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The Auckland Region is New Zealand's most populous territorial authority and Auckland its most populous city. In the 2018 census, 1,571,718 persons declared themselves as residents of the region – an increase of 156,178 people or 11.0% since the 2013 census.
Auckland Demographics. Auckland is very multi-cultural. Most residents are of European descent, mainly British and Irish, but there are large communities of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Maori as well. Auckland is home to the largest Polynesian population of any city on earth.
About 64.8 percent of the population live in the 20 main urban areas (population of 30,000 or more) and 43.8 percent live in the four largest cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton.
Find 2018 Census data about Auckland Region (find map boundary). Topics include population, ethnicity, religion, health, employment, income, education, and housing. Find our population count by age and sex, and the number of dwellings. Also find where we lived a year before the census, the status of our relationships, and number of children born.
Auckland, New Zealand’s largest urban area, is a thriving, multicultural city undergoing dynamic population changes. This in-depth overview explores Auckland’s current demographics, growth patterns, cultural diversity, and the factors shaping its future.
The resident population of all statistical areas (level 2; SA2) in Auckland Main Urban Area according to official estimates. The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, religion, country of birth, ethnic group).
While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 34.9% of the city's population in 2023. [7] . Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. [8] .
