Nauru vs New Zealand: Population growth
Nauru
0.7%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2025
Nauru rank
126th
New Zealand rank
125th
Population growth over time
- Nauru
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Nauru |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Nauru or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Nauru and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and New Zealand rank globally for population growth?
- Nauru ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.