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New Zealand Population 2023
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island and more than 700 smaller islands. New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometers (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.
As per the Statistics New Zealand data, the population of New Zealand as of 30 September 2022 is 5,127,400 (51 million or 5.1 Crores)
Estimated Population of New Zealand in 2023: 51.3 million or 5.13 Crore
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| Poland | 2023 Population |
| Total Population | 5,228,100 (52 million) |
| Global Rank | 123 |
| Land Area | 262,443 sq. km (101,330 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 75 |
| Pop. Density | 18 people/sq. km |
| Fertility Rate* | 1.9 |
| Infant mortality rate ** | 3.4 |
| Median Age | 38 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 82.80 years |
| Urban Population | 86.9 % |
Religion in New Zealand
Christianity is the main religion in New Zealand and its followed by 37.0% of the population. Among the Christians, Anglicanism is the largest denomination at (6.7%), Next comes Roman Catholicism (6.3%), and Presbyterianism (4.7%). The Māori-based Ringatū and Rātana religions (1.2%) are also Christian in origin.
Non-Christian faiths account for 7%, and the remaining 48.5% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Immigration and demographic change in recent decades have contributed to the growth of minority religions, such as Hinduism (2.6%), Islam (1.3%), Buddhism (1.1%), and Sikhism (0.9%).
Religion percentage in New Zealand
| Religion | Percentage |
| Christianity | 37% |
| Hinduism | 2.6% |
| Islam | 1.3% |
| Buddhism | 1.1% |
| Sikhism | 0.8% |
| Other religions | 1.1% |
| No religion | 48.5% |
| Undeclared | 6.6% |
Source: Census 2018
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Top Cities in New Zealand by Population
| # | City | Region | Population |
| 1 | Auckland | Auckland | 14,70,100 |
| 2 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 3,83,200 |
| 3 | Wellington | Wellington | 2,15,100 |
| 4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 1,76,500 |
| 5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 1,51,300 |
| 6 | Lower Hutt | Wellington | 1,10,700 |
| 7 | Dunedin | Otago | 1,06,200 |
| 8 | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | 81,500 |
| 9 | Napier | Hawke’s Bay | 66,300 |
| 10 | Hibiscus Coast | Auckland | 59,800 |
| 11 | Porirua | Wellington | 59,600 |
| 12 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 58,500 |
| 13 | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 57,600 |
| 14 | Whangārei | Northland | 54,400 |
| 15 | Nelson | Nelson | 51,100 |
| 16 | Invercargill | Southland | 50,200 |
| 17 | Hastings | Hawke’s Bay | 49,000 |
| 18 | Upper Hutt | Wellington | 44,300 |
| 19 | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | 42,200 |
| 20 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 37,000 |