Rural population in New Zealand in 2025 — 852,066 people. Ranked 137 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 4.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 852,066 | +2,337 | +0.28% |
| 2024 | 849,729 | +12,004 | +1.43% |
| 2023 | 837,725 | +17,271 | +2.11% |
| 2022 | 820,454 | −1,729 | −0.21% |
| 2021 | 822,183 | +1,159 | +0.14% |
| 2020 | 821,024 | +16,082 | +2% |
| 2019 | 804,942 | +11,132 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 793,810 | +31,822 | +4.18% |
| 2017 | 761,988 | +40,324 | +5.59% |
| 2016 | 721,664 | +37,255 | +5.44% |
| 2015 | 684,409 | +29,863 | +4.56% |
| 2014 | 654,546 | +19,682 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 634,864 | +7,931 | +1.27% |
| 2012 | 626,933 | +5,427 | +0.87% |
| 2011 | 621,506 | +6,378 | +1.04% |
| 2010 | 615,128 | +8,110 | +1.34% |
| 2009 | 607,018 | +7,003 | +1.17% |
| 2008 | 600,015 | +5,692 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 594,323 | +5,788 | +0.98% |
| 2006 | 588,535 | +6,892 | +1.18% |
| 2005 | 581,643 | +5,378 | +0.93% |
| 2004 | 576,265 | +6,737 | +1.18% |
| 2003 | 569,528 | +9,084 | +1.62% |
| 2002 | 560,444 | +7,648 | +1.38% |
| 2001 | 552,796 | +1,375 | +0.25% |
| 2000 | 551,421 | +1,295 | +0.24% |
| 1999 | 550,126 | +787 | +0.14% |
| 1998 | 549,339 | +2,547 | +0.47% |
| 1997 | 546,792 | +4,564 | +0.84% |
| 1996 | 542,228 | +5,646 | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 536,582 | +4,519 | +0.85% |
| 1994 | 532,063 | +3,317 | +0.63% |
| 1993 | 528,746 | +1,840 | +0.35% |
| 1992 | 526,906 | +904 | +0.17% |
| 1991 | 526,002 | +19,342 | +3.82% |
| 1990 | 506,660 | −2,939 | −0.58% |
| 1989 | 509,599 | −6,025 | −1.17% |
| 1988 | 515,624 | −6,536 | −1.25% |
| 1987 | 522,160 | −1,418 | −0.27% |
| 1986 | 523,578 | −3,656 | −0.69% |
| 1985 | 527,234 | +858 | +0.16% |
| 1984 | 526,376 | +2,614 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 523,762 | +5,195 | +1% |
| 1982 | 518,567 | +2,826 | +0.55% |
| 1981 | 515,741 | −845 | −0.16% |
| 1980 | 516,586 | −2,535 | −0.49% |
| 1979 | 519,121 | −5,662 | −1.08% |
| 1978 | 524,783 | −4,016 | −0.76% |
| 1977 | 528,799 | −3,250 | −0.61% |
| 1976 | 532,049 | −762 | −0.14% |
| 1975 | 532,811 | +4,151 | +0.79% |
| 1974 | 528,660 | +3,414 | +0.65% |
| 1973 | 525,246 | +555 | +0.11% |
| 1972 | 524,691 | −2,524 | −0.48% |
| 1971 | 527,215 | −22,397 | −4.08% |
| 1970 | 549,612 | −62,825 | −10.26% |
| 1969 | 612,437 | −85,489 | −12.25% |
| 1968 | 697,926 | −83,864 | −10.73% |
| 1967 | 781,790 | −52,215 | −6.26% |
| 1966 | 834,005 | −21,821 | −2.55% |
| 1965 | 855,826 | −10,996 | −1.27% |
| 1964 | 866,822 | −2,352 | −0.27% |
| 1963 | 869,174 | −3,041 | −0.35% |
| 1962 | 872,215 | −2,010 | −0.23% |
| 1961 | 874,225 | −18,151 | −2.03% |
| 1960 | 892,376 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
3.39M
New Zealand
852,066
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.