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In May 2020, Statistics New Zealand reported that New Zealand's population had climbed above 5 million people in March 2020; [24] in September 2020, this was revised six months earlier to September 2019 when population estimates were rebased to the 2018 census.
The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. [ 26 ] On 30 June 2023, the field collection phase of the 2023 census ended with an estimated 89–91% of the New Zealand population having participated.
The department conducts the New Zealand census every five years. The census is officially done on one day. The most recent released census was in 2018 [6] (the first data from the 2023 census is due for release on 29 May 2024). [7]
The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. [2] The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. [1] Results from the 2018 census were released to the public on 23 September 2019, from the Statistics ...
The 2023 New Zealand census enumerated a resident population of 4,993,923, an increase of 6.3% over the 2018 census figure. [4] As of January 2025, the total population has risen to an estimated 5,231,143. [308] New Zealand's population increased at a rate of 1.9% per year in the seven years ended June 2020.
On 27 May 2011 Statistics New Zealand announced that a census would take place in March 2013. [10] The legislation required to change the census date was introduced to Parliament in August 2011. [11] The 2013 census was held on Tuesday 5 March 2013 and the 2018 census was held on Tuesday 6 March 2018. [12]
The table above shows the broad ethnic composition of the New Zealand population at the 1961 census compared to that from the most recent data of the 2013 census. People of European descent constituted the majority of the 4.2 million people living in New Zealand, with 2,969,391 or 74.0% of the population in the 2013 New Zealand census. [25]
The 1945 New Zealand census was held on 25 September. Total population figures for cities, boroughs and counties are included in the 1946 Year Book. [ 1 ] It was published in ten volumes, giving information such as population movement, density, housing, jobs, distance from public transport, country of birth, race and religion.