 5,968,290 79,705,459
2075 5,967,889 80,277,544
2074 5,966,738 80,848,141
2073 5,965,412 81,396,237
2072 5,961,455 81,938,080
2071 5,961,400 82,465,112
2070 5,960,718 82,981,973
2069 5,959,460 83,480,362
2068 5,957,827 83,963,140
2067 5,955,348 84,428,242
2066 5,951,452 84,886,666
2065 5,947,293 85,336,225
2064 5,943,767 85,771,285
2063 5,941,828 86,187,013
2062 5,937,757 86,587,114
2061 5,936,521 86,962,577
2060 5,933,016 87,319,314
2059 5,928,350 87,663,392
2058 5,922,743 87,973,789
2057 5,916,754 88,264,809
2056 5,910,221 88,534,755
2055 5,901,290 88,764,080
2054 5,891,739 88,972,362
2053 5,881,824 89,151,673
2052 5,873,115 89,310,785
2051 5,861,135 89,437,110
2050 5,849,861 89,541,520
2049 5,841,135 89,614,107
2048 5,830,154 89,651,068
2047 5,819,016 89,659,415
2046 5,806,848 89,634,354
2045 5,792,780 89,608,012
2044 5,777,886 89,557,421
2043 5,761,590 89,493,042
2042 5,743,549 89,404,193
2041 5,724,283 89,303,546
2040 5,705,914 89,187,952
2039 5,687,068 89,051,669
2038 5,667,019 88,901,719
2037 5,647,323 88,727,471
2036 5,627,207 88,537,927
2035 5,606,247 88,343,153
2034 5,585,417 88,139,515
2033 5,562,621 87,918,397
2032 5,539,615 87,687,495
2031 5,514,530 87,437,150
2030 5,488,472 87,166,904
2029 5,460,094 86,903,490
2028 5,429,936 86,627,469
2027 5,397,099 86,350,539
2026 5,361,990 86,093,293
2025 5,324,700 85,878,556
2024 5,290,000 85,518,661
2023 5,200,000 85,325,965
2022 5,081,700 84,979,913
2021 5,084,600 84,147,318
2020 5,072,400 83,384,680
2019 4,970,300 82,579,440
2018 4,900,600 81,407,204
2017 4,813,600 80,312,698
2016 4,714,100 79,277,962
2015 4,609,400 78,218,479
2014 4,516,500 77,181,884
2013 4,442,100 76,147,624
2012 4,408,100 75,175,827
2011 4,384,000 74,223,629
2010 4,350,700 73,142,150
2009 4,302,600 72,039,206
2008 4,259,800 71,051,678
2007 4,223,800 70,158,112
2006 4,184,600 70,045,349
2005 4,133,900 69,329,557
2004 4,087,500 68,592,617
2003 4,027,200 67,831,730
2002 3,948,500 67,048,795
2001 3,880,500 66,245,128
2000 3,857,700 65,425,961
1999 3,835,100 64,591,923
1998 3,815,000 63,734,383
1997 3,781,300 62,852,966
1996 3,732,000 61,951,134
1995 3,673,400 61,024,503
1994 3,620,000 60,033,836
1993 3,572,200 58,999,167
1992 3,531,700 57,990,118
1991 3,495,100 57,009,887
1990 3,329,800 56,015,628
1989 3,299,200 54,976,723
1988 3,283,400 53,909,626
1987 3,274,400 52,843,670
1986 3,246,300 51,777,772
1985 3,247,100 50,687,115
1984 3,227,100 49,574,069
1983 3,199,300 48,447,410
1982 3,156,100 47,322,096
1981 3,124,900 46,321,190
1980 3,112,900 45,408,815
1979 3,109,000 44,510,429
1978 3,121,200 43,645,306
1977 3,120,200 42,773,298
1976 3,110,500 41,899,984
1975 3,083,100 41,053,126
1974 3,023,700 40,210,234
1973 2,961,300 39,329,533
1972 2,903,900 38,430,221
1971 2,853,000 37,518,611
1970 2,810,700 36,638,465
1969 2,772,800 35,787,774
1968 2,748,100 34,921,684
1967 2,724,100 34,050,421
1966 2,675,900 33,177,672
1965 2,628,400 32,345,220
1964 2,585,400 31,543,072
1963 2,531,800 30,726,841
1962 2,482,000 29,916,147
1961 2,419,700 29,119,238
1960 2,371,800 28,329,898

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Turkey
2100 -0.07% -1%
2099 -0.07% -0.98%
2098 -0.05% -0.98%
2097 -0.04% -0.97%
2096 -0.03% -0.96%
2095 -0.02% -0.96%
2094 -0.04% -0.97%
2093 -0.005% -0.95%
2092 -0.03% -0.95%
2091 -0.02% -0.94%
2090 -0.05% -0.93%
2089 -0.01% -0.91%
2088 -0.05% -0.89%
2087 -0.05% -0.88%
2086 -0.06% -0.87%
2085 -0.06% -0.84%
2084 -0.08% -0.83%
2083 -0.06% -0.83%
2082 -0.03% -0.8%
2081 -0.04% -0.79%
2080 -0.02% -0.77%
2079 -0.01% -0.76%
2078 0.02% -0.74%
2077 0.007% -0.73%
2076 0.007% -0.71%
2075 0.02% -0.71%
2074 0.02% -0.67%
2073 0.07% -0.66%
2072 0.001% -0.64%
2071 0.01% -0.62%
2070 0.02% -0.6%
2069 0.03% -0.57%
2068 0.04% -0.55%
2067 0.07% -0.54%
2066 0.07% -0.53%
2065 0.06% -0.51%
2064 0.03% -0.48%
2063 0.07% -0.46%
2062 0.02% -0.43%
2061 0.06% -0.41%
2060 0.08% -0.39%
2059 0.09% -0.35%
2058 0.1% -0.33%
2057 0.11% -0.3%
2056 0.15% -0.26%
2055 0.16% -0.23%
2054 0.17% -0.2%
2053 0.15% -0.18%
2052 0.2% -0.14%
2051 0.19% -0.12%
2050 0.15% -0.08%
2049 0.19% -0.04%
2048 0.19% -0.009%
2047 0.21% 0.03%
2046 0.24% 0.03%
2045 0.26% 0.06%
2044 0.28% 0.07%
2043 0.31% 0.1%
2042 0.34% 0.11%
2041 0.32% 0.13%
2040 0.33% 0.15%
2039 0.35% 0.17%
2038 0.35% 0.2%
2037 0.36% 0.21%
2036 0.37% 0.22%
2035 0.37% 0.23%
2034 0.41% 0.25%
2033 0.42% 0.26%
2032 0.45% 0.29%
2031 0.47% 0.31%
2030 0.52% 0.3%
2029 0.56% 0.32%
2028 0.61% 0.32%
2027 0.65% 0.3%
2026 0.7% 0.25%
2025 0.66% 0.42%
2024 1.73% 0.23%
2023 2.33% 0.41%
2022 -0.06% 0.99%
2021 0.24% 0.91%
2020 2.05% 0.98%
2019 1.42% 1.44%
2018 1.81% 1.36%
2017 2.11% 1.31%
2016 2.27% 1.35%
2015 2.06% 1.34%
2014 1.67% 1.36%
2013 0.77% 1.29%
2012 0.55% 1.28%
2011 0.77% 1.48%
2010 1.12% 1.53%
2009 1% 1.39%
2008 0.85% 1.27%
2007 0.94% 0.16%
2006 1.23% 1.03%
2005 1.14% 1.07%
2004 1.5% 1.12%
2003 1.99% 1.17%
2002 1.75% 1.21%
2001 0.59% 1.25%
2000 0.59% 1.29%
1999 0.53% 1.35%
1998 0.89% 1.4%
1997 1.32% 1.46%
1996 1.6% 1.52%
1995 1.48% 1.65%
1994 1.34% 1.75%
1993 1.15% 1.74%
1992 1.05% 1.72%
1991 4.96% 1.77%
1990 0.93% 1.89%
1989 0.48% 1.98%
1988 0.27% 2.02%
1987 0.87% 2.06%
1986 -0.02% 2.15%
1985 0.62% 2.25%
1984 0.87% 2.33%
1983 1.37% 2.38%
1982 1% 2.16%
1981 0.39% 2.01%
1980 0.13% 2.02%
1979 -0.39% 1.98%
1978 0.03% 2.04%
1977 0.31% 2.08%
1976 0.89% 2.06%
1975 1.96% 2.1%
1974 2.11% 2.24%
1973 1.98% 2.34%
1972 1.78% 2.43%
1971 1.5% 2.4%
1970 1.37% 2.38%
1969 0.9% 2.48%
1968 0.88% 2.56%
1967 1.8% 2.63%
1966 1.81% 2.57%
1965 1.66% 2.54%
1964 2.12% 2.66%
1963 2.01% 2.71%
1962 2.57% 2.74%
1961 2.02% 2.79%

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

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In 2025, the population of New Zealand grew by 0.66%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Turkey
Current population
5380024
86225430
Population rank 124/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.04%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
9.01 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
13.9 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +95 +986
Annual growth/decline +34,700 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 138/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -258,205
Net migration rank 35/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -258,205
2024 20,631 18,766 453,249 -275,952
2023 19,031 21,404 426,630 -318,070
2022 20,276 21,404 535,373 -301,544
2021 23,745 -14,944 521,713 20,283
2020 25,007 42,124 608,708 37,934
2019 25,349 69,770 751,472 -15,690
2018 24,797 59,139 830,353 187,570
2017 26,282 68,349 875,408 659,846
2016 28,237 75,512 895,841 352,063
2015 29,408 70,870 930,799 1,063,140
2014 26,196 57,974 957,055 1,033,384
2013 29,096 26,385 921,386 438,618
2012 31,077 -1,015 917,145 258,623
2011 31,302 -2,196 875,839 68,849
2010 35,458 6,722 892,334 55,532
2009 33,560 12,700 900,491 24,276
2008 35,143 4,804 868,749 47,915
2007 35,480 3,053 876,626 -186,402
2006 30,924 14,542 897,351 -190,194
2005 30,674 19,212 898,650 -174,177
2004 29,634 24,521 896,025 -146,574
2003 28,150 42,456 893,683 -121,383
2002 25,941 48,195 922,927 -129,444
2001 27,939 17,793 980,560 -166,759
2000 29,897 -6,604 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 28,916 -7,634 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 29,146 -1,387 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 30,137 12,040 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 28,997 25,169 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 29,828 26,743 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 30,372 20,420 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 31,685 12,638 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 32,067 6,460 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 33,518 31,156 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 33,298 70,432 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 30,749 -8,818 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 29,846 -17,005 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 27,603 -7,631 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 25,549 -10,234 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 24,126 -13,462 1,098,846 8,960
1984 26,043 -901 1,096,529 21,787
1983 24,315 11,464 1,095,106 39,871
1982 24,207 7,982 1,091,863 23,728
1981 25,374 -7,606 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 23,658 -15,423 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 26,675 -26,694 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 26,156 -28,783 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 28,020 -22,697 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 29,456 -9,138 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 31,355 13,196 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 33,896 27,580 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 35,239 28,261 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 38,244 17,779 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 40,000 7,547 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 37,101 4,511 991,950 -150,924
1969 38,098 -5,212 970,958 -110,578
1968 37,594 -11,853 950,778 -78,973
1967 37,974 -2,289 936,727 -65,993
1966 36,151 9,161 925,790 -50,999
1965 36,982 9,245 904,016 -113,911
1964 39,375 9,806 884,152 -69,978
1963 42,027 10,226 862,626 -44,317
1962 42,865 12,697 837,473 -34,353
1961 43,482 10,689 816,911 -26,187
1960 41,791 3,846 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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