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New Zealand
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#44out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

38.836.133.430.828.1196019932025New Zealand · 2025: 38New Zealand

Analytical takeaways

  • New Zealand records 38 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #44 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) increased from 30 in 1960 to 38 in 2025, a gain of 9.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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