Major urban area
Auckland
The largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 1,547,200 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
1,547,200
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+1.1%
1,530,800 a year earlier
Since 2018
+8.9%
1,420,300 in 2018
Median age
35.5
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 976,800+58.4% over 29 years2025 · 1,547,200
Who lives here
- 0–14 years290,60018.8%
- 15–39 years602,10038.9%
- 40–64 years462,20029.9%
- 65 and over192,40012.4%