List of Oceanian countries by populatio
This is a list of Oceanian
countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the
mid-year normalized demographic projections.
Table
Rank | Country (or dependent territory) |
July 1, 2013 projection[1] |
% of pop. |
Average relative annual growth (%)[2] |
Average absolute annual growth [3] |
Estimated doubling time (Years)[4] |
Alternative figure |
Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 23,076,000 | 60.56 | 1.70 | 386,000 | 41 | 22,785,500 | September 30, 2012 | Official estimate |
2 | Papua New Guinea | 7,461,000 | 19.58 | 2.84 | 206,000 | 25 | 7,059,653 | July 10, 2011 | 2011 census result |
3 | New Zealand | 4,462,000 | 11.71 | 0.61 | 27,000 | 114 | 4,468,990 | June 17, 2013 | Official population clock |
4 | Fiji | 862,000 | 2.26 | 0.47 | 4,000 | 149 | 858,038 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
5 | Solomon Islands | 561,000 | 1.47 | 2.37 | 13,000 | 30 | 515,870 | November 23, 2009 | 2009 census result |
6 | French Polynesia (France) | 270,000 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 2,000 | 93 | 268,270 | August 22, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
7 | New Caledonia (France) | 258,000 | 0.68 | 1.18 | 3,000 | 59 | 255,651 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
8 | Vanuatu | 254,000 | 0.67 | 2.42 | 6,000 | 29 | 258,213 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
9 | Samoa | 190,000 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 1,000 | 131 | 187,820 | November 7, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
10 | Guam (US) | 161,000 | 0.42 | 0.63 | 1,000 | 111 | 159,358 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
11 | Kiribati | 109,000 | 0.29 | 1.87 | 2,000 | 37 | 104,573 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
12 | Tonga | 103,000 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,036 | November 30, 2011 | 2011 census result |
13 | Federated States of Micronesia | 102,000 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 101,823 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
14 | American Samoa (US) | 55,000 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 55,519 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
15 | Marshall Islands | 55,000 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 55,548 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
16 | Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 50,000 | 0.13 | -1.96 | -1,000 | - | 53,883 | April 1, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
17 | Palau | 21,000 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 20,770 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
18 | Cook Islands (NZ) | 15,000 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 14,974 | December 1, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
19 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 13,000 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 13,152 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
20 | Tuvalu | 11,000 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 11,264 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
21 | Nauru | 10,000 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 9,945 | October 30, 2011 | 2011 census result |
22 | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 2,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2,302 | August 9, 2011 | 2011 census result |
23 | Niue (NZ) | 2,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1,613 | September 10, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
24 | Tokelau (NZ) | 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1,411 | October 18, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
25 | Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 66 | 2008 | 2008 census result |
Total | 38,104,070 | 100.00 | 1.74 | 650,000 |