New Zealand vs Norway: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
New Zealand
4.41 million people
in 2025
Norway
4.70 million people
in 2025
New Zealand rank
107th
Norway rank
105th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.70 million people against 4.41 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 287,750 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 107th and Norway ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.19 million people | 1.64 million people | 455,298 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.78 million people | 2.06 million people | 280,417 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.49 million people | 2.73 million people | 231,480 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.72 million people | 2.96 million people | 235,070 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.11 million people | 3.21 million people | 99,363 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.51 million people | 3.59 million people | 81,236 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.92 million people | 4.16 million people | 236,965 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.33 million people | 4.56 million people | 237,705 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.70 million people against 4.41 million people in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between New Zealand and Norway?
- 287,750 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- New Zealand ranks 107th and Norway ranks 105th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.