Large urban area
New Plymouth
The 11th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 60,200 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
60,200
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
-0.2%
60,300 a year earlier
Since 2018
+7.3%
56,100 in 2018
Median age
41
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 47,700+26.2% over 29 years2025 · 60,200
Who lives here
- 0–14 years11,00018.3%
- 15–39 years18,30030.4%
- 40–64 years18,20030.2%
- 65 and over12,70021.1%