New Zealand: Administrative Division

flag Contents: New Zealand

Country

5,200,000 Population [2023] – estimate

5,324,700 Population [2025] – estimate

265,624km² Area

20.05/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Districts and Cities

The resident population of the District and City Council Areas of New Zealand according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, religion, place of birth, languages spoken (*), ethnic group (*)).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2013-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Estimate 2023-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Ashburton	District	25,700	26,000	28,000	32,300	34,600	36,100	37,400	→
Auckland	Council	1,115,800	1,218,300	1,373,000	1,493,200	1,654,800	1,755,200	1,816,000	→
Buller	District	10,750	9,860	9,940	10,650	9,850	10,550	10,650	→
Carterton	District	6,940	7,000	7,260	8,490	9,510	10,250	10,300	→
Central Hawke's Bay	District	13,350	13,200	13,250	13,250	14,650	15,750	15,950	→
Central Otago	District	15,250	14,750	17,050	18,500	22,200	25,100	25,800	→
Chatham Islands	Territory	760	750	650	600	690	600	620	→
Christchurch	City	325,700	335,300	361,800	356,700	383,800	407,700	419,200	→
Clutha	District	18,400	17,550	17,200	17,250	18,050	18,550	18,800	→
Dunedin	City	120,800	119,300	122,300	123,500	131,200	131,300	132,800	→
Far North	District	54,500	56,400	57,500	60,600	67,900	72,900	73,700	→
Gisborne	District	47,200	45,500	45,900	47,000	49,500	52,300	52,700	→
Gore	District	13,500	12,750	12,400	12,400	12,800	12,900	12,950	→
Grey	District	14,000	13,200	13,550	13,700	13,750	14,250	14,600	→
Hamilton	City	113,500	121,200	134,800	150,200	168,600	184,100	192,100	→
Hastings	District	68,100	69,600	73,200	76,700	84,700	88,000	88,300	→
Hauraki	District	18,550	18,000	18,300	18,600	20,700	21,800	22,100	→
Horowhenua	District	30,800	30,600	30,600	31,200	34,500	37,600	38,400	→
Hurunui	District	9,620	10,150	10,750	12,000	12,950	13,950	14,350	→
Hutt (Lower Hutt)	City	98,800	99,100	101,300	101,200	108,600	111,500	114,200	→
Invercargill	City	54,200	51,100	51,600	53,200	55,900	57,100	58,000	→
Kaikoura	District	3,590	3,580	3,730	3,640	4,060	4,260	4,340	→
Kaipara	District	17,800	17,950	18,550	20,500	23,700	26,300	26,800	→
Kapiti Coast	District	39,400	43,600	47,500	50,700	55,200	57,500	58,000	→
Kawerau	District	8,120	7,290	7,150	6,660	7,460	7,640	7,680	→
Mackenzie	District	4,170	3,790	3,900	4,300	5,100	5,300	5,520	→
Manawatu	District	26,800	26,300	26,800	28,500	31,100	33,200	34,000	→
Marlborough	District	39,200	40,700	43,600	44,700	48,700	50,800	50,800	→
Masterton	District	23,300	23,200	23,200	24,100	26,400	28,300	28,900	→
Matamata-Piako	District	30,300	30,300	31,200	32,900	35,300	38,300	39,200	→
Napier	City	54,900	55,200	56,800	59,600	64,200	66,200	66,400	→
Nelson	City	41,200	42,900	44,300	48,700	52,700	54,300	54,300	→
New Plymouth	District	69,700	68,400	71,100	77,100	83,300	89,600	90,100	→
Ōpōtiki	District	9,620	9,490	9,200	8,780	9,670	10,200	10,300	→
Ōtorohanga	District	9,960	9,590	9,310	9,590	10,500	10,550	10,700	→
Palmerston North	City	77,100	77,100	80,800	83,500	88,300	89,800	90,500	→
Porirua	City	48,200	49,500	50,600	53,700	58,900	61,300	61,500	→
Queenstown-Lakes	District	14,800	17,850	24,100	29,700	42,500	51,500	53,800	→
Rangitikei	District	16,750	15,500	15,150	14,550	15,450	15,950	16,000	→
Rotorua	District	66,600	66,900	68,100	68,400	74,800	76,600	78,000	→
Ruapehu	District	17,300	15,000	14,050	12,450	12,750	13,450	13,450	→
Selwyn	District	25,500	28,300	34,900	46,700	63,300	82,000	87,600	→
Southland	District	31,200	29,400	29,200	30,300	31,900	32,800	33,900	→
South Taranaki	District	29,800	28,400	27,200	27,500	28,300	29,700	29,800	→
South Waikato	District	25,800	24,200	23,200	23,200	24,800	25,700	26,000	→
South Wairarapa	District	9,150	8,940	9,120	9,800	10,900	12,100	12,200	→
Stratford	District	9,750	9,110	9,120	9,210	9,710	10,300	10,500	→
Tararua	District	19,500	18,350	18,050	17,450	18,450	18,950	18,950	→
Tasman	District	38,800	42,400	45,800	48,800	54,000	59,100	59,900	→
Taupo	District	31,600	32,500	33,400	34,800	38,600	41,500	42,700	→
Tauranga	City	80,100	93,800	107,300	120,200	142,500	158,900	161,000	→
Thames-Coromandel	District	25,400	25,800	26,700	27,300	30,700	32,300	32,200	→
Timaru	District	43,500	42,800	43,800	45,400	47,600	49,100	49,500	→
Upper Hutt	City	37,700	37,700	39,700	41,300	45,400	47,100	47,400	→
Waikato	District	52,000	53,700	59,500	66,500	78,200	88,700	91,100	→
Waimakariri	District	33,000	37,900	44,100	52,300	61,300	68,000	69,800	→
Waimate	District	7,780	7,220	7,380	7,810	8,120	8,270	8,450	→
Waipa	District	38,400	40,000	43,700	48,700	55,000	60,500	62,200	→
Wairoa	District	10,200	9,260	8,720	8,300	8,720	8,890	8,940	→
Waitaki	District	22,000	20,500	20,700	21,400	22,900	24,000	24,600	→
Waitomo	District	10,000	9,780	9,680	9,340	9,630	9,790	9,950	→
Wanganui	District	46,000	44,400	43,800	43,500	46,800	48,600	49,200	→
Wellington	City	163,400	171,100	187,700	197,500	211,200	209,800	210,800	→
Western Bay of Plenty	District	35,400	38,700	42,600	45,100	53,000	58,800	60,100	→
Westland	District	8,450	7,990	8,620	8,570	8,830	9,110	9,430	→
Whakatane	District	34,200	34,000	34,400	34,200	37,100	38,100	38,400	→
Whangarei	District	68,400	70,000	76,500	83,700	94,100	99,200	100,600	→
New Zealand (Aotearoa)	Country	3,732,000	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,442,100	4,900,600	5,200,000	5,324,700

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau.

Explanation: Population estimates for 2023 and later are based on the results of the 2023 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	2,646,200
Females	2,678,500

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	971,300
15-64 years	3,453,300
65+ years	900,100

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	34,400
80-89 years	182,340
70-79 years	410,870
60-69 years	582,400
50-59 years	639,900
40-49 years	674,240
30-39 years	803,110
20-29 years	671,840
10-19 years	702,590
0-9 years	623,020

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	245,301
Catholics	449,466
Presbyterians	202,083
Other Christian	723,267
Maori Beliefs	66,018
Muslims	75,138
Buddhists	57,132
Hindus	144,753
No religion	2,576,049

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	3,525,744
Oceania	274,707
Europe	353,547
Asia	575,718
Other country	223,017

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	4,750,056
Māori	213,849
Samoan	110,541
Mandarin	107,412
Hindi	77,985
Other Languages	864,570

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	3,383,742
Maori	887,493
Pacific	442,632
Asian	861,576
Other group	148,950