New Zealand vs Peru: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
New Zealand
32.1%
in 2025
Peru
33.3%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
32nd
Peru rank
30th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 33.3% against 32.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 23.9% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 26.0% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 28.7% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 31.9% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 33.0% | 0.9% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, New Zealand or Peru?
- Peru, at 33.3% against 32.1% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between New Zealand and Peru?
- 1.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 30th 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.