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Urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand

New Zealand: Urban and rural population 2050 was 306,014 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
306,014
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
156th
of 238 countries
All-time high
979,702
in 1956
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050

Urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand, 1000–2050

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand is 306,014, measured in 2050.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand peaked at 979,702 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.

That places New Zealand 156th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.

Urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0 —
1100 0 —
1200 15,999 —
1300 19,998 +25.0%
1400 19,993 -0.0%
1500 79,911 +299.7%
1600 139,533 +74.6%
1700 198,000 +41.9%
1710 181,795 -8.2%
1720 175,967 -3.2%
1730 170,237 -3.3%
1740 164,604 -3.3%
1750 159,065 -3.4%
1760 153,620 -3.4%
1770 148,267 -3.5%
1780 143,005 -3.5%
1790 137,833 -3.6%
1800 132,749 -3.7%
1810 127,752 -3.8%
1820 144,748 +13.3%
1830 163,860 +13.2%
1840 185,323 +13.1%
1850 209,388 +13.0%
1860 236,327 +12.9%
1870 266,429 +12.7%
1880 300,000 +12.6%
1890 369,026 +23.0%
1900 422,564 +14.5%
1910 460,615 +9.0%
1920 508,167 +10.3%
1930 534,625 +5.2%
1940 539,989 +1.0%
1950 855,300 +58.4%
1951 874,116 +2.2%
1952 896,399 +2.5%
1953 919,626 +2.6%
1954 941,291 +2.4%
1955 961,418 +2.1%
1956 979,702 +1.9%
1957 979,025 -0.1%
1958 958,651 -2.1%
1959 926,925 -3.3%
1960 895,266 -3.4%
1961 877,855 -1.9%
1962 873,060 -0.5%
1963 871,342 -0.2%
1964 867,952 -0.4%
1965 858,462 -1.1%
1966 836,088 -2.6%
1967 781,595 -6.5%
1968 699,558 -10.5%
1969 614,999 -12.1%
1970 551,857 -10.3%
1971 529,833 -4.0%
1972 527,466 -0.4%
1973 528,383 +0.2%
1974 531,725 +0.6%
1975 534,700 +0.6%
1976 534,809 +0.0%
1977 532,177 -0.5%
1978 528,321 -0.7%
1979 524,564 -0.7%
1980 522,133 -0.5%
1981 521,508 -0.1%
1982 523,335 +0.4%
1983 527,033 +0.7%
1984 530,084 +0.6%
1985 530,632 +0.1%
1986 529,256 -0.3%
1987 526,154 -0.6%
1988 520,748 -1.0%
1989 514,948 -1.1%
1990 516,882 +0.4%
1991 523,868 +1.4%
1992 526,987 +0.6%
1993 528,954 +0.4%
1994 532,214 +0.6%
1995 536,733 +0.8%
1996 541,847 +1.0%
1997 546,163 +0.8%
1998 548,816 +0.5%
1999 550,191 +0.3%
2000 551,403 +0.2%
2001 554,400 +0.5%
2002 560,815 +1.2%
2003 568,876 +1.4%
2004 575,759 +1.2%
2005 581,798 +1.0%
2006 588,161 +1.1%
2007 594,248 +1.0%
2008 600,300 +1.0%
2009 607,258 +1.2%
2010 614,714 +1.2%
2011 621,322 +1.1%
2012 627,442 +1.0%
2013 636,544 +1.5%
2014 655,486 +3.0%
2015 685,097 +4.5%
2016 721,767 +5.4%
2017 761,854 +5.6%
2018 793,850 +4.2%
2019 808,035 +1.8%
2020 820,618 +1.6%
2021 825,918 +0.6%
2022 828,532 +0.3%
2023 833,349 +0.6%
2024 837,512 +0.5%
2025 840,417 +0.3%
2026 842,090 +0.2%
2027 842,466 +0.0%
2028 841,408 -0.1%
2029 838,857 -0.3%
2030 834,744 -0.5%
2031 829,034 -0.7%
2032 821,647 -0.9%
2033 812,542 -1.1%
2034 801,626 -1.3%
2035 788,825 -1.6%
2036 774,116 -1.9%
2037 757,354 -2.2%
2038 738,516 -2.5%
2039 717,441 -2.9%
2040 693,972 -3.3%
2041 668,132 -3.7%
2042 639,760 -4.2%
2043 608,607 -4.9%
2044 574,575 -5.6%
2045 537,624 -6.4%
2046 497,641 -7.4%
2047 454,536 -8.7%
2048 408,295 -10.2%
2049 358,784 -12.1%
2050 306,014 -14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0 0 0 1
1100s 0 0 0 1
1200s 15,999 15,999 15,999 1
1300s 19,998 19,998 19,998 1
1400s 19,993 19,993 19,993 1
1500s 79,911 79,911 79,911 1
1600s 139,533 139,533 139,533 1
1700s 198,000 198,000 198,000 1
1710s 181,795 181,795 181,795 1
1720s 175,967 175,967 175,967 1
1730s 170,237 170,237 170,237 1
1740s 164,604 164,604 164,604 1
1750s 159,065 159,065 159,065 1
1760s 153,620 153,620 153,620 1
1770s 148,267 148,267 148,267 1
1780s 143,005 143,005 143,005 1
1790s 137,833 137,833 137,833 1
1800s 132,749 132,749 132,749 1
1810s 127,752 127,752 127,752 1
1820s 144,748 144,748 144,748 1
1830s 163,860 163,860 163,860 1
1840s 185,323 185,323 185,323 1
1850s 209,388 209,388 209,388 1
1860s 236,327 236,327 236,327 1
1870s 266,429 266,429 266,429 1
1880s 300,000 300,000 300,000 1
1890s 369,026 369,026 369,026 1
1900s 422,564 422,564 422,564 1
1910s 460,615 460,615 460,615 1
1920s 508,167 508,167 508,167 1
1930s 534,625 534,625 534,625 1
1940s 539,989 539,989 539,989 1
1950s 929,245 855,300 979,702 10
1960s 817,618 614,999 895,266 10
1970s 532,384 524,564 551,857 10
1980s 524,583 514,948 530,632 10
1990s 535,266 516,882 550,191 10
2000s 578,302 551,403 607,258 10
2010s 692,611 614,714 808,035 10
2020s 835,117 820,618 842,466 10
2030s 787,584 717,441 834,744 10
2040s 544,193 358,784 693,972 10
2050s 306,014 306,014 306,014 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand?
Urban and rural population 2050 in New Zealand was 306,014 in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 979,702 in 1956.
What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
How does New Zealand rank for urban and rural population 2050?
New Zealand ranks 156th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. 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 Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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