North Korea vs New Zealand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
North Korea
0.7919 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
0.8009 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea rank
139th
New Zealand rank
138th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8009 % change on previous year against 0.7919 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.009 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.98 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | 26.73 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1960s | 5.97 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 0.7628 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.746 % change on previous year | 0.9698 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 0.1297 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.7067 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.4815 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.818 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.4214 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8249 % change on previous year | 0.8974 % change on previous year | 0.0726 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, North Korea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.8009 % change on previous year against 0.7919 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between North Korea and New Zealand?
- 0.009 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and New Zealand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.