Manawatu

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Manawatu 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
Manawatu	District	26,800	26,300	26,800	28,500	31,100	33,200	34,000
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	16,900
Females	17,100

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	6,500
15-64 years	20,600
65+ years	6,900

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	260
80-89 years	1,380
70-79 years	3,200
60-69 years	4,330
50-59 years	4,290
40-49 years	3,900
30-39 years	4,530
20-29 years	3,210
10-19 years	4,800
0-9 years	4,090

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	2,394
Catholics	1,956
Presbyterians	1,332
Other Christian	4,143
Maori Beliefs	318
Muslims	105
Buddhists	105
Hindus	177
No religion	18,819

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	28,494
Oceania	717
Europe	1,734
Asia	684
Other country	642

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	31,596
Māori	1,293
Samoan	126
Mandarin	60
Hindi	84
Other Languages	1,989

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	28,521
Maori	5,946
Pacific	897
Asian	1,089
Other group	648

Located in:

Manawatū-Wanganui regional council area