Medium urban area
Taupō
The 27th largest urban area or settlement in New Zealand, with an estimated 27,000 residents at 30 June 2025.
Population 2025
27,000
Estimated residents
Change on 2024
+1.1%
26,700 a year earlier
Since 2018
+10.2%
24,500 in 2018
Median age
42
Years, 2025
Population, 1996 to 2025
1996 · 19,000+42.1% over 29 years2025 · 27,000
Who lives here
- 0–14 years4,80017.8%
- 15–39 years8,00029.6%
- 40–64 years8,20030.4%
- 65 and over6,00022.2%