Brazil vs New Zealand: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Brazil
89.5%
in 2025
New Zealand
89.2%
in 2025
Brazil rank
25th
New Zealand rank
28th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Brazil
- New Zealand
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 89.5% against 89.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and New Zealand in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1600s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1700s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | Brazil |
| 1710s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1720s | 4.5% | 5.3% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 4.9% | 7.5% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 5.4% | 9.7% | 4.3% | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 5.9% | 11.8% | 6.0% | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 6.4% | 14.0% | 7.6% | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 7.0% | 16.2% | 9.1% | New Zealand |
| 1780s | 7.7% | 18.3% | 10.6% | New Zealand |
| 1790s | 8.4% | 20.5% | 12.1% | New Zealand |
| 1800s | 9.2% | 22.7% | 13.4% | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 10.1% | 24.8% | 14.7% | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 11.1% | 27.0% | 15.9% | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 12.1% | 29.2% | 17.0% | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 13.3% | 31.3% | 18.0% | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 14.6% | 33.5% | 18.9% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 15.9% | 35.7% | 19.7% | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 17.5% | 37.8% | 20.4% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 19.1% | 40.0% | 20.9% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 20.9% | 44.6% | 23.7% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 22.9% | 49.3% | 26.3% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 25.1% | 53.9% | 28.8% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 27.5% | 58.6% | 31.1% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 30.1% | 63.2% | 33.1% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 33.0% | 67.9% | 34.9% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 40.2% | 73.7% | 33.5% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 50.2% | 78.5% | 28.3% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 61.1% | 82.6% | 21.5% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 83.7% | 12.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 85.3% | 7.8% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 86.0% | 2.5% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.2% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.8% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Brazil or New Zealand?
- Brazil, at 89.5% against 89.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Brazil and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Brazil ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.