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New Zealand - Urbanization and Housing Density 84

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

84 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

1.35×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#4119601970198019902000201020202025#34#481974 overtook Sweden2012 overtook American Samoa
New ZealandBahrainBermudaCayman IslandsGibraltar

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #34 to #48 (overtook Sweden). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1974
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto
2012
Overtook American Samoa in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202562.3870.2378.0985.94
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