Large urban area
Rotorua
The 13th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 58,500 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
58,500
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+0.7%
58,100 a year earlier
Since 2018
+3.5%
56,500 in 2018
Median age
35.7
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 50,300+16.3% over 29 years2025 · 58,500
Who lives here
- 0–14 years12,60021.5%
- 15–39 years20,40034.9%
- 40–64 years16,70028.5%
- 65 and over8,90015.2%