Oceania Population

Name: Population of Oceania by country
Creator: Population.is
License: CC BY 3.0 IGO (distributed via Our World in Data)

Oceania is home to an estimated 48,556,263 people in 2026, across 24 countries and territories. The largest is Australia. Totals are the sum of UN World Population Prospects estimates for each country.

Population 2026: 48,556,263
Yearly change: +1.10%
Countries & territories: 24
Density: 6 per km²

Countries in Oceania by Population

#
1	Australia	27,227,097	+0.94%	4	83.1	38.5
2	Papua New Guinea	10,947,852	+1.72%	24	66.3	23.0
3	New Zealand	5,287,477	+0.68%	20	82.0	38.0
4	Timor Leste	1,436,937	+1.30%	97	67.9	22.1
5	Fiji	937,283	+0.44%	51	67.5	28.3
6	Solomon Islands	858,292	+2.34%	31	70.7	20.9
7	Vanuatu	342,575	+2.21%	28	71.7	20.3
8	New Caledonia	297,893	+0.87%	16	78.9	34.8
9	French Polynesia	283,086	+0.22%	80	84.2	36.7
10	Samoa	220,541	+0.56%	79	71.8	19.8
11	Guam	170,199	+0.70%	315	77.4	31.6
12	Kiribati	138,456	+1.43%	171	66.6	23.0
13	Micronesia	114,195	+0.44%	163	67.4	23.5
14	Tonga	103,306	-0.44%	143	73.1	21.0
15	American Samoa	45,342	-1.54%	228	73.0	29.1
16	Northern Mariana Islands	42,933	-1.45%	94	78.9	38.8
17	Marshall Islands	35,101	-3.32%	194	67.1	20.5
18	Palau	17,642	-0.25%	38	69.4	38.9
19	Cook Islands	12,851	-3.23%	—	—	38.1
20	Nauru	12,125	+0.61%	577	62.3	20.2
21	Wallis and Futuna	11,138	-0.75%	—	—	38.6
22	Tuvalu	9,386	-1.37%	361	67.3	24.1
23	Tokelau	2,715	+3.15%	—	—	27.6
24	Niue	1,841	-0.05%	—	—	35.1