New Zealand Population 2024 Estimate. As of 2024, the population of new zealand is projected at 5.21 million, compared to 5.17 million in 2023. Below, we look at some of the changes the updates reveal:

An estimate of ~4,500fte more. Currently, 83.4 % of the population of new zealand is urban (4,349,435 people in 2024) population density the 2024 population density in new zealand is 20 people per km 2 (51.