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

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 1.59 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

New Zealand vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Uruguay
2100 5,915,768 2,256,662
2099 5,920,061 2,279,820
2098 5,924,133 2,303,272
2097 5,927,189 2,326,907
2096 5,929,831 2,350,717
2095 5,931,770 2,374,752
2094 5,933,105 2,398,877
2093 5,935,725 2,423,185
2092 5,936,005 2,447,561
2091 5,937,584 2,472,040
2090 5,938,671 2,496,427
2089 5,941,788 2,520,765
2088 5,942,552 2,544,964
2087 5,945,502 2,569,010
2086 5,948,659 2,592,884
2085 5,952,187 2,616,538
2084 5,956,025 2,639,909
2083 5,960,521 2,663,057
2082 5,963,849 2,685,928
2081 5,965,417 2,708,500
2080 5,967,986 2,730,788
2079 5,969,234 2,752,736
2078 5,969,831 2,774,335
2077 5,968,708 2,795,612
2076 5,968,290 2,816,580
2075 5,967,889 2,837,210
2074 5,966,738 2,857,609
2073 5,965,412 2,877,622
2072 5,961,455 2,897,443
2071 5,961,400 2,916,996
2070 5,960,718 2,936,376
2069 5,959,460 2,955,513
2068 5,957,827 2,974,342
2067 5,955,348 2,992,883
2066 5,951,452 3,011,205
2065 5,947,293 3,029,336
2064 5,943,767 3,047,237
2063 5,941,828 3,064,958
2062 5,937,757 3,082,535
2061 5,936,521 3,099,898
2060 5,933,016 3,117,041
2059 5,928,350 3,133,843
2058 5,922,743 3,150,140
2057 5,916,754 3,165,945
2056 5,910,221 3,181,263
2055 5,901,290 3,195,961
2054 5,891,739 3,209,999
2053 5,881,824 3,223,284
2052 5,873,115 3,235,861
2051 5,861,135 3,247,775
2050 5,849,861 3,258,995
2049 5,841,135 3,269,562
2048 5,830,154 3,279,496
2047 5,819,016 3,288,855
2046 5,806,848 3,297,581
2045 5,792,780 3,305,802
2044 5,777,886 3,313,441
2043 5,761,590 3,320,450
2042 5,743,549 3,326,840
2041 5,724,283 3,332,768
2040 5,705,914 3,338,161
2039 5,687,068 3,343,179
2038 5,667,019 3,347,674
2037 5,647,323 3,351,794
2036 5,627,207 3,355,554
2035 5,606,247 3,359,009
2034 5,585,417 3,362,159
2033 5,562,621 3,365,133
2032 5,539,615 3,367,940
2031 5,514,530 3,370,610
2030 5,488,472 3,373,156
2029 5,460,094 3,375,688
2028 5,429,936 3,378,080
2027 5,397,099 3,380,387
2026 5,361,990 3,382,672
2025 5,324,700 3,384,688
2024 5,290,000 3,386,588
2023 5,200,000 3,388,081
2022 5,081,700 3,390,913
2021 5,084,600 3,396,695
2020 5,072,400 3,398,968
2019 4,970,300 3,397,206
2018 4,900,600 3,394,534
2017 4,813,600 3,388,438
2016 4,714,100 3,379,283
2015 4,609,400 3,368,017
2014 4,516,500 3,356,334
2013 4,442,100 3,345,337
2012 4,408,100 3,335,401
2011 4,384,000 3,326,825
2010 4,350,700 3,318,580
2009 4,302,600 3,310,091
2008 4,259,800 3,302,177
2007 4,223,800 3,295,153
2006 4,184,600 3,289,506
2005 4,133,900 3,285,771
2004 4,087,500 3,283,148
2003 4,027,200 3,281,186
2002 3,948,500 3,278,867
2001 3,880,500 3,274,251
2000 3,857,700 3,266,206
1999 3,835,100 3,254,015
1998 3,815,000 3,239,280
1997 3,781,300 3,223,345
1996 3,732,000 3,206,324
1995 3,673,400 3,189,440
1994 3,620,000 3,172,834
1993 3,572,200 3,156,345
1992 3,531,700 3,139,702
1991 3,495,100 3,122,354
1990 3,329,800 3,104,403
1989 3,299,200 3,086,255
1988 3,283,400 3,067,961
1987 3,274,400 3,049,896
1986 3,246,300 3,032,845
1985 3,247,100 3,017,037
1984 3,227,100 3,002,488
1983 3,199,300 2,988,778
1982 3,156,100 2,975,492
1981 3,124,900 2,963,246
1980 3,112,900 2,951,953
1979 3,109,000 2,939,903
1978 3,121,200 2,925,715
1977 3,120,200 2,909,461
1976 3,110,500 2,891,392
1975 3,083,100 2,872,320
1974 3,023,700 2,853,944
1973 2,961,300 2,837,133
1972 2,903,900 2,821,644
1971 2,853,000 2,806,462
1970 2,810,700 2,790,807
1969 2,772,800 2,773,974
1968 2,748,100 2,754,606
1967 2,724,100 2,732,277
1966 2,675,900 2,707,646
1965 2,628,400 2,681,169
1964 2,585,400 2,653,180
1963 2,531,800 2,623,766
1962 2,482,000 2,593,298
1961 2,419,700 2,562,044
1960 2,371,800 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Uruguay
2100 -0.07% -1.02%
2099 -0.07% -1.02%
2098 -0.05% -1.02%
2097 -0.04% -1.01%
2096 -0.03% -1.01%
2095 -0.02% -1.01%
2094 -0.04% -1%
2093 -0.005% -1%
2092 -0.03% -0.99%
2091 -0.02% -0.98%
2090 -0.05% -0.97%
2089 -0.01% -0.95%
2088 -0.05% -0.94%
2087 -0.05% -0.92%
2086 -0.06% -0.9%
2085 -0.06% -0.89%
2084 -0.08% -0.87%
2083 -0.06% -0.85%
2082 -0.03% -0.83%
2081 -0.04% -0.82%
2080 -0.02% -0.8%
2079 -0.01% -0.78%
2078 0.02% -0.76%
2077 0.007% -0.74%
2076 0.007% -0.73%
2075 0.02% -0.71%
2074 0.02% -0.7%
2073 0.07% -0.68%
2072 0.001% -0.67%
2071 0.01% -0.66%
2070 0.02% -0.65%
2069 0.03% -0.63%
2068 0.04% -0.62%
2067 0.07% -0.61%
2066 0.07% -0.6%
2065 0.06% -0.59%
2064 0.03% -0.58%
2063 0.07% -0.57%
2062 0.02% -0.56%
2061 0.06% -0.55%
2060 0.08% -0.54%
2059 0.09% -0.52%
2058 0.1% -0.5%
2057 0.11% -0.48%
2056 0.15% -0.46%
2055 0.16% -0.44%
2054 0.17% -0.41%
2053 0.15% -0.39%
2052 0.2% -0.37%
2051 0.19% -0.34%
2050 0.15% -0.32%
2049 0.19% -0.3%
2048 0.19% -0.28%
2047 0.21% -0.26%
2046 0.24% -0.25%
2045 0.26% -0.23%
2044 0.28% -0.21%
2043 0.31% -0.19%
2042 0.34% -0.18%
2041 0.32% -0.16%
2040 0.33% -0.15%
2039 0.35% -0.13%
2038 0.35% -0.12%
2037 0.36% -0.11%
2036 0.37% -0.1%
2035 0.37% -0.09%
2034 0.41% -0.09%
2033 0.42% -0.08%
2032 0.45% -0.08%
2031 0.47% -0.08%
2030 0.52% -0.08%
2029 0.56% -0.07%
2028 0.61% -0.07%
2027 0.65% -0.07%
2026 0.7% -0.06%
2025 0.66% -0.06%
2024 1.73% -0.04%
2023 2.33% -0.08%
2022 -0.06% -0.17%
2021 0.24% -0.07%
2020 2.05% 0.05%
2019 1.42% 0.08%
2018 1.81% 0.18%
2017 2.11% 0.27%
2016 2.27% 0.33%
2015 2.06% 0.35%
2014 1.67% 0.33%
2013 0.77% 0.3%
2012 0.55% 0.26%
2011 0.77% 0.25%
2010 1.12% 0.26%
2009 1% 0.24%
2008 0.85% 0.21%
2007 0.94% 0.17%
2006 1.23% 0.11%
2005 1.14% 0.08%
2004 1.5% 0.06%
2003 1.99% 0.07%
2002 1.75% 0.14%
2001 0.59% 0.25%
2000 0.59% 0.37%
1999 0.53% 0.45%
1998 0.89% 0.49%
1997 1.32% 0.53%
1996 1.6% 0.53%
1995 1.48% 0.52%
1994 1.34% 0.52%
1993 1.15% 0.53%
1992 1.05% 0.56%
1991 4.96% 0.58%
1990 0.93% 0.59%
1989 0.48% 0.6%
1988 0.27% 0.59%
1987 0.87% 0.56%
1986 -0.02% 0.52%
1985 0.62% 0.48%
1984 0.87% 0.46%
1983 1.37% 0.45%
1982 1% 0.41%
1981 0.39% 0.38%
1980 0.13% 0.41%
1979 -0.39% 0.48%
1978 0.03% 0.56%
1977 0.31% 0.62%
1976 0.89% 0.66%
1975 1.96% 0.64%
1974 2.11% 0.59%
1973 1.98% 0.55%
1972 1.78% 0.54%
1971 1.5% 0.56%
1970 1.37% 0.61%
1969 0.9% 0.7%
1968 0.88% 0.82%
1967 1.8% 0.91%
1966 1.81% 0.99%
1965 1.66% 1.05%
1964 2.12% 1.12%
1963 2.01% 1.17%
1962 2.57% 1.22%
1961 2.02% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Uruguay
Current population
5380024
3382672
Population rank 124/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.04%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
4.62 hours
One birth every
9.01 minutes
15.8 minutes
One death every
13.9 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +95 -5
Annual growth/decline +34,700 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 161/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +17,403 -1,338
Net migration rank 35/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -1,338
2024 20,631 18,766 -443 -1,348
2023 19,031 21,404 298 -1,501
2022 20,276 21,404 -2,964 -1,501
2021 23,745 -14,944 -5,621 -1,482
2020 25,007 42,124 4,048 -1,482
2019 25,349 69,770 3,873 -2,899
2018 24,797 59,139 7,322 -2,963
2017 26,282 68,349 10,907 -3,091
2016 28,237 75,512 14,008 -3,506
2015 29,408 70,870 16,194 -4,157
2014 26,196 57,974 16,238 -4,919
2013 29,096 26,385 16,318 -5,647
2012 31,077 -1,015 15,520 -6,317
2011 31,302 -2,196 14,934 -6,982
2010 35,458 6,722 16,231 -7,696
2009 33,560 12,700 16,947 -8,510
2008 35,143 4,804 16,838 -9,458
2007 35,480 3,053 17,422 -10,750
2006 30,924 14,542 17,783 -13,161
2005 30,674 19,212 18,926 -16,086
2004 29,634 24,521 18,067 -15,668
2003 28,150 42,456 18,628 -17,105
2002 25,941 48,195 20,073 -16,957
2001 27,939 17,793 20,729 -14,620
2000 29,897 -6,604 21,060 -11,076
1999 28,916 -7,634 21,844 -7,441
1998 29,146 -1,387 22,114 -7,048
1997 30,137 12,040 23,737 -6,938
1996 28,997 25,169 24,635 -7,397
1995 29,828 26,743 24,872 -8,339
1994 30,372 20,420 24,637 -7,955
1993 31,685 12,638 24,212 -7,922
1992 32,067 6,460 24,847 -7,850
1991 33,518 31,156 25,422 -7,714
1990 33,298 70,432 25,699 -7,499
1989 30,749 -8,818 25,322 -7,229
1988 29,846 -17,005 25,071 -6,582
1987 27,603 -7,631 24,469 -6,833
1986 25,549 -10,234 24,505 -8,046
1985 24,126 -13,462 23,988 -8,832
1984 26,043 -901 23,684 -9,730
1983 24,315 11,464 24,146 -10,671
1982 24,207 7,982 25,224 -12,131
1981 25,374 -7,606 24,968 -13,577
1980 23,658 -15,423 25,451 -14,252
1979 26,675 -26,694 27,456 -14,552
1978 26,156 -28,783 30,076 -14,611
1977 28,020 -22,697 31,321 -14,280
1976 29,456 -9,138 33,199 -14,096
1975 31,355 13,196 33,393 -14,350
1974 33,896 27,580 32,221 -14,512
1973 35,239 28,261 30,213 -14,312
1972 38,244 17,779 28,896 -13,817
1971 40,000 7,547 28,584 -13,288
1970 37,101 4,511 28,737 -12,727
1969 38,098 -5,212 28,805 -11,149
1968 37,594 -11,853 29,103 -8,028
1967 37,974 -2,289 29,514 -5,938
1966 36,151 9,161 30,293 -4,599
1965 36,982 9,245 30,807 -3,542
1964 39,375 9,806 31,340 -2,623
1963 42,027 10,226 31,824 -1,707
1962 42,865 12,697 31,441 -623
1961 43,482 10,689 30,975 703
1960 41,791 3,846 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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