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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 7.06 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

New Zealand vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Uzbekistan
2100 5,918,837 74,950,276
2099 5,923,132 74,687,562
2098 5,927,206 74,412,253
2097 5,930,263 74,120,787
2096 5,932,907 73,822,520
2095 5,934,847 73,512,493
2094 5,936,183 73,187,441
2093 5,938,804 72,852,823
2092 5,939,085 72,509,869
2091 5,940,665 72,158,109
2090 5,941,752 71,795,130
2089 5,944,871 71,419,019
2088 5,945,635 71,037,131
2087 5,948,586 70,645,917
2086 5,951,745 70,250,312
2085 5,955,275 69,845,645
2084 5,959,115 69,430,096
2083 5,963,613 69,009,654
2082 5,966,943 68,591,369
2081 5,968,511 68,161,432
2080 5,971,082 67,729,509
2079 5,972,331 67,293,106
2078 5,972,928 66,849,622
2077 5,971,804 66,394,934
2076 5,971,386 65,946,007
2075 5,970,985 65,494,544
2074 5,969,834 65,041,409
2073 5,968,506 64,584,034
2072 5,964,548 64,126,554
2071 5,964,493 63,662,468
2070 5,963,811 63,197,548
2069 5,962,551 62,728,854
2068 5,960,918 62,256,069
2067 5,958,438 61,779,846
2066 5,954,539 61,296,688
2065 5,950,378 60,808,437
2064 5,946,851 60,310,657
2063 5,944,910 59,805,006
2062 5,940,838 59,290,829
2061 5,939,601 58,769,606
2060 5,936,094 58,237,257
2059 5,931,426 57,693,970
2058 5,925,816 57,141,935
2057 5,919,823 56,580,336
2056 5,913,287 56,012,936
2055 5,904,352 55,434,251
2054 5,894,795 54,845,302
2053 5,884,875 54,247,246
2052 5,876,162 53,641,903
2051 5,864,176 53,028,742
2050 5,852,896 52,411,754
2049 5,844,165 51,787,458
2048 5,833,178 51,159,295
2047 5,822,035 50,526,830
2046 5,809,860 49,892,416
2045 5,795,785 49,257,909
2044 5,780,884 48,629,333
2043 5,764,579 48,007,917
2042 5,746,528 47,394,130
2041 5,727,253 46,789,557
2040 5,708,874 46,197,382
2039 5,690,018 45,613,886
2038 5,669,959 45,033,877
2037 5,650,253 44,458,257
2036 5,630,126 43,884,266
2035 5,609,155 43,308,578
2034 5,588,315 42,729,398
2033 5,565,507 42,143,548
2032 5,542,488 41,549,754
2031 5,517,391 40,948,133
2030 5,491,320 40,333,867
2029 5,462,926 39,708,371
2028 5,432,752 39,074,978
2027 5,399,898 38,426,208
2026 5,364,771 37,758,494
2025 5,327,462 37,071,527
2024 5,287,500 36,361,859
2023 5,200,000 35,652,307
2022 5,081,700 34,938,955
2021 5,084,600 34,243,696
2020 5,072,400 33,586,372
2019 4,970,300 32,964,701
2018 4,900,600 32,373,490
2017 4,813,600 31,819,178
2016 4,714,100 31,284,568
2015 4,609,400 30,749,346
2014 4,516,500 30,222,994
2013 4,442,100 29,724,065
2012 4,408,100 29,261,903
2011 4,384,000 28,823,196
2010 4,350,700 28,385,506
2009 4,302,600 27,939,328
2008 4,259,800 27,494,774
2007 4,223,800 27,076,008
2006 4,184,600 26,699,043
2005 4,133,900 26,356,975
2004 4,087,500 26,029,350
2003 4,027,200 25,711,259
2002 3,948,500 25,399,980
2001 3,880,500 25,090,283
2000 3,857,700 24,787,054
1999 3,835,100 24,476,008
1998 3,815,000 24,134,929
1997 3,781,300 23,758,960
1996 3,732,000 23,351,981
1995 3,673,400 22,917,589
1994 3,620,000 22,463,291
1993 3,572,200 21,987,955
1992 3,531,700 21,485,090
1991 3,495,100 20,962,910
1990 3,329,800 20,464,956
1989 3,299,200 19,977,183
1988 3,283,400 19,460,630
1987 3,274,400 18,930,070
1986 3,246,300 18,395,621
1985 3,247,100 17,875,339
1984 3,227,100 17,378,846
1983 3,199,300 16,908,400
1982 3,156,100 16,462,736
1981 3,124,900 16,035,032
1980 3,112,900 15,619,936
1979 3,109,000 15,215,587
1978 3,121,200 14,816,349
1977 3,120,200 14,408,822
1976 3,110,500 13,998,620
1975 3,083,100 13,598,521
1974 3,023,700 13,209,011
1973 2,961,300 12,831,047
1972 2,903,900 12,465,106
1971 2,853,000 12,111,511
1970 2,810,700 11,762,638
1969 2,772,800 11,403,150
1968 2,748,100 11,032,155
1967 2,724,100 10,659,180
1966 2,675,900 10,289,294
1965 2,628,400 9,921,681
1964 2,585,400 9,557,611
1963 2,531,800 9,202,246
1962 2,482,000 8,854,368
1961 2,419,700 8,517,711
1960 2,371,800 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Uzbekistan
2100 -0.07% 0.35%
2099 -0.07% 0.37%
2098 -0.05% 0.39%
2097 -0.04% 0.4%
2096 -0.03% 0.42%
2095 -0.02% 0.44%
2094 -0.04% 0.46%
2093 -0.005% 0.47%
2092 -0.03% 0.49%
2091 -0.02% 0.51%
2090 -0.05% 0.53%
2089 -0.01% 0.54%
2088 -0.05% 0.55%
2087 -0.05% 0.56%
2086 -0.06% 0.58%
2085 -0.06% 0.6%
2084 -0.08% 0.61%
2083 -0.06% 0.61%
2082 -0.03% 0.63%
2081 -0.04% 0.64%
2080 -0.02% 0.65%
2079 -0.01% 0.66%
2078 0.02% 0.68%
2077 0.007% 0.68%
2076 0.007% 0.69%
2075 0.02% 0.7%
2074 0.02% 0.71%
2073 0.07% 0.71%
2072 0.001% 0.73%
2071 0.01% 0.74%
2070 0.02% 0.75%
2069 0.03% 0.76%
2068 0.04% 0.77%
2067 0.07% 0.79%
2066 0.07% 0.8%
2065 0.06% 0.83%
2064 0.03% 0.85%
2063 0.07% 0.87%
2062 0.02% 0.89%
2061 0.06% 0.91%
2060 0.08% 0.94%
2059 0.09% 0.97%
2058 0.1% 0.99%
2057 0.11% 1.01%
2056 0.15% 1.04%
2055 0.16% 1.07%
2054 0.17% 1.1%
2053 0.15% 1.13%
2052 0.2% 1.16%
2051 0.19% 1.18%
2050 0.15% 1.21%
2049 0.19% 1.23%
2048 0.19% 1.25%
2047 0.21% 1.27%
2046 0.24% 1.29%
2045 0.26% 1.29%
2044 0.28% 1.29%
2043 0.31% 1.3%
2042 0.34% 1.29%
2041 0.32% 1.28%
2040 0.33% 1.28%
2039 0.35% 1.29%
2038 0.35% 1.29%
2037 0.36% 1.31%
2036 0.37% 1.33%
2035 0.37% 1.36%
2034 0.41% 1.39%
2033 0.42% 1.43%
2032 0.45% 1.47%
2031 0.47% 1.52%
2030 0.52% 1.58%
2029 0.56% 1.62%
2028 0.61% 1.69%
2027 0.65% 1.77%
2026 0.7% 1.85%
2025 0.76% 1.95%
2024 1.68% 1.99%
2023 2.33% 2.04%
2022 -0.06% 2.03%
2021 0.24% 1.96%
2020 2.05% 1.89%
2019 1.42% 1.83%
2018 1.81% 1.74%
2017 2.11% 1.71%
2016 2.27% 1.74%
2015 2.06% 1.74%
2014 1.67% 1.68%
2013 0.77% 1.58%
2012 0.55% 1.52%
2011 0.77% 1.54%
2010 1.12% 1.6%
2009 1% 1.62%
2008 0.85% 1.55%
2007 0.94% 1.41%
2006 1.23% 1.3%
2005 1.14% 1.26%
2004 1.5% 1.24%
2003 1.99% 1.23%
2002 1.75% 1.23%
2001 0.59% 1.22%
2000 0.59% 1.27%
1999 0.53% 1.41%
1998 0.89% 1.58%
1997 1.32% 1.74%
1996 1.6% 1.9%
1995 1.48% 2.02%
1994 1.34% 2.16%
1993 1.15% 2.34%
1992 1.05% 2.49%
1991 4.96% 2.43%
1990 0.93% 2.44%
1989 0.48% 2.65%
1988 0.27% 2.8%
1987 0.87% 2.91%
1986 -0.02% 2.91%
1985 0.62% 2.86%
1984 0.87% 2.78%
1983 1.37% 2.71%
1982 1% 2.67%
1981 0.39% 2.66%
1980 0.13% 2.66%
1979 -0.39% 2.69%
1978 0.03% 2.83%
1977 0.31% 2.93%
1976 0.89% 2.94%
1975 1.96% 2.95%
1974 2.11% 2.95%
1973 1.98% 2.94%
1972 1.78% 2.92%
1971 1.5% 2.97%
1970 1.37% 3.15%
1969 0.9% 3.36%
1968 0.88% 3.5%
1967 1.8% 3.59%
1966 1.81% 3.71%
1965 1.66% 3.81%
1964 2.12% 3.86%
1963 2.01% 3.93%
1962 2.57% 3.95%
1961 2.02% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Uzbekistan
Current population
5374272
37939105
Population rank 124/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.46%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
9.31 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 52/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +17,403 -6,987
Net migration rank 35/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -6,987
2024 - 18,766 - -7,066
2023 18,876 21,404 722,280 -6,004
2022 20,123 21,404 715,410 -5,007
2021 23,644 -14,944 689,325 -9,205
2020 24,905 42,124 643,750 -9,208
2019 25,299 69,770 618,154 -9,341
2018 24,797 59,139 585,119 -11,516
2017 26,282 68,349 548,372 -13,352
2016 28,237 75,512 549,045 -14,839
2015 29,408 70,870 552,781 -16,545
2014 26,196 57,974 536,881 -20,381
2013 29,096 26,385 501,742 -20,380
2012 31,077 -1,015 463,333 -20,381
2011 31,302 -2,196 454,858 -20,380
2010 35,458 6,722 461,293 -20,380
2009 33,560 12,700 471,839 -20,378
2008 35,143 4,804 461,665 -24,028
2007 35,480 3,053 426,880 -27,013
2006 30,924 14,542 383,265 -29,197
2005 30,674 19,212 363,462 -33,386
2004 29,634 24,521 363,994 -38,834
2003 28,150 42,456 355,098 -44,092
2002 25,941 48,195 359,231 -47,679
2001 27,939 17,793 356,483 -48,642
2000 29,897 -6,604 365,138 -66,547
1999 28,916 -7,634 385,448 -61,955
1998 29,146 -1,387 408,532 -49,862
1997 30,137 12,040 441,631 -48,360
1996 28,997 25,169 471,010 -50,314
1995 29,828 26,743 493,966 -45,876
1994 30,372 20,420 502,279 -41,788
1993 31,685 12,638 527,557 -37,377
1992 32,067 6,460 548,793 -33,259
1991 33,518 31,156 557,886 -29,064
1990 33,298 70,432 540,581 -73,478
1989 30,749 -8,818 522,323 -13,888
1988 29,846 -17,005 525,126 -473
1987 27,603 -7,631 537,292 -824
1986 25,549 -10,234 533,234 -802
1985 24,126 -13,462 508,893 -773
1984 26,043 -901 485,617 -752
1983 24,315 11,464 454,464 1,568
1982 24,207 7,982 431,389 3,897
1981 25,374 -7,606 413,897 6,223
1980 23,658 -15,423 401,557 8,540
1979 26,675 -26,694 387,754 10,864
1978 26,156 -28,783 372,068 27,783
1977 28,020 -22,697 369,572 45,622
1976 29,456 -9,138 363,110 42,094
1975 31,355 13,196 357,382 37,611
1974 33,896 27,580 350,422 33,600
1973 35,239 28,261 341,807 30,094
1972 38,244 17,779 333,230 26,748
1971 40,000 7,547 323,171 24,030
1970 37,101 4,511 313,216 37,324
1969 38,098 -5,212 302,833 65,596
1968 37,594 -11,853 295,651 77,914
1967 37,974 -2,289 298,350 74,030
1966 36,151 9,161 297,844 69,537
1965 36,982 9,245 302,264 65,579
1964 39,375 9,806 298,790 61,512
1963 42,027 10,226 293,432 57,002
1962 42,865 12,697 292,788 52,532
1961 43,482 10,689 279,841 48,168
1960 41,791 3,846 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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