NZ Stats

Palmerston North city

A city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, ranked 9 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
90,500
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+0.2%
170 people
Average growth
+1.2%
1,000 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
34.5
Years

Population, 2018–2021

88,300
2018
89,300
2019
90,400
2020
90,500
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 1517,400 · 19.2%
  • 15–3934,100 · 37.7%
  • 40–6425,700 · 28.3%
  • 65 and over13,400 · 14.7%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
500
Net arrivals from within NZ
-330
Net arrivals from overseas
0
Net migration total
-330

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.