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Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Auckland, New Zealand metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035. The current metro area population of Auckland in 2024 is 1,693,000, a 1.2% increase from 2023.
Within a year, the population was almost 2,000, which reached 3,500 by the mid-century. By 1900, Auckland was the largest city in New Zealand. It has remained the fastest growing city of New Zealand and the leading industrial center since this time.
Subnational population estimates give the best available measure of the population, by age and sex, usually living in New Zealand's 16 regions, 67 territorial authority areas, 21 Auckland local board areas, and other areas.
Auckland is expecting substantial population growth via immigration and natural population increases (which contribute to growth at about one-third and two-thirds, respectively), [14] and is set to grow to an estimated 2 million inhabitants by 2050 (a compounded annual growth rate of 1.2% vs the 2013 number above). [15] .
The Auckland region is projected to account for about half of New Zealand’s population growth between 2018 and 2048, with an increase of 648,000 – from just over 1.6 million to just over 2.3 million (medium projection).
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.
“Auckland was the fastest growing region in 2023, reversing a population loss in 2022,” estimates and projections manager Michael MacAskill said. Auckland grew by 47,000 people, or by 2.8 percent, in the year ended June 2023.
