Rural population rose 0.954% to 0.689 mil in New Zealand in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in New Zealand reached an all time high of 0.689 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 0.508 mil in 1990. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, rural population in Australia amounted to 3.60 mil, 116 mil in Indonesia, 7.40 mil in Malaysia and 59.5 mil in Philippines in 2024.
New Zealand has been ranked 140th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | mil | 3.49 | 3.52 | 3.53 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 573 | 559 | 544 | 529 | 515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 121 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 7.89 | 7.82 | 7.74 | 7.65 | 7.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 0.660 | 0.666 | 0.677 | 0.675 | 0.671 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 8.16 | 8.34 | 8.51 | 8.67 | 8.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 58.1 | 58.6 | 58.9 | 59.2 | 59.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 35.7 | 35.3 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 33.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 61.7 | 61.6 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 61.0 |
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