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Oceania Population 2024
According to the United Nations, in 1950, the population of Oceania was estimated to be around 12 million people. It reached 30 million in 1996 and 40 million in 2016. In 2020, Oceania’s population was estimated to be 42 million. The population of Oceania is expected to reach around 58 million by 2050.
Oceania has a land area of 8,525,989 square kilometers (3,291,903 sq mi). When compared to continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica. According to the UN, the estimated population of Oceania in 2024 is 45,038,553 (45 million or 4.5 crores)
An estimated 0.56% of the world population lives in Oceania ( 43 Million). Australia (26 million), Papua New Guinea ( 10 million), and New Zealand (5.2 million) remain the top three populous countries in Oceania.
Let’s have a look at the Country-wise population of Oceania
| # | Countries / Dependencies | Population 2024 (UN estimates) |
| 1 | Australia | 26,439,111 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 10,329,930 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5,228,100 |
| 4 | Fiji | 936,376 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 740,425 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 334,506 |
| 7 | French Polynesia* | 308,871 |
| 8 | New Caledonia* | 292,991 |
| 9 | Samoa | 225,681 |
| 10 | Guam* | 172,952 |
| 11 | Kiribati | 133,515 |
| 12 | Micronesia (Fed. States) | 115,224 |
| 13 | Tonga | 107,773 |
| 14 | Northern Mariana Islands* | 49,796 |
| 15 | American Samoa* | 43,914 |
| 16 | Marshall Islands | 41,996 |
| 17 | Palau | 18,057 |
| 18 | Cook Islands | 17,044 |
| 19 | Nauru | 12,780 |
| 20 | Wallis & Futuna* | 11,502 |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 11,396 |
| 22 | Niue* | 1,935 |
| 23 | Tokelau* | 1,893 |
*Dependencies or Overseas Territory
Subregions of Oceania
Oceania can be divided into four Sub-regions. It includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand, and some neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Melanesia
Melanesia extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. It also includes the Indonesian part of New Guinea, the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, and the Torres Strait Islands.
| Countries in Melanesia | Staus |
| Papua New Guinea | Sovereign |
| Fiji | Sovereign |
| Solomon Islands | Sovereign |
| Vanuatu | Sovereign |
| New Caledonia | French dependency |
Micronesia
Micronesia consists of about 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian peoples. It has six sovereign nations and two overseas territories of the United States.
| Countries in Micronesia | Status |
| Guam | US territory |
| Kiribati | Sovereign |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | Sovereign |
| Northern Mariana Islands | US territory |
| Marshall Islands | Sovereign |
| Palau | Sovereign |
| Nauru | Sovereign |
Polynesia
Polynesia is made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific oceans. It has 3 Sovereign states and 6 Overseas Territory or Dependacies of Other Nations
| Countries in Polynesia | Status |
| French Polynesia | France Territory |
| Samoa | Sovereign |
| Tonga | Sovereign |
| American Samoa | US Territory |
| Cook Islands | New Zealand Dependency |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | territory of France |
| Tuvalu | Sovereign |
| Niue | New Zealand Dependency |
| Tokelau | New Zealand Dependency |
List Oceania Countries by Land Area
Europe covers about 10,180,000 km2 (3,930,000 sq mi ), or 2% of the Earth’s surface (6.8% of land area), making it the second-smallest continent. There are 48 Countries in Europe of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. The population density in Europe is 72.9 per Km2 (188 people per mi2).
Largest & Smallest Country by Area
| Areawise | Country | Area (sq.km) |
| Largest by Area | Australia | 76,82,300 Km2 |
| Smallest by Area | Tokelau | 10 Km2 |
Largest & Smallest Country by Density
| Density wise | Country | Density (P/Km2) |
| Highest Population Density | Micronesia | 784 (p/km2) |
| least population Density | Australia | 3 (p/km2) |
| # | Country | Land Area (Sq.km) | Density (p/km2) |
| 1 | Australia | 76,82,300 | 3 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 4,52,860 | 20 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2,63,310 | 18 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 27,990 | 25 |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 18,280 | 16 |
| 6 | Fiji | 18,270 | 49 |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 12,190 | 25 |
| 8 | French Polynesia | 3,660 | 77 |
| 9 | Samoa | 2,830 | 70 |
| 10 | Kiribati | 810 | 147 |
| 11 | Tonga | 720 | 147 |
| 12 | Micronesia | 700 | 784 |
| 13 | Guam | 540 | 313 |
| 14 | Northern Mariana Islands | 460 | 125 |
| 15 | Palau | 460 | 39 |
| 16 | Niue | 260 | 6 |
| 17 | Cook Islands | 240 | 73 |
| 18 | American Samoa | 200 | 276 |
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 180 | 329 |
| 20 | Wallis & Futuna | 140 | 80 |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 30 | 393 |
| 22 | Nauru | 20 | 541 |
| 23 | Tokelau | 10 | 136 |
Oceania Countries by Fertility Rate and Median Age
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of Asia is 2.36
- The Solomon Islands is the country with the highest Fertility rate of 4.4
- Australia has the lowest Fertility rate i.e 1.8
The median age in Europe is 33.4 years.
- Australia/ Newzealand has the highest median age of 38 Years
- Solomon Islands has the lowest rate of 20 years
| # | Country | Fertility Rate | Median age |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 4.4 | 20 |
| 2 | Samoa | 3.9 | 22 |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 3.8 | 21 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6 | 22 |
| 5 | Kiribati | 3.6 | 23 |
| 6 | Tonga | 3.6 | 22 |
| 7 | Micronesia | 2.9 | 27 |
| 8 | Fiji | 2.8 | 28 |
| 9 | Guam | 2.3 | 31 |
| 10 | New Caledonia | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1.9 | 38 |
| 13 | Australia | 1.8 | 38 |
Source: World Population Prospects