Population of Oceania

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date22 Sep 2024

The current population of Oceania is 46,409,286 as of February 08, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Oceania is projected at 46,088,716, or 46.09 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Oceania is projected at 45,562,787, or 45.56 million, for the year 2023. Oceania's population will not peak until 2100.

Oceania is the least populous continent. The size of the population of Oceania is equivalent to that of Iraq, the 35th most populous country in the world. Oceania accounts for 0.56 percent of the world population. Its global share is projected to reach 0.72 percent in 2100.

The Australia/New Zealand region forms the single largest population block in Oceania, followed by the Melanesia region. Australia/New Zealand accounts for over two-thirds of Oceania's population, while the Melanesia region accounts for 28% of Oceania. These two regions together account for 97% of the continent's population.

Oceania has the 2nd highest population growth rate of 1.14% for 2024, below Africa. The population growth peaked in 1970, with an annual growth rate of 2.78%. Melanesia is the fastest-growing subregion in Oceania, followed by Australia/New Zealand. Polynesia has a growth rate close to zero.

Oceania will add 526k people in 2024. The net increase in the population per year peaked in 2016, at almost 756k.

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Oceanian subregions by population

Rank Subregion Population Share (%) Growth (2024)
20232024 OceaniaWorldNet changerate (%)
1 Jan1 July1 Jan1 July
1Australia/New Zealand31,472,15931,623,96031,775,76131,927,14969.270.391302,7760.95
2Melanesia12,613,63012,724,06412,834,49812,944,90028.090.159220,8051.72
3Polynesia689,436689,523689,610689,7441.500.0082670.04
4Micronesia524,443525,240526,037526,9231.140.0061,7720.34
Oceania 45,299,668 45,562,787 45,825,906 46,088,716 0.565 525,620 1.15

Historical and Projection

Continent Population Growth rate (%) against 2024
1950200020502100 1950200020502100
Australia/New Zealand10,088,01322,990,04538,262,25748,955,978222.6740.3118.9352.94
Melanesia2,076,9087,227,82018,090,92922,581,827535.2083.3737.9373.02
Polynesia255,407625,628735,268754,397173.5110.776.479.27
Micronesia161,716509,131599,723653,495229.184.1213.3623.73
Oceania 12,582,044 31,352,624 57,688,178 72,945,697 273.52 48.98 24.03 57.62

Oceania population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
202445,825,90646,088,716525,6201.1400.56
202546,351,52646,609,644516,2361.1080.57
202646,867,76247,118,993502,4631.0660.57
202747,370,22547,619,141497,8331.0450.57
202847,868,05848,113,153490,1901.0190.57
202948,358,24848,596,699476,9020.9810.57
203048,835,15049,071,522472,7440.9630.57
203149,307,89449,540,450465,1110.9390.57
203249,773,00550,000,979455,9480.9120.57
203350,228,95350,454,616451,3270.8950.58
203450,680,28050,904,057447,5540.8790.58
203551,127,83451,351,255446,8420.8700.58
203651,574,67651,797,065444,7780.8590.58
203752,019,45452,236,632434,3550.8320.58
203852,453,80952,672,624437,6310.8310.58
203952,891,44053,104,814426,7480.8040.58
204053,318,18853,532,011427,6460.7990.58
204153,745,83453,960,539429,4100.7960.58
204254,175,24454,389,549428,6100.7880.59
204354,603,85454,814,906422,1030.7700.59
204455,025,95755,235,476419,0380.7590.59
204555,444,99555,654,839419,6880.7540.59
204655,864,68356,074,223419,0790.7470.59
204756,283,76256,484,704401,8840.7110.59
204856,685,64656,891,405411,5180.7230.59
204957,097,16457,294,585394,8420.6890.60
205057,492,00657,688,178392,3440.6800.60
205157,884,35058,078,782388,8640.6700.60
205258,273,21458,462,442378,4550.6470.60
205358,651,66958,839,147374,9560.6370.60
205459,026,62559,214,918376,5860.6360.60
205559,403,21159,589,007371,5910.6240.61
205659,774,80259,954,853360,1020.6010.61
205760,134,90460,313,940358,0720.5940.61
205860,492,97660,673,876361,8000.5960.61
205960,854,77661,028,226346,8990.5680.61
206061,201,67561,373,340343,3290.5590.61
206161,545,00461,714,503338,9970.5490.62
206261,884,00162,053,399338,7970.5460.62
206362,222,79862,391,152336,7080.5400.62
206462,559,50662,722,829326,6450.5210.62
206562,886,15163,051,767331,2320.5250.62
206663,217,38363,385,873336,9800.5320.63
206763,554,36363,721,194333,6610.5240.63
206863,888,02464,053,165330,2820.5160.63
206964,218,30664,380,137323,6610.5030.63
207064,541,96764,699,126314,3180.4860.63
207164,856,28565,009,077305,5850.4700.64
207265,161,87065,315,019306,2980.4690.64
207365,468,16865,618,855301,3730.4590.64
207465,769,54165,920,205301,3270.4570.64
207566,070,86866,219,156296,5760.4480.65
207666,367,44466,513,117291,3460.4380.65
207766,658,79066,806,765295,9510.4430.65
207866,954,74167,100,367291,2510.4340.65
207967,245,99267,388,295284,6070.4220.66
208067,530,59967,672,730284,2610.4200.66
208167,814,86067,958,761287,8010.4230.66
208268,102,66168,240,235275,1470.4030.66
208368,377,80868,518,192280,7670.4100.67
208468,658,57568,790,735264,3190.3840.67
208568,922,89469,055,332264,8760.3840.67
208669,187,77069,322,431269,3220.3890.67
208769,457,09269,593,308272,4320.3910.68
208869,729,52469,871,410283,7720.4060.68
208970,013,29670,148,493270,3950.3850.68
209070,283,69170,424,208281,0340.3990.69
209170,564,72570,702,942276,4330.3910.69
209270,841,15870,976,105269,8940.3800.69
209371,111,05271,241,489260,8750.3660.69
209471,371,92771,495,139246,4240.3450.70
209571,618,35171,742,530248,3580.3460.70
209671,866,70971,993,243253,0690.3520.70
209772,119,77872,246,533253,5090.3510.71
209872,373,28772,490,596234,6190.3240.71
209972,607,90672,721,135226,4570.3110.71
210072,834,36372,945,697222,6680.3050.72

Oceania population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
195012,409,47912,582,044345,1302.7430.50
195112,754,60912,915,029320,8392.4840.51
195213,075,44813,228,956307,0162.3210.51
195313,382,46413,527,043289,1592.1380.51
195413,671,62313,824,299305,3512.2090.51
195513,976,97414,145,091336,2332.3770.52
195614,313,20714,484,440342,4662.3640.52
195714,655,67314,825,232339,1182.2880.52
195814,994,79115,165,871342,1612.2560.52
195915,336,95215,509,887345,8702.2300.52
196015,682,82215,862,303358,9622.2630.53
196116,041,78416,216,517349,4672.1550.53
196216,391,25116,560,586338,6702.0450.53
196316,729,92116,904,253348,6652.0630.53
196417,078,58617,254,314351,4562.0370.53
196517,430,04217,616,868373,6512.1210.53
196617,803,69317,985,714364,0422.0240.53
196718,167,73518,331,856328,2411.7910.53
196818,495,97618,669,865347,7791.8630.53
196918,843,75519,033,435379,3601.9930.53
197019,223,11519,493,814541,3982.7770.53
197119,764,51320,035,727542,4282.7070.53
197220,306,94120,493,789373,6971.8240.53
197320,680,63820,865,838370,3991.7750.53
197421,051,03721,227,905353,7351.6660.53
197521,404,77221,555,566301,5881.3990.53
197621,706,36021,842,129271,5381.2430.53
197721,977,89822,114,261272,7261.2330.52
197822,250,62422,383,131265,0141.1840.52
197922,515,63822,653,380275,4851.2160.52
198022,791,12322,954,129326,0131.4200.52
198123,117,13623,307,158380,0431.6310.51
198223,497,17923,690,304386,2511.6300.51
198323,883,43024,064,139361,4181.5020.51
198424,244,84824,420,733351,7711.4400.51
198524,596,61924,777,241361,2441.4580.51
198624,957,86325,149,500383,2741.5240.51
198725,341,13725,544,233406,1921.5900.51
198825,747,32925,956,096417,5341.6090.50
198926,164,86326,376,678423,6301.6060.50
199026,588,49326,839,036501,0871.8670.50
199127,089,58027,314,981450,8021.6500.50
199227,540,38227,746,313411,8621.4840.50
199327,952,24428,154,045403,6021.4340.50
199428,355,84628,572,745433,7981.5180.50
199528,789,64429,024,929470,5711.6210.50
199629,260,21529,498,348476,2661.6150.50
199729,736,48129,964,284455,6051.5210.51
199830,192,08630,419,760455,3481.4970.51
199930,647,43430,879,804464,7391.5050.51
200031,112,17331,352,624480,9021.5340.51
200131,593,07531,846,895507,6401.5940.51
200232,100,71532,365,687529,9441.6370.51
200332,630,65932,894,234527,1491.6030.51
200433,157,80833,418,749521,8811.5620.51
200533,679,68933,955,854552,3301.6270.52
200634,232,01934,540,035616,0331.7840.52
200734,848,05235,189,702683,3001.9420.52
200835,531,35235,890,036717,3681.9990.52
200936,248,72036,593,202688,9641.8830.53
201036,937,68437,253,766632,1641.6970.53
201137,569,84837,889,764639,8331.6890.53
201238,209,68138,550,171680,9791.7670.54
201338,890,66039,233,597685,8741.7480.54
201439,576,53439,918,435683,8031.7130.54
201540,260,33740,614,679708,6831.7450.54
201640,969,02041,346,918755,7971.8280.55
201741,724,81742,093,654737,6751.7530.55
201842,462,49242,815,156705,3291.6470.55
201943,167,82143,504,189672,7361.5460.56
202043,840,55744,078,974476,8341.0820.56
202144,317,39144,558,211481,6411.0810.56
202244,799,03245,049,350500,6361.1110.56
202345,299,66845,562,787526,2381.1550.56