About 1.7–1.8 million people live in the wider Auckland region, and roughly 1.4 million live in the main urban area, depending on how the boundary is drawn and which year’s estimate you use.

Quick Scoop: Auckland’s population

  • Recent estimates for the urban area put Auckland at around 1.63–1.73 million people in the mid‑2020s.
  • The 2023 New Zealand census recorded about 1.40 million people in the Auckland urban area.
  • The broader Auckland Region (including surrounding towns and rural areas) had about 1.66 million residents in the 2023 census, with 2024 estimates closer to 1.80 million.
  • Auckland is home to about one‑third of New Zealand’s total population.

Why the numbers differ

  • Different sources talk about different areas: “urban Auckland”, “Auckland city”, and the larger “Auckland Region”, which naturally give different totals.
  • Official census counts (like 2023) are point‑in‑time snapshots, while other sites use projections for 2025–2026, which are a bit higher.

In everyday terms, if you say “How many people live in Auckland?”, most people will mean the whole region, which is now pushing close to 1.8 million people.

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