Population density rose 0.695% to 16.8 km per capita in New Zealand in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in New Zealand reached an all time high of 16.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 9.19 km per capita in 1961. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, population density in Australia amounted to 2.96 km per capita, 136 km per capita in Indonesia, 89.0 km per capita in Malaysia and 324 km per capita in Philippines in 2015.
New Zealand has been ranked 148th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | km per capita | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | km per capita | 80.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 | 84.2 | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | km per capita | 131 | 133 | 135 | 136 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | km per capita | 84.6 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 89.0 | 90.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | km per capita | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | km per capita | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | km per capita | 308 | 313 | 319 | 324 | 330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | km per capita | 7,125 | 7,252 | 7,405 | 7,589 | 7,713 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | km per capita | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | km per capita | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | km per capita | 277 | 280 | 283 | 286 | 289 |
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