New Zealand vs Slovakia
Slovakia has about the same population as New Zealand: 5,413,813 vs 5,324,700, a gap of 89,113. New Zealand is growing faster (+0.65% vs −0.15% a year), adding about 34,814 people a year against −8,250. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, New Zealand would overtake Slovakia in about 2 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2027) — a projection, not a forecast. Slovakia is the older society: 19.0% aged 65+ against 17.6% in New Zealand, while New Zealand has more children (17.9% under 15 vs 15.6%). Slovakia is 5.7× as densely populated (112.9 vs 19.7 people per km²). People in New Zealand live 3.6 years longer on average (82.0 vs 78.4). GDP per capita is 1.7× higher in New Zealand ($49,591 vs $28,544).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (New Zealand) and 2025 (Slovakia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
New Zealand vs Slovakia — side by side
 New Zealand |  Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,324,7002025 | 5,413,8132025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.65%2025 | −0.15%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 11.02024 | 8.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.12024 | 9.92024 |
| Children per woman | 1.572024 | 1.462024 |
| Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.9%2025 | 15.6%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 17.6%2025 | 19.0%2025 |
| Density | 19.7 /km²2023 | 112.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 267,710 km²2023 | 49,030 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 84.0%2025 | 53.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +17,4032025 | -31,3772025 |
| GDP per capita | $49,5912025 | $28,5442025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #124 | #122 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.06% | 0.07% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). New Zealand: 2.2× from 1960 to 2025; Slovakia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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