Earth:List of Oceanian countries by population

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This is a list of Oceanian countries and dependencies by population in Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Projections are from the United Nations [1] and official figures are from the Pacific Community[2] and other official sources.

Map

Oceania population by country[1][3][4][5]

  Australia (50.2%)
  Papua New Guinea (19.6%)
  Western New Guinea (10.7%)
  New Zealand (9.9%)
  Hawaii (2.7%)
  Fiji (1.8%)
  Solomon Islands (1.4%)
Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania

Table

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Country / dependency %
total		 Oceania[1]
population		 %
growth		 Official
figure		 Official
date
1  Australia 50.2% 26,439,112 1.0% 26,598,311 31 Dec 2022[6]
2  Papua New Guinea 19.6% 10,329,931 1.8% 10,329,931 23 Jun 2022[2]
Indonesia Western New Guinea (IDN) 10.7% 5,628,545 0.5% 5,628,545 30 Jun 2023[3][4]
3  New Zealand 9.9% 5,228,100 0.8% 5,177,574 31 Mar 2023[7]
 Hawaii (US) 2.7% 1,440,196 -0.1% 1,440,196 1 Jul 2022[5] [lower-alpha 1]
4  Fiji 1.8% 936,376 0.7% 901,603 23 Jun 2022[2]
5  Solomon Islands 1.4% 740,425 2.2% 744,407 24 Jun 2022[2]
6  Vanuatu 0.6% 334,506 2.4% 307,941 25 Jun 2022[2]
 French Polynesia (France ) 0.6% 308,872 0.8% 280,855 26 Jun 2022[2]
 New Caledonia (France ) 0.6% 292,991 1.0% 274,330 27 Jun 2022[2]
7  Samoa 0.4% 225,681 1.5% 200,999 28 Jun 2022[2]
 Guam (US) 0.3% 172,952 0.7% 153,836 1 Apr 2020[8]
8  Kiribati 0.3% 133,515 1.7% 122,735 23 Jun 2022[2]
9  Micronesia 0.2% 115,224 0.9% 105,987 23 Jun 2022[2]
10  Tonga 0.2% 107,773 0.9% 100,179 30 Nov 2021[9]
 Northern Mariana Islands (US) 0.1% 49,796 0.5% 47,329 1 Apr 2020[10]
 American Samoa (US) 0.1% 43,915 -0.8% 49,710 1 Apr 2020[11]
11  Marshall Islands 0.1% 41,996 1.0% 39,262 7 Jul 2021[12]
12  Palau 0.03% 18,058 0.0% 16,733 1 Jul 2021[13]
 Cook Islands (NZ) 0.03% 17,044 0.2% 15,040 1 Dec 2021[14]
13  Nauru 0.02% 12,780 0.9% 11,832 23 Jun 2022[2]
 Wallis and Futuna (France ) 0.02% 11,502 -0.6% 11,369 23 Jun 2022[2]
14  Tuvalu 0.02% 11,396 0.7% 10,679 23 Jun 2022[2]
 Easter Island (Chile ) 0.02% 8,743 1.7% 8,743 1 Jul 2023[15]
 Niue (NZ) 0.004% 1,935 0.1% 1,549 23 Jun 2022[2]
 Tokelau (NZ) 0.004% 1,893 1.2% 1,647 12 Dec 2019[16]
 Pitcairn Islands (UK) 0.0001% 50 0.0% 50 1 Jul 2020[17]
Total 100% 52,653,307 1.1% 52,581,372

See also

  • List of Oceanian countries by area
  • List of Oceanian countries by life expectancy

Notes

  1. ↑ Figures are for 2022.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "World Population Prospects, 2022 Revision". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. 11 July 2022. https://population.un.org/wpp/. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 "Pacific Data Hub Explorer". https://stats.pacificdata.org/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official projection "West Papua Province Interim Population Projection by Regency/City and Gender, 2021-2023". 27 Jun 2023. https://papuabarat.bps.go.id/indicator/12/279/1/population-projection-of-papua-barat-province-by-regency-municipality-and-sex.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Official projection "Total Population of Papua Province by Regency/City Results of Interim Population Projection (Mid year, June) (Person), 2020-2022". 27 Jun 2023. https://papua.bps.go.id/indicator/12/681/1/total-population-of-papua-province-by-regency-city-result-of-interim-population-projection-2020-2023-mid-year-june-.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Official estimate "Demographic and Housing Estimates". 18 May 2023. https://data.census.gov/table?g=040XX00US15&y=2021. 
  6. ↑ Official estimate "National, state and territory population". 15 June 2023. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/dec-2022. 
  7. ↑ Official estimate "Estimated population of NZ". 18 May 2023. https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/population-of-nz/. 
  8. ↑ 2020 census result "Population of Guam". https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/guam/population-and-housing-unit-counts/guam-phc-table01.pdf. 
  9. ↑ 2021 census result "Tonga Statistics Department". https://tongastats.gov.to/. 
  10. ↑ 2020 census result "Population of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands". https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands/population-and-housing-unit-counts/commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-phc-table01.pdf. 
  11. ↑ 2020 census result "Population of American Somoa". https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/american-samoa/population-and-housing-unit-counts/american-samoa-phc-table01.pdf. 
  12. ↑ 2021 census result "Marshall Islands". 11 Jun 2022. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/marshall/. 
  13. ↑ Official estimate "Health Statistics". https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/health-statistics/. 
  14. ↑ 2021 census result "Cook Islands". 26 Jan 2023. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/cook/. 
  15. ↑ Official projection "Est. y Proy. de Pob. Comunal". 28 Nov 2019. https://www.ine.gob.cl/docs/default-source/proyecciones-de-poblacion/cuadros-estadisticos/base-2017/estimaciones-y-proyecciones-2002-2035-comunas.xlsx?sfvrsn=8c87fc3f_3. 
  16. ↑ 2019 census result "2019 Tokelau Population Count". 20 Jan 2020. https://www.tokelau.org.nz/site/tokelau/2019%20Tokelau%20Population%20Count.pdf. 
  17. ↑ Official estimate "Cook Islands". 22 Nov 2020. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pitcairn/. 



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