Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 0.677% to 13.2% in New Zealand in 2021

Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.677% to 13.2% in New Zealand in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, rural population as a share of total population in New Zealand reached an all time high of 24.0% in 1960 and an all time low of 13.2% in 2021. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Australia amounted to 13.6%, 42.7% in Indonesia, 22.3% in Malaysia and 52.3% in Philippines in 2021.

New Zealand has been ranked 149th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.