New Zealand - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in New Zealand was 4,408,037 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,408,037 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,802,521 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,802,521
1961 1,851,675
1962 1,914,441
1963 1,967,968
1964 2,024,808
1965 2,073,571
1966 2,125,227
1967 2,175,248
1968 2,206,092
1969 2,237,511
1970 2,279,646
1971 2,324,938
1972 2,375,942
1973 2,432,441
1974 2,493,343
1975 2,552,005
1976 2,582,586
1977 2,593,760
1978 2,597,744
1979 2,590,668
1980 2,597,030
1981 2,609,635
1982 2,636,985
1983 2,674,359
1984 2,698,921
1985 2,716,946
1986 2,719,750
1987 2,751,315
1988 2,766,856
1989 2,788,022
1990 2,821,739
1991 2,969,087
1992 3,005,583
1993 3,045,443
1994 3,091,625
1995 3,142,704
1996 3,198,324
1997 3,243,637
1998 3,275,597
1999 3,295,923
2000 3,318,432
2001 3,341,111
2002 3,402,067
2003 3,472,292
2004 3,526,736
2005 3,569,251
2006 3,615,494
2007 3,646,829
2008 3,675,355
2009 3,709,702
2010 3,748,563
2011 3,774,624
2012 3,798,063
2013 3,830,023
2014 3,896,881
2015 3,979,802
2016 4,072,982
2017 4,162,127
2018 4,240,881
2019 4,312,821
2020 4,408,037

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in New Zealand was 86.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 86.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.00 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 76.00
1961 76.53
1962 77.13
1963 77.73
1964 78.32
1965 78.89
1966 79.42
1967 79.85
1968 80.28
1969 80.70
1970 81.11
1971 81.49
1972 81.82
1973 82.14
1974 82.46
1975 82.77
1976 83.03
1977 83.13
1978 83.23
1979 83.33
1980 83.43
1981 83.51
1982 83.55
1983 83.59
1984 83.63
1985 83.67
1986 83.78
1987 84.03
1988 84.27
1989 84.51
1990 84.74
1991 84.95
1992 85.10
1993 85.25
1994 85.40
1995 85.55
1996 85.70
1997 85.78
1998 85.86
1999 85.94
2000 86.02
2001 86.10
2002 86.16
2003 86.22
2004 86.28
2005 86.34
2006 86.40
2007 86.34
2008 86.28
2009 86.22
2010 86.16
2011 86.10
2012 86.16
2013 86.22
2014 86.28
2015 86.34
2016 86.40
2017 86.47
2018 86.54
2019 86.62
2020 86.70

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization