New Plymouth

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in New Plymouth as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2013-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Estimate 2023-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
New Plymouth	District	69,700	68,400	71,100	77,100	83,300	89,600	90,100
New Zealand (Aotearoa)	Country	3,732,000	3,880,500	4,184,600	4,442,100	4,900,600	5,200,000	5,324,700

Source: Statistics New Zealand / Te Tari Tatau.

Explanation: Population estimates for 2023 and later are based on the results of the 2023 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	44,400
Females	45,700

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	17,100
15-64 years	54,700
65+ years	18,400

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	810
80-89 years	3,710
70-79 years	8,440
60-69 years	11,000
50-59 years	11,100
40-49 years	11,190
30-39 years	11,890
20-29 years	8,920
10-19 years	12,220
0-9 years	10,850

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	5,196
Catholics	8,982
Presbyterians	3,138
Other Christian	9,696
Maori Beliefs	564
Muslims	507
Buddhists	381
Hindus	930
No religion	49,008

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	71,661
Oceania	2,427
Europe	5,517
Asia	3,843
Other country	3,006

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	84,651
Māori	3,507
Samoan	297
Mandarin	258
Hindi	456
Other Languages	7,485

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	73,092
Maori	17,358
Pacific	2,199
Asian	5,727
Other group	1,989

Located in:

Taranaki regional council area