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Whanganui population

49,200people · latest figure

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · GeoNames

Whanganui has a population of 49,200, making it the 18th largest place we list in New Zealand. It is in Manawatu-Wanganui.

Whanganui holds 0.93% of New Zealand's 5,287,479 people. Auckland, the largest place we list there, is 31 times its size.

49,200
population

Nearby in size

PlaceRegionPopulation
PapatoetoeAuckland56,010
NelsonNelson Region54,400
WhangareiNorthland50,900
Upper HuttWellington Region47,400
ManurewaAuckland40,820
GisborneGisborne38,100

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Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.