NZ Stats

Napier city

A city in the Hawke's Bay region, ranked 16 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
66,700
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.7%
470 people
Average growth
+1.5%
980 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
41.7
Years

Population, 2018–2021

64,200
2018
65,100
2019
66,200
2020
66,700
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 1512,500 · 18.8%
  • 15–3919,500 · 29.2%
  • 40–6421,000 · 31.6%
  • 65 and over13,600 · 20.4%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
170
Net arrivals from within NZ
180
Net arrivals from overseas
130
Net migration total
310

Elsewhere in Hawke's Bay

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