# List of New Zealand urban areas by population

This article lists urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed.
Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).
| June 2024 rank | Name | Region | June 2024 estimate | Census population | Census population | Growth | Growth |
| June 2024 rank | Name | Region | June 2024 estimate | 2023 | 2018 | 2023 to June 2024 | 2018 to 2023 |
| 1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,531,400 | 1,402,275 | 1,345,833 | +9.21% | +4.19% |
| 2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 403,300 | 380,079 | 358,068 | +6.11% | +6.15% |
| 3 | Wellington | Wellington | 214,200 | 201,708 | 201,792 | +6.19% | −0.04% |
| 4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 192,000 | 174,741 | 160,911 | +9.88% | +8.59% |
| 5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 162,800 | 152,790 | 137,130 | +6.55% | +11.42% |
| 6 | Lower Hutt | Wellington | 114,500 | 106,530 | 103,545 | +7.48% | +2.88% |
| 7 | Dunedin | Otago | 106,700 | 100,908 | 99,885 | +5.74% | +1.02% |
| 8 | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 83,100 | 78,021 | 76,281 | +6.51% | +2.28% |
| 9 | Hibiscus Coast | Auckland | 69,070 | 63,351 | 53,730 | +9.03% | +17.91% |
| 10 | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 67,500 | 64,695 | 62,241 | +4.34% | +3.94% |
| 11 | Porirua | Wellington | 60,600 | 58,080 | 55,218 | +4.34% | +5.18% |
| 12 | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 60,100 | 58,047 | 54,279 | +3.54% | +6.94% |
| 13 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 58,800 | 55,326 | 54,186 | +6.28% | +2.10% |
| 14 | Whangārei | Northland | 56,800 | 53,841 | 51,894 | +5.50% | +3.75% |
| 15 | Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 52,200 | 47,682 | 45,075 | +9.48% | +5.78% |
| 16 | Invercargill | Southland | 51,700 | 48,987 | 47,844 | +5.54% | +2.39% |
| 17 | Nelson | Nelson | 51,300 | 49,224 | 48,129 | +4.22% | +2.28% |
| 18 | Upper Hutt | Wellington | 45,000 | 42,903 | 41,301 | +4.89% | +3.88% |
| 19 | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 42,500 | 41,481 | 39,777 | +2.46% | +4.28% |
| 20 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 38,800 | 36,912 | 34,644 | +5.11% | +6.55% |
| 21 | Rolleston | Canterbury | 31,600 | 28,449 | 17,541 | +11.08% | +62.19% |
| 22 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 30,600 | 28,788 | 27,648 | +6.29% | +4.12% |
| 23 | Paraparaumu | Wellington | 30,300 | 28,938 | 28,701 | +4.71% | +0.83% |
| 24 | Timaru | Canterbury | 29,600 | 28,095 | 27,501 | +5.36% | +2.16% |
| 25 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 28,000 | 27,042 | 23,841 | +3.54% | +13.43% |
| 26 | Queenstown | Otago | 27,700 | 25,050 | 20,346 | +10.58% | +23.12% |
| 27 | Taupō | Waikato | 27,000 | 25,374 | 23,622 | +6.41% | +7.42% |
| 28 | Masterton | Wellington | 23,200 | 21,606 | 19,917 | +7.38% | +8.48% |
| 29 | Cambridge | Waikato | 22,500 | 21,366 | 18,681 | +5.31% | +14.37% |
| 30 | Ashburton | Canterbury | 21,700 | 20,346 | 19,356 | +6.65% | +5.11% |
| 31 | Levin | Manawatū-Whanganui | 20,100 | 19,533 | 17,775 | +2.90% | +9.89% |
| 32 | Richmond | Tasman | 19,750 | 18,447 | 15,378 | +7.06% | +19.96% |
| 33 | Rangiora | Canterbury | 19,400 | 18,855 | 17,898 | +2.89% | +5.35% |
| 34 | Feilding | Manawatū-Whanganui | 18,250 | 16,929 | 15,990 | +7.80% | +5.87% |
| 35 | Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | 16,650 | 16,419 | 15,795 | +1.41% | +3.95% |
| 36 | Mosgiel | Otago | 15,150 | 14,589 | 13,656 | +3.85% | +6.83% |
| 37 | Havelock North | Hawke's Bay | 14,900 | 15,003 | 14,391 | −0.69% | +4.25% |
| 38 | Tokoroa | Waikato | 14,650 | 14,001 | 13,572 | +4.64% | +3.16% |
| 39 | Oamaru | Otago | 14,350 | 13,680 | 13,065 | +4.90% | +4.71% |
| 40 | Te Awamutu | Waikato | 14,150 | 13,380 | 12,543 | +5.75% | +6.67% |
| 41 | Kaiapoi | Canterbury | 13,700 | 13,017 | 11,853 | +5.25% | +9.82% |
| 42 | Wānaka | Otago | 13,600 | 11,922 | 9,555 | +14.07% | +24.77% |
| 43 | Waikanae | Wellington | 13,150 | 12,966 | 12,099 | +1.42% | +7.17% |
| 44 | Lincoln | Canterbury | 11,600 | 10,611 | 6,522 | +9.32% | +62.70% |
| 45 | Hāwera | Taranaki | 10,550 | 10,365 | 9,792 | +1.78% | +5.85% |
| 46 | Te Puke | Bay of Plenty | 10,500 | 9,114 | 8,631 | +15.21% | +5.60% |
| 47 | Waiuku | Auckland | 9,930 | 9,531 | 9,273 | +4.19% | +2.78% |
| 48 | Morrinsville | Waikato | 9,710 | 9,003 | 7,893 | +7.85% | +14.06% |
| 49 | Matamata | Waikato | 9,610 | 9,132 | 8,043 | +5.23% | +13.54% |
| 50 | Huntly | Waikato | 8,850 | 8,232 | 7,947 | +7.51% | +3.59% |
| 51 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8,640 | 8,337 | 7,965 | +3.63% | +4.67% |
| 52 | Ngāruawāhia | Waikato | 8,540 | 7,992 | 6,987 | +6.86% | +14.38% |
| 53 | Kerikeri | Northland | 8,360 | 8,070 | 7,185 | +3.59% | +12.32% |
| 54 | Beachlands-Pine Harbour | Auckland | 8,340 | 7,797 | 6,261 | +6.96% | +24.53% |
| 55 | Motueka | Tasman | 8,300 | 8,190 | 7,998 | +1.34% | +2.40% |
| 56 | Gore | Southland | 8,290 | 8,181 | 7,908 | +1.33% | +3.45% |
| 57 | Waiheke Island | Auckland | 8,020 | 7,998 | 7,959 | +0.28% | +0.49% |
| 58 | Waitara | Taranaki | 7,680 | 7,509 | 7,005 | +2.28% | +7.19% |
| 59 | Kawerau | Bay of Plenty | 7,610 | 7,539 | 7,146 | +0.94% | +5.50% |
| 60= | Cromwell | Otago | 7,440 | 6,783 | 5,610 | +9.69% | +20.91% |
| 60= | Thames | Waikato | 7,440 | 7,212 | 7,344 | +3.16% | −1.80% |
| 62 | Kumeū-Huapai | Auckland | 7,330 | 6,948 | 3,480 | +5.50% | +99.66% |
| 63 | Pōkeno | Waikato | 6,860 | 6,081 | 2,619 | +12.81% | +132.19% |
| 64 | Warkworth | Auckland | 6,730 | 6,675 | 5,586 | +0.82% | +19.50% |
| 65 | Whitianga | Waikato | 6,540 | 6,054 | 5,493 | +8.03% | +10.21% |
| 66 | Stratford | Taranaki | 6,510 | 6,330 | 5,886 | +2.84% | +7.54% |
| 67 | Kaitaia | Northland | 6,380 | 5,955 | 5,868 | +7.14% | +1.48% |
| 68 | Tuakau | Waikato | 6,180 | 5,736 | 5,103 | +7.74% | +12.40% |
| 69 | Alexandra | Otago | 6,150 | 5,589 | 5,475 | +10.04% | +2.08% |
| 70 | Waihi | Waikato | 6,020 | 5,682 | 5,409 | +5.95% | +5.05% |
| 71 | Carterton | Wellington | 5,980 | 5,859 | 5,343 | +2.07% | +9.66% |
| 72 | Katikati | Bay of Plenty | 5,920 | 5,580 | 5,136 | +6.09% | +8.64% |
| 73 | Marton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,740 | 5,598 | 5,229 | +2.54% | +7.06% |
| 74 | Prebbleton | Canterbury | 5,690 | 5,382 | 4,518 | +5.72% | +19.12% |
| 75 | Dannevirke | Manawatū-Whanganui | 5,680 | 5,580 | 5,505 | +1.79% | +1.36% |
| 76 | Ōmokoroa | Bay of Plenty | 5,450 | 5,451 | 3,288 | −0.02% | +65.78% |
| 77 | Ōtaki | Wellington | 5,270 | 5,025 | 4,608 | +4.88% | +9.05% |
| 78 | Dargaville | Northland | 5,230 | 5,016 | 4,827 | +4.27% | +3.92% |
| 79= | Ngongotahā | Bay of Plenty | 5,180 | 5,124 | 4,869 | +1.09% | +5.24% |
| 79= | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | 5,180 | 4,839 | 4,791 | +7.05% | +1.00% |
| 81 | Woodend | Canterbury | 5,140 | 4,542 | 2,829 | +13.17% | +60.55% |
| 82 | Taumarunui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 4,950 | 4,821 | 4,710 | +2.68% | +2.36% |
| 83 | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 4,940 | 4,707 | 4,527 | +4.95% | +3.98% |
| 84= | Kaikohe | Northland | 4,890 | 4,563 | 4,455 | +7.17% | +2.42% |
| 84= | Picton | Marlborough | 4,890 | 4,812 | 4,587 | +1.62% | +4.91% |
| 84= | Te Kūiti | Waikato | 4,890 | 4,659 | 4,572 | +4.96% | +1.90% |
| 87 | Waipukurau | Hawke's Bay | 4,850 | 4,698 | 4,416 | +3.24% | +6.39% |
| 88 | Temuka | Canterbury | 4,840 | 4,593 | 4,467 | +5.38% | +2.82% |
| 89 | Paeroa | Waikato | 4,740 | 4,458 | 4,269 | +6.33% | +4.43% |
| 90 | Te Aroha | Waikato | 4,700 | 4,650 | 4,551 | +1.08% | +2.18% |
| 91 | Westport | West Coast | 4,680 | 4,527 | 4,392 | +3.38% | +3.07% |
| 92 | Putāruru | Waikato | 4,670 | 4,455 | 4,314 | +4.83% | +3.27% |
| 93 | Balclutha | Otago | 4,430 | 4,347 | 4,110 | +1.91% | +5.77% |
| 94 | Whangamatā | Waikato | 4,420 | 4,269 | 4,074 | +3.54% | +4.79% |
| 95 | Pegasus | Canterbury | 4,160 | 3,915 | 2,637 | +6.26% | +48.46% |
| 96 | Raglan | Waikato | 4,040 | 3,717 | 3,327 | +8.69% | +11.72% |
| 97 | Inglewood | Taranaki | 3,960 | 3,801 | 3,555 | +4.18% | +6.92% |
| 98 | Tūrangi | Waikato | 3,840 | 3,792 | 3,444 | +1.27% | +10.10% |
| 99 | Snells Beach | Auckland | 3,750 | 3,678 | 3,405 | +1.96% | +8.02% |
| 100 | Waimate | Canterbury | 3,740 | 3,591 | 3,456 | +4.15% | +3.91% |
| 101 | Riverhead | Auckland | 3,700 | 3,558 | 2,724 | +3.99% | +30.62% |
| 102 | Kihikihi | Waikato | 3,620 | 3,456 | 2,754 | +4.75% | +25.49% |
| 103= | Ashhurst | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,440 | 3,237 | 2,934 | +6.27% | +10.33% |
| 103= | Te Kauwhata | Waikato | 3,440 | 3,303 | 2,118 | +4.15% | +55.95% |
| 105 | Helensville | Auckland | 3,420 | 3,279 | 2,820 | +4.30% | +16.28% |
| 106 | Darfield | Canterbury | 3,400 | 3,249 | 2,784 | +4.65% | +16.70% |
| 107 | One Tree Point | Northland | 3,390 | 2,988 | 2,217 | +13.45% | +34.78% |
| 108 | Ōtorohanga | Waikato | 3,360 | 3,180 | 3,027 | +5.66% | +5.05% |
| 109 | Foxton | Manawatū-Whanganui | 3,350 | 3,384 | 3,141 | −1.00% | +7.74% |
| 110 | Lyttelton | Canterbury | 3,310 | 3,123 | 2,982 | +5.99% | +4.73% |
| 111= | Ōhope | Bay of Plenty | 3,250 | 3,033 | 3,177 | +7.15% | −4.53% |
| 111= | Hokitika | West Coast | 3,250 | 3,267 | 3,096 | −0.52% | +5.52% |
| 113 | Te Anau | Southland | 3,210 | 2,751 | 2,574 | +16.68% | +6.88% |
| 114 | Geraldine | Canterbury | 3,120 | 3,018 | 2,883 | +3.38% | +4.68% |
| 115 | Ruakākā | Northland | 2,990 | 2,817 | 2,586 | +6.14% | +8.93% |
| 116 | Greytown | Wellington | 2,940 | 2,772 | 2,466 | +6.06% | +12.41% |
| 117 | Arrowtown | Otago | 2,930 | 2,838 | 2,853 | +3.24% | −0.53% |
| 118= | Pahiatua | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,860 | 2,838 | 2,682 | +0.78% | +5.82% |
| 118= | Waihi Beach-Bowentown | Bay of Plenty | 2,860 | 2,550 | 2,484 | +12.16% | +2.66% |
| 120 | Mangawhai Heads | Northland | 2,850 | 2,685 | 1,995 | +6.15% | +34.59% |
| 121= | Maraetai | Auckland | 2,770 | 2,553 | 2,346 | +8.50% | +8.82% |
| 121= | Amberley | Canterbury | 2,770 | 2,520 | 2,070 | +9.92% | +21.74% |
| 123 | Featherston | Wellington | 2,760 | 2,793 | 2,487 | −1.18% | +12.30% |
| 124 | West Melton | Canterbury | 2,710 | 2,409 | 1,971 | +12.49% | +22.22% |
| 125 | Wakefield | Tasman | 2,680 | 2,694 | 2,448 | −0.52% | +10.05% |
| 126 | Renwick | Marlborough | 2,650 | 2,448 | 2,418 | +8.25% | +1.24% |
| 127 | Winton | Southland | 2,550 | 2,475 | 2,337 | +3.03% | +5.91% |
| 128 | Waipawa | Hawke's Bay | 2,540 | 2,334 | 2,085 | +8.83% | +11.94% |
| 129 | Leeston | Canterbury | 2,530 | 2,271 | 2,208 | +11.40% | +2.85% |
| 130 | Kaikōura | Canterbury | 2,470 | 2,316 | 2,223 | +6.65% | +4.18% |
| 131 | Brightwater | Tasman | 2,390 | 2,280 | 2,133 | +4.82% | +6.89% |
| 132 | Bulls | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,380 | 2,055 | 1,935 | +15.82% | +6.20% |
| 133 | Oxford | Canterbury | 2,350 | 2,235 | 2,214 | +5.15% | +0.95% |
| 134 | Milton | Otago | 2,270 | 2,121 | 2,157 | +7.02% | −1.67% |
| 135 | Wellsford | Auckland | 2,240 | 2,037 | 1,974 | +9.97% | +3.19% |
| 136 | Lake Hāwea | Otago | 2,190 | 2,001 | 1,200 | +9.45% | +66.75% |
| 137 | Foxton Beach | Manawatū-Whanganui | 2,150 | 2,130 | 1,884 | +0.94% | +13.06% |
| 138 | Eltham | Taranaki | 2,140 | 2,097 | 1,947 | +2.05% | +7.70% |
| 139= | Clive | Hawke's Bay | 2,120 | 1,992 | 1,887 | +6.43% | +5.56% |
| 139= | Ōtaki Beach | Wellington | 2,120 | 2,145 | 1,818 | −1.17% | +17.99% |
| 141 | Moerewa | Northland | 2,100 | 1,845 | 1,737 | +13.82% | +6.22% |
| 142 | Methven | Canterbury | 2,080 | 1,977 | 1,779 | +5.21% | +12.25% |
| 143 | Martinborough | Wellington | 2,050 | 1,875 | 1,824 | +9.33% | +2.80% |
| 144 | Murupara | Bay of Plenty | 2,040 | 1,884 | 1,815 | +8.28% | +3.80% |
| 145 | Twizel | Canterbury | 1,890 | 1,674 | 1,515 | +12.90% | +10.50% |
| 146 | Coromandel | Waikato | 1,870 | 1,782 | 1,743 | +4.94% | +2.24% |
| 147 | Bluff | Southland | 1,840 | 1,797 | 1,797 | +2.39% | 0.00% |
| 148 | Taihape | Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,810 | 1,668 | 1,716 | +8.51% | −2.80% |
| 149= | Hikurangi | Northland | 1,800 | 1,557 | 1,617 | +15.61% | −3.71% |
| 149= | Paekākāriki | Wellington | 1,800 | 1,674 | 1,746 | +7.53% | −4.12% |