NZ Stats

Hamilton city

A city in the Waikato region, ranked 4 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
178,500
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.9%
1,600 people
Average growth
+2.4%
4,100 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
32.7
Years

Population, 2018–2021

168,600
2018
172,500
2019
176,900
2020
178,500
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 1537,100 · 20.8%
  • 15–3971,700 · 40.2%
  • 40–6448,200 · 27.0%
  • 65 and over21,600 · 12.1%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
1,700
Net arrivals from within NZ
-40
Net arrivals from overseas
-70
Net migration total
-110

Elsewhere in Waikato

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