Gisborne

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Gisborne as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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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
Gisborne	District	47,200	45,500	45,900	47,000	49,500	52,300	52,700
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	26,500
Females	26,200

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	11,300
15-64 years	32,400
65+ years	9,000

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	320
80-89 years	1,660
70-79 years	4,170
60-69 years	5,900
50-59 years	6,060
40-49 years	6,050
30-39 years	7,250
20-29 years	6,090
10-19 years	7,880
0-9 years	7,340

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	4,935
Catholics	2,616
Presbyterians	1,569
Other Christian	6,888
Maori Beliefs	2,421
Muslims	132
Buddhists	183
Hindus	282
No religion	27,456

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	44,460
Oceania	1,725
Europe	1,791
Asia	1,191
Other country	1,242

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	49,164
Māori	8,625
Samoan	246
Mandarin	63
Hindi	117
Other Languages	3,444

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	28,905
Maori	28,029
Pacific	2,841
Asian	1,968
Other group	846

Located in:

Gisborne regional council area