Wanganui

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Wanganui 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
Wanganui	District	46,000	44,400	43,800	43,500	46,800	48,600	49,200
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	24,100
Females	25,000

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	9,100
15-64 years	28,900
65+ years	11,200

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	420
80-89 years	2,340
70-79 years	5,260
60-69 years	6,580
50-59 years	6,070
40-49 years	5,260
30-39 years	5,980
20-29 years	4,910
10-19 years	6,510
0-9 years	5,820

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	2,886
Catholics	4,788
Presbyterians	2,085
Other Christian	5,580
Maori Beliefs	1,521
Muslims	135
Buddhists	237
Hindus	384
No religion	25,440

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	40,749
Oceania	1,479
Europe	2,439
Asia	1,461
Other country	990

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	46,278
Māori	3,738
Samoan	330
Mandarin	153
Hindi	216
Other Languages	3,531

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	37,284
Maori	13,566
Pacific	1,965
Asian	2,415
Other group	942

Located in:

Manawatū-Wanganui regional council area