France vs New Zealand: Annual growth rate of urban population share
France
0.1%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2025
France rank
169th
New Zealand rank
166th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 169th and New Zealand ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.1% | France |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | France |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.5% | France |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between France and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- France ranks 169th and New Zealand ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.