 Total New Zealand by region/SA2 | | 3,732,000 | 3,880,500 | 4,184,600 | 4,442,100 | 4,900,600 | 4,979,200 | 5,090,200 | 5,111,400 | 5,124,100 |
| Northland region | | 140,700 | 144,400 | 152,700 | 164,700 | 185,800 | 189,100 | 194,600 | 198,900 | 201,500 |
| Auckland region | | 1,115,800 | 1,218,300 | 1,373,000 | 1,493,200 | 1,654,800 | 1,681,300 | 1,714,200 | 1,704,100 | 1,695,200 |
| Waikato region | | 358,800 | 368,400 | 393,200 | 424,600 | 475,600 | 485,700 | 500,100 | 508,400 | 513,800 |
| Bay of Plenty region | | 230,600 | 246,900 | 265,300 | 279,700 | 320,800 | 328,200 | 339,200 | 344,000 | 347,700 |
| Gisborne region | | 47,200 | 45,500 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 49,500 | 50,200 | 51,400 | 51,800 | 52,100 |
| Hawke's Bay region | | 146,600 | 147,300 | 152,100 | 158,000 | 172,400 | 174,900 | 180,000 | 181,800 | 182,700 |
| Taranaki region | | 109,000 | 105,700 | 107,300 | 113,600 | 121,200 | 123,100 | 125,200 | 126,500 | 127,300 |
| Manawatu-Whanganui region | | 234,500 | 227,500 | 229,400 | 231,200 | 247,500 | 250,600 | 254,600 | 256,800 | 258,200 |
| Wellington region | | 426,900 | 440,200 | 466,300 | 486,700 | 525,900 | 532,600 | 542,100 | 543,700 | 543,500 |
| Tasman region | | 38,800 | 42,400 | 45,800 | 48,800 | 54,000 | 54,900 | 57,300 | 58,100 | 58,700 |
| Nelson region | | 41,200 | 42,900 | 44,300 | 48,700 | 52,700 | 53,400 | 54,900 | 54,700 | 54,500 |
| Marlborough region | | 39,200 | 40,700 | 43,600 | 44,700 | 48,700 | 49,300 | 51,300 | 51,600 | 51,900 |
| West Coast region | | 33,200 | 31,100 | 32,100 | 33,000 | 32,400 | 32,500 | 32,800 | 32,900 | 32,700 |
| Canterbury region | | 480,400 | 496,700 | 540,000 | 562,900 | 622,800 | 631,700 | 644,000 | 650,200 | 655,000 |
| Otago region | | 189,300 | 188,300 | 199,800 | 208,800 | 235,000 | 239,400 | 245,000 | 244,600 | 246,000 |
| Southland region | | 99,000 | 93,300 | 93,200 | 96,000 | 100,500 | 101,600 | 102,800 | 102,500 | 102,400 |
| Area outside region | | 780 | 760 | 650 | 600 | 690 | 710 | 750 | 780 | 800 |
| Total North Island regions | | 2,810,100 | 2,944,300 | 3,185,100 | 3,398,700 | 3,753,700 | 3,815,700 | 3,901,300 | 3,916,000 | 3,922,000 |
| Total South Island regions | | 921,100 | 935,400 | 998,800 | 1,042,800 | 1,146,200 | 1,162,800 | 1,188,100 | 1,194,600 | 1,201,300 |