Main Islands & Regions
The population of the main islands and regions (Regional Council Areas) of New Zealand according to official population estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1996-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2006-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2013-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2018-06-30 | Population Estimate (Ep) 2022-06-30 | |||
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New Zealand | NZL | 265,700 | 3,732,000 | 3,880,500 | 4,184,600 | 4,442,100 | 4,900,600 | 5,124,100 | → | |||
Northland | NL | Reg | 12,508 | 140,700 | 144,400 | 152,700 | 164,700 | 185,800 | 201,500 | 1250800 | ||
Auckland | AU | Reg | 4,941 | 1,115,800 | 1,218,300 | 1,373,000 | 1,493,200 | 1,654,800 | 1,695,200 | 494100 | ||
Waikato | WA | Reg | 23,901 | 358,800 | 368,400 | 393,200 | 424,600 | 475,600 | 513,800 | 2390100 | ||
Bay of Plenty | BP | Reg | 12,072 | 230,600 | 246,900 | 265,300 | 279,700 | 320,800 | 347,700 | 1207200 | ||
Gisborne | GI | Reg | 8,385 | 47,200 | 45,500 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 49,500 | 52,100 | 838500 | ||
Hawke's Bay | HB | Reg | 14,139 | 146,600 | 147,300 | 152,100 | 158,000 | 172,400 | 182,700 | 1413900 | ||
Taranaki | TA | Reg | 7,254 | 109,000 | 105,700 | 107,300 | 113,600 | 121,200 | 127,300 | 725400 | ||
Manawatū-Wanganui | MW | Reg | 22,221 | 234,500 | 227,500 | 229,400 | 231,200 | 247,500 | 258,200 | 2222100 | ||
Wellington | WE | Reg | 8,049 | 426,900 | 440,200 | 466,300 | 486,700 | 525,900 | 543,500 | 804900 | ||
North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) | NI | Isl | 113,471 | 2,810,100 | 2,944,300 | 3,185,100 | 3,398,700 | 3,753,700 | 3,922,000 | 11347100 | ||
West Coast | WC | Reg | 23,246 | 33,200 | 31,100 | 32,100 | 33,000 | 32,400 | 32,700 | 2324600 | ||
Canterbury | CB | Reg | 44,504 | 480,400 | 496,700 | 540,000 | 562,900 | 622,800 | 655,000 | 4450400 | ||
Otago | OT | Reg | 31,186 | 189,300 | 188,300 | 199,800 | 208,800 | 235,000 | 246,000 | 3118600 | ||
Southland | SL | Reg | 31,196 | 99,000 | 93,300 | 93,200 | 96,000 | 100,500 | 102,400 | 3119600 | ||
Tasman | TS | Reg | 9,616 | 38,800 | 42,400 | 45,800 | 48,800 | 54,000 | 58,700 | 961600 | ||
Nelson | NE | Reg | 422 | 41,200 | 42,900 | 44,300 | 48,700 | 52,700 | 54,500 | 42200 | ||
Marlborough | MB | Reg | 10,458 | 39,200 | 40,700 | 43,600 | 44,700 | 48,700 | 51,900 | 1045800 | ||
South Island (Te Waipounamu) | SI | Isl | 150,629 | 921,100 | 935,400 | 998,800 | 1,042,800 | 1,146,200 | 1,201,300 | 15062900 | ||
Chatham Islands (Rēkohu, Wharekauri) | CI | Terr | 794 | 760 | 750 | 650 | 600 | 690 | 800 | 79400 | ||
Kermadec Islands | Isl | 34 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3400 | |||
Subantarctic Islands | Isl | 765 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76500 | |||
Three Kings Islands | Isl | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 700 | |||
Offshore Islands | OI | Isl | 1,600 | 770 | 750 | 660 | 600 | 690 | 800 | 160000 |
- Population estimates for 2018 and later are based on the results of the 2018 census.
- Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).
Major Urban Areas
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (Ep) 2022-06-30 | |
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1 | Auckland | AU | 1,440,300 |
2 | Christchurch | CB | 377,900 |
3 | Wellington | WE | 212,000 |
4 | Hamilton | WA | 179,900 |
5 | Tauranga | BP | 158,300 |
6 | Lower Hutt | WE | 111,500 |
7 | Dunedin | OT | 102,400 |
8 | Palmerston North | MW | 81,200 |
9 | Napier | HB | 66,800 |
10 | Porirua | WE | 60,200 |
11 | Hibiscus Coast | AU | 60,000 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The population of all urban areas in New Zealand with more than 2,500 inhabitants according to official population estimates.
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 1996-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2006-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2013-06-30 | Population Estimate (E) 2018-06-30 | Population Estimate (Ep) 2022-06-30 | Area | ||
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Alexandra | OT | 4,690 | 4,480 | 4,940 | 4,920 | 5,630 | 6,090 | 976 | → | |
Arrowtown | OT | 1,470 | 1,770 | 2,260 | 2,580 | 2,970 | 2,950 | 236 | → | |
Ashburton | CB | 15,650 | 15,600 | 16,550 | 18,600 | 19,850 | 20,600 | 3793 | → | |
Ashhurst | MW | 2,530 | 2,520 | 2,510 | 2,750 | 3,030 | 3,240 | 421 | → | |
Auckland | AU | 977,000 | 1,063,500 | 1,195,700 | 1,292,900 | 1,420,600 | 1,440,300 | 60728 | → | |
Balclutha | OT | 4,280 | 4,250 | 4,210 | 4,050 | 4,190 | 4,300 | 755 | → | |
Beachlands - Pine Harbour | AU | 2,740 | 2,960 | 3,560 | 4,790 | 6,480 | 7,610 | 882 | → | |
Blenheim | MB | 21,500 | 22,700 | 24,200 | 25,300 | 27,600 | 29,000 | 1720 | → | |
Cambridge | WA | 12,150 | 13,000 | 14,300 | 16,750 | 19,300 | 21,600 | 2668 | → | |
Carterton | WE | 4,280 | 4,230 | 4,250 | 4,860 | 5,500 | 5,930 | 530 | → | |
Christchurch | CB | 315,800 | 324,800 | 350,300 | 345,500 | 372,500 | 377,900 | 29473 | → | |
Clive | HB | 1,710 | 1,710 | 1,920 | 2,180 | 2,310 | 2,470 | 1482 | → | |
Cromwell | OT | 2,760 | 2,840 | 3,860 | 4,500 | 5,840 | 7,010 | 1563 | → | |
Dannevirke | MW | 5,720 | 5,560 | 5,690 | 5,240 | 5,670 | 5,650 | 682 | → | |
Darfield | CB | 1,520 | 1,830 | 2,050 | 2,500 | 2,830 | 3,120 | 1514 | → | |
Dargaville | NL | 4,580 | 4,670 | 4,570 | 4,610 | 4,940 | 5,240 | 1256 | → | |
Dunedin | OT | 98,500 | 96,800 | 98,600 | 98,600 | 104,200 | 102,400 | 9157 | → | |
Featherston | WE | 2,490 | 2,390 | 2,400 | 2,320 | 2,570 | 2,740 | 319 | → | |
Feilding | MW | 14,100 | 13,750 | 14,000 | 15,000 | 16,450 | 17,800 | 2359 | → | |
Foxton | MW | 3,150 | 3,060 | 3,040 | 3,000 | 3,270 | 3,360 | 1156 | → | |
Geraldine | CB | 2,330 | 2,310 | 2,390 | 2,470 | 2,750 | 2,820 | 312 | → | |
Gisborne | GI | 32,600 | 31,700 | 32,300 | 33,600 | 36,000 | 37,700 | 3617 | → | |
Gore | SL | 8,460 | 8,010 | 7,930 | 7,910 | 8,150 | 8,220 | 1376 | → | |
Greymouth | WC | 8,760 | 8,150 | 8,410 | 8,320 | 8,230 | 8,320 | 2783 | → | |
Greytown | WE | 2,030 | 2,110 | 2,150 | 2,300 | 2,530 | 2,760 | 507 | → | |
Hamilton | WA | 113,500 | 121,200 | 134,800 | 150,200 | 168,600 | 179,900 | 11037 | → | |
Hastings | HB | 39,700 | 39,900 | 40,700 | 41,900 | 47,000 | 50,400 | 2443 | → | |
Havelock North | HB | 10,100 | 10,650 | 12,550 | 13,750 | 14,700 | 15,100 | 2253 | → | |
Hāwera | TA | 9,470 | 9,180 | 9,050 | 9,430 | 10,100 | 10,400 | 2518 | → | |
Helensville | AU | 2,140 | 2,300 | 2,620 | 2,760 | 2,910 | 3,230 | 337 | → | |
Hibiscus Coast | AU | 26,800 | 31,700 | 38,100 | 44,800 | 55,600 | 60,000 | 4290 | → | |
Hokitika | WC | 3,420 | 3,170 | 3,150 | 3,060 | 2,960 | 2,860 | 360 | → | |
Huntly | WA | 7,220 | 7,020 | 7,040 | 7,210 | 8,290 | 9,000 | 1711 | → | |
Inglewood | TA | 3,270 | 3,020 | 3,190 | 3,360 | 3,640 | 3,830 | 303 | → | |
Invercargill | SL | 48,100 | 45,300 | 45,600 | 46,800 | 49,100 | 49,800 | 6070 | → | |
Kaiapoi | CB | 8,530 | 9,830 | 10,900 | 9,890 | 12,200 | 13,400 | 1435 | → | |
Kaikohe | NL | 4,200 | 4,160 | 4,190 | 4,280 | 4,660 | 4,900 | 568 | → | |
Kaitāia | NL | 5,460 | 5,350 | 5,390 | 5,290 | 6,120 | 6,340 | 848 | → | |
Katikati | BP | 2,750 | 3,020 | 3,730 | 4,230 | 5,190 | 5,530 | 954 | → | |
Kawerau | BP | 8,120 | 7,290 | 7,150 | 6,650 | 7,460 | 7,760 | 2356 | → | |
Kerikeri | NL | 4,020 | 4,650 | 5,600 | 6,500 | 7,430 | 8,060 | 2540 | → | |
Kihikihi | WA | 2,140 | 2,300 | 2,450 | 2,580 | 2,900 | 3,300 | 1009 | → | |
Kumeū - Huapai | AU | 1,230 | 1,350 | 1,440 | 1,470 | 3,580 | 5,570 | 632 | → | |
Lake Hayes (Lake Hayes Estate) | OT | 230 | 260 | 910 | 2,070 | 5,020 | 6,760 | 1090 | → | |
Leeston | CB | 1,300 | 1,270 | 1,370 | 1,600 | 2,290 | 2,490 | 244 | → | |
Levin | MW | 16,300 | 16,250 | 16,350 | 16,800 | 18,350 | 19,050 | 2243 | → | |
Lincoln | CB | 2,430 | 2,440 | 2,920 | 4,050 | 6,840 | 9,180 | 906 | → | |
Lower Hutt | WE | 97,900 | 98,200 | 100,300 | 100,200 | 107,500 | 111,500 | 7853 | → | |
Lyttelton | CB | 3,070 | 3,040 | 3,090 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 3,150 | 446 | → | |
Mangawhai Heads | NL | 750 | 770 | 950 | 1,330 | 2,100 | 2,710 | 699 | → | |
Maraetai | AU | 1,490 | 1,590 | 1,940 | 2,300 | 2,440 | 2,530 | 688 | → | |
Marton | MW | 5,690 | 5,140 | 5,060 | 4,960 | 5,380 | 5,570 | 1359 | → | |
Masterton | WE | 18,550 | 18,300 | 18,150 | 18,700 | 20,500 | 22,400 | 2154 | → | |
Matamata | WA | 6,000 | 6,270 | 6,430 | 7,360 | 8,010 | 8,700 | 615 | → | |
Morrinsville | WA | 6,060 | 6,360 | 6,770 | 7,300 | 7,970 | 8,520 | 778 | → | |
Mosgiel | OT | 11,050 | 11,200 | 11,900 | 12,500 | 13,900 | 14,500 | 1697 | → | |
Motueka | TS | 6,250 | 6,530 | 6,810 | 7,300 | 8,260 | 8,340 | 1341 | → | |
Napier | HB | 54,900 | 55,200 | 56,800 | 59,600 | 64,200 | 66,800 | 10505 | → | |
Nelson | NE | 39,800 | 41,300 | 42,600 | 46,400 | 49,800 | 50,800 | 5434 | → | |
New Plymouth | TA | 47,500 | 46,500 | 48,100 | 51,800 | 55,800 | 58,500 | 7550 | → | |
Ngāruawāhia | WA | 5,600 | 5,380 | 5,540 | 5,700 | 7,300 | 8,130 | 1198 | → | |
Ngongotahā | BP | 4,220 | 4,230 | 4,190 | 4,450 | 5,030 | 5,180 | 1291 | → | |
Oamaru | OT | 13,000 | 12,350 | 12,250 | 12,600 | 13,450 | 13,900 | 2146 | → | |
Ōhope (Ohope Beach) | BP | 2,760 | 2,820 | 2,930 | 2,980 | 3,280 | 3,290 | 633 | → | |
Ōmokoroa | BP | 1,630 | 1,790 | 1,990 | 2,410 | 3,320 | 3,990 | 383 | → | |
One Tree Point (Marsden Bay) | NL | 970 | 920 | 1,000 | 1,610 | 2,300 | 2,890 | 258 | → | |
Ōpōtiki | BP | 4,660 | 4,560 | 4,540 | 4,230 | 5,020 | 5,350 | 1020 | → | |
Ōtaki | WE | 3,800 | 3,860 | 3,790 | 4,150 | 4,650 | 5,060 | 920 | → | |
Ōtorohanga | WA | 2,770 | 2,780 | 2,730 | 2,770 | 3,150 | 3,310 | 507 | → | |
Oxford | CB | 1,530 | 1,640 | 1,780 | 2,010 | 2,280 | 2,440 | 1182 | → | |
Paeroa | WA | 4,110 | 3,920 | 3,990 | 3,980 | 4,400 | 4,630 | 687 | → | |
Pahiatua | MW | 2,760 | 2,660 | 2,610 | 2,480 | 2,760 | 2,810 | 388 | → | |
Palmerston North | MW | 70,800 | 70,600 | 73,500 | 75,400 | 79,600 | 81,200 | 7698 | → | |
Paraparaumu (Kapiti) | WE | 20,400 | 23,000 | 25,900 | 27,700 | 29,500 | 30,400 | 2861 | → | |
Pegasus | CB | ... | ... | ... | 1,080 | 2,770 | 3,820 | 634 | → | |
Picton | MB | 3,990 | 4,090 | 4,160 | 4,130 | 4,650 | 4,800 | 916 | → | |
Pōkeno | WA | 400 | 450 | 590 | 630 | 2,800 | 5,060 | 1010 | → | |
Porirua | WE | 47,300 | 48,500 | 49,400 | 52,400 | 57,500 | 60,200 | 6098 | → | |
Prebbleton | CB | 970 | 1,050 | 2,080 | 2,910 | 4,680 | 5,260 | 510 | → | |
Pukekohe | AU | 13,050 | 14,900 | 17,900 | 21,500 | 24,900 | 27,000 | 3206 | → | |
Putāruru | WA | 4,380 | 4,040 | 4,000 | 4,110 | 4,450 | 4,610 | 681 | → | |
Queenstown | OT | 7,700 | 8,870 | 10,950 | 11,900 | 15,150 | 15,800 | 2836 | → | |
Raglan | WA | 2,670 | 2,730 | 2,690 | 2,830 | 3,390 | 3,820 | 490 | → | |
Rangiora | CB | 10,100 | 11,200 | 12,500 | 15,700 | 18,400 | 19,700 | 1525 | → | |
Renwick | MB | 1,800 | 1,890 | 2,020 | 2,320 | 2,480 | 2,620 | 232 | → | |
Richmond | TS | 9,550 | 11,450 | 12,700 | 13,850 | 15,700 | 18,450 | 1737 | → | |
Riverhead | AU | 1,060 | 1,220 | 1,350 | 1,440 | 2,920 | 3,720 | 405 | → | |
Rolleston | CB | 1,550 | 2,820 | 5,210 | 10,050 | 18,400 | 28,000 | 2208 | → | |
Rotorua | BP | 50,300 | 50,300 | 51,300 | 51,300 | 56,500 | 57,900 | 4803 | → | |
Ruakākā | NL | 1,730 | 1,720 | 1,980 | 2,190 | 2,660 | 2,880 | 1559 | → | |
Snells Beach | AU | 2,360 | 2,700 | 2,810 | 3,050 | 3,540 | 3,900 | 383 | → | |
Stratford | TA | 5,780 | 5,360 | 5,480 | 5,600 | 5,920 | 6,130 | 854 | → | |
Taumarunui | MW | 5,970 | 5,270 | 5,160 | 4,660 | 4,850 | 4,840 | 1366 | → | |
Taupō | WA | 19,000 | 20,400 | 21,300 | 22,300 | 24,500 | 26,100 | 4295 | → | |
Tauranga | BP | 80,000 | 93,800 | 107,300 | 120,200 | 142,500 | 158,300 | 14191 | → | |
Te Ānau | SL | 1,870 | 1,960 | 1,990 | 2,040 | 2,630 | 2,970 | 558 | → | |
Te Aroha | WA | 3,940 | 3,810 | 3,890 | 4,160 | 4,650 | 4,670 | 1097 | → | |
Te Awamutu | WA | 9,900 | 9,770 | 10,450 | 11,100 | 12,550 | 13,550 | 1248 | → | |
Te Kauwhata | WA | 1,060 | 1,140 | 1,260 | 1,560 | 2,170 | 2,760 | 811 | → | |
Te Kūiti | WA | 4,790 | 4,580 | 4,620 | 4,470 | 4,750 | 4,670 | 841 | → | |
Temuka | CB | 4,240 | 4,250 | 4,330 | 4,400 | 4,600 | 4,660 | 835 | → | |
Te Puke | BP | 6,560 | 6,860 | 7,210 | 7,690 | 9,180 | 10,250 | 1339 | → | |
Thames | WA | 7,050 | 7,000 | 7,120 | 7,250 | 7,470 | 7,680 | 1555 | → | |
Timaru | CB | 27,000 | 26,600 | 26,700 | 27,200 | 28,300 | 28,600 | 3398 | → | |
Tokoroa | WA | 15,700 | 14,600 | 13,550 | 13,000 | 14,050 | 14,500 | 1565 | → | |
Tuakau | WA | 2,900 | 3,060 | 3,730 | 4,490 | 5,210 | 5,890 | 536 | → | |
Tūrangi | WA | 3,890 | 3,580 | 3,370 | 3,140 | 3,580 | 3,810 | 753 | → | |
Upper Hutt | WE | 36,000 | 35,700 | 37,400 | 38,800 | 42,600 | 44,800 | 5116 | → | |
Waiheke West | AU | 5,920 | 6,670 | 7,220 | 7,620 | 8,230 | 8,250 | 2458 | → | |
Waihī | WA | 4,960 | 4,760 | 4,730 | 4,870 | 5,580 | 5,820 | 940 | → | |
Waihī Beach - Bowentown | BP | 2,330 | 2,330 | 2,110 | 2,240 | 2,570 | 2,760 | 631 | → | |
Waikanae | WE | 8,840 | 9,830 | 10,800 | 11,400 | 13,000 | 13,700 | 2961 | → | |
Waimate | CB | 3,530 | 3,290 | 3,370 | 3,390 | 3,580 | 3,600 | 801 | → | |
Waipukurau | HB | 4,290 | 4,210 | 4,260 | 4,050 | 4,530 | 4,730 | 804 | → | |
Wairoa | HB | 5,230 | 4,640 | 4,440 | 4,320 | 4,730 | 4,960 | 757 | → | |
Waitara | TA | 6,690 | 6,450 | 6,520 | 6,730 | 7,150 | 7,310 | 566 | → | |
Waiuku | AU | 6,000 | 6,690 | 7,680 | 8,670 | 9,510 | 9,720 | 771 | → | |
Wakefield | TS | 1,470 | 1,620 | 2,050 | 2,390 | 2,510 | 2,680 | 992 | → | |
Wānaka | OT | 2,600 | 3,450 | 5,280 | 6,820 | 10,250 | 12,150 | 2861 | → | |
Warkworth | AU | 2,680 | 3,070 | 3,570 | 4,460 | 5,820 | 6,610 | 1558 | → | |
Wellington | WE | 162,700 | 170,400 | 186,900 | 196,600 | 210,200 | 212,000 | 11236 | → | |
West Melton | CB | 230 | 300 | 330 | 820 | 2,210 | 2,640 | 532 | → | |
Westport | WC | 4,980 | 4,530 | 4,620 | 4,850 | 4,520 | 4,290 | 1153 | → | |
Whakatāne | BP | 14,500 | 14,850 | 15,200 | 15,000 | 16,400 | 16,700 | 2479 | → | |
Whangamatā | WA | 3,860 | 4,070 | 3,650 | 3,680 | 4,180 | 4,540 | 846 | → | |
Whanganui (Wanganui) | MW | 40,900 | 39,200 | 38,700 | 37,800 | 41,000 | 42,600 | 4035 | → | |
Whangārei | NL | 43,100 | 43,300 | 45,600 | 47,800 | 52,700 | 54,900 | 5706 | → | |
Whitianga | WA | 3,100 | 3,190 | 3,920 | 4,600 | 5,630 | 6,420 | 1734 | → | |
Winton | SL | 2,240 | 2,150 | 2,140 | 2,270 | 2,400 | 2,450 | 308 | → | |
Woodend | CB | 1,640 | 2,360 | 2,740 | 2,850 | 2,860 | 3,210 | 349 | → |
- Urban areas in 2022 boundaries. Population estimates for 2018 and later are based on the results of the 2018 census.
- Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau (web).