NZ Stats

Manawatū-Whanganui region

A region in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.

Population 2021
256,500
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.8%
2,000 people
Average growth
+1.4%
3,500 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
39.2
Years

Population, 2018–2021

247,500
2018
250,600
2019
254,500
2020
256,500
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 1549,800 · 19.4%
  • 15–3980,700 · 31.5%
  • 40–6477,800 · 30.3%
  • 65 and over48,200 · 18.8%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
940
Net arrivals from within NZ
–
Net arrivals from overseas
–
Net migration total
1,100

Elsewhere in Manawatū-Whanganui

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