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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 5.33 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

New Zealand vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Venezuela
2100 5,918,837 28,408,393
2099 5,923,132 28,554,225
2098 5,927,206 28,705,786
2097 5,930,263 28,850,257
2096 5,932,907 28,995,972
2095 5,934,847 29,132,759
2094 5,936,183 29,262,925
2093 5,938,804 29,392,244
2092 5,939,085 29,508,795
2091 5,940,665 29,621,832
2090 5,941,752 29,732,297
2089 5,944,871 29,838,428
2088 5,945,635 29,934,468
2087 5,948,586 30,028,670
2086 5,951,745 30,118,600
2085 5,955,275 30,199,220
2084 5,959,115 30,274,712
2083 5,963,613 30,346,195
2082 5,966,943 30,416,426
2081 5,968,511 30,482,094
2080 5,971,082 30,547,260
2079 5,972,331 30,610,834
2078 5,972,928 30,672,514
2077 5,971,804 30,728,816
2076 5,971,386 30,777,988
2075 5,970,985 30,827,559
2074 5,969,834 30,866,891
2073 5,968,506 30,911,390
2072 5,964,548 30,954,923
2071 5,964,493 30,997,109
2070 5,963,811 31,037,381
2069 5,962,551 31,075,808
2068 5,960,918 31,109,149
2067 5,958,438 31,145,122
2066 5,954,539 31,175,867
2065 5,950,378 31,200,466
2064 5,946,851 31,215,062
2063 5,944,910 31,230,451
2062 5,940,838 31,243,713
2061 5,939,601 31,253,501
2060 5,936,094 31,262,578
2059 5,931,426 31,270,532
2058 5,925,816 31,271,671
2057 5,919,823 31,274,675
2056 5,913,287 31,266,571
2055 5,904,352 31,250,513
2054 5,894,795 31,236,686
2053 5,884,875 31,220,143
2052 5,876,162 31,192,608
2051 5,864,176 31,172,098
2050 5,852,896 31,137,475
2049 5,844,165 31,102,109
2048 5,833,178 31,060,623
2047 5,822,035 31,007,458
2046 5,809,860 30,958,617
2045 5,795,785 30,903,304
2044 5,780,884 30,843,044
2043 5,764,579 30,774,770
2042 5,746,528 30,692,483
2041 5,727,253 30,605,785
2040 5,708,874 30,502,599
2039 5,690,018 30,387,061
2038 5,669,959 30,266,220
2037 5,650,253 30,143,030
2036 5,630,126 30,012,966
2035 5,609,155 29,868,832
2034 5,588,315 29,716,052
2033 5,565,507 29,572,150
2032 5,542,488 29,426,362
2031 5,517,391 29,278,011
2030 5,491,320 29,137,930
2029 5,462,926 29,002,751
2028 5,432,752 28,878,872
2027 5,399,898 28,749,068
2026 5,364,771 28,628,678
2025 5,327,462 28,514,989
2024 5,287,500 28,405,543
2023 5,200,000 28,300,854
2022 5,081,700 28,213,017
2021 5,084,600 28,237,826
2020 5,072,400 28,444,077
2019 4,970,300 28,938,098
2018 4,900,600 29,807,592
2017 4,813,600 30,565,323
2016 4,714,100 30,765,720
2015 4,609,400 30,573,972
2014 4,516,500 30,254,079
2013 4,442,100 29,912,198
2012 4,408,100 29,553,826
2011 4,384,000 29,185,212
2010 4,350,700 28,813,101
2009 4,302,600 28,438,298
2008 4,259,800 28,053,696
2007 4,223,800 27,649,363
2006 4,184,600 27,224,686
2005 4,133,900 26,785,804
2004 4,087,500 26,340,838
2003 4,027,200 25,892,703
2002 3,948,500 25,435,671
2001 3,880,500 24,979,922
2000 3,857,700 24,526,708
1999 3,835,100 24,066,593
1998 3,815,000 23,601,337
1997 3,781,300 23,131,685
1996 3,732,000 22,662,113
1995 3,673,400 22,193,821
1994 3,620,000 21,725,188
1993 3,572,200 21,254,520
1992 3,531,700 20,780,948
1991 3,495,100 20,304,896
1990 3,329,800 19,827,010
1989 3,299,200 19,348,921
1988 3,283,400 18,871,020
1987 3,274,400 18,394,963
1986 3,246,300 17,923,536
1985 3,247,100 17,461,434
1984 3,227,100 17,008,841
1983 3,199,300 16,562,205
1982 3,156,100 16,121,874
1981 3,124,900 15,687,297
1980 3,112,900 15,258,218
1979 3,109,000 14,834,552
1978 3,121,200 14,416,684
1977 3,120,200 14,006,812
1976 3,110,500 13,606,284
1975 3,083,100 13,215,892
1974 3,023,700 12,835,351
1973 2,961,300 12,463,537
1972 2,903,900 12,099,180
1971 2,853,000 11,741,008
1970 2,810,700 11,387,790
1969 2,772,800 11,040,280
1968 2,748,100 10,697,530
1967 2,724,100 10,358,513
1966 2,675,900 10,024,854
1965 2,628,400 9,697,790
1964 2,585,400 9,377,712
1963 2,531,800 9,064,021
1962 2,482,000 8,756,870
1961 2,419,700 8,455,915
1960 2,371,800 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Venezuela
2100 -0.07% -0.51%
2099 -0.07% -0.53%
2098 -0.05% -0.5%
2097 -0.04% -0.5%
2096 -0.03% -0.47%
2095 -0.02% -0.44%
2094 -0.04% -0.44%
2093 -0.005% -0.39%
2092 -0.03% -0.38%
2091 -0.02% -0.37%
2090 -0.05% -0.36%
2089 -0.01% -0.32%
2088 -0.05% -0.31%
2087 -0.05% -0.3%
2086 -0.06% -0.27%
2085 -0.06% -0.25%
2084 -0.08% -0.24%
2083 -0.06% -0.23%
2082 -0.03% -0.22%
2081 -0.04% -0.21%
2080 -0.02% -0.21%
2079 -0.01% -0.2%
2078 0.02% -0.18%
2077 0.007% -0.16%
2076 0.007% -0.16%
2075 0.02% -0.13%
2074 0.02% -0.14%
2073 0.07% -0.14%
2072 0.001% -0.14%
2071 0.01% -0.13%
2070 0.02% -0.12%
2069 0.03% -0.11%
2068 0.04% -0.12%
2067 0.07% -0.1%
2066 0.07% -0.08%
2065 0.06% -0.05%
2064 0.03% -0.05%
2063 0.07% -0.04%
2062 0.02% -0.03%
2061 0.06% -0.03%
2060 0.08% -0.03%
2059 0.09% -0.004%
2058 0.1% -0.01%
2057 0.11% 0.03%
2056 0.15% 0.05%
2055 0.16% 0.04%
2054 0.17% 0.05%
2053 0.15% 0.09%
2052 0.2% 0.07%
2051 0.19% 0.11%
2050 0.15% 0.11%
2049 0.19% 0.13%
2048 0.19% 0.17%
2047 0.21% 0.16%
2046 0.24% 0.18%
2045 0.26% 0.2%
2044 0.28% 0.22%
2043 0.31% 0.27%
2042 0.34% 0.28%
2041 0.32% 0.34%
2040 0.33% 0.38%
2039 0.35% 0.4%
2038 0.35% 0.41%
2037 0.36% 0.43%
2036 0.37% 0.48%
2035 0.37% 0.51%
2034 0.41% 0.49%
2033 0.42% 0.5%
2032 0.45% 0.51%
2031 0.47% 0.48%
2030 0.52% 0.47%
2029 0.56% 0.43%
2028 0.61% 0.45%
2027 0.65% 0.42%
2026 0.7% 0.4%
2025 0.76% 0.39%
2024 1.68% 0.37%
2023 2.33% 0.31%
2022 -0.06% -0.09%
2021 0.24% -0.73%
2020 2.05% -1.71%
2019 1.42% -2.92%
2018 1.81% -2.48%
2017 2.11% -0.65%
2016 2.27% 0.63%
2015 2.06% 1.06%
2014 1.67% 1.14%
2013 0.77% 1.21%
2012 0.55% 1.26%
2011 0.77% 1.29%
2010 1.12% 1.32%
2009 1% 1.37%
2008 0.85% 1.46%
2007 0.94% 1.56%
2006 1.23% 1.64%
2005 1.14% 1.69%
2004 1.5% 1.73%
2003 1.99% 1.8%
2002 1.75% 1.82%
2001 0.59% 1.85%
2000 0.59% 1.91%
1999 0.53% 1.97%
1998 0.89% 2.03%
1997 1.32% 2.07%
1996 1.6% 2.11%
1995 1.48% 2.16%
1994 1.34% 2.21%
1993 1.15% 2.28%
1992 1.05% 2.34%
1991 4.96% 2.41%
1990 0.93% 2.47%
1989 0.48% 2.53%
1988 0.27% 2.59%
1987 0.87% 2.63%
1986 -0.02% 2.65%
1985 0.62% 2.66%
1984 0.87% 2.7%
1983 1.37% 2.73%
1982 1% 2.77%
1981 0.39% 2.81%
1980 0.13% 2.86%
1979 -0.39% 2.9%
1978 0.03% 2.93%
1977 0.31% 2.94%
1976 0.89% 2.95%
1975 1.96% 2.96%
1974 2.11% 2.98%
1973 1.98% 3.01%
1972 1.78% 3.05%
1971 1.5% 3.1%
1970 1.37% 3.15%
1969 0.9% 3.2%
1968 0.88% 3.27%
1967 1.8% 3.33%
1966 1.81% 3.37%
1965 1.66% 3.41%
1964 2.12% 3.46%
1963 2.01% 3.51%
1962 2.57% 3.56%
1961 2.02% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Venezuela
Current population
5374272
28661242
Population rank 124/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.35%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +240 +287
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 143/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -100,467
Net migration rank 35/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -100,467
2024 - 18,766 - -105,297
2023 18,876 21,404 213,020 -112,899
2022 20,123 21,404 216,619 -141,107
2021 23,644 -14,944 207,746 -332,936
2020 24,905 42,124 237,223 -524,649
2019 25,299 69,770 274,826 -975,534
2018 24,797 59,139 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 26,282 68,349 340,222 -817,376
2016 28,237 75,512 359,651 -283,270
2015 29,408 70,870 384,560 -77,417
2014 26,196 57,974 395,088 -62,437
2013 29,096 26,385 408,930 -57,818
2012 31,077 -1,015 420,758 -55,131
2011 31,302 -2,196 425,958 -54,384
2010 35,458 6,722 425,397 -52,781
2009 33,560 12,700 427,257 -50,286
2008 35,143 4,804 435,870 -43,636
2007 35,480 3,053 452,482 -36,060
2006 30,924 14,542 460,152 -27,240
2005 30,674 19,212 463,260 -18,407
2004 29,634 24,521 455,881 -10,798
2003 28,150 42,456 456,902 -5,729
2002 25,941 48,195 466,821 -3,944
2001 27,939 17,793 451,487 -2,856
2000 29,897 -6,604 459,802 -1,999
1999 28,916 -7,634 463,787 -1,376
1998 29,146 -1,387 469,123 -1,010
1997 30,137 12,040 472,002 -816
1996 28,997 25,169 468,653 -708
1995 29,828 26,743 469,267 -622
1994 30,372 20,420 469,178 -559
1993 31,685 12,638 473,189 -477
1992 32,067 6,460 474,824 -381
1991 33,518 31,156 477,917 -236
1990 33,298 70,432 478,168 -69
1989 30,749 -8,818 478,053 32
1988 29,846 -17,005 477,569 137
1987 27,603 -7,631 474,204 182
1986 25,549 -10,234 468,252 201
1985 24,126 -13,462 455,517 237
1984 26,043 -901 449,186 247
1983 24,315 11,464 443,569 260
1982 24,207 7,982 436,564 260
1981 25,374 -7,606 432,059 251
1980 23,658 -15,423 425,613 237
1979 26,675 -26,694 421,256 228
1978 26,156 -28,783 414,032 205
1977 28,020 -22,697 405,315 196
1976 29,456 -9,138 395,344 190
1975 31,355 13,196 385,045 186
1974 33,896 27,580 375,678 173
1973 35,239 28,261 367,612 171
1972 38,244 17,779 360,749 173
1971 40,000 7,547 355,212 215
1970 37,101 4,511 350,709 305
1969 38,098 -5,212 343,596 403
1968 37,594 -11,853 340,973 532
1967 37,974 -2,289 335,813 717
1966 36,151 9,161 329,697 1,087
1965 36,982 9,245 321,695 1,656
1964 39,375 9,806 314,397 2,410
1963 42,027 10,226 307,279 3,296
1962 42,865 12,697 299,345 4,386
1961 43,482 10,689 292,109 6,069
1960 41,791 3,846 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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