Urban population 84%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history New Zealand 2025 · 84%
0 21.48 42.97 64.45 85.94 1960 1993 2025 1960: 62.4% 1961: 63.9% 1962: 64.9% 1963: 65.7% 1964: 66.5% 1965: 67.4% 1966: 68.8% 1967: 71.3% 1968: 74.6% 1969: 77.9% 1970: 80.4% 1971: 81.5% 1972: 81.9% 1973: 82.3% 1974: 82.5% 1975: 82.7% 1976: 82.9% 1977: 83.1% 1978: 83.2% 1979: 83.3% 1980: 83.4% 1981: 83.5% 1982: 83.6% 1983: 83.6% 1984: 83.7% 1985: 83.8% 1986: 83.9% 1987: 84.1% 1988: 84.3% 1989: 84.6% 1990: 84.8% 1991: 85% 1992: 85.1% 1993: 85.2% 1994: 85.3% 1995: 85.4% 1996: 85.5% 1997: 85.5% 1998: 85.6% 1999: 85.7% 2000: 85.7% 2001: 85.8% 2002: 85.8% 2003: 85.9% 2004: 85.9% 2005: 85.9% 2006: 85.9% 2007: 85.9% 2008: 85.9% 2009: 85.9% 2010: 85.9% 2011: 85.8% 2012: 85.8% 2013: 85.7% 2014: 85.5% 2015: 85.2% 2016: 84.7% 2017: 84.2% 2018: 83.8% 2019: 83.8% 2020: 83.8% 2021: 83.8% 2022: 83.9% 2023: 83.9% 2024: 83.9% 2025: 84% 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.
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