Australia vs New Zealand: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Australia
0.1553 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
0.1789 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
169th
New Zealand rank
167th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1789 % change on previous year against 0.1553 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.0236 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 169th and New Zealand ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4882 % change on previous year | 0.4427 % change on previous year | 0.0456 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.4472 % change on previous year | 0.6776 % change on previous year | 0.2304 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1018 % change on previous year | 0.3198 % change on previous year | 0.2181 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0037 % change on previous year | 0.0706 % change on previous year | 0.0669 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1704 % change on previous year | 0.2214 % change on previous year | 0.0509 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2291 % change on previous year | 0.0413 % change on previous year | 0.1878 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1864 % change on previous year | 0.2263 % change on previous year | 0.0399 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1601 % change on previous year | 0.1904 % change on previous year | 0.0303 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.1789 % change on previous year against 0.1553 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0236 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 169th and New Zealand ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.