Oceania

Oceania Overview

Deprecated: Function wp_make_content_images_responsive is deprecated since version 5.5.0! Use wp_filter_content_tags() instead. in /home/sitemanager/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6031

Oceania is the world’s smallest region and includes countries and territories with a wide range of fertility levels and rates of population growth. The region includes only three countries with a population of one million and above—Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Oceania’s population is projected to see an increase of 47%, from 43 million in 2020 to 63 million in 2050. The majority of the projected growth (57%) comes from Australia, which accounts for 60% of the region’s current population. The total fertility rate for Oceania is 2.3, though it ranges greatly from 1.7 in Australia and 1.8 in New Zealand to 4.2 in Papua New Guinea and 4.3 in Samoa. Oceania has both some of the world’s youngest areas and some of the oldest. In Solomon Islands and Nauru, 40% of the population is below age 15. In Australia and New Zealand, 19% of the population is below age 15, and 16% of the population is ages 65 and older.

in millions

lifetime births per woman

age distribution by region

percent change in population