New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

New Zealand
0.1578 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1669 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
168th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
165th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1669 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0091 units per person.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 168th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3174 units per person 0.2229 units per person 0.0945 units per person New Zealand
1970s 0.1772 units per person 0.2246 units per person 0.0474 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.1631 units per person 0.216 units per person 0.0529 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.1472 units per person 0.2137 units per person 0.0664 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.1414 units per person 0.1969 units per person 0.0555 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.1498 units per person 0.1832 units per person 0.0333 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.1606 units per person 0.1697 units per person 0.009 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1669 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0091 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 168th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.