Estimated resident population of New Zealand

New Zealand's population is estimated to increase by one person every 13 minutes and 48 seconds.

This is based on the estimated resident population at 30 September 2011 and the following component settings. (Note: these settings are subject to change.)

• one birth every 8 minutes and 14 seconds
• one death every 18 minutes and 28 seconds
• a net migration gain of one New Zealand resident every 3 hours, 9 minutes, and 47 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: 

Estimates and Projections landing page – Information about the current and future New Zealand population.

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