Chart 2: Fast-growing regional populations
Asian population as % of total, regional council areas
2003
2023
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
22%
24%
26%
Auckland
15%
27%
New Zealand
7%
15%
Wellington
7%
13%
Canterbury
5%
12%
Waikato
4%
10%
Nelson
2%
8%
Otago
4%
8%
Bay of Plenty
2%
7%
Southland
1%
7%
Manawatū-Whanganui
3%
7%
Hawke's Bay
2%
5%
Taranaki
2%
5%
Marlborough
1%
4%
West Coast
1%
4%
Northland
2%
4%
Tasman
1%
3%
Gisborne
1%
3%