Waikato Region

Area of Waikato Region	25,671.7 km²
Population	431,223
Male Population	210,532 (48.8%)
Female Population	220,692 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+54.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+19%
Median Age	37.8 years old
Male Median Age	36.8 years old
Female Median Age	38.8 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Waikato Region Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	278,980	315,907	362,482	431,223
Population Density	10.9 / km²	12.3 / km²	14.1 / km²	16.8 / km²

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

Waikato Region Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 19% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Waikato Region	+54.6%	+36.5%	+19%
New Zealand	+47.3%	+33.4%	+17.4%

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

Waikato Region Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	16,100	15,234	31,334
5-9	15,643	15,347	30,990
10-14	15,651	15,154	30,806
15-19	15,582	14,652	30,234
20-24	14,146	14,219	28,365
25-29	12,054	12,875	24,930
30-34	11,557	12,704	24,261
35-39	12,270	13,488	25,758
40-44	14,070	15,710	29,780
45-49	14,073	15,303	29,376
50-54	14,460	15,506	29,967
55-59	13,015	13,670	26,685
60-64	11,736	12,402	24,139
65-69	10,352	10,823	21,176
70-74	7,909	8,407	16,316
75-79	5,454	5,939	11,393
80-84	3,859	4,813	8,673
85 Plus	2,602	4,445	7,048

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

Waikato Region Population Density

Population Density: 16.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Waikato Region	431,223	25,671.7 km²	16.8 / km²

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

Waikato Region Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1500	9,113	n/a	n/a
1600	15,948	5.8%	683
1700	22,782	3.6%	683
1800	17,286	-2.7%	-549
1900	77,435	16.2%	6,014
1910	92,434	19.4%	14,999
1920	112,876	22.1%	20,442
1930	133,188	18%	20,312
1940	153,400	15.2%	20,212
1950	173,544	13.1%	20,144
1960	215,151	24%	41,607
1970	255,178	18.6%	40,027
1990	315,907	11.3%	30,364
2000	362,482	14.7%	46,575
2020	453,609	11.9%	45,563
2030	493,027	8.7%	39,418
2040	525,172	6.5%	32,145
2050	552,908	5.3%	27,736
2060	574,836	4%	21,928
2070	590,651	2.8%	15,815
2080	601,140	1.8%	10,489
2090	603,829	0.4%	2,689
2100	598,732	-0.8%	-5,097

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

Waikato Region CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Waikato Region	3,544,613 t	8.22 t	138.1 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 (10)
Flood	High (9)
Volcano	High (10)
Earthquake	High (6.7)

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

Top places in Waikato Region

Places in Waikato Region

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Hamilton City	111.2 km²	151,754	1,364 / km²
Hauraki District	1,271 km²	18,537	14.6 / km²
Matamata-Piako District	1,754.4 km²	33,488	19.1 / km²
Otorohanga District	2,077.6 km²	9,627	4.63 / km²
Rotorua District	1,007.1 km²	3,813	3.79 / km²
South Waikato District	1,817.5 km²	23,025	12.7 / km²
Taupo District	5,131.3 km²	34,547	6.73 / km²
Thames-Coromandel District	3,153.4 km²	27,215	8.63 / km²
Waikato District	4,522.4 km²	69,070	15.3 / km²
Waipa District	1,469.9 km²	51,010	34.7 / km²
Waitomo District	3,355.9 km²	9,141	2.72 / 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
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
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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