Chad vs New Zealand: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Chad
1.72 million
in 2025
New Zealand
1.71 million
in 2025
Chad rank
97th
New Zealand rank
98th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Chad
- New Zealand
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.72 million against 1.71 million in New Zealand, a difference of 11,650.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Chad ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 121 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,716 | 522,811 | 416,095 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 227,794 | 711,545 | 483,750 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 387,677 | 811,126 | 423,449 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 567,668 | 984,590 | 416,922 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 816,201 | 1.22 million | 406,055 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 1.45 million | 281,485 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.66 million | 94,022 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Chad or New Zealand?
- Chad, at 1.72 million against 1.71 million in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chad and New Zealand?
- 11,650, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chad and New Zealand rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chad ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.