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

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 7.51 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

New Zealand vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Ukraine
2100 5,915,768 15,603,179
2099 5,920,061 15,862,593
2098 5,924,133 16,125,815
2097 5,927,189 16,393,353
2096 5,929,831 16,664,587
2095 5,931,770 16,939,471
2094 5,933,105 17,219,443
2093 5,935,725 17,504,349
2092 5,936,005 17,793,601
2091 5,937,584 18,087,289
2090 5,938,671 18,386,570
2089 5,941,788 18,689,852
2088 5,942,552 18,998,014
2087 5,945,502 19,311,662
2086 5,948,659 19,630,012
2085 5,952,187 19,952,247
2084 5,956,025 20,280,817
2083 5,960,521 20,613,034
2082 5,963,849 20,949,887
2081 5,965,417 21,289,979
2080 5,967,986 21,633,931
2079 5,969,234 21,981,015
2078 5,969,831 22,331,415
2077 5,968,708 22,684,635
2076 5,968,290 23,041,181
2075 5,967,889 23,400,319
2074 5,966,738 23,762,428
2073 5,965,412 24,126,690
2072 5,961,455 24,491,363
2071 5,961,400 24,859,381
2070 5,960,718 25,229,957
2069 5,959,460 25,602,485
2068 5,957,827 25,976,390
2067 5,955,348 26,352,535
2066 5,951,452 26,730,314
2065 5,947,293 27,109,886
2064 5,943,767 27,491,024
2063 5,941,828 27,872,631
2062 5,937,757 28,254,738
2061 5,936,521 28,638,347
2060 5,933,016 29,021,488
2059 5,928,350 29,404,719
2058 5,922,743 29,788,559
2057 5,916,754 30,170,070
2056 5,910,221 30,548,973
2055 5,901,290 30,926,521
2054 5,891,739 31,299,425
2053 5,881,824 31,669,550
2052 5,873,115 32,035,413
2051 5,861,135 32,397,707
2050 5,849,861 32,754,538
2049 5,841,135 33,107,228
2048 5,830,154 33,451,994
2047 5,819,016 33,793,296
2046 5,806,848 34,131,561
2045 5,792,780 34,463,236
2044 5,777,886 34,790,682
2043 5,761,590 35,115,069
2042 5,743,549 35,437,607
2041 5,724,283 35,758,248
2040 5,705,914 36,075,749
2039 5,687,068 36,396,426
2038 5,667,019 36,714,126
2037 5,647,323 37,031,794
2036 5,627,207 37,345,665
2035 5,606,247 37,659,856
2034 5,585,417 37,972,332
2033 5,562,621 38,283,563
2032 5,539,615 38,592,696
2031 5,514,530 38,902,570
2030 5,488,472 39,210,256
2029 5,460,094 39,514,695
2028 5,429,936 39,816,523
2027 5,397,099 40,111,670
2026 5,361,990 40,408,451
2025 5,324,700 38,980,376
2024 5,290,000 37,860,221
2023 5,200,000 37,732,836
2022 5,081,700 41,048,766
2021 5,084,600 44,298,640
2020 5,072,400 44,680,014
2019 4,970,300 44,957,458
2018 4,900,600 45,208,907
2017 4,813,600 45,436,041
2016 4,714,100 45,616,832
2015 4,609,400 45,784,896
2014 4,516,500 45,972,380
2013 4,442,100 46,126,770
2012 4,408,100 46,210,056
2011 4,384,000 46,307,853
2010 4,350,700 46,456,003
2009 4,302,600 46,623,731
2008 4,259,800 46,819,175
2007 4,223,800 47,062,798
2006 4,184,600 47,278,694
2005 4,133,900 47,585,556
2004 4,087,500 47,979,507
2003 4,027,200 48,315,136
2002 3,948,500 48,677,281
2001 3,880,500 49,106,855
2000 3,857,700 49,556,660
1999 3,835,100 49,976,446
1998 3,815,000 50,379,731
1997 3,781,300 50,786,885
1996 3,732,000 51,226,109
1995 3,673,400 51,665,539
1994 3,620,000 52,075,998
1993 3,572,200 52,350,126
1992 3,531,700 52,323,671
1991 3,495,100 52,170,961
1990 3,329,800 52,054,092
1989 3,299,200 51,917,817
1988 3,283,400 51,724,853
1987 3,274,400 51,515,732
1986 3,246,300 51,318,745
1985 3,247,100 51,108,770
1984 3,227,100 50,887,599
1983 3,199,300 50,637,029
1982 3,156,100 50,402,724
1981 3,124,900 50,189,281
1980 3,112,900 49,955,152
1979 3,109,000 49,721,381
1978 3,121,200 49,521,243
1977 3,120,200 49,336,481
1976 3,110,500 49,120,842
1975 3,083,100 48,865,229
1974 3,023,700 48,576,570
1973 2,961,300 48,277,121
1972 2,903,900 47,946,893
1971 2,853,000 47,573,287
1970 2,810,700 47,261,306
1969 2,772,800 46,976,256
1968 2,748,100 46,614,325
1967 2,724,100 46,215,988
1966 2,675,900 45,802,519
1965 2,628,400 45,386,892
1964 2,585,400 44,951,156
1963 2,531,800 44,462,372
1962 2,482,000 43,943,674
1961 2,419,700 43,399,766
1960 2,371,800 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Ukraine
2100 -0.07% -1.64%
2099 -0.07% -1.63%
2098 -0.05% -1.63%
2097 -0.04% -1.63%
2096 -0.03% -1.62%
2095 -0.02% -1.63%
2094 -0.04% -1.63%
2093 -0.005% -1.63%
2092 -0.03% -1.62%
2091 -0.02% -1.63%
2090 -0.05% -1.62%
2089 -0.01% -1.62%
2088 -0.05% -1.62%
2087 -0.05% -1.62%
2086 -0.06% -1.62%
2085 -0.06% -1.62%
2084 -0.08% -1.61%
2083 -0.06% -1.61%
2082 -0.03% -1.6%
2081 -0.04% -1.59%
2080 -0.02% -1.58%
2079 -0.01% -1.57%
2078 0.02% -1.56%
2077 0.007% -1.55%
2076 0.007% -1.53%
2075 0.02% -1.52%
2074 0.02% -1.51%
2073 0.07% -1.49%
2072 0.001% -1.48%
2071 0.01% -1.47%
2070 0.02% -1.46%
2069 0.03% -1.44%
2068 0.04% -1.43%
2067 0.07% -1.41%
2066 0.07% -1.4%
2065 0.06% -1.39%
2064 0.03% -1.37%
2063 0.07% -1.35%
2062 0.02% -1.34%
2061 0.06% -1.32%
2060 0.08% -1.3%
2059 0.09% -1.29%
2058 0.1% -1.26%
2057 0.11% -1.24%
2056 0.15% -1.22%
2055 0.16% -1.19%
2054 0.17% -1.17%
2053 0.15% -1.14%
2052 0.2% -1.12%
2051 0.19% -1.09%
2050 0.15% -1.07%
2049 0.19% -1.03%
2048 0.19% -1.01%
2047 0.21% -0.99%
2046 0.24% -0.96%
2045 0.26% -0.94%
2044 0.28% -0.92%
2043 0.31% -0.91%
2042 0.34% -0.9%
2041 0.32% -0.88%
2040 0.33% -0.88%
2039 0.35% -0.87%
2038 0.35% -0.86%
2037 0.36% -0.84%
2036 0.37% -0.83%
2035 0.37% -0.82%
2034 0.41% -0.81%
2033 0.42% -0.8%
2032 0.45% -0.8%
2031 0.47% -0.78%
2030 0.52% -0.77%
2029 0.56% -0.76%
2028 0.61% -0.74%
2027 0.65% -0.73%
2026 0.7% 3.66%
2025 0.66% 2.96%
2024 1.73% 0.34%
2023 2.33% -8.08%
2022 -0.06% -7.34%
2021 0.24% -0.85%
2020 2.05% -0.62%
2019 1.42% -0.56%
2018 1.81% -0.5%
2017 2.11% -0.4%
2016 2.27% -0.37%
2015 2.06% -0.41%
2014 1.67% -0.33%
2013 0.77% -0.18%
2012 0.55% -0.21%
2011 0.77% -0.32%
2010 1.12% -0.36%
2009 1% -0.42%
2008 0.85% -0.52%
2007 0.94% -0.46%
2006 1.23% -0.64%
2005 1.14% -0.82%
2004 1.5% -0.69%
2003 1.99% -0.74%
2002 1.75% -0.87%
2001 0.59% -0.91%
2000 0.59% -0.84%
1999 0.53% -0.8%
1998 0.89% -0.8%
1997 1.32% -0.86%
1996 1.6% -0.85%
1995 1.48% -0.79%
1994 1.34% -0.52%
1993 1.15% 0.05%
1992 1.05% 0.29%
1991 4.96% 0.22%
1990 0.93% 0.26%
1989 0.48% 0.37%
1988 0.27% 0.41%
1987 0.87% 0.38%
1986 -0.02% 0.41%
1985 0.62% 0.43%
1984 0.87% 0.49%
1983 1.37% 0.46%
1982 1% 0.43%
1981 0.39% 0.47%
1980 0.13% 0.47%
1979 -0.39% 0.4%
1978 0.03% 0.37%
1977 0.31% 0.44%
1976 0.89% 0.52%
1975 1.96% 0.59%
1974 2.11% 0.62%
1973 1.98% 0.69%
1972 1.78% 0.79%
1971 1.5% 0.66%
1970 1.37% 0.61%
1969 0.9% 0.78%
1968 0.88% 0.86%
1967 1.8% 0.9%
1966 1.81% 0.92%
1965 1.66% 0.97%
1964 2.12% 1.1%
1963 2.01% 1.18%
1962 2.57% 1.25%
1961 2.02% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Ukraine
Current population
5380024
40408451
Population rank 124/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.49%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
9.01 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
13.9 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +95 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +34,700 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 13/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +17,403 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 35/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 1,702,358
2024 20,631 18,766 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 19,031 21,404 -283,185 -299,961
2022 20,276 21,404 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 23,745 -14,944 -449,941 -1,129
2020 25,007 42,124 -307,533 -4,167
2019 25,349 69,770 -236,296 -6,908
2018 24,797 59,139 -227,491 -32,220
2017 26,282 68,349 -158,390 -36,155
2016 28,237 75,512 -135,710 -31,340
2015 29,408 70,870 -147,107 -21,992
2014 26,196 57,974 -140,216 -65,678
2013 29,096 26,385 -129,662 26,781
2012 31,077 -1,015 -130,451 66,768
2011 31,302 -2,196 -158,372 26,457
2010 35,458 6,722 -180,388 16,030
2009 33,560 12,700 -197,918 26,796
2008 35,143 4,804 -229,086 9,312
2007 35,480 3,053 -282,659 15,237
2006 30,924 14,542 -300,787 136,442
2005 30,674 19,212 -337,857 -111,493
2004 29,634 24,521 -344,157 5,644
2003 28,150 42,456 -351,299 18,540
2002 25,941 48,195 -364,544 -26,991
2001 27,939 17,793 -374,734 -92,847
2000 29,897 -6,604 -364,143 -67,865
1999 28,916 -7,634 -348,286 -59,247
1998 29,146 -1,387 -318,299 -80,684
1997 30,137 12,040 -306,549 -108,735
1996 28,997 25,169 -305,154 -158,008
1995 29,828 26,743 -281,629 -134,053
1994 30,372 20,420 -238,820 -166,380
1993 31,685 12,638 -169,405 26,357
1992 32,067 6,460 -95,857 291,788
1991 33,518 31,156 -16,486 125,962
1990 33,298 70,432 48,463 75,760
1989 30,749 -8,818 106,431 36,978
1988 29,846 -17,005 162,002 75,637
1987 27,603 -7,631 198,850 -18,275
1986 25,549 -10,234 225,751 -12,369
1985 24,126 -13,462 201,011 5,546
1984 26,043 -901 222,430 13,340
1983 24,315 11,464 241,741 23,608
1982 24,207 7,982 194,101 9,096
1981 25,374 -7,606 182,839 40,807
1980 23,658 -15,423 197,223 47,406
1979 26,675 -26,694 197,294 25,635
1978 26,156 -28,783 206,554 -29,180
1977 28,020 -22,697 216,932 -24,745
1976 29,456 -9,138 247,323 -8,219
1975 31,355 13,196 256,787 15,336
1974 33,896 27,580 273,486 31,725
1973 35,239 28,261 274,938 18,777
1972 38,244 17,779 309,785 56,928
1971 40,000 7,547 305,849 74,604
1970 37,101 4,511 291,839 -48,335
1969 38,098 -5,212 274,858 51,763
1968 37,594 -11,853 295,162 102,096
1967 37,974 -2,289 313,899 85,527
1966 36,151 9,161 337,794 89,737
1965 36,982 9,245 334,365 69,354
1964 39,375 9,806 391,120 76,650
1963 42,027 10,226 449,648 60,178
1962 42,865 12,697 481,887 45,712
1961 43,482 10,689 508,602 51,625
1960 41,791 3,846 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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