List of Oceanian countries by population

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.

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

1. Australia (50.2%)
2. Papua New Guinea (19.6%)
3. Western New Guinea (10.7%)
4. New Zealand (9.9%)
5. Hawaii (2.7%)
6. Fiji (1.8%)
7. 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 |

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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] |
|  Western New Guinea (ID) | 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] | [a]
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 (FR) | 0.6% | 308,872 | 0.8% | 280,855 | 26 Jun 2022[2] |
|  New Caledonia (FR) | 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 (FR) | 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 (CL) | 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

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

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## Notes

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1. ^ Figures are for 2022.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "World Population Prospects, 2022 Revision". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Pacific Data Hub Explorer". stats.pacificdata.org. Retrieved 20 Jul 2023.
3. ^ a b Official projection "West Papua Province Interim Population Projection by Regency/City and Gender, 2021-2023". papuabarat.bps.go.id. 27 Jun 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
4. ^ a b Official projection "Total Population of Papua Province by Regency/City Results of Interim Population Projection (Mid year, June) (Person), 2020-2022". papua.bps.go.id. 27 Jun 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
5. ^ a b Official estimate "Demographic and Housing Estimates". census.gov. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
6. ^ Official estimate "National, state and territory population". abs.gov.au. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
7. ^ Official estimate "Estimated population of NZ". stats.govt.nz. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
8. ^ 2020 census result "Population of Guam" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
9. ^ 2021 census result "Tonga Statistics Department". tongastats.gov.to. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
10. ^ 2020 census result "Population of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
11. ^ 2020 census result "Population of American Somoa" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
12. ^ 2021 census result "Marshall Islands". City Population. 11 Jun 2022. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
13. ^ Official estimate "Health Statistics". palaugov.pw. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
14. ^ 2021 census result "Cook Islands". City Population. 26 Jan 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
15. ^ Official projection "Est. y Proy. de Pob. Comunal". ine.gob.cl. 28 Nov 2019. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
16. ^ 2019 census result "2019 Tokelau Population Count" (PDF). tokelau.org.nz. 20 Jan 2020. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
17. ^ Official estimate "Cook Islands". City Population. 22 Nov 2020. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.

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