Nelson City

Area of Nelson City	423.7 km²
Population	48,800
Male Population	23,471 (48.1%)
Female Population	25,329 (51.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+79.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+25%
Median Age	42.5 years old
Male Median Age	41.4 years old
Female Median Age	43.5 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Nelson City Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	27,173	32,812	39,046	48,800
Population Density	64.1 / km²	77.4 / km²	92.2 / km²	115.2 / km²

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

Nelson City Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 25% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Nelson City	+79.6%	+48.7%	+25%
New Zealand	+47.3%	+33.4%	+17.4%

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

Nelson City Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,542	1,434	2,976
5-9	1,532	1,519	3,052
10-14	1,633	1,522	3,156
15-19	1,513	1,415	2,929
20-24	1,261	1,191	2,453
25-29	1,182	1,314	2,497
30-34	1,211	1,352	2,563
35-39	1,368	1,620	2,989
40-44	1,725	1,878	3,604
45-49	1,728	1,926	3,654
50-54	1,867	2,036	3,903
55-59	1,586	1,815	3,402
60-64	1,460	1,642	3,103
65-69	1,315	1,349	2,665
70-74	921	1,027	1,949
75-79	669	816	1,485
80-84	498	690	1,189
85 Plus	460	781	1,242

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

Nelson City Population Density

Population Density: 115.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Nelson City	48,800	423.7 km²	115.2 / km²

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

Nelson City Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1990	32,812	n/a	n/a
2000	39,046	19%	6,234
2020	50,708	14%	5,831
2030	53,962	6.4%	3,254
2040	56,478	4.7%	2,516
2050	58,581	3.7%	2,103
2060	60,152	2.7%	1,571
2070	61,177	1.7%	1,025
2080	61,731	0.9%	554
2090	61,600	-0.2%	-131
2100	60,793	-1.3%	-807

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

Nelson City CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nelson City	425,851 t	8.73 t	1,005 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	Medium (6)
Earthquake	High (9)

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

Top places in Nelson City

Places in Nelson City

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bryant Range	125.9 km²	131	1.04 / km²
Hira	60.5 km²	666	11.0 / km²
Kokorua	59.4 km²	21	0.35 / km²
Nelson	78.1 km²	46,351	593.3 / km²
Nelson East	6.1 km²	1,512	249.8 / km²
Whangamoa	93.7 km²	122	1.3 / km²

Other places in New Zealand

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Auckland	6,130.1 km²	1.5 million	247.8 / km²
Bay of Plenty Region	12,513.8 km²	283,259	22.6 / 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
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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