The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,338,500 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,406,623 people compared to 85,914,550 in Turkey.
Population statistics:
- Turkey's population is 15.9 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: 0.07% for New Zealand vs 1.04% for Turkey.
- For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.69% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
- Since 2005, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.13M people to 5.41M (30.8% growth), while Turkey has grown from 69.3M to 85.9M (23.9% growth).
- New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 6.01M people compared to the peak of 89.4M people in 2047 for Turkey.
New Zealand vs Turkey: live population counter
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| Current population |
5406623
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85914550
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| Population rank | 124/197 | 18/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 1.04% |
| One net population change |
5.62 minutes
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2.73 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.23 minutes
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33 seconds
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| One death every |
13.9 minutes
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59.6 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
28 minutes
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1.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +18,766 | -275,952 |
| Daily growth/decline | +256 | +528 |
| Annual growth/decline | +93,500 | +192,696 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.78% | +0.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 63/197 | 153/197 |
New Zealand and Turkey: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,371,800 | 28,329,898 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,419,700 | 29,119,238 | 2.02% | 2.79% |
| 1962 | 2,482,000 | 29,916,147 | 2.57% | 2.74% |
| 1963 | 2,531,800 | 30,726,841 | 2.01% | 2.71% |
| 1964 | 2,585,400 | 31,543,072 | 2.12% | 2.66% |
| 1965 | 2,628,400 | 32,345,220 | 1.66% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 2,675,900 | 33,177,672 | 1.81% | 2.57% |
| 1967 | 2,724,100 | 34,050,421 | 1.8% | 2.63% |
| 1968 | 2,748,100 | 34,921,684 | 0.88% | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 2,772,800 | 35,787,774 | 0.9% | 2.48% |
| 1970 | 2,810,700 | 36,638,465 | 1.37% | 2.38% |
| 1971 | 2,853,000 | 37,518,611 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 2,903,900 | 38,430,221 | 1.78% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 2,961,300 | 39,329,533 | 1.98% | 2.34% |
| 1974 | 3,023,700 | 40,210,234 | 2.11% | 2.24% |
| 1975 | 3,083,100 | 41,053,126 | 1.96% | 2.1% |
| 1976 | 3,110,500 | 41,899,984 | 0.89% | 2.06% |
| 1977 | 3,120,200 | 42,773,298 | 0.31% | 2.08% |
| 1978 | 3,121,200 | 43,645,306 | 0.03% | 2.04% |
| 1979 | 3,109,000 | 44,510,429 | -0.39% | 1.98% |
| 1980 | 3,112,900 | 45,408,815 | 0.13% | 2.02% |
| 1981 | 3,124,900 | 46,321,190 | 0.39% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 3,156,100 | 47,322,096 | 1% | 2.16% |
| 1983 | 3,199,300 | 48,447,410 | 1.37% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 3,227,100 | 49,574,069 | 0.87% | 2.33% |
| 1985 | 3,247,100 | 50,687,115 | 0.62% | 2.25% |
| 1986 | 3,246,300 | 51,777,772 | -0.02% | 2.15% |
| 1987 | 3,274,400 | 52,843,670 | 0.87% | 2.06% |
| 1988 | 3,283,400 | 53,909,626 | 0.27% | 2.02% |
| 1989 | 3,299,200 | 54,976,723 | 0.48% | 1.98% |
| 1990 | 3,329,800 | 56,015,628 | 0.93% | 1.89% |
| 1991 | 3,495,100 | 57,009,887 | 4.96% | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 3,531,700 | 57,990,118 | 1.05% | 1.72% |
| 1993 | 3,572,200 | 58,999,167 | 1.15% | 1.74% |
| 1994 | 3,620,000 | 60,033,836 | 1.34% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 3,673,400 | 61,024,503 | 1.48% | 1.65% |
| 1996 | 3,732,000 | 61,951,134 | 1.6% | 1.52% |
| 1997 | 3,781,300 | 62,852,966 | 1.32% | 1.46% |
| 1998 | 3,815,000 | 63,734,383 | 0.89% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 3,835,100 | 64,591,923 | 0.53% | 1.35% |
| 2000 | 3,857,700 | 65,425,961 | 0.59% | 1.29% |
| 2001 | 3,880,500 | 66,245,128 | 0.59% | 1.25% |
| 2002 | 3,948,500 | 67,048,795 | 1.75% | 1.21% |
| 2003 | 4,027,200 | 67,831,730 | 1.99% | 1.17% |
| 2004 | 4,087,500 | 68,592,617 | 1.5% | 1.12% |
| 2005 | 4,133,900 | 69,329,557 | 1.14% | 1.07% |
| 2006 | 4,184,600 | 70,045,349 | 1.23% | 1.03% |
| 2007 | 4,223,800 | 70,158,112 | 0.94% | 0.16% |
| 2008 | 4,259,800 | 71,051,678 | 0.85% | 1.27% |
| 2009 | 4,302,600 | 72,039,206 | 1% | 1.39% |
| 2010 | 4,350,700 | 73,142,150 | 1.12% | 1.53% |
| 2011 | 4,384,000 | 74,223,629 | 0.77% | 1.48% |
| 2012 | 4,408,100 | 75,175,827 | 0.55% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 4,442,100 | 76,147,624 | 0.77% | 1.29% |
| 2014 | 4,516,500 | 77,181,884 | 1.67% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | 4,609,400 | 78,218,479 | 2.06% | 1.34% |
| 2016 | 4,714,100 | 79,277,962 | 2.27% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 4,813,600 | 80,312,698 | 2.11% | 1.31% |
| 2018 | 4,900,600 | 81,407,204 | 1.81% | 1.36% |
| 2019 | 4,979,200 | 82,579,440 | 1.6% | 1.44% |
| 2020 | 5,090,200 | 83,384,680 | 2.23% | 0.98% |
| 2021 | 5,111,300 | 84,147,318 | 0.41% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 5,117,100 | 84,979,913 | 0.11% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | 5,245,000 | 85,325,965 | 2.5% | 0.41% |
| 2024 | 5,338,500 | 85,518,661 | 1.78% | 0.23% |
| 2025 | 5,377,360 | 85,725,557 | 0.73% | 0.24% |
| 2026 | 5,413,790 | 85,960,835 | 0.68% | 0.27% |
| 2027 | 5,447,979 | 86,227,115 | 0.63% | 0.31% |
| 2028 | 5,479,675 | 86,502,744 | 0.58% | 0.32% |
| 2029 | 5,509,133 | 86,771,652 | 0.54% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 5,536,522 | 87,037,680 | 0.5% | 0.31% |
| 2031 | 5,562,256 | 87,297,191 | 0.46% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 5,586,456 | 87,537,075 | 0.44% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 5,609,501 | 87,762,403 | 0.41% | 0.26% |
| 2034 | 5,631,457 | 87,974,138 | 0.39% | 0.24% |
| 2035 | 5,652,480 | 88,172,739 | 0.37% | 0.23% |
| 2036 | 5,673,146 | 88,364,318 | 0.37% | 0.22% |
| 2037 | 5,693,185 | 88,545,669 | 0.35% | 0.21% |
| 2038 | 5,713,185 | 88,707,268 | 0.35% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 5,732,750 | 88,849,956 | 0.34% | 0.16% |
| 2040 | 5,751,482 | 88,975,510 | 0.33% | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 5,770,413 | 89,083,304 | 0.33% | 0.12% |
| 2042 | 5,789,187 | 89,177,769 | 0.33% | 0.11% |
| 2043 | 5,806,468 | 89,254,147 | 0.3% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 5,822,166 | 89,311,458 | 0.27% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 5,836,730 | 89,349,806 | 0.25% | 0.04% |
| 2046 | 5,849,932 | 89,375,429 | 0.23% | 0.03% |
| 2047 | 5,861,661 | 89,383,765 | 0.2% | 0.009% |
| 2048 | 5,872,796 | 89,361,174 | 0.19% | -0.03% |
| 2049 | 5,882,711 | 89,306,566 | 0.17% | -0.06% |
| 2050 | 5,892,766 | 89,218,346 | 0.17% | -0.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of New Zealand increased by 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth), while Turkey gained 8,888,922 people (a 12.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, New Zealand gained 797,223 (a 17.3% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 7,696,071 (a 9.84% growth).
New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2005 and is 124th in 2025. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2005 and still ranked 18th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,218,346 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between New Zealand and Turkey
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 77.8 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 35.3 years |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 34 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 52.5 ppl/mi² | 287.8 ppl/mi² |
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