Which has higher population in largest city, Honduras or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 1.71 million against 1.65 million in Honduras as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Honduras and New Zealand?

60,850, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and New Zealand?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs New Zealand: Population in largest city

Honduras

1.65 million

in 2025

New Zealand

1.71 million

in 2025

Honduras rank

100th

New Zealand rank

97th

Population in largest city over time

Honduras
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.71 million against 1.65 million in Honduras, a difference of 60,850.

Across all 66 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 100th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 153 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	166,736	522,811	356,076	New Zealand
1970s	286,019	711,545	425,526	New Zealand
1980s	462,758	811,126	348,368	New Zealand
1990s	649,011	984,590	335,579	New Zealand
2000s	872,409	1.22 million	349,847	New Zealand
2010s	1.22 million	1.45 million	235,827	New Zealand
2020s	1.55 million	1.66 million	113,752	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Honduras or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1.71 million against 1.65 million in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Honduras and New Zealand?: 60,850, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and New Zealand?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Honduras and New Zealand rank globally for population in largest city?: Honduras ranks 100th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.