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The estimated resident population at 30 June was 5,324,700 (Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Year to Jun 2025).

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Estimated resident population of New Zealand at 30 June each year, from Stats NZ's population estimates. Used to calculate per-person figures such as government spending and debt per person.

Estimates, revised after each census (most recently the 2023 Census); earlier years in this series may differ from older publications. Includes people who usually live in New Zealand and are temporarily overseas; excludes short-term visitors.

Population estimates provide the denominator for many per person measures. Comparing totals alongside population helps distinguish a larger country from a larger amount available for each resident.

Read the period beside each number before comparing it with another figure. A monthly observation, a quarterly result and a financial year cover different spans of time. The latest release can also revise earlier observations. The chart and downloads keep the published periods so you can check which figures are being compared. A change in population describes what happened during that period; it does not by itself explain why it happened or identify the effect of a government policy. Definitions and coverage matter as much as the size of a change.

Sources: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 11 October 2026.

Population, New Zealand's population: number, Year to Jun 1996 to Year to Jun 2025

Population. Estimated resident population at 30 June, Year to Jun 1996 to Year to Jun 2025, latest 5,324,700.02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000Year to Jun 1996Year to Jun 2001Year to Jun 2006Year to Jun 2011Year to Jun 2016Year to Jun 2021Year to Jun 2025
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PeriodEstimated resident population at 30 June (number)
Year to Jun 20255,324,700
Year to Jun 20245,290,000
Year to Jun 20235,200,000
Year to Jun 20225,081,700
Year to Jun 20215,084,600
Year to Jun 20205,072,400
Year to Jun 20194,970,300
Year to Jun 20184,900,600
Year to Jun 20174,813,600
Year to Jun 20164,714,100
Year to Jun 20154,609,400
Year to Jun 20144,516,500
Year to Jun 20134,442,100
Year to Jun 20124,408,100
Year to Jun 20114,384,000
Year to Jun 20104,350,700
Year to Jun 20094,302,600
Year to Jun 20084,259,800
Year to Jun 20074,223,800
Year to Jun 20064,184,600
Full data: population
Year to Jun 2025Estimated resident population at 30 June 5,324,700

Estimated resident population of New Zealand at 30 June each year, from Stats NZ's population estimates. Used to calculate per-person figures such as government spending and debt per person.

Population. Estimated resident population at 30 June: 5,324,700 in Year to Jun 2025.

Each measure retains its own definition and period. Lines break at changes in basis and missing periods. Choose a measure to see its note and readout.

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Population: definitions

New Zealand's population

Estimated resident population of New Zealand at 30 June each year, from Stats NZ's population estimates. Used to calculate per-person figures such as government spending and debt per person.

Population: comparison limits

These affect how far the figures can be compared.

New Zealand's population

  • Estimates, revised after each census (most recently the 2023 Census); earlier years in this series may differ from older publications.
  • Includes people who usually live in New Zealand and are temporarily overseas; excludes short-term visitors.

Population by NZ government

The last published observation before each term began and ended. The current term uses the latest observation.Change since a government took office is not the same as its effect.

Prime ministersIn officeStartEndChange
Bolger, ShipleyNov 1990 to Dec 1999Not available3,835,100 (Year to Jun 1999)Not available
ClarkDec 1999 to Nov 20083,835,100 (Year to Jun 1999)4,259,800 (Year to Jun 2008)A rise of 424,700
Key, EnglishNov 2008 to Oct 20174,259,800 (Year to Jun 2008)4,813,600 (Year to Jun 2017)A rise of 553,800
Ardern, HipkinsOct 2017 to Nov 20234,813,600 (Year to Jun 2017)5,200,000 (Year to Jun 2023)A rise of 386,400
LuxonNov 2023 to now5,200,000 (Year to Jun 2023)5,324,700 (Year to Jun 2025, latest)A rise of 124,700 so far
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Population: data by period

The latest ten published periods for up to six series in each dataset. The downloads contain every observation.

New Zealand's population

Estimated resident population of New Zealand at 30 June each year, from Stats NZ's population estimates. Used to calculate per-person figures such as government spending and debt per person.

PeriodEstimated resident population at 30 June
Year to Jun 20255,324,700
Year to Jun 20245,290,000
Year to Jun 20235,200,000
Year to Jun 20225,081,700
Year to Jun 20215,084,600
Year to Jun 20205,072,400
Year to Jun 20194,970,300
Year to Jun 20184,900,600
Year to Jun 20174,813,600
Year to Jun 20164,714,100

Population: questions for your AI

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    The attached CSV is new zealand's population, from Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Describe how each measure has changed, naming its unit and period. Treat changes in basis and missing periods as breaks. Do not infer causation from government terms. Read the limits before comparing. Supporting datasets: population.

Questions about population in NZ

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What is the population of New Zealand?

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Population: sources

The source publication, licence and snapshot used to build this page.

Organisation
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Population estimates: New Zealand estimated resident population at 30 June
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This work is based on Stats NZ's data which are licensed by Stats NZ for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
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Snapshot
data/raw/statsnz-population/2026-10-11_4823d1852c46.csv
SHA256
4823d1852c4679d079581f2725e90194297bc96497937cc35702781fe8472860
Retrieved
11 October 2026