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

New Zealand and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	New Zealand	Zambia	New Zealand	Zambia
1960	2,371,800	3,153,729	-	-
1961	2,419,700	3,254,086	2.02%	3.18%
1962	2,482,000	3,358,099	2.57%	3.2%
1963	2,531,800	3,465,907	2.01%	3.21%
1964	2,585,400	3,577,017	2.12%	3.21%
1965	2,628,400	3,692,086	1.66%	3.22%
1966	2,675,900	3,812,003	1.81%	3.25%
1967	2,724,100	3,936,343	1.8%	3.26%
1968	2,748,100	4,065,593	0.88%	3.28%
1969	2,772,800	4,197,116	0.9%	3.24%
1970	2,810,700	4,321,718	1.37%	2.97%
1971	2,853,000	4,442,525	1.5%	2.8%
1972	2,903,900	4,569,309	1.78%	2.85%
1973	2,961,300	4,702,693	1.98%	2.92%
1974	3,023,700	4,842,746	2.11%	2.98%
1975	3,083,100	4,990,086	1.96%	3.04%
1976	3,110,500	5,143,842	0.89%	3.08%
1977	3,120,200	5,302,480	0.31%	3.08%
1978	3,121,200	5,465,374	0.03%	3.07%
1979	3,109,000	5,631,728	-0.39%	3.04%
1980	3,112,900	5,802,833	0.13%	3.04%
1981	3,124,900	5,983,289	0.39%	3.11%
1982	3,156,100	6,178,637	1%	3.26%
1983	3,199,300	6,381,038	1.37%	3.28%
1984	3,227,100	6,580,490	0.87%	3.13%
1985	3,247,100	6,780,953	0.62%	3.05%
1986	3,246,300	6,986,471	-0.02%	3.03%
1987	3,274,400	7,191,282	0.87%	2.93%
1988	3,283,400	7,391,440	0.27%	2.78%
1989	3,299,200	7,589,216	0.48%	2.68%
1990	3,329,800	7,786,169	0.93%	2.6%
1991	3,495,100	7,981,650	4.96%	2.51%
1992	3,531,700	8,176,680	1.05%	2.44%
1993	3,572,200	8,373,921	1.15%	2.41%
1994	3,620,000	8,576,269	1.34%	2.42%
1995	3,673,400	8,785,763	1.48%	2.44%
1996	3,732,000	9,004,053	1.6%	2.48%
1997	3,781,300	9,237,063	1.32%	2.59%
1998	3,815,000	9,482,408	0.89%	2.66%
1999	3,835,100	9,740,005	0.53%	2.72%
2000	3,857,700	10,017,631	0.59%	2.85%
2001	3,880,500	10,325,185	0.59%	3.07%
2002	3,948,500	10,647,949	1.75%	3.13%
2003	4,027,200	10,983,595	1.99%	3.15%
2004	4,087,500	11,338,198	1.5%	3.23%
2005	4,133,900	11,718,819	1.14%	3.36%
2006	4,184,600	12,129,553	1.23%	3.5%
2007	4,223,800	12,565,085	0.94%	3.59%
2008	4,259,800	13,021,324	0.85%	3.63%
2009	4,302,600	13,490,389	1%	3.6%
2010	4,350,700	13,965,594	1.12%	3.52%
2011	4,384,000	14,437,796	0.77%	3.38%
2012	4,408,100	14,913,629	0.55%	3.3%
2013	4,442,100	15,398,997	0.77%	3.25%
2014	4,516,500	15,895,315	1.67%	3.22%
2015	4,609,400	16,399,089	2.06%	3.17%
2016	4,714,100	16,914,423	2.27%	3.14%
2017	4,813,600	17,441,320	2.11%	3.12%
2018	4,900,600	17,973,569	1.81%	3.05%
2019	4,979,200	18,513,839	1.6%	3.01%
2020	5,090,200	19,059,395	2.23%	2.95%
2021	5,111,300	19,603,607	0.41%	2.86%
2022	5,117,100	20,152,938	0.11%	2.8%
2023	5,245,000	20,723,965	2.5%	2.83%
2024	5,338,500	21,314,956	1.78%	2.85%
2025	5,377,360	21,913,869	0.73%	2.81%
2026	5,413,790	22,521,905	0.68%	2.77%
2027	5,447,979	23,138,716	0.63%	2.74%
2028	5,479,675	23,761,368	0.58%	2.69%
2029	5,509,133	24,389,681	0.54%	2.64%
2030	5,536,522	25,024,887	0.5%	2.6%
2031	5,562,256	25,666,496	0.46%	2.56%
2032	5,586,456	26,311,946	0.44%	2.51%
2033	5,609,501	26,960,073	0.41%	2.46%
2034	5,631,457	27,611,621	0.39%	2.42%
2035	5,652,480	28,266,887	0.37%	2.37%
2036	5,673,146	28,925,103	0.37%	2.33%
2037	5,693,185	29,583,482	0.35%	2.28%
2038	5,713,185	30,240,549	0.35%	2.22%
2039	5,732,750	30,895,586	0.34%	2.17%
2040	5,751,482	31,550,394	0.33%	2.12%
2041	5,770,413	32,204,340	0.33%	2.07%
2042	5,789,187	32,856,596	0.33%	2.03%
2043	5,806,468	33,510,500	0.3%	1.99%
2044	5,822,166	34,165,920	0.27%	1.96%
2045	5,836,730	34,821,101	0.25%	1.92%
2046	5,849,932	35,475,795	0.23%	1.88%
2047	5,861,661	36,129,270	0.2%	1.84%
2048	5,872,796	36,782,260	0.19%	1.81%
2049	5,882,711	37,434,667	0.17%	1.77%
2050	5,892,766	38,083,369	0.17%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of New Zealand increased by 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, New Zealand gained 797,223 (a 17.3% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2005 and is 124th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.