Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 1.46% to 1.63 mil in New Zealand in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in New Zealand reached an all time high of 1.63 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.440 mil in 1960. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million in Australia amounted to 15.9 mil, 38.0 mil in Indonesia, 8.21 mil in Malaysia and 16.0 mil in Philippines in 2021.
New Zealand has been ranked 95th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 1.78 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 358 | 368 | 378 | 388 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 36.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 6.85 | 7.08 | 7.32 | 7.56 | 7.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | mil | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 5.54 | 5.62 | 5.71 | 5.79 | 5.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 14.2 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
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