Estimated population of New Zealand

By sex, as at 30 June 1992–2025, millions of people

The following information applies to all values in the table. Measure: Estimated resident population, Age group: total
Year as at 30 June	Sex	Number of people
1992	Female	1,792,700
1992	Male	1,739,000
1993	Female	1,812,800
1993	Male	1,759,400
1994	Female	1,836,300
1994	Male	1,783,800
1995	Female	1,862,600
1995	Male	1,810,800
1996	Female	1,890,700
1996	Male	1,841,300
1997	Female	1,917,700
1997	Male	1,863,700
1998	Female	1,937,200
1998	Male	1,877,800
1999	Female	1,950,200
1999	Male	1,884,900
2000	Female	1,964,000
2000	Male	1,893,800
2001	Female	1,977,300
2001	Male	1,903,200
2002	Female	2,012,000
2002	Male	1,936,500
2003	Female	2,051,700
2003	Male	1,975,600
2004	Female	2,083,800
2004	Male	2,003,800
2005	Female	2,108,700
2005	Male	2,025,200
2006	Female	2,136,200
2006	Male	2,048,300
2007	Female	2,157,300
2007	Male	2,066,400
2008	Female	2,176,300
2008	Male	2,083,400
2009	Female	2,197,900
2009	Male	2,104,700
2010	Female	2,222,900
2010	Male	2,127,700
2011	Female	2,240,400
2011	Male	2,143,600
2012	Female	2,253,100
2012	Male	2,155,000
2013	Female	2,269,900
2013	Male	2,172,200
2014	Female	2,300,800
2014	Male	2,215,700
2015	Female	2,339,300
2015	Male	2,270,100
2016	Female	2,385,600
2016	Male	2,328,500
2017	Female	2,430,900
2017	Male	2,382,700
2018	Female	2,470,500
2018	Male	2,430,200
2019	Female	2,503,300
2019	Male	2,467,000
2020	Female	2,553,400
2020	Male	2,519,000
2021	Female	2,559,800
2021	Male	2,524,700
2022	Female	2,558,600
2022	Male	2,523,100
2023	Female	2,610,000
2023	Male	2,590,000
2024	Female	2,655,800
2024	Male	2,634,300
2025	Female	2,678,500
2025	Male	2,646,200

Data calculation/treatment

Estimates flagged as provisional are subject to revision, mainly to incorporate revisions to external (international) migration estimates.

For more information

https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/population-of-nz

Limitations of the data

The accuracy of the estimates depends on the accuracy of the estimated base and change in numbers. The accuracy of the base depends on the accuracy of the census and the estimated adjustments made to the base.

Data provided by

Stats NZ

Dataset name

Estimates and Projections: Estimated Resident Population by Age and Sex (1991+) (Annual-Jun) 2025

Webpage:

http://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/

How to find the data

At URL provided, select 'Population > Population Estimates - DPE > Estimates and Projections: Estimated Resident Population by Age and Sex (1991+) (Annual-Jun). For Estimate Type, only "As at" variable was selected and all remaining other variables were selected to create this dataset.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Estimates and Projections: Estimated Resident Population by Age and Sex (1991+) (Annual-Jun) 2025

From the dataset Estimates and Projections: Estimated Resident Population by Age and Sex (1991+) (Annual-Jun) 2025, this data was extracted:

Rows: 5-39
Columns: 2-817
Provided: 14,280 data points

This data forms the table Population - Estimated resident population by age group and sex as at 30 June 1991–2025.

Dataset originally released on:

August 19, 2025

About this dataset

This is an estimate of the number of people who usually live in New Zealand, at a given date. National population estimates give the best measure between census dates of the population that usually lives in New Zealand.
The latest estimated resident population is based on the 2018 Census usually resident population count, updated for residents missed or counted more than once by the census (net census undercount); residents temporarily overseas on census night; and births, deaths, and net migration between census night and the date of the estimate.

Method of collection/Data provider

All population estimates at 30 June 2023 and beyond use the 2023-base ERP (Estimated Resident Population).

Estimated population of New Zealand

By sex, as at 30 June 1992–2025, millions of people

About this data

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