New Zealand Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • New Zealand urban population for 2023 was 4,543,314, a 2.19% increase from 2022.
  • New Zealand urban population for 2022 was 4,446,028, a 0.23% increase from 2021.
  • New Zealand urban population for 2021 was 4,436,046, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
  • New Zealand urban population for 2020 was 4,413,152, a 2.33% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
New Zealand Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 4,543,314 86.99 2.16%
2022 4,446,028 86.88 0.22%
2021 4,436,046 86.79 0.52%
2020 4,413,152 86.70 2.30%
2019 4,312,734 86.62 1.68%
2018 4,240,881 86.54 1.87%
2017 4,162,127 86.47 2.17%
2016 4,072,982 86.40 2.31%
2015 3,979,802 86.34 2.11%
2014 3,896,881 86.28 1.73%
2013 3,830,023 86.22 0.84%
2012 3,798,063 86.16 0.62%
2011 3,774,624 86.10 0.69%
2010 3,748,563 86.16 1.04%
2009 3,709,702 86.22 0.93%
2008 3,675,355 86.28 0.78%
2007 3,646,829 86.34 0.86%
2006 3,615,494 86.40 1.29%
2005 3,569,251 86.34 1.20%
2004 3,526,736 86.28 1.56%
2003 3,472,292 86.22 2.04%
2002 3,402,067 86.16 1.81%
2001 3,341,111 86.10 0.68%
2000 3,318,432 86.02 0.68%
1999 3,295,923 85.94 0.62%
1998 3,275,597 85.86 0.98%
1997 3,243,637 85.78 1.41%
1996 3,198,324 85.70 1.75%
1995 3,142,704 85.55 1.64%
1994 3,091,625 85.40 1.51%
1993 3,045,443 85.25 1.32%
1992 3,005,583 85.10 1.22%
1991 2,969,087 84.95 5.09%
1990 2,821,739 84.74 1.20%
1989 2,788,022 84.51 0.76%
1988 2,766,856 84.27 0.56%
1987 2,751,315 84.03 1.15%
1986 2,719,750 83.78 0.10%
1985 2,716,946 83.67 0.67%
1984 2,698,921 83.63 0.91%
1983 2,674,359 83.59 1.41%
1982 2,636,985 83.55 1.04%
1981 2,609,635 83.51 0.48%
1980 2,597,030 83.43 0.25%
1979 2,590,668 83.33 -0.27%
1978 2,597,744 83.23 0.15%
1977 2,593,760 83.13 0.43%
1976 2,582,586 83.03 1.19%
1975 2,552,005 82.77 2.33%
1974 2,493,343 82.46 2.47%
1973 2,432,441 82.14 2.35%
1972 2,375,942 81.82 2.17%
1971 2,324,938 81.49 1.97%
1970 2,279,646 81.11 1.87%
1969 2,237,511 80.70 1.41%
1968 2,206,092 80.28 1.41%
1967 2,175,248 79.85 2.33%
1966 2,125,227 79.42 2.46%
1965 2,073,571 78.89 2.38%
1964 2,024,808 78.32 2.85%
1963 1,967,968 77.73 2.76%
1962 1,914,441 77.13 3.33%
1961 1,851,675 76.53 2.69%
1960 1,802,521 76.00 %