NZ Stats

Dunedin city

A city in the Otago region, ranked 6 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
133,300
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.3%
430 people
Average growth
+0.6%
820 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
37.3
Years

Population, 2018–2021

131,200
2018
132,100
2019
132,800
2020
133,300
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 1520,300 · 15.2%
  • 15–3950,400 · 37.8%
  • 40–6439,900 · 29.9%
  • 65 and over22,700 · 17.1%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
260
Net arrivals from within NZ
100
Net arrivals from overseas
70
Net migration total
180

Elsewhere in Otago

Source: Stats NZ subnational population estimates at 30 June 2021. Figures are rounded, so components may not sum exactly. 104 places covered in total.