China vs New Zealand: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
China
32.7%
in 2025
New Zealand
32.1%
in 2025
China rank
31st
New Zealand rank
32nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- China
- New Zealand
How they compare
China currently reports 32.7% against 32.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
China ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 20.1% | 11.8% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 23.6% | 15.8% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 25.2% | 16.2% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 27.0% | 14.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 29.9% | 10.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 31.5% | 5.8% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 32.1% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, China or New Zealand?
- China, at 32.7% against 32.1% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between China and New Zealand?
- 0.6%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and New Zealand rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- China ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.