Urban population share in New Zealand
84.0% of people in New Zealand lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.
New Zealand, 2025
84.0%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
80.4%
Position in 2025
48th of 217
Urban population share in New Zealand over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.0% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 83.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 85.2%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, New Zealand has the 48th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for New Zealand
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Population estimates and projections
5,172,836 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.67 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.83%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
5,324,700 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.65%
2025 · World Bank