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New Zealand

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
5,324,700 in 2025[3]
Land area
263,310 km²[4]
Total area
268,021 km²[5] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Coast
Yes[11]
Continent
Official names

Parts of New Zealand

Loading 24 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
196020255.3M

2,371,800 in 1960, 5,324,700 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19602,371,800
19612,419,700
19622,482,000
19632,531,800
19642,585,400
19652,628,400
19662,675,900
19672,724,100
19682,748,100
19692,772,800
19702,810,700
19712,853,000
19722,903,900
19732,961,300
19743,023,700
19753,083,100
19763,110,500
19773,120,200
19783,121,200
19793,109,000
19803,112,900
19813,124,900
19823,156,100
19833,199,300
19843,227,100
19853,247,100
19863,246,300
19873,274,400
19883,283,400
19893,299,200
19903,329,800
19913,495,100
19923,531,700
19933,572,200
19943,620,000
19953,673,400
19963,732,000
19973,781,300
19983,815,000
19993,835,100
20003,857,700
20013,880,500
20023,948,500
20034,027,200
20044,087,500
20054,133,900
20064,184,600
20074,223,800
20084,259,800
20094,302,600
20104,350,700
20114,384,000
20124,408,100
20134,442,100
20144,516,500
20154,609,400
20164,714,100
20174,813,600
20184,900,600
20194,970,300
20205,072,400
20215,084,600
20225,081,700
20235,200,000
20245,290,000
20255,324,700

Earlier capitals

  1. 1840 to 1841 Okiato[15]
  2. 1841 to 1865 Auckland[16]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
NZ[17]
ISO alpha-3
NZL[18]
ISO numeric
554[19]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), capital: Wellington (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), area (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  6. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), official language: Māori (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  7. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), official language: New Zealand Sign Language (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  8. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), official language: English (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), currency: New Zealand dollar (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), continent: Oceania (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), official name (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), official name (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), official name (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), capital: Okiato (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), capital: Auckland (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: New Zealand (Q664), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564431561) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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