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Change in population by region in New Zealand based on the 2006–2013 censuses. The 2018 census enumerated a resident population of 4,699,755 – a 10.8 percent increase over the population recorded in the 2013 census. [4] As of March 2025, the total population has risen to an 5,469,680 (estimated by extrapolation). [22]
Social upheaval and epidemics of introduced disease took a devastating toll on the Māori population, which fell dramatically, but began to recover by the beginning of the 20th century. The March 2023 New Zealand census gives the number of people of Māori descent as 978,246 (19.6% of the total population), an increase of 12.5% since 2018. [15 ...
Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 5.25 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pasifika. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening of culture arising from increased immigration to the country.
The region is bounded by Auckland on the north, Bay of Plenty on the east, Hawke's Bay on the south-east, and Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki on the south. Waikato Region is the fourth largest region in the country in area and population: [8] It has a land area of 23,901.09 km 2 (9,228.26 sq mi) and a population of 536,200 (June 2024). [4]
Twenty regions were designated, excluding the Auckland and Wellington areas. For most of the country this was the first time there had been a regional level of government since the abolition of provinces in 1876. Councillors were not elected directly – they were appointed from the various territorial local authorities (TLAs) within the region.
The region has smaller populations of Pasifika and Asians than other regions. [20] Population density map of the Bay of Plenty at the 2023 Census. Red = High, Green = Low. The Bay of Plenty is the fifth-most populous region in New Zealand, accounting for 6.7% of the national population. [1]
Otago Region covers 31,186.16 km 2 (12,041.04 sq mi). [20] The population is 257,200 as of June 2024, [1] [1] which is approximately 4.8 percent of New Zealand's total population of 5.3 million. The population density is 8.2 people per km 2. About 41.5 percent of the population resides in the Dunedin urban area—the region's main city and the ...
2 Map of iwi. 3 See also. 4 References. ... Regions of rohe (tribal area) Waka (canoe) 2001 population [3] 2006 population [4] 2013 population [5] 2018 population [6]