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Population in New Zealand compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 2.17 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand UAE
2100 5,918,837 26,368,750
2099 5,923,132 26,130,374
2098 5,927,206 25,894,010
2097 5,930,263 25,660,062
2096 5,932,907 25,427,961
2095 5,934,847 25,197,670
2094 5,936,183 24,968,891
2093 5,938,804 24,741,434
2092 5,939,085 24,515,086
2091 5,940,665 24,289,496
2090 5,941,752 24,064,404
2089 5,944,871 23,839,033
2088 5,945,635 23,613,963
2087 5,948,586 23,388,786
2086 5,951,745 23,163,641
2085 5,955,275 22,938,169
2084 5,959,115 22,711,804
2083 5,963,613 22,484,154
2082 5,966,943 22,255,625
2081 5,968,511 22,026,183
2080 5,971,082 21,796,073
2079 5,972,331 21,565,118
2078 5,972,928 21,333,574
2077 5,971,804 21,101,274
2076 5,971,386 20,868,733
2075 5,970,985 20,636,203
2074 5,969,834 20,404,044
2073 5,968,506 20,171,659
2072 5,964,548 19,940,853
2071 5,964,493 19,710,934
2070 5,963,811 19,483,026
2069 5,962,551 19,256,572
2068 5,960,918 19,032,681
2067 5,958,438 18,811,331
2066 5,954,539 18,593,017
2065 5,950,378 18,377,364
2064 5,946,851 18,164,584
2063 5,944,910 17,955,352
2062 5,940,838 17,749,596
2061 5,939,601 17,547,827
2060 5,936,094 17,349,620
2059 5,931,426 17,153,273
2058 5,925,816 16,959,263
2057 5,919,823 16,767,893
2056 5,913,287 16,579,195
2055 5,904,352 16,392,558
2054 5,894,795 16,207,309
2053 5,884,875 16,024,789
2052 5,876,162 15,844,357
2051 5,864,176 15,665,362
2050 5,852,896 15,487,008
2049 5,844,165 15,309,031
2048 5,833,178 15,132,784
2047 5,822,035 14,958,209
2046 5,809,860 14,788,046
2045 5,795,785 14,620,902
2044 5,780,884 14,454,466
2043 5,764,579 14,289,021
2042 5,746,528 14,124,515
2041 5,727,253 13,961,010
2040 5,708,874 13,798,651
2039 5,690,018 13,637,499
2038 5,669,959 13,477,450
2037 5,650,253 13,319,346
2036 5,630,126 13,163,073
2035 5,609,155 13,009,160
2034 5,588,315 12,857,729
2033 5,565,507 12,709,520
2032 5,542,488 12,564,906
2031 5,517,391 12,424,286
2030 5,491,320 12,288,186
2029 5,462,926 12,148,661
2028 5,432,752 11,999,549
2027 5,399,898 11,831,082
2026 5,364,771 11,632,806
2025 5,327,462 11,367,504
2024 5,287,500 10,986,400
2023 5,200,000 10,483,751
2022 5,081,700 10,074,977
2021 5,084,600 9,575,152
2020 5,072,400 9,401,038
2019 4,970,300 9,445,785
2018 4,900,600 9,346,701
2017 4,813,600 9,223,225
2016 4,714,100 8,935,095
2015 4,609,400 8,505,237
2014 4,516,500 8,059,440
2013 4,442,100 7,693,031
2012 4,408,100 7,391,448
2011 4,384,000 7,104,538
2010 4,350,700 6,869,838
2009 4,302,600 6,707,058
2008 4,259,800 6,302,664
2007 4,223,800 5,624,635
2006 4,184,600 5,009,100
2005 4,133,900 4,664,790
2004 4,087,500 4,428,967
2003 4,027,200 4,192,457
2002 3,948,500 3,956,826
2001 3,880,500 3,723,590
2000 3,857,700 3,493,575
1999 3,835,100 3,266,009
1998 3,815,000 3,040,421
1997 3,781,300 2,817,410
1996 3,732,000 2,597,564
1995 3,673,400 2,434,662
1994 3,620,000 2,328,188
1993 3,572,200 2,222,093
1992 3,531,700 2,114,730
1991 3,495,100 2,006,626
1990 3,329,800 1,898,220
1989 3,299,200 1,789,851
1988 3,283,400 1,681,788
1987 3,274,400 1,574,244
1986 3,246,300 1,467,383
1985 3,247,100 1,377,911
1984 3,227,100 1,305,996
1983 3,199,300 1,235,305
1982 3,156,100 1,166,370
1981 3,124,900 1,099,855
1980 3,112,900 1,015,700
1979 3,109,000 912,010
1978 3,121,200 809,274
1977 3,120,200 710,209
1976 3,110,500 615,866
1975 3,083,100 542,856
1974 3,023,700 489,087
1973 2,961,300 436,399
1972 2,903,900 385,014
1971 2,853,000 335,027
1970 2,810,700 286,536
1969 2,772,800 239,660
1968 2,748,100 199,416
1967 2,724,100 179,700
1966 2,675,900 173,976
1965 2,628,400 167,103
1964 2,585,400 159,692
1963 2,531,800 152,211
1962 2,482,000 144,946
1961 2,419,700 137,989
1960 2,371,800 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand UAE
2100 -0.07% 0.91%
2099 -0.07% 0.91%
2098 -0.05% 0.91%
2097 -0.04% 0.91%
2096 -0.03% 0.91%
2095 -0.02% 0.92%
2094 -0.04% 0.92%
2093 -0.005% 0.92%
2092 -0.03% 0.93%
2091 -0.02% 0.94%
2090 -0.05% 0.95%
2089 -0.01% 0.95%
2088 -0.05% 0.96%
2087 -0.05% 0.97%
2086 -0.06% 0.98%
2085 -0.06% 1%
2084 -0.08% 1.01%
2083 -0.06% 1.03%
2082 -0.03% 1.04%
2081 -0.04% 1.06%
2080 -0.02% 1.07%
2079 -0.01% 1.09%
2078 0.02% 1.1%
2077 0.007% 1.11%
2076 0.007% 1.13%
2075 0.02% 1.14%
2074 0.02% 1.15%
2073 0.07% 1.16%
2072 0.001% 1.17%
2071 0.01% 1.17%
2070 0.02% 1.18%
2069 0.03% 1.18%
2068 0.04% 1.18%
2067 0.07% 1.17%
2066 0.07% 1.17%
2065 0.06% 1.17%
2064 0.03% 1.17%
2063 0.07% 1.16%
2062 0.02% 1.15%
2061 0.06% 1.14%
2060 0.08% 1.14%
2059 0.09% 1.14%
2058 0.1% 1.14%
2057 0.11% 1.14%
2056 0.15% 1.14%
2055 0.16% 1.14%
2054 0.17% 1.14%
2053 0.15% 1.14%
2052 0.2% 1.14%
2051 0.19% 1.15%
2050 0.15% 1.16%
2049 0.19% 1.16%
2048 0.19% 1.17%
2047 0.21% 1.15%
2046 0.24% 1.14%
2045 0.26% 1.15%
2044 0.28% 1.16%
2043 0.31% 1.16%
2042 0.34% 1.17%
2041 0.32% 1.18%
2040 0.33% 1.18%
2039 0.35% 1.19%
2038 0.35% 1.19%
2037 0.36% 1.19%
2036 0.37% 1.18%
2035 0.37% 1.18%
2034 0.41% 1.17%
2033 0.42% 1.15%
2032 0.45% 1.13%
2031 0.47% 1.11%
2030 0.52% 1.15%
2029 0.56% 1.24%
2028 0.61% 1.42%
2027 0.65% 1.7%
2026 0.7% 2.33%
2025 0.76% 3.47%
2024 1.68% 4.79%
2023 2.33% 4.06%
2022 -0.06% 5.22%
2021 0.24% 1.85%
2020 2.05% -0.47%
2019 1.42% 1.06%
2018 1.81% 1.34%
2017 2.11% 3.22%
2016 2.27% 5.05%
2015 2.06% 5.53%
2014 1.67% 4.76%
2013 0.77% 4.08%
2012 0.55% 4.04%
2011 0.77% 3.42%
2010 1.12% 2.43%
2009 1% 6.42%
2008 0.85% 12.1%
2007 0.94% 12.3%
2006 1.23% 7.38%
2005 1.14% 5.32%
2004 1.5% 5.64%
2003 1.99% 5.96%
2002 1.75% 6.26%
2001 0.59% 6.58%
2000 0.59% 6.97%
1999 0.53% 7.42%
1998 0.89% 7.92%
1997 1.32% 8.46%
1996 1.6% 6.69%
1995 1.48% 4.57%
1994 1.34% 4.77%
1993 1.15% 5.08%
1992 1.05% 5.39%
1991 4.96% 5.71%
1990 0.93% 6.05%
1989 0.48% 6.43%
1988 0.27% 6.83%
1987 0.87% 7.28%
1986 -0.02% 6.49%
1985 0.62% 5.51%
1984 0.87% 5.72%
1983 1.37% 5.91%
1982 1% 6.05%
1981 0.39% 8.29%
1980 0.13% 11.4%
1979 -0.39% 12.7%
1978 0.03% 13.9%
1977 0.31% 15.3%
1976 0.89% 13.4%
1975 1.96% 11%
1974 2.11% 12.1%
1973 1.98% 13.3%
1972 1.78% 14.9%
1971 1.5% 16.9%
1970 1.37% 19.6%
1969 0.9% 20.2%
1968 0.88% 11%
1967 1.8% 3.29%
1966 1.81% 4.11%
1965 1.66% 4.64%
1964 2.12% 4.91%
1963 2.01% 5.01%
1962 2.57% 5.04%
1961 2.02% 5.07%

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

New Zealand UAE
Current population
5374272
11686438
Population rank 124/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.14%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
1.05 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
5.13 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 3/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 +158,634
Net migration rank 35/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - 158,634
2024 - 18,766 - 278,439
2023 18,876 21,404 92,698 300,004
2022 20,123 21,404 81,758 322,773
2021 23,644 -14,944 76,802 421,663
2020 24,905 42,124 87,871 92,541
2019 25,299 69,770 86,296 -125,186
2018 24,797 59,139 86,840 14,611
2017 26,282 68,349 89,382 34,155
2016 28,237 75,512 87,028 195,317
2015 29,408 70,870 85,044 342,468
2014 26,196 57,974 84,277 360,174
2013 29,096 26,385 82,977 279,269
2012 31,077 -1,015 78,682 225,921
2011 31,302 -2,196 73,496 215,183
2010 35,458 6,722 69,907 161,842
2009 33,560 12,700 66,521 163,643
2008 35,143 4,804 55,426 523,207
2007 35,480 3,053 55,048 722,380
2006 30,924 14,542 54,338 399,306
2005 30,674 19,212 60,046 174,926
2004 29,634 24,521 60,344 176,319
2003 28,150 42,456 59,118 177,237
2002 25,941 48,195 55,922 178,988
2001 27,939 17,793 52,789 178,779
2000 29,897 -6,604 49,993 178,469
1999 28,916 -7,634 46,198 180,469
1998 29,146 -1,387 41,176 183,329
1997 30,137 12,040 38,207 183,310
1996 28,997 25,169 37,886 180,296
1995 29,828 26,743 38,685 68,938
1994 30,372 20,420 42,976 62,352
1993 31,685 12,638 41,324 65,545
1992 32,067 6,460 42,119 65,739
1991 33,518 31,156 41,409 66,943
1990 33,298 70,432 41,339 67,118
1989 30,749 -8,818 40,148 68,132
1988 29,846 -17,005 38,861 68,991
1987 27,603 -7,631 37,741 69,493
1986 25,549 -10,234 36,829 69,655
1985 24,126 -13,462 34,855 37,605
1984 26,043 -901 33,250 38,124
1983 24,315 11,464 31,480 38,536
1982 24,207 7,982 29,585 38,276
1981 25,374 -7,606 27,560 37,600
1980 23,658 -15,423 25,005 78,148
1979 26,675 -26,694 21,987 82,238
1978 26,156 -28,783 18,879 82,359
1977 28,020 -22,697 15,787 81,111
1976 29,456 -9,138 12,876 78,903
1975 31,355 13,196 11,859 42,380
1974 33,896 27,580 10,835 42,474
1973 35,239 28,261 9,822 42,243
1972 38,244 17,779 8,818 41,888
1971 40,000 7,547 7,839 41,425
1970 37,101 4,511 6,922 40,792
1969 38,098 -5,212 6,138 39,902
1968 37,594 -11,853 5,588 28,866
1967 37,974 -2,289 5,264 -283
1966 36,151 9,161 4,955 1,516
1965 36,982 9,245 4,675 2,598
1964 39,375 9,806 4,410 3,126
1963 42,027 10,226 4,157 3,264
1962 42,865 12,697 3,901 3,212
1961 43,482 10,689 3,657 3,141
1960 41,791 3,846 3,418 3,102

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/united-arab-emirates | 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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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