Country profile · Oceania · NZL
New Zealand: area, population and density
New Zealand has 263,310 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 5,324,700; calculated population density is 20 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
New Zealand ranks 74th of 196 by land area, 124th by population and 168th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 263,310 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 5,324,700World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 20 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
New Zealand in the country comparison set
New Zealand has 263,310 sq km of land area and a population value of 5,324,700 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 74th by land area, 124th by population, and 168th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse the Oceania country comparison for regional scale context.