New Zealand vs Rwanda: Urban population

New Zealand
4.47 million
in 2025
Rwanda
4.50 million
in 2025
New Zealand rank
105th
Rwanda rank
104th

Urban population over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.50 million against 4.47 million in New Zealand, a difference of 31,250.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Globally, New Zealand ranks 105th and Rwanda ranks 104th 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.