Estimated resident population of New Zealand

To update the population clock, please refresh your screen. New Zealand's population is estimated to increase by one person every 8 minutes and 44 seconds.

This is based on the estimated resident population at 31 December 2009 and the following component settings. (Note: these settings are subject to change.)

• one birth every 8 minutes and 10 seconds
• one death every 19 minutes and 46 seconds
• a net migration gain of one New Zealand resident every 23 minutes and 34 seconds.

The population clock is based on the estimated resident population and does not correspond to the census night population count .

Further information

If you are interested in finding out more about the New Zealand population, go to: 

Population Indicators – this table gives a summary of New Zealand's key demographic statistics (population, births, deaths, marriages, etc).