Bay of Plenty Region

Area of Bay of Plenty Region	12,513.8 km²
Population	283,259
Male Population	136,371 (48.1%)
Female Population	146,888 (51.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+26.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+14.3%
Median Age	40.5 years old
Male Median Age	39.4 years old
Female Median Age	41.5 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

The Bay of Plenty is a large bight in the northern coast of New Zealand's North Island. Source: Wikipedia

Bay of Plenty Region Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	224,682	223,425	247,870	283,259
Population Density	18.0 / km²	17.9 / km²	19.8 / km²	22.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bay of Plenty Region Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 14.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bay of Plenty Region	+26.1%	+26.8%	+14.3%
New Zealand	+47.3%	+33.4%	+17.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bay of Plenty Region Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	10,157	9,592	19,750
5-9	10,458	9,995	20,454
10-14	10,776	10,109	20,885
15-19	9,473	8,868	18,342
20-24	7,486	7,536	15,022
25-29	6,596	7,458	14,054
30-34	6,544	7,725	14,269
35-39	7,669	8,924	16,593
40-44	8,993	10,492	19,485
45-49	9,075	10,393	19,469
50-54	9,561	10,654	20,216
55-59	8,685	9,760	18,445
60-64	8,137	8,713	16,850
65-69	7,314	7,911	15,226
70-74	5,987	6,623	12,611
75-79	4,161	4,764	8,926
80-84	3,131	3,662	6,793
85 Plus	2,168	3,709	5,878

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bay of Plenty Region Population Density

Population Density: 22.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Bay of Plenty Region	283,259	12,513.8 km²	22.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bay of Plenty Region Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1600	9,671	n/a	n/a
1700	13,815	3.6%	414
1800	12,039	-1.4%	-177
1900	60,154	17.5%	4,811
1910	72,408	20.4%	12,254
1920	89,116	23.1%	16,708
1930	105,917	18.9%	16,801
1940	122,806	15.9%	16,889
1950	139,777	13.8%	16,971
1960	174,232	24.6%	34,455
1970	207,636	19.2%	33,404
1990	223,425	3.7%	7,894
2000	247,870	10.9%	24,445
2020	297,073	9.5%	24,601
2030	321,355	8.2%	24,282
2040	341,118	6.1%	19,763
2050	358,111	5%	16,993
2060	371,529	3.7%	13,418
2070	381,169	2.6%	9,640
2080	387,556	1.7%	6,387
2090	389,148	0.4%	1,592
2100	385,916	-0.8%	-3,232

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bay of Plenty Region CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bay of Plenty Region	2,338,084 t	8.25 t	186.8 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Flood	High (9)
Volcano	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8.7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Bay of Plenty Region

Places in Bay of Plenty Region

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Kawerau District	21.9 km²	6,447	294.1 / km²
Opotiki District	3,089.6 km²	8,524	2.76 / km²
Rotorua District	1,608.8 km²	64,565	40.1 / km²
Taupo District	994.8 km²	143	0.14 / km²
Tauranga City	178.3 km²	123,482	692.5 / km²
Western Bay of Plenty District	2,157 km²	46,229	21.4 / km²
Whakatane District	4,463.3 km²	33,872	7.59 / km²

Other places in New Zealand

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Auckland	6,130.1 km²	1.5 million	247.8 / km²
Canterbury Region	45,354.8 km²	572,805	12.6 / km²
Chatham Islands	991.6 km²	613	0.62 / km²
Gisborne Region	8,425.1 km²	45,374	5.39 / km²
Hawke's Bay Region	17,588.5 km²	159,936	9.09 / km²
Manawatu-Wanganui Region	22,217.5 km²	234,214	10.5 / km²
Marlborough Region	10,507.9 km²	45,546	4.33 / km²
Nelson City	423.7 km²	48,800	115.2 / km²
Northland Region	13,779.3 km²	158,684	11.5 / km²
Otago Region	31,963.9 km²	214,950	6.72 / km²
Southland Region	32,280.5 km²	98,715	3.06 / km²
Taranaki Region	8,596.1 km²	116,845	13.6 / km²
Tasman Region	10,512.4 km²	49,827	4.74 / km²
Waikato Region	25,671.7 km²	431,223	16.8 / km²
Wellington Region	8,560.4 km²	500,730	58.5 / km²
West Coast Region	25,084 km²	33,726	1.34 / km²

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