New Zealand vs Norway: Urban population

New Zealand
4.47 million
in 2025
Norway
4.69 million
in 2025
New Zealand rank
105th
Norway rank
103rd

Urban population over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.69 million against 4.47 million in New Zealand, a difference of 216,410.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Globally, New Zealand ranks 105th and Norway ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.