New Zealand vs Norway: Population growth
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2025
Norway
0.7%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
125th
Norway rank
122nd
Population growth over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 125th and Norway ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.7% against 0.7% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for population growth?
- New Zealand ranks 125th and Norway ranks 122nd 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.