Wellington, New Zealand Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Wellington, 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 Wellington in 2024 is 424,000, a 0.47% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Wellington in 2023 was 422,000, a 0.72% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Wellington in 2022 was 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.
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Wellington - Historical Population Data
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| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
424,000 |
0.47% |
| 2023 |
422,000 |
0.72% |
| 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% |
