List of Oceanian countries by population

This is a list of the populations of the sovereign states and dependent territories in the geopolitical region of Oceania. Although it is mostly ocean and spans many continental plates, Oceania is occasionally listed as one the continents.

This list follows the boundaries of geopolitical Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The main continental landmass of Oceania is Australia.[1]

Table

RankCountry
(or dependent territory)
Current population% of
pop.
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[2]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[3]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[4]
Official
figure
(where
available)
Date of
last figure
Source
1 Australia 25,631,82059.821.42333,0004925,513,200March 14, 2020Official population clock
2 Papua New Guinea 8,558,80020.673.11248,000237,744,7002015Official estimate
3 New Zealand 4,795,88611.511.5369,000465,108,900March 31, 2019Official population clock
4 Fiji 896,4452.180.464,000150867,0002015Official estimate
5 Solomon Islands 667,0441.482.2613,00031642,0002015Official estimate
6 Vanuatu 304,5000.702.587,00027277,6002015Official estimate
 New Caledonia (France) 278,5000.691.875,00037268,767August 26, 20142014 census result
 French Polynesia (France) 275,9180.690.371,000189268,207August 22, 2012Final 2012 census result
7 Samoa 199,0520.490.521,000133194,8992016Official estimate
 Guam (US) 172,4000.410.621,000112159,358April 1, 20102010 census result
8 Kiribati 120,1000.281.802,00039113,4002015Official estimate
9 Federated States of Micronesia 103,0000.260.000-102,3002015Official estimate
10 Tonga100,6510.260.000-103,3002015Official estimate
 American Samoa (US)56,7000.140.000-55,519April 1, 20102010 census result
 Northern Mariana Islands (US)56,2000.12-2.08-1,000-53,883April 1, 20102010 census result
11 Marshall Islands55,5000.140.000-54,9002015Official estimate
12 Palau21,0000.040.000-18,0002015Official estimate
 Cook Islands (NZ)18,1000.040.000-15,3002015Official estimate
 Wallis and Futuna (France)11,7000.030.000-12,197July 22, 20132013 census result
13 Tuvalu10,6400.030.000-11,3002015Official estimate
14 Nauru10,0840.030.000-10,9002015Official estimate
 Norfolk Island (Australia)1,7480.010.000-2,302August 9, 20112011 census result
 Niue (NZ)1,6110.010.000-1,5002013Official estimate
 Tokelau (NZ)1,4990.000.000-1,1602015Official estimate
 Pitcairn Islands (UK)500.000.000-57February 1, 2014Official estimate
Total41,909,794100.001.75683,00040

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
  3. It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  4. 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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