Kapiti Coast

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Kapiti Coast 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
Kapiti Coast	District	39,400	43,600	47,500	50,700	55,200	57,500	58,000
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	27,700
Females	30,300

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	9,000
15-64 years	33,200
65+ years	15,800

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	820
80-89 years	3,980
70-79 years	7,080
60-69 years	8,270
50-59 years	7,950
40-49 years	6,400
30-39 years	6,200
20-29 years	4,940
10-19 years	6,840
0-9 years	5,510

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	4,365
Catholics	4,980
Presbyterians	1,866
Other Christian	6,360
Maori Beliefs	345
Muslims	147
Buddhists	318
Hindus	441
No religion	32,124

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	42,420
Oceania	1,491
Europe	7,173
Asia	2,241
Other country	2,238

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	54,588
Māori	2,604
Samoan	258
Mandarin	267
Hindi	234
Other Languages	6,468

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	48,438
Maori	8,826
Pacific	2,097
Asian	3,468
Other group	1,296

Located in:

Wellington regional council area