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Population growth in New Zealand

Latest: 0.7%
Previous: 1.7%
Change: -1.06 (-61.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population growth over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population growth in New Zealand
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	1.8%
Dec 31, 1967	1.8%
Dec 31, 1968	0.9%
Dec 31, 1969	0.9%
Dec 31, 1970	1.4%
Dec 31, 1971	1.5%
Dec 31, 1972	1.8%
Dec 31, 1973	2.0%
Dec 31, 1974	2.1%
Dec 31, 1975	1.9%
Dec 31, 1976	0.9%
Dec 31, 1977	0.3%
Dec 31, 1978	0.0%
Dec 31, 1979	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1980	0.1%
Dec 31, 1981	0.4%
Dec 31, 1982	1.0%
Dec 31, 1983	1.4%
Dec 31, 1984	0.9%
Dec 31, 1985	0.6%
Dec 31, 1986	-0.0%
Dec 31, 1987	0.9%
Dec 31, 1988	0.3%
Dec 31, 1989	0.5%
Dec 31, 1990	0.9%
Dec 31, 1991	—
Dec 31, 1992	1.0%
Dec 31, 1993	1.1%
Dec 31, 1994	1.3%
Dec 31, 1995	1.5%
Dec 31, 1996	1.6%
Dec 31, 1997	1.3%
Dec 31, 1998	0.9%
Dec 31, 1999	0.5%
Dec 31, 2000	0.6%
Dec 31, 2001	0.6%
Dec 31, 2002	1.7%
Dec 31, 2003	2.0%
Dec 31, 2004	1.5%
Dec 31, 2005	1.1%
Dec 31, 2006	1.2%
Dec 31, 2007	0.9%
Dec 31, 2008	0.8%
Dec 31, 2009	1.0%
Dec 31, 2010	1.1%
Dec 31, 2011	0.8%
Dec 31, 2012	0.5%
Dec 31, 2013	0.8%
Dec 31, 2014	1.7%
Dec 31, 2015	2.0%
Dec 31, 2016	2.2%
Dec 31, 2017	2.1%
Dec 31, 2018	1.8%
Dec 31, 2019	1.4%
Dec 31, 2020	2.0%
Dec 31, 2021	0.2%
Dec 31, 2022	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2023	2.3%
Dec 31, 2024	1.7%
Dec 31, 2025	0.7%

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