NZ population hits 4,444,444

New Zealand’s population will enjoy a rare moment of symmetry tomorrow when it hits 4,444,444, Statistics New Zealand said today.

According to population estimates, on 1 November, somebody will become New Zealand’s 4,444,444th resident.

“While the new resident could be a New Zealander flying home after living overseas, or a new migrant, they’re most likely to be a new baby, as that’s where most of our population growth is coming from,”
population statistics manager Andrea Blackburn said.

“And who knows? That new boy or girl might even be born at 4.44 in the morning.”

The symmetrical milestone matches one the Australian state of Queensland reached three years ago, and puts our population very close to that of Ireland or Croatia, Mrs Blackburn said.

“These types of landmarks are quite rare. Our population hit 3,333,333 in the mid-1980s and based on our projections, we probably won’t get to 5,555,555 for another 30 years.

“It will also pass quite quickly. The population is currently growing by roughly 100 people every day, so it will only be at 4,444,444 for about quarter of an hour.”

Mrs Blackburn said the population estimate is based on births, deaths, and migration since the census in 2006. At that time, the population was about 4.2 million.

Statistics NZ counts every person in New Zealand in the Census of Population and Dwellings. The census is usually held every five years, but because of the Canterbury earthquakes, the census that was planned for last year will now take place on 5 March 2013.

“It will be extremely interesting next year with the census to get new information on the location and composition of our population across the nation.”

Follow the Stats NZ population clock here.

Countries by population (NZ: 122)

1  China: 1,347,350,000
2  India: 1,210,193,422
3  United States: 314,674,000
4  Indonesia: 237,641,326
5  Brazil: 193,946,886
6  Pakistan: 181,082,000
7  Nigeria: 166,629,000
8  Bangladesh: 152,518,015
9  Russia: 143,228,300
10  Japan: 127,520,000
11  Mexico: 112,336,538
12  Philippines 92,337,852
13  Vietnam 87,840,000
14  Ethiopia 84,320,987
15  Egypt 82,760,000
16  Germany: 81,857,000
17  Iran: 75,149,669
18  Turkey 74,724,269
19  Democratic Republic of the Congo 69,575,000
20  Thailand 65,479,453
21  France 65,350,000
22  United Kingdom 62,262,000
23  Italy 60,849,247
24  South Africa 51,770,560
25  South Korea 50,004,441
26  Myanmar 48,724,000
27  Colombia 46,762,000
28  Spain 46,163,116
29  Ukraine 45,560,272
30  Tanzania 43,188,000
31  Argentina 40,117,096
32  Kenya 38,610,097
33  Poland 38,538,447
34  Algeria 37,100,000
35  Canada 34,962,900
36  Iraq 33,330,000
37  Uganda 32,939,800
38  Morocco 32,714,000
39  Sudan 30,894,000
40  Peru 30,135,875
41  Malaysia 29,530,000
42  Uzbekistan 29,123,400
43  Venezuela 28,946,101
44  Saudi Arabia 28,376,355
45  Nepal 26,620,809
46  Afghanistan 25,500,100
47  Ghana 24,658,823
48  North Korea 24,554,000
49  Yemen 24,527,000
50  Mozambique 23,700,715
51  Taiwan: 23,268,372
52  Australia 22,797,297
53  Syria 21,812,000
54  Ivory Coast 21,395,000
55  Madagascar 20,696,070
56  Angola 20,609,294
57  Sri Lanka 20,277,597
58  Cameroon 19,406,100
59  Romania 19,042,936
60  Kazakhstan 16,815,000
61  Netherlands 16,751,323
62  Chile 16,572,475
63  Niger 16,274,738
64  Malawi 15,883,000
65  Burkina Faso 15,730,977
66  Guatemala 14,713,763
67  Mali 14,528,662
68  Ecuador 14,483,499
69  Cambodia 14,478,000
70  Zambia 13,092,666
71  Zimbabwe 13,014,000
72  Senegal 12,855,153
73  Chad 11,274,106
74  Cuba 11,247,925
75  Belgium 10,839,905
76  Guinea 10,824,200
77  Greece 10,787,690
78  Rwanda 10,718,379
79  Tunisia 10,673,800
80  Portugal 10,561,614
81  Czech Republic 10,507,566
82  Bolivia 10,426,155
83  Haiti 10,085,214
84  Hungary 9,957,731
85  Somalia 9,797,000
86  Sweden 9,532,634
87  Belarus 9,459,000
88  Dominican Republic 9,445,281
89  Benin 9,352,000
90  Azerbaijan 9,235,100
91  Burundi 8,749,000
92  Austria 8,452,835
93  Honduras 8,385,072
94  United Arab Emirates 8,264,070
95  South Sudan 8,260,490
96  Switzerland 8,000,001
97  Israel 7,928,500
98  Tajikistan 7,800,000
99  Bulgaria 7,364,570
100  Papua New Guinea 7,170,000
101  Serbia: 7,120,666
102  Hong Kong (China): 7,103,700
103  Libya: 6,469,000
104  Laos 6,465,800
105  Paraguay 6,337,127
106  Jordan 6,363,900
107  Togo 6,191,155
108  El Salvador 6,183,000
109  Sierra Leone 6,126,000
110  Nicaragua 6,071,045
111  Denmark 5,587,085
112  Eritrea 5,581,000
113  Kyrgyzstan 5,477,600
114  Slovakia 5,445,324
115  Finland 5,423,390
116  Singapore 5,183,700
117  Turkmenistan 5,170,000
118  Norway: 5,044,400
119  Ireland: 4,588,252
120  Central African Republic 4,576,000
121  Georgia 4,497,600
122  New Zealand: 4,444,444
123  Costa Rica: 4,301,712
124  Palestinian territories: 4,293,313
125  Lebanon 4,292,000
126  Croatia 4,290,612
127  Liberia 4,245,000
128  Republic of the Congo 4,233,000
129  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,868,621
130  Puerto Rico (USA): 3,706,690
131  Kuwait 3,582,054
132  Moldova: 3,559,500
133  Panama 3,405,813
134  Mauritania 3,378,254
135  Uruguay 3,286,314
136  Armenia 3,275,700
137  Lithuania 3,180,394
138  Albania 2,831,741
139  Oman 2,773,479
140  Mongolia 2,736,800
141  Jamaica 2,709,300
142  Lesotho 2,217,000
143  Namibia 2,104,900
144  Latvia 2,070,371
145  Macedonia 2,059,794
146  Slovenia 2,061,040
147  Botswana 2,024,904
148  Gambia 1,825,000
149  Qatar 1,699,435
150  Gabon 1,564,000
151  Guinea-Bissau 1,520,830
152  Trinidad and Tobago 1,317,714
153  Estonia 1,294,236
154  Mauritius 1,286,051
155  Bahrain 1,234,571
156  Swaziland 1,220,000
157  Timor-Leste 1,066,409
158  Fiji 876,000
159  Cyprus: 838,897
160  Djibouti 818,159
161  Réunion (France) 816,364
162  Guyana 784,894
163  Equatorial Guinea 740,000
164  Bhutan 720,679
165  Comoros:  669,300
166  Montenegro 620,029
167  Macau (China): 568,700
168  Western Sahara 567,000
169  Solomon Islands 553,935
170  Suriname 534,000
171  Luxembourg 511,800
172  Cape Verde 491,875
173  Malta 417,617
174  Guadeloupe (France) 401,554
175  Martinique (France) 396,404
176  Brunei 393,162
177  Bahamas 353,658
178  Iceland 320,060
179  Maldives 317,280
180  Belize 312,971
181  French Polynesia (France) 277,000
182  Barbados 274,200
183  New Caledonia (France) 245,580
184  Vanuatu 234,023
185  French Guiana (France) 224,469
186  Mayotte (France) 217,000
187  Samoa 186,340
188  São Tomé and Príncipe 172,000
189  Saint Lucia 166,526
190  Guam (USA) 159,358
191  Curaçao (Netherlands) 149,679
192  Grenada 110,821
193  United States Virgin Islands 106,405
194  Tonga 103,036
195  Kiribati 103,000
196  Federated States of Micronesia 102,843
197  Aruba (Netherlands) 101,484
198  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,892
199  Jersey (UK) 97,857
200  Seychelles 90,945
201  Antigua and Barbuda 86,295
202  Isle of Man (UK) 84,497
203  Andorra 78,115
204  Dominica 71,293
205  Bermuda (UK) 64,237
206  Guernsey (UK) 62,431
207  Greenland (Denmark) 56,749
208  American Samoa (USA) 55,519
209  Cayman Islands (UK) 55,456
210  Marshall Islands 54,305
211  Northern Mariana Islands (USA) 53,883
212  Saint Kitts and Nevis 51,970
213  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 48,459
214  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 37,429
215  Saint Martin (France) 36,824
216  Liechtenstein 36,476
217  Monaco 35,000
218  San Marino 32,404
219  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 31,458
220  Gibraltar (UK): 29,752
221  British Virgin Islands (UK) 29,537
222  Åland Islands (Finland) 28,355
223  Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) 21,133
224  Palau 21,000
225  Cook Islands (NZ) 17,791
226  Anguilla (UK) 13,452
227  Wallis and Futuna (France) 13,000
228  Nauru 10,000
229  Tuvalu 10,000
230  Saint Barthélemy (France) 8,902
231  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,082
232  Montserrat (UK) 4,922
233  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha(UK) 4,000
234  Falkland Islands (UK): 2,563
235  Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) 2,495
236  Norfolk Island (Australia) 2,302
237  Christmas Island (Australia) 2,072
238  Tokelau (NZ) 1,411
239  Niue (NZ): 1,000
240  Vatican City: 800
241  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia): 550
242  Pitcairn Islands (UK): 66