New Caledonia vs New Zealand: Rural population, annual growth rate
New Caledonia
0.2271 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
0.275 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
99th
New Zealand rank
97th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.275 % change on previous year against 0.2271 % change on previous year in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0479 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2752 % change on previous year | -3.99 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.59 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 0.9831 % change on previous year | -0.1825 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.7742 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.1326 % change on previous year | 0.9899 % change on previous year | 0.8573 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8336 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1528 % change on previous year | 0.957 % change on previous year | 0.8042 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, New Caledonia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.275 % change on previous year against 0.2271 % change on previous year in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between New Caledonia and New Zealand?
- 0.0479 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Caledonia and New Zealand rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- New Caledonia ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.