2018 New Zealand census

The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census.

New Zealand's next census was conducted in March 2018.

In the 2018 census, there were 775,836 people in New Zealand identifying as Māori, making up 16.5 per cent of the national population.

Results from the 2018 census were released to the public on 23 September 2019, from the Statistics New Zealand website.

On 13 August 2019, the Chief Statistician Liz MacPherson resigned following the release of a report criticizing the department's handling of the 2018 New Zealand census.

As of the 2018 census, those who did not affiliate with a religion outnumbered those with a religion for the first time.

Since 1881, censuses have been held every five years, with the exceptions of those in 1931 and 1941 and the one in 2011 which was cancelled due to the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, which displaced many Canterbury residents from their homes only a few weeks before census day.

Since 1881, censuses have been held every five years, with the exceptions of those in 1931 and 1941 and the one in 2011 which was cancelled due to the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, which displaced many Canterbury residents from their homes only a few weeks before census day.

Population counts for regions of New Zealand.