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 of 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
Rank | Country (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 |
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59.82 | 1.42 | 333,000 | 49 | 26,182,700 | October 13, 2020 | Official population clock |
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20.67 | 3.11 | 248,000 | 23 | 7,744,700 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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11.51 | 1.53 | 69,000 | 46 | 5,309,300 | March 31, 2019 | Official population clock |
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3.93 | 2.72 | 33,000 | 26 | 1,167,242 | July 11, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result | |
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2.18 | 0.46 | 4,000 | 150 | 867,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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1.48 | 2.26 | 13,000 | 31 | 642,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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0.70 | 2.58 | 7,000 | 27 | 277,600 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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0.69 | 1.87 | 5,000 | 37 | 271,407 | October 14, 2019 | 2019 census result | |
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0.69 | 0.37 | 1,000 | 189 | 275,918 | August 17, 2017 | Final 2017 census result | |
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0.49 | 0.52 | 1,000 | 133 | 194,899 | 2016 | Official estimate |
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0.41 | 0.62 | 1,000 | 112 | 159,358 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census result | |
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0.28 | 1.80 | 2,000 | 39 | 113,400 | 2020 | 2020 census |
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0.26 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 102,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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100,651 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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56,700 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 55,519 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census result | |
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56,200 | 0.12 | -2.08 | -1,000 | - | 53,883 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census result | |
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55,500 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 54,900 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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21,000 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 18,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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18,100 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 15,300 | 2015 | Official estimate | |
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11,700 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 11,558 | July 23, 2018 | 2018 census result | |
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10,640 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 11,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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10,084 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 10,900 | 2015 | Official estimate |
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1,748 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2,302 | August 9, 2011 | 2011 census result | |
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1,611 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1,500 | 2013 | Official estimate | |
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1,499 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1,160 | 2015 | Official estimate | |
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50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 57 | February 1, 2014 | Official estimate | |
Total | 41,909,794 | 100.00 | 1.75 | 683,000 | 40 |
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%)
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
- ^ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
- ^ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).