Source: Statistics New Zealand
North Island population passes 4 million while South Island population grows faster – 16 April 2025
The population living in the North Island now exceeds 4 million, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today.
The North Island’s population has grown by an average of 1.3 percent a year since 2018, reaching 4.04 million at 30 June 2024. The South Island’s population has grown at a slightly faster rate of 1.4 percent a year, reaching 1.24 million at 30 June 2024.
“It took just over two decades for the North Island’s population to increase from 3 million in late 2002 to 4 million in late 2023,” population estimates and projections spokesperson Victoria Treliving said.
“Over the same time, the South Island population increased by almost 300,000 people.”
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