Southland

District in New Zealand

Contents: Population

The population development in Southland 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
Southland	District	31,200	29,400	29,200	30,300	31,900	32,800	33,900
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	17,600
Females	16,300

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	6,600
15-64 years	21,300
65+ years	6,000

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	130
80-89 years	1,020
70-79 years	2,810
60-69 years	4,390
50-59 years	4,210
40-49 years	4,350
30-39 years	4,910
20-29 years	3,220
10-19 years	4,720
0-9 years	4,140

Religion (C 2023)
Anglicans	978
Catholics	2,994
Presbyterians	3,519
Other Christian	2,646
Maori Beliefs	93
Muslims	33
Buddhists	249
Hindus	171
No religion	18,042

Place of Birth (C 2023)
New Zealand	26,721
Oceania	702
Europe	1,545
Asia	1,971
Other country	645

Languages Spoken (*) (C 2023)
English	31,017
Māori	648
Samoan	54
Mandarin	69
Hindi	48
Other Languages	2,685

Ethnic Group (*) (C 2023)
European	27,465
Maori	4,137
Pacific	453
Asian	2,409
Other group	840

Located in:

Southland regional council area