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

New Zealand and Tuvalu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Tuvalu	New Zealand	Tuvalu
1960	2,371,800	5,598	-	-
1961	2,419,700	5,648	2.02%	0.89%
1962	2,482,000	5,699	2.57%	0.9%
1963	2,531,800	5,751	2.01%	0.91%
1964	2,585,400	5,752	2.12%	0.02%
1965	2,628,400	5,715	1.66%	-0.64%
1966	2,675,900	5,686	1.81%	-0.51%
1967	2,724,100	5,652	1.8%	-0.6%
1968	2,748,100	5,624	0.88%	-0.5%
1969	2,772,800	5,631	0.9%	0.12%
1970	2,810,700	5,663	1.37%	0.57%
1971	2,853,000	5,685	1.5%	0.39%
1972	2,903,900	5,692	1.78%	0.12%
1973	2,961,300	5,681	1.98%	-0.19%
1974	3,023,700	5,822	2.11%	2.48%
1975	3,083,100	6,117	1.96%	5.07%
1976	3,110,500	6,404	0.89%	4.69%
1977	3,120,200	6,686	0.31%	4.4%
1978	3,121,200	6,957	0.03%	4.05%
1979	3,109,000	7,184	-0.39%	3.26%
1980	3,112,900	7,366	0.13%	2.53%
1981	3,124,900	7,526	0.39%	2.17%
1982	3,156,100	7,664	1%	1.83%
1983	3,199,300	7,789	1.37%	1.63%
1984	3,227,100	7,902	0.87%	1.45%
1985	3,247,100	8,046	0.62%	1.82%
1986	3,246,300	8,217	-0.02%	2.13%
1987	3,274,400	8,371	0.87%	1.87%
1988	3,283,400	8,518	0.27%	1.76%
1989	3,299,200	8,662	0.48%	1.69%
1990	3,329,800	8,798	0.93%	1.57%
1991	3,495,100	8,928	4.96%	1.48%
1992	3,531,700	9,038	1.05%	1.23%
1993	3,572,200	9,126	1.15%	0.97%
1994	3,620,000	9,207	1.34%	0.89%
1995	3,673,400	9,280	1.48%	0.79%
1996	3,732,000	9,342	1.6%	0.67%
1997	3,781,300	9,400	1.32%	0.62%
1998	3,815,000	9,451	0.89%	0.54%
1999	3,835,100	9,496	0.53%	0.48%
2000	3,857,700	9,544	0.59%	0.51%
2001	3,880,500	9,586	0.59%	0.44%
2002	3,948,500	9,623	1.75%	0.39%
2003	4,027,200	9,695	1.99%	0.75%
2004	4,087,500	9,816	1.5%	1.25%
2005	4,133,900	9,940	1.14%	1.26%
2006	4,184,600	10,056	1.23%	1.17%
2007	4,223,800	10,182	0.94%	1.25%
2008	4,259,800	10,321	0.85%	1.37%
2009	4,302,600	10,461	1%	1.36%
2010	4,350,700	10,614	1.12%	1.46%
2011	4,384,000	10,780	0.77%	1.56%
2012	4,408,100	10,934	0.55%	1.43%
2013	4,442,100	11,001	0.77%	0.61%
2014	4,516,500	10,984	1.67%	-0.15%
2015	4,609,400	10,963	2.06%	-0.19%
2016	4,714,100	10,930	2.27%	-0.3%
2017	4,813,600	10,869	2.11%	-0.56%
2018	4,900,600	10,751	1.81%	-1.09%
2019	4,970,300	10,581	1.42%	-1.58%
2020	5,072,400	10,399	2.05%	-1.72%
2021	5,084,600	10,194	0.24%	-1.97%
2022	5,081,700	9,992	-0.06%	-1.98%
2023	5,200,000	9,816	2.33%	-1.76%
2024	5,287,500	9,646	1.68%	-1.73%
2025	5,325,989	9,493	0.73%	-1.58%
2026	5,362,071	9,363	0.68%	-1.37%
2027	5,395,933	9,255	0.63%	-1.15%
2028	5,427,327	9,175	0.58%	-0.87%
2029	5,456,502	9,102	0.54%	-0.79%
2030	5,483,630	9,047	0.5%	-0.6%
2031	5,509,118	9,011	0.46%	-0.4%
2032	5,533,087	8,984	0.44%	-0.3%
2033	5,555,912	8,975	0.41%	-0.1%
2034	5,577,658	8,970	0.39%	-0.06%
2035	5,598,481	8,977	0.37%	0.08%
2036	5,618,949	8,995	0.37%	0.2%
2037	5,638,796	9,017	0.35%	0.24%
2038	5,658,606	9,051	0.35%	0.38%
2039	5,677,983	9,095	0.34%	0.48%
2040	5,696,537	9,143	0.33%	0.53%
2041	5,715,286	9,191	0.33%	0.52%
2042	5,733,881	9,245	0.33%	0.6%
2043	5,750,997	9,308	0.3%	0.68%
2044	5,766,545	9,375	0.27%	0.72%
2045	5,780,970	9,435	0.25%	0.64%
2046	5,794,046	9,502	0.23%	0.71%
2047	5,805,663	9,571	0.2%	0.72%
2048	5,816,692	9,644	0.19%	0.76%
2049	5,826,512	9,712	0.17%	0.71%
2050	5,836,471	9,778	0.17%	0.68%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 648,341 (a 13.8% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,567 (a 14.3% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people with a rank change from 125th to 122nd. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 4.43% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.