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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 3,382,789 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 +1.6% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

New Zealand vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Uruguay
2100 5,918,837 2,256,741
2099 5,923,132 2,279,899
2098 5,927,206 2,303,351
2097 5,930,263 2,326,987
2096 5,932,907 2,350,799
2095 5,934,847 2,374,835
2094 5,936,183 2,398,960
2093 5,938,804 2,423,269
2092 5,939,085 2,447,646
2091 5,940,665 2,472,126
2090 5,941,752 2,496,514
2089 5,944,871 2,520,852
2088 5,945,635 2,545,052
2087 5,948,586 2,569,100
2086 5,951,745 2,592,974
2085 5,955,275 2,616,629
2084 5,959,115 2,640,001
2083 5,963,613 2,663,150
2082 5,966,943 2,686,021
2081 5,968,511 2,708,594
2080 5,971,082 2,730,883
2079 5,972,331 2,752,831
2078 5,972,928 2,774,432
2077 5,971,804 2,795,709
2076 5,971,386 2,816,677
2075 5,970,985 2,837,308
2074 5,969,834 2,857,709
2073 5,968,506 2,877,721
2072 5,964,548 2,897,543
2071 5,964,493 2,917,097
2070 5,963,811 2,936,478
2069 5,962,551 2,955,616
2068 5,960,918 2,974,445
2067 5,958,438 2,992,987
2066 5,954,539 3,011,309
2065 5,950,378 3,029,441
2064 5,946,851 3,047,343
2063 5,944,910 3,065,064
2062 5,940,838 3,082,642
2061 5,939,601 3,100,006
2060 5,936,094 3,117,149
2059 5,931,426 3,133,952
2058 5,925,816 3,150,250
2057 5,919,823 3,166,055
2056 5,913,287 3,181,373
2055 5,904,352 3,196,072
2054 5,894,795 3,210,110
2053 5,884,875 3,223,395
2052 5,876,162 3,235,973
2051 5,864,176 3,247,888
2050 5,852,896 3,259,108
2049 5,844,165 3,269,675
2048 5,833,178 3,279,610
2047 5,822,035 3,288,969
2046 5,809,860 3,297,696
2045 5,795,785 3,305,917
2044 5,780,884 3,313,556
2043 5,764,579 3,320,565
2042 5,746,528 3,326,955
2041 5,727,253 3,332,884
2040 5,708,874 3,338,277
2039 5,690,018 3,343,295
2038 5,669,959 3,347,790
2037 5,650,253 3,351,911
2036 5,630,126 3,355,671
2035 5,609,155 3,359,126
2034 5,588,315 3,362,276
2033 5,565,507 3,365,250
2032 5,542,488 3,368,057
2031 5,517,391 3,370,727
2030 5,491,320 3,373,273
2029 5,462,926 3,375,805
2028 5,432,752 3,378,198
2027 5,399,898 3,380,504
2026 5,364,771 3,382,789
2025 5,327,462 3,384,805
2024 5,287,500 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 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 8.91% to 5,852,896 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

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 0.76% -0.05%
2024 1.68% -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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Uruguay
Current population
5374272
3382789
Population rank 124/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.04%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
9.31 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 -4
Annual growth/decline +87,500 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 167/197
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 - 18,766 - -1,348
2023 18,876 21,404 298 -1,501
2022 20,123 21,404 -2,964 -1,501
2021 23,644 -14,944 -5,621 -1,482
2020 24,905 42,124 4,048 -1,482
2019 25,299 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 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 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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