Population in Urban Area, now
419,898
- World: 1456th
- Oceania: 10th
- New Zealand: 2nd
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
381,900
- World: 945th
- Oceania: 8th
- New Zealand: 2nd
Wellington Urban Area Population Graph
Wellington Urban Area Population History
1950 133,000
1951 134,000
1952 135,000
1953 136,000
1954 137,000
1955 138,000
1956 139,000
1957 141,000
1958 144,000
1959 146,000
1960 149,000
1961 151,000
1962 155,000
1963 158,000
1964 162,000
1965 165,000
1966 171,000
1967 185,000
1968 200,000
1969 216,000
1970 233,000
1971 250,000
1972 265,000
1973 280,000
1974 297,000
1975 314,000
1976 327,000
1977 327,000
1978 326,000
1979 326,000
1980 326,000
1981 325,000
1982 325,000
1983 324,000
1984 324,000
1985 324,000
1986 323,000
1987 324,000
1988 324,000
1989 324,000
1990 324,000
1991 325,000
1992 329,000
1993 333,000
1994 337,000
1995 341,000
1996 345,000
1997 347,000
1998 349,000
1999 350,000
2000 352,000
2001 354,000
2002 358,000
2003 363,000
2004 367,000
2005 371,000
2006 376,000
2007 378,000
2008 381,000
2009 384,000
2010 387,000
2011 390,000
2012 393,000
2013 396,000
2014 399,000
2015 402,000
2016 405,000
2017 408,000
2018 411,000
2019 413,000
2020 415,000
2021 417,000
2022 419,000
2023 422,000
2024 424,000
Wellington Urban Area Population Projections
2025 428,000
2026 431,000
2027 434,000
2028 438,000
2029 441,000
2030 445,000
2031 449,000
2032 452,000
2033 456,000
2034 459,000
2035 462,000