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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 19 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.3% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

New Zealand vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Vietnam
2100 5,918,837 92,239,801
2099 5,923,132 92,735,968
2098 5,927,206 93,227,318
2097 5,930,263 93,703,343
2096 5,932,907 94,178,675
2095 5,934,847 94,640,859
2094 5,936,183 95,098,747
2093 5,938,804 95,558,233
2092 5,939,085 96,015,030
2091 5,940,665 96,474,248
2090 5,941,752 96,938,026
2089 5,944,871 97,399,661
2088 5,945,635 97,858,300
2087 5,948,586 98,324,127
2086 5,951,745 98,788,452
2085 5,955,275 99,249,444
2084 5,959,115 99,710,990
2083 5,963,613 100,178,339
2082 5,966,943 100,650,389
2081 5,968,511 101,120,279
2080 5,971,082 101,584,408
2079 5,972,331 102,046,677
2078 5,972,928 102,496,244
2077 5,971,804 102,944,347
2076 5,971,386 103,374,514
2075 5,970,985 103,799,405
2074 5,969,834 104,214,107
2073 5,968,506 104,623,307
2072 5,964,548 105,022,092
2071 5,964,493 105,401,255
2070 5,963,811 105,773,681
2069 5,962,551 106,126,787
2068 5,960,918 106,471,025
2067 5,958,438 106,811,324
2066 5,954,539 107,143,716
2065 5,950,378 107,459,475
2064 5,946,851 107,761,108
2063 5,944,910 108,055,355
2062 5,940,838 108,339,650
2061 5,939,601 108,607,597
2060 5,936,094 108,859,065
2059 5,931,426 109,104,391
2058 5,925,816 109,337,395
2057 5,919,823 109,546,926
2056 5,913,287 109,732,352
2055 5,904,352 109,903,830
2054 5,894,795 110,052,946
2053 5,884,875 110,173,868
2052 5,876,162 110,270,266
2051 5,864,176 110,338,539
2050 5,852,896 110,361,987
2049 5,844,165 110,356,819
2048 5,833,178 110,313,849
2047 5,822,035 110,228,852
2046 5,809,860 110,108,051
2045 5,795,785 109,943,449
2044 5,780,884 109,748,671
2043 5,764,579 109,514,717
2042 5,746,528 109,242,604
2041 5,727,253 108,936,706
2040 5,708,874 108,611,523
2039 5,690,018 108,254,640
2038 5,669,959 107,877,983
2037 5,650,253 107,480,286
2036 5,630,126 107,075,099
2035 5,609,155 106,647,378
2034 5,588,315 106,206,100
2033 5,565,507 105,762,219
2032 5,542,488 105,299,476
2031 5,517,391 104,826,346
2030 5,491,320 104,330,461
2029 5,462,926 103,835,790
2028 5,432,752 103,316,499
2027 5,399,898 102,775,814
2026 5,364,771 102,213,157
2025 5,327,462 101,614,413
2024 5,287,500 100,987,686
2023 5,200,000 100,352,192
2022 5,081,700 99,680,655
2021 5,084,600 98,935,098
2020 5,072,400 98,079,191
2019 4,970,300 97,173,776
2018 4,900,600 96,237,319
2017 4,813,600 95,176,977
2016 4,714,100 94,000,117
2015 4,609,400 92,823,254
2014 4,516,500 91,679,578
2013 4,442,100 90,573,104
2012 4,408,100 89,510,356
2011 4,384,000 88,468,314
2010 4,350,700 87,455,152
2009 4,302,600 86,460,018
2008 4,259,800 85,175,788
2007 4,223,800 83,633,375
2006 4,184,600 82,167,897
2005 4,133,900 81,088,313
2004 4,087,500 80,338,971
2003 4,027,200 79,563,777
2002 3,948,500 78,772,224
2001 3,880,500 77,969,361
2000 3,857,700 77,154,011
1999 3,835,100 76,287,452
1998 3,815,000 75,299,660
1997 3,781,300 74,226,889
1996 3,732,000 73,156,447
1995 3,673,400 72,049,940
1994 3,620,000 70,854,391
1993 3,572,200 69,586,384
1992 3,531,700 68,260,337
1991 3,495,100 66,891,775
1990 3,329,800 65,504,552
1989 3,299,200 64,147,348
1988 3,283,400 62,843,228
1987 3,274,400 61,584,651
1986 3,246,300 60,347,048
1985 3,247,100 59,060,622
1984 3,227,100 57,706,067
1983 3,199,300 56,337,921
1982 3,156,100 55,011,289
1981 3,124,900 53,738,141
1980 3,112,900 52,490,101
1979 3,109,000 51,378,211
1978 3,121,200 50,249,552
1977 3,120,200 48,954,872
1976 3,110,500 47,684,931
1975 3,083,100 46,482,903
1974 3,023,700 45,413,537
1973 2,961,300 44,409,861
1972 2,903,900 43,429,168
1971 2,853,000 42,449,276
1970 2,810,700 41,475,230
1969 2,772,800 40,582,096
1968 2,748,100 39,734,609
1967 2,724,100 38,895,080
1966 2,675,900 38,024,836
1965 2,628,400 37,129,656
1964 2,585,400 36,201,563
1963 2,531,800 35,249,101
1962 2,482,000 34,288,560
1961 2,419,700 33,409,059
1960 2,371,800 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Vietnam
2100 -0.07% -0.54%
2099 -0.07% -0.53%
2098 -0.05% -0.51%
2097 -0.04% -0.5%
2096 -0.03% -0.49%
2095 -0.02% -0.48%
2094 -0.04% -0.48%
2093 -0.005% -0.48%
2092 -0.03% -0.48%
2091 -0.02% -0.48%
2090 -0.05% -0.47%
2089 -0.01% -0.47%
2088 -0.05% -0.47%
2087 -0.05% -0.47%
2086 -0.06% -0.46%
2085 -0.06% -0.46%
2084 -0.08% -0.47%
2083 -0.06% -0.47%
2082 -0.03% -0.46%
2081 -0.04% -0.46%
2080 -0.02% -0.45%
2079 -0.01% -0.44%
2078 0.02% -0.44%
2077 0.007% -0.42%
2076 0.007% -0.41%
2075 0.02% -0.4%
2074 0.02% -0.39%
2073 0.07% -0.38%
2072 0.001% -0.36%
2071 0.01% -0.35%
2070 0.02% -0.33%
2069 0.03% -0.32%
2068 0.04% -0.32%
2067 0.07% -0.31%
2066 0.07% -0.29%
2065 0.06% -0.28%
2064 0.03% -0.27%
2063 0.07% -0.26%
2062 0.02% -0.25%
2061 0.06% -0.23%
2060 0.08% -0.22%
2059 0.09% -0.21%
2058 0.1% -0.19%
2057 0.11% -0.17%
2056 0.15% -0.16%
2055 0.16% -0.14%
2054 0.17% -0.11%
2053 0.15% -0.09%
2052 0.2% -0.06%
2051 0.19% -0.02%
2050 0.15% 0.005%
2049 0.19% 0.04%
2048 0.19% 0.08%
2047 0.21% 0.11%
2046 0.24% 0.15%
2045 0.26% 0.18%
2044 0.28% 0.21%
2043 0.31% 0.25%
2042 0.34% 0.28%
2041 0.32% 0.3%
2040 0.33% 0.33%
2039 0.35% 0.35%
2038 0.35% 0.37%
2037 0.36% 0.38%
2036 0.37% 0.4%
2035 0.37% 0.42%
2034 0.41% 0.42%
2033 0.42% 0.44%
2032 0.45% 0.45%
2031 0.47% 0.48%
2030 0.52% 0.48%
2029 0.56% 0.5%
2028 0.61% 0.53%
2027 0.65% 0.55%
2026 0.7% 0.59%
2025 0.76% 0.62%
2024 1.68% 0.63%
2023 2.33% 0.67%
2022 -0.06% 0.75%
2021 0.24% 0.87%
2020 2.05% 0.93%
2019 1.42% 0.97%
2018 1.81% 1.11%
2017 2.11% 1.25%
2016 2.27% 1.27%
2015 2.06% 1.25%
2014 1.67% 1.22%
2013 0.77% 1.19%
2012 0.55% 1.18%
2011 0.77% 1.16%
2010 1.12% 1.15%
2009 1% 1.51%
2008 0.85% 1.84%
2007 0.94% 1.78%
2006 1.23% 1.33%
2005 1.14% 0.93%
2004 1.5% 0.97%
2003 1.99% 1%
2002 1.75% 1.03%
2001 0.59% 1.06%
2000 0.59% 1.14%
1999 0.53% 1.31%
1998 0.89% 1.45%
1997 1.32% 1.46%
1996 1.6% 1.54%
1995 1.48% 1.69%
1994 1.34% 1.82%
1993 1.15% 1.94%
1992 1.05% 2.05%
1991 4.96% 2.12%
1990 0.93% 2.12%
1989 0.48% 2.08%
1988 0.27% 2.04%
1987 0.87% 2.05%
1986 -0.02% 2.18%
1985 0.62% 2.35%
1984 0.87% 2.43%
1983 1.37% 2.41%
1982 1% 2.37%
1981 0.39% 2.38%
1980 0.13% 2.16%
1979 -0.39% 2.25%
1978 0.03% 2.64%
1977 0.31% 2.66%
1976 0.89% 2.59%
1975 1.96% 2.35%
1974 2.11% 2.26%
1973 1.98% 2.26%
1972 1.78% 2.31%
1971 1.5% 2.35%
1970 1.37% 2.2%
1969 0.9% 2.13%
1968 0.88% 2.16%
1967 1.8% 2.29%
1966 1.81% 2.41%
1965 1.66% 2.56%
1964 2.12% 2.7%
1963 2.01% 2.8%
1962 2.57% 2.63%
1961 2.02% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Vietnam
Current population
5374272
102365351
Population rank 124/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.24%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
9.31 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +240 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +87,500 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 123/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -48,171
Net migration rank 35/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -48,171
2024 - 18,766 - -59,645
2023 18,876 21,404 727,955 -81,789
2022 20,123 21,404 775,914 -78,977
2021 23,644 -14,944 799,593 -5,418
2020 24,905 42,124 924,004 -6,457
2019 25,299 69,770 895,262 -2,051
2018 24,797 59,139 882,977 96,650
2017 26,282 68,349 1,001,833 139,245
2016 28,237 75,512 1,045,094 167,652
2015 29,408 70,870 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 26,196 57,974 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 29,096 26,385 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 31,077 -1,015 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 31,302 -2,196 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 35,458 6,722 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 33,560 12,700 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 35,143 4,804 1,008,141 571,113
2007 35,480 3,053 981,689 523,784
2006 30,924 14,542 943,041 482,399
2005 30,674 19,212 942,084 -208,337
2004 29,634 24,521 985,438 -220,458
2003 28,150 42,456 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 25,941 48,195 991,427 -193,766
2001 27,939 17,793 985,610 -177,586
2000 29,897 -6,604 966,894 -144,298
1999 28,916 -7,634 925,519 -15,010
1998 29,146 -1,387 959,016 106,091
1997 30,137 12,040 1,028,116 52,382
1996 28,997 25,169 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 29,828 26,743 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 30,372 20,420 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 31,685 12,638 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 32,067 6,460 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 33,518 31,156 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 33,298 70,432 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 30,749 -8,818 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 29,846 -17,005 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 27,603 -7,631 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 25,549 -10,234 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 24,126 -13,462 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 26,043 -901 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 24,315 11,464 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 24,207 7,982 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 25,374 -7,606 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 23,658 -15,423 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 26,675 -26,694 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 26,156 -28,783 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 28,020 -22,697 1,259,315 49,655
1976 29,456 -9,138 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 31,355 13,196 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 33,896 27,580 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 35,239 28,261 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 38,244 17,779 921,524 -1,920
1971 40,000 7,547 963,259 76,961
1970 37,101 4,511 905,902 1,997
1969 38,098 -5,212 878,359 0
1968 37,594 -11,853 815,116 1,489
1967 37,974 -2,289 862,071 394
1966 36,151 9,161 876,283 1,769
1965 36,982 9,245 913,761 -1,438
1964 39,375 9,806 950,219 -6,328
1963 42,027 10,226 961,067 0
1962 42,865 12,697 960,046 0
1961 43,482 10,689 798,978 0
1960 41,791 3,846 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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