Long term urban population region in New Zealand
New Zealand: Long term urban population region was 89.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.15
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 202 countries
All-time high
89.15
in 2025
All-time low
0.0041
in 1200
Years of data
106
1200–2025
Long term urban population region in New Zealand, 1200–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in New Zealand is 89.15, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 106 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in New Zealand peaked at 89.15 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0041, in 1200.
That places New Zealand 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.
Long term urban population region in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 0.0041 | — |
| 1300 | 0.0123 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.037 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1111 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3333 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 3.17 | +216.7% |
| 1720 | 5.33 | +68.4% |
| 1730 | 7.5 | +40.6% |
| 1740 | 9.67 | +28.9% |
| 1750 | 11.83 | +22.4% |
| 1760 | 14 | +18.3% |
| 1770 | 16.17 | +15.5% |
| 1780 | 18.33 | +13.4% |
| 1790 | 20.5 | +11.8% |
| 1800 | 22.67 | +10.6% |
| 1810 | 24.83 | +9.6% |
| 1820 | 27 | +8.7% |
| 1830 | 29.17 | +8.0% |
| 1840 | 31.33 | +7.4% |
| 1850 | 33.5 | +6.9% |
| 1860 | 35.67 | +6.5% |
| 1870 | 37.83 | +6.1% |
| 1880 | 40 | +5.7% |
| 1890 | 44.65 | +11.6% |
| 1900 | 49.29 | +10.4% |
| 1910 | 53.94 | +9.4% |
| 1920 | 58.58 | +8.6% |
| 1930 | 63.23 | +7.9% |
| 1940 | 67.88 | +7.3% |
| 1950 | 72.52 | +6.8% |
| 1951 | 72.74 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 72.96 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 73.18 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 73.4 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 73.61 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 73.89 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 74.42 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 74.94 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 75.46 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 75.98 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 76.52 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 77.14 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 77.75 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 78.35 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 78.93 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 79.47 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 79.9 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 80.32 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 80.73 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 81.14 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 81.51 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 82 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 82.5 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 82.8 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 82.77 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 83.37 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 83.49 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 83.42 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 83.35 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 83.43 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 83.39 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 83.47 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 83.63 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 83.77 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 83.81 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 83.74 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.72 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 83.74 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.94 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.43 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 84.5 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.75 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 85.14 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 85.46 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 85.57 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.85 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 85.91 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 85.85 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.82 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.9 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.93 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.96 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.02 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.05 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.08 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.42 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.63 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.85 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.06 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.28 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.49 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.71 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.92 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.14 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.36 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.51 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.67 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.83 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.99 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 89.15 | +0.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 89.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.88, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 89.15 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.03, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1710 | +216.7% | 1 | 3.17 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0041 | 0.0123 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0123 | 0.037 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.037 | 0.1111 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1111 | 0.3333 |
| 1700 | +200.0% | 0.3333 | 1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.33 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1740s | 9.67 | 9.67 | 9.67 | 1 |
| 1750s | 11.83 | 11.83 | 11.83 | 1 |
| 1760s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 1770s | 16.17 | 16.17 | 16.17 | 1 |
| 1780s | 18.33 | 18.33 | 18.33 | 1 |
| 1790s | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1 |
| 1800s | 22.67 | 22.67 | 22.67 | 1 |
| 1810s | 24.83 | 24.83 | 24.83 | 1 |
| 1820s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 1830s | 29.17 | 29.17 | 29.17 | 1 |
| 1840s | 31.33 | 31.33 | 31.33 | 1 |
| 1850s | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1 |
| 1860s | 35.67 | 35.67 | 35.67 | 1 |
| 1870s | 37.83 | 37.83 | 37.83 | 1 |
| 1880s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 1890s | 44.65 | 44.65 | 44.65 | 1 |
| 1900s | 49.29 | 49.29 | 49.29 | 1 |
| 1910s | 53.94 | 53.94 | 53.94 | 1 |
| 1920s | 58.58 | 58.58 | 58.58 | 1 |
| 1930s | 63.23 | 63.23 | 63.23 | 1 |
| 1940s | 67.88 | 67.88 | 67.88 | 1 |
| 1950s | 73.71 | 72.52 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 78.51 | 75.98 | 80.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.64 | 81.14 | 83.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.66 | 83.39 | 83.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.33 | 84.43 | 85.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.04 | 85.9 | 86.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.17 | 86.2 | 88.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.75 | 88.36 | 89.15 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in New Zealand?
- Long term urban population region in New Zealand was 89.15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 89.15 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 in 1200.
- How does New Zealand rank for long term urban population region?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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