Living in cities in New Zealand

Nearby in the ranking

45. Switzerland 85.7%
46. Peru 85.6%
47. Saudi Arabia 84.6%
48. New Zealand 84.0%
49. Norway 83.6%
50. United Kingdom 83.3%
51. Canada 82.9%

More about New Zealand

• Population
• Population growth
• Births per woman
• Typical age
• Human Development Index
• Women’s vs men’s development
• All figures for New Zealand

About the data

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Unit

% of population

Years

1960–2025

Data as of

2026-09-28

Source

World Bank

License

CC BY 4.0

Credit

World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0