New Zealand vs Chinese Taipei: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
New Zealand
1.20 million people
in 2020
Chinese Taipei
1.29 million people
in 2020
New Zealand rank
124th
Chinese Taipei rank
123rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- New Zealand
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 1.29 million people against 1.20 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 84,440 people.
That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Chinese Taipei has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 124th and Chinese Taipei ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Chinese Taipei has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 730,660 people | 1.13 million people | 399,656 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 826,117 people | 1.17 million people | 342,848 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 912,127 people | 1.17 million people | 258,348 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 952,838 people | 1.24 million people | 287,712 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 1.00 million people | 1.21 million people | 202,410 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 1.06 million people | 1.18 million people | 119,620 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 1.15 million people | 1.21 million people | 56,835 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 1.20 million people | 1.29 million people | 84,440 people | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, New Zealand or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 1.29 million people against 1.20 million people in New Zealand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between New Zealand and Chinese Taipei?
- 84,440 people, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Chinese Taipei?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and Chinese Taipei rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- New Zealand ranks 124th and Chinese Taipei ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.