Population

Region	2006	2007	2008	2009	% of total New Zealand population (2009)
Northland	152,700	153,800	154,700	155,800	3.6
Auckland	1,371,000	1,394,000	1,414,700	1,436,500	33.3
Waikato	395,100	398,600	402,200	406,500	9.4
Bay of Plenty	265,300	267,700	269,900	272,300	6.3
Gisborne	46,000	45,900	46,000	46,200	1.1
Hawke's Bay	152,100	152,500	152,800	153,400	3.6
Taranaki	107,300	107,200	107,500	108,100	2.5
Manawatu-Whanganui	229,400	229,000	229,200	230,200	5.3
Wellington	466,300	470,300	473,800	478,600	11.1
Tasman	45,800	46,100	46,500	46,800	1.1
Nelson	44,300	44,400	44,700	45,000	1.0
Marlborough	43,600	44,000	44,500	45,000	1.0
West Coast	32,100	32,200	32,400	32,600	0.8
Canterbury	540,000	546,900	552,900	559,200	13.0
Otago	199,800	201,700	203,500	205,400	4.8
Southland	93,200	93,000	93,000	93,500	2.2
New Zealand	4,184,600	4,228,300	4,268,900	4,315,800	100.0

Source: Statistics New Zealand