Wellington, New Zealand Metro Area Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Wellington, New Zealand metro area from 1950 to 2022. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Wellington in 2022 is 419,000, a 0.48% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Wellington in 2021 was 417,000, a 0.48% increase from 2020.
- The metro area population of Wellington in 2020 was 415,000, a 0.48% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Wellington in 2019 was 413,000, a 0.49% increase from 2018.
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Wellington - Historical Population Data
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| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
419,000 |
0.48% |
| 2021 |
417,000 |
0.48% |
| 2020 |
415,000 |
0.48% |
| 2019 |
413,000 |
0.49% |
| 2018 |
411,000 |
0.74% |
| 2017 |
408,000 |
0.74% |
| 2016 |
405,000 |
0.75% |
| 2015 |
402,000 |
0.75% |
| 2014 |
399,000 |
0.76% |
| 2013 |
396,000 |
0.76% |
| 2012 |
393,000 |
0.77% |
| 2011 |
390,000 |
0.78% |
| 2010 |
387,000 |
0.78% |
| 2009 |
384,000 |
0.79% |
| 2008 |
381,000 |
0.79% |
| 2007 |
378,000 |
0.53% |
| 2006 |
376,000 |
1.35% |
| 2005 |
371,000 |
1.09% |
| 2004 |
367,000 |
1.10% |
| 2003 |
363,000 |
1.40% |
| 2002 |
358,000 |
1.13% |
| 2001 |
354,000 |
0.57% |
| 2000 |
352,000 |
0.57% |
| 1999 |
350,000 |
0.29% |
| 1998 |
349,000 |
0.58% |
| 1997 |
347,000 |
0.58% |
| 1996 |
345,000 |
1.17% |
| 1995 |
341,000 |
1.19% |
| 1994 |
337,000 |
1.20% |
| 1993 |
333,000 |
1.22% |
| 1992 |
329,000 |
1.23% |
| 1991 |
325,000 |
0.31% |
| 1990 |
324,000 |
0.00% |
| 1989 |
324,000 |
0.00% |
| 1988 |
324,000 |
0.00% |
| 1987 |
324,000 |
0.31% |
| 1986 |
323,000 |
-0.31% |
| 1985 |
324,000 |
0.00% |
| 1984 |
324,000 |
0.00% |
| 1983 |
324,000 |
-0.31% |
| 1982 |
325,000 |
0.00% |
| 1981 |
325,000 |
-0.31% |
| 1980 |
326,000 |
0.00% |
| 1979 |
326,000 |
0.00% |
| 1978 |
326,000 |
-0.31% |
| 1977 |
327,000 |
0.00% |
| 1976 |
327,000 |
4.14% |
| 1975 |
314,000 |
5.72% |
| 1974 |
297,000 |
6.07% |
| 1973 |
280,000 |
5.66% |
| 1972 |
265,000 |
6.00% |
| 1971 |
250,000 |
7.30% |
| 1970 |
233,000 |
7.87% |
| 1969 |
216,000 |
8.00% |
| 1968 |
200,000 |
8.11% |
| 1967 |
185,000 |
8.19% |
| 1966 |
171,000 |
3.64% |
| 1965 |
165,000 |
1.85% |
| 1964 |
162,000 |
2.53% |
| 1963 |
158,000 |
1.94% |
| 1962 |
155,000 |
2.65% |
| 1961 |
151,000 |
1.34% |
| 1960 |
149,000 |
2.05% |
| 1959 |
146,000 |
1.39% |
| 1958 |
144,000 |
2.13% |
| 1957 |
141,000 |
1.44% |
| 1956 |
139,000 |
0.72% |
| 1955 |
138,000 |
0.73% |
| 1954 |
137,000 |
0.74% |
| 1953 |
136,000 |
0.74% |
| 1952 |
135,000 |
0.75% |
| 1951 |
134,000 |
0.75% |
| 1950 |
133,000 |
0.00% |
