List of Oceanian countries by population

This is a list of Oceanian countries and dependent territories by population.

Table

RankCountry
(or dependent territory)
Current population% of
pop.
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[1]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[2]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[3]
Official
figure
(where
available)
Date of
last figure
Source
1 AustraliaIncrease 25,089,50059.821.42333,0004924,931,000October 16, 2018Official population clock
2 Papua New GuineaIncrease 8,558,80020.673.11248,000237,744,7002015Official estimate
3 New ZealandIncrease 4,910,61011.511.5369,000464,934,700October 16, 2018Official population clock
4 FijiIncrease 884,8872.180.464,000150867,0002015Official estimate
5 Solomon IslandsIncrease 667,0441.482.2613,00031642,0002015Official estimate
6 VanuatuIncrease 304,5000.702.587,00027277,6002015Official estimate
7 New Caledonia (France)Increase 278,5000.691.875,00037268,767August 26, 20142014 census result
8 French Polynesia (France)Increase 275,9180.690.371,000189268,207August 22, 2012Final 2012 census result
9 SamoaIncrease 199,0520.490.521,000133194,8992016Official estimate
10 Guam (US)Increase 172,4000.410.621,000112159,358April 1, 20102010 census result
11 KiribatiIncrease 120,1000.281.802,00039113,4002015Official estimate
12 Federated States of MicronesiaIncrease 103,0000.260.000-102,3002015Official estimate
13 Tonga100,6510.260.000-103,3002015Official estimate
14 American Samoa (US)56,7000.140.000-55,519April 1, 20102010 census result
15 Northern Mariana Islands (US)56,2000.12-2.08-1,000-53,883April 1, 20102010 census result
16 Marshall Islands55,5000.140.000-54,9002015Official estimate
17 Palau21,0000.040.000-18,0002015Official estimate
18 Cook Islands (NZ)18,1000.040.000-15,3002015Official estimate
19 Wallis and Futuna (France)11,7000.030.000-12,197July 22, 20132013 census result
20 Tuvalu10,6400.030.000-11,3002015Official estimate
21 Nauru10,0840.030.000-10,9002015Official estimate
22 Norfolk Island (Australia)1,7480.010.000-2,302August 9, 20112011 census result
23 Niue (NZ)1,6110.010.000-1,5002013Official estimate
24 Tokelau (NZ)1,4990.000.000-1,1602015Official estimate
25 Pitcairn Islands (UK)500.000.000-57February 1, 2014Official estimate
Total40,500,000100.001.75683,00040

Oceanian population by country (top 8).

  Australia (59.82%)
  Papua New Guinea (20.67%)
  New Zealand (11.51%)
  Fiji (2.18%)
  Solomon Islands (1.48%)
  Vanuatu (0.70%)
  New Caledonia (0.69%)
  French Polynesia (0.69%)
  Other (2.26%)

Notes

  1. It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
  2. It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  3. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
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