Belarus vs New Zealand: Population density

Belarus
21.44 people per km²
in 2100
New Zealand
22.07 people per km²
in 2100
Belarus rank
201st
New Zealand rank
200th

Population density over time

  • Belarus
  • New Zealand
0204060100015502100

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 22.07 people per km² against 21.44 people per km² in Belarus, a difference of 0.63 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 201st and New Zealand ranks 200th of 235 countries.

Across the 46 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 45 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus New Zealand Difference Ahead
1200s 2.13 people per km² 0.0608 people per km² 2.07 people per km² Belarus
1300s 2.13 people per km² 0.076 people per km² 2.05 people per km² Belarus
1400s 2.13 people per km² 0.076 people per km² 2.05 people per km² Belarus
1500s 2.84 people per km² 0.3038 people per km² 2.53 people per km² Belarus
1600s 3.55 people per km² 0.5317 people per km² 3.02 people per km² Belarus
1700s 4.73 people per km² 0.7596 people per km² 3.97 people per km² Belarus
1710s 5.59 people per km² 0.713 people per km² 4.88 people per km² Belarus
1720s 6.05 people per km² 0.7059 people per km² 5.35 people per km² Belarus
1730s 6.56 people per km² 0.6989 people per km² 5.86 people per km² Belarus
1740s 7.11 people per km² 0.692 people per km² 6.41 people per km² Belarus
1750s 7.7 people per km² 0.6852 people per km² 7.01 people per km² Belarus
1760s 8.34 people per km² 0.6784 people per km² 7.66 people per km² Belarus
1770s 9.03 people per km² 0.6717 people per km² 8.36 people per km² Belarus
1780s 9.79 people per km² 0.665 people per km² 9.12 people per km² Belarus
1790s 10.6 people per km² 0.6584 people per km² 9.94 people per km² Belarus
1800s 11.6 people per km² 0.6531 people per km² 10.95 people per km² Belarus
1810s 11.61 people per km² 0.4626 people per km² 11.14 people per km² Belarus
1820s 12.1 people per km² 0.3806 people per km² 11.72 people per km² Belarus
1830s 13.25 people per km² 0.3248 people per km² 12.93 people per km² Belarus
1840s 14.52 people per km² 0.3 people per km² 14.22 people per km² Belarus
1850s 15.94 people per km² 0.4099 people per km² 15.53 people per km² Belarus
1860s 17.53 people per km² 0.7393 people per km² 16.79 people per km² Belarus
1870s 19.28 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 17.83 people per km² Belarus
1880s 21.21 people per km² 2.2 people per km² 19 people per km² Belarus
1890s 23.32 people per km² 2.76 people per km² 20.57 people per km² Belarus
1900s 25.65 people per km² 3.45 people per km² 22.2 people per km² Belarus
1910s 28.21 people per km² 4.28 people per km² 23.93 people per km² Belarus
1920s 30.94 people per km² 5.12 people per km² 25.82 people per km² Belarus
1930s 33.9 people per km² 5.89 people per km² 28.01 people per km² Belarus
1940s 37.14 people per km² 6.65 people per km² 30.49 people per km² Belarus
1950s 37.18 people per km² 8.04 people per km² 29.14 people per km² Belarus
1960s 42.46 people per km² 9.88 people per km² 32.59 people per km² Belarus
1970s 45.76 people per km² 11.5 people per km² 34.26 people per km² Belarus
1980s 48.78 people per km² 12.33 people per km² 36.45 people per km² Belarus
1990s 50.1 people per km² 13.84 people per km² 36.26 people per km² Belarus
2000s 47.9 people per km² 15.54 people per km² 32.36 people per km² Belarus
2010s 46.69 people per km² 17.53 people per km² 29.16 people per km² Belarus
2020s 44.51 people per km² 19.86 people per km² 24.65 people per km² Belarus
2030s 41.41 people per km² 20.92 people per km² 20.5 people per km² Belarus
2040s 38.4 people per km² 21.6 people per km² 16.79 people per km² Belarus
2050s 35.21 people per km² 22.02 people per km² 13.19 people per km² Belarus
2060s 31.68 people per km² 22.2 people per km² 9.48 people per km² Belarus
2070s 28.34 people per km² 22.27 people per km² 6.07 people per km² Belarus
2080s 25.39 people per km² 22.22 people per km² 3.17 people per km² Belarus
2090s 22.81 people per km² 22.14 people per km² 0.6717 people per km² Belarus
2100s 21.44 people per km² 22.07 people per km² 0.6353 people per km² New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Belarus or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 22.07 people per km² against 21.44 people per km² in Belarus as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Belarus and New Zealand?
0.63 people per km², with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and New Zealand?
316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
How do Belarus and New Zealand rank globally for population density?
Belarus ranks 201st and New Zealand ranks 200th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.