Mongolia vs New Zealand: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Mongolia
1.72 million
in 2025
New Zealand
1.71 million
in 2025
Mongolia rank
96th
New Zealand rank
98th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.72 million against 1.71 million in New Zealand, a difference of 13,760.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Mongolia ranks 96th 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 Mongolia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 239,884 522,811 282,927 New Zealand
1970s 351,520 711,545 360,024 New Zealand
1980s 486,470 811,126 324,656 New Zealand
1990s 653,530 984,590 331,060 New Zealand
2000s 920,663 1.22 million 301,593 New Zealand
2010s 1.34 million 1.45 million 108,480 New Zealand
2020s 1.66 million 1.66 million 4,207 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, Mongolia or New Zealand?
Mongolia, 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 Mongolia and New Zealand?
13,760, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and New Zealand rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Mongolia ranks 96th 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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.