New Zealand Highest Population Growth
Annual population growth rate · World Bank
The highest population growth in New Zealand was 2.54% in 1962. The top 5 years were: 1962 (2.54%), 2023 (2.30%), 2016 (2.25%), 1964 (2.09%), 2017 (2.09%).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
New Zealand Top 5 Highest Population Growth Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1962 |
2.54% |
| 2nd |
2023 |
2.30% |
| 3rd |
2016 |
2.25% |
| 4th |
1964 |
2.09% |
| 5th |
2017 |
2.09% |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
1.64% |
−0.03pp |
71st |
| 2024 |
1.67% |
−0.63pp |
152nd |
| 2023 |
2.30% |
+2.36pp |
176th |
| 2020 |
2.03% |
+0.62pp |
167th |
| 2018 |
1.79% |
−0.30pp |
148th |
| 2017 |
2.09% |
−0.16pp |
159th |
| 2016 |
2.25% |
+0.21pp |
165th |
| 2015 |
2.04% |
+0.38pp |
151st |
| 2014 |
1.66% |
+0.89pp |
138th |
| 1962 |
2.54% |
+0.54pp |
126th |
| 2019 |
1.41% |
−0.38pp |
123rd |
| 2021 |
0.24% |
−1.79pp |
67th |
| 2013 |
0.77% |
+0.22pp |
83rd |
| 2012 |
0.55% |
−0.21pp |
72nd |
| 2011 |
0.76% |
−0.35pp |
87th |
| 2010 |
1.11% |
+0.11pp |
104th |
| 2009 |
1.00% |
+0.15pp |
93rd |
| 2008 |
0.85% |
−0.08pp |
83rd |
| 2007 |
0.93% |
−0.29pp |
87th |
| 2006 |
1.22% |
+0.09pp |
105th |
| 2005 |
1.13% |
−0.36pp |
102nd |
| 2004 |
1.49% |
−0.49pp |
125th |
| 2003 |
1.97% |
+0.24pp |
149th |
| 2002 |
1.74% |
+1.15pp |
136th |
| 2001 |
0.59% |
+0.00pp |
62nd |
| 2000 |
0.59% |
+0.06pp |
58th |
| 1999 |
0.53% |
−0.36pp |
61st |
| 1998 |
0.89% |
−0.43pp |
73rd |
| 1997 |
1.31% |
−0.27pp |
98th |
| 1996 |
1.58% |
+0.12pp |
110th |
| 1995 |
1.46% |
+0.14pp |
103rd |
| 1994 |
1.33% |
+0.19pp |
94th |
| 1993 |
1.14% |
+0.10pp |
82nd |
| 1992 |
1.04% |
+0.12pp |
75th |
| 1983 |
1.36% |
+0.37pp |
79th |
| 1975 |
1.95% |
−0.14pp |
99th |
| 1974 |
2.09% |
+0.13pp |
100th |
| 1973 |
1.96% |
+0.19pp |
99th |
| 1972 |
1.77% |
+0.27pp |
87th |
| 1971 |
1.49% |
+0.14pp |
67th |
| 1970 |
1.36% |
+0.46pp |
67th |
| 1967 |
1.79% |
−0.01pp |
79th |
| 1966 |
1.79% |
+0.14pp |
77th |
| 1965 |
1.65% |
−0.45pp |
72nd |
| 1964 |
2.09% |
+0.11pp |
90th |
| 1963 |
1.99% |
−0.56pp |
83rd |
| 1961 |
2.00% |
– |
90th |
| 2022 |
-0.06% |
−0.30pp |
44th |
| 1990 |
0.92% |
+0.44pp |
68th |
| 1989 |
0.48% |
+0.21pp |
39th |
| 1988 |
0.27% |
−0.59pp |
25th |
| 1987 |
0.86% |
+0.89pp |
58th |
| 1985 |
0.62% |
−0.25pp |
42nd |
| 1984 |
0.87% |
−0.49pp |
58th |
| 1982 |
0.99% |
+0.61pp |
64th |
| 1986 |
-0.02% |
−0.64pp |
12th |
| 1981 |
0.38% |
+0.26pp |
30th |
| 1980 |
0.13% |
+0.52pp |
15th |
| 1978 |
0.03% |
−0.28pp |
16th |
| 1977 |
0.31% |
−0.57pp |
23rd |
| 1976 |
0.88% |
−1.06pp |
49th |
| 1969 |
0.89% |
+0.02pp |
41st |
| 1968 |
0.88% |
−0.91pp |
38th |
| 1979 |
-0.39% |
−0.42pp |
6th |
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