What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.0%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

New Zealand vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents

New Zealand

21.4%

in 2020

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

21.4%

in 2020

New Zealand rank

65th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

64th

Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

New Zealand
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 21.4% against 21.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 65th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 64th of 180 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.0%	7.6%	7.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s	0.0%	17.0%	17.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	0.0%	18.2%	18.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	0.0%	20.0%	20.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	0.0%	22.9%	22.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	0.0%	25.1%	25.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	0.0%	22.4%	22.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	21.4%	21.4%	0.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents, New Zealand or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 21.4% against 21.4% in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.0%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?: New Zealand ranks 65th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 64th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 2,505 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.