Large urban area
Palmerston North
The 8th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 81,200 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
81,200
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
0.0%
81,200 a year earlier
Since 2018
+1.9%
79,700 in 2018
Median age
35.6
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 70,800+14.7% over 29 years2025 · 81,200
Who lives here
- 0–14 years15,40019%
- 15–39 years30,30037.3%
- 40–64 years22,50027.7%
- 65 and over12,90015.9%