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This is a '''list of Oceanian countries and dependencies by population''' in [[Earth:Oceania|Oceania]], which includes [[Place:Australasia|Australasia]], [[Place:Melanesia|Melanesia]], [[Place:Micronesia|Micronesia]] and [[Place:Polynesia|Polynesia]]. Projections are from the {{wipe|United Nations}}<ref name="UN">{{cite web|url=https://population.un.org/wpp/ |title=World Population Prospects, 2022 Revision|publisher=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section|date=11 July 2022|access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> and official figures are from the Pacific Community<ref name="PDH">{{cite web |url = https://stats.pacificdata.org/ |title = Pacific Data Hub Explorer |website = stats.pacificdata.org |access-date = 20 Jul 2023}}</ref> and other official sources.

== Map ==

{{Pie chart
| caption= Oceania population by country<ref name="UN"/><ref name="Papua Barat"/><ref name="Papua"/><ref name="Hawaii"/>
| label1 = Australia
| value1 = 50.2 | color1=#36A
| label2 = Papua New Guinea
| value2 = 19.6 | color2=#1A9
| label3 = Western New Guinea
| value3 = 10.7 | color3=#6A5
| label4 = New Zealand
| value4 =  9.9 | color4=#CC5
| label5 = Hawaii
| value5 =  2.7 | color5=#928
| label6 = Fiji
| value6 =  1.8 | color6=#E33
| label7 = Solomon Islands
| value7 =  1.4 | color7=#E72
}}

[[File:Oceania UN Geoscheme - Map with Zones.svg | thumb|upright=3.2 | center | Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania]]

== Table ==

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! !! Country / dependency!! %<br>total !! Oceania<ref name="UN"/><br>population !! %<br> growth !! Official<br>figure !! Official<br>date !! class="unsortable"|
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| 1 || {{flag|Australia}} || 50.2% || 26,439,112 || 1.0% || 26,598,311 || 31 Dec 2022<ref>Official estimate {{cite web |url = https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/dec-2022 |title = National, state and territory population |date = 15 June 2023 |website = abs.gov.au |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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| 2 || {{flag|Papua New Guinea}} || 19.6% || 10,329,931 || 1.8% || 10,329,931 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Western New Guinea (IDN) || 10.7% || 5,628,545 || 0.5% || 5,628,545 || 30 Jun 2023<ref name="Papua Barat">Official projection {{cite web |url = https://papuabarat.bps.go.id/indicator/12/279/1/population-projection-of-papua-barat-province-by-regency-municipality-and-sex.html |title = West Papua Province Interim Population Projection by Regency/City and Gender, 2021-2023 |date = 27 Jun 2023 |website = papuabarat.bps.go.id |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref name="Papua">Official projection {{cite web |url = https://papua.bps.go.id/indicator/12/681/1/total-population-of-papua-province-by-regency-city-result-of-interim-population-projection-2020-2023-mid-year-june-.html |title = Total Population of Papua Province by Regency/City Results of Interim Population Projection (Mid year, June) (Person), 2020-2022 |date = 27 Jun 2023 |website = papua.bps.go.id |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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| 3 || {{flag|New Zealand}} || 9.9% || 5,228,100 || 0.8% || 5,177,574 || 31 Mar 2023<ref>Official estimate {{cite web |url = https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/population-of-nz/ |title = Estimated population of NZ |date = 18 May 2023 |website = stats.govt.nz |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || {{flag|Hawaii}} (US) || 2.7% || 1,440,196 || -0.1% || 1,440,196 || 1 Jul 2022<ref name="Hawaii">Official estimate {{cite web |url = https://data.census.gov/table?g=040XX00US15&y=2021 |title = Demographic and Housing Estimates |date = 18 May 2023 |website = census.gov |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || {{efn|Figures are for 2022.}}
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| 4 || {{flag|Fiji}} || 1.8% || 936,376 || 0.7% || 901,603 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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| 5 || {{flag|Solomon Islands}} || 1.4% || 740,425 || 2.2% || 744,407 || 24 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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| 6 || {{flag|Vanuatu}} || 0.6% || 334,506 || 2.4% || 307,941 || 25 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{flag|French Polynesia}} ({{wipe|France}}) || 0.6% || 308,872 || 0.8% || 280,855 || 26 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{flag|New Caledonia|variant=local}} ({{wipe|France}}) || 0.6% || 292,991 || 1.0% || 274,330 || 27 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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| 7 || {{flag|Samoa}} || 0.4% || 225,681 || 1.5% || 200,999 || 28 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{flag|Guam}} (US) || 0.3% || 172,952 || 0.7% || 153,836 || 1 Apr 2020<ref>2020 census result {{cite web |url = https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/guam/population-and-housing-unit-counts/guam-phc-table01.pdf |title = Population of Guam |website = census.gov |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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| 8 || {{flag|Kiribati}} || 0.3% || 133,515 || 1.7% || 122,735 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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| 9 || {{flag|Micronesia}} || 0.2% || 115,224 || 0.9% || 105,987 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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| 10 || {{flag|Tonga}} || 0.2% || 107,773 || 0.9% || 100,179 || 30 Nov 2021<ref>2021 census result {{cite web |url = https://tongastats.gov.to/ |title = Tonga Statistics Department |website = tongastats.gov.to |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} (US) || 0.1% || 49,796 || 0.5% || 47,329 || 1 Apr 2020<ref>2020 census result {{cite web |url = https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands/population-and-housing-unit-counts/commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-phc-table01.pdf |title = Population of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |website = census.gov |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || {{flag|American Samoa}} (US) || 0.1% || 43,915 || -0.8% || 49,710 || 1 Apr 2020<ref>2020 census result {{cite web |url = https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/american-samoa/population-and-housing-unit-counts/american-samoa-phc-table01.pdf |title = Population of American Somoa |website = census.gov |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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| 11 || {{flag|Marshall Islands}} || 0.1% || 41,996 || 1.0% || 39,262 || 7 Jul 2021<ref>2021 census result {{cite web |url = http://www.citypopulation.de/en/marshall/ |title = Marshall Islands |date = 11 Jun 2022 |website = City Population |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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| 12 || {{flag|Palau}} || 0.03% || 18,058 || 0.0% || 16,733 || 1 Jul 2021<ref>Official estimate {{cite web |url = https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/health-statistics/ |title = Health Statistics |website = palaugov.pw |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || {{flag|Cook Islands}} (NZ) || 0.03% || 17,044 || 0.2% || 15,040 || 1 Dec 2021<ref>2021 census result {{cite web |url = http://www.citypopulation.de/en/cook/ |title = Cook Islands |date = 26 Jan 2023 |website = City Population |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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| 13 || {{flag|Nauru}} || 0.02% || 12,780 || 0.9% || 11,832 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{flag|Wallis and Futuna}} ({{wipe|France}}) || 0.02% || 11,502 || -0.6% || 11,369 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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| 14 || {{flag|Tuvalu}} || 0.02% || 11,396 || 0.7% || 10,679 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{flag|Easter Island}} ({{wipe|Chile}}) || 0.02% || 8,743 || 1.7% || 8,743 || 1 Jul 2023<ref>Official projection {{cite web |url = https://www.ine.gob.cl/docs/default-source/proyecciones-de-poblacion/cuadros-estadisticos/base-2017/estimaciones-y-proyecciones-2002-2035-comunas.xlsx?sfvrsn=8c87fc3f_3 |title = Est. y Proy. de Pob. Comunal |date = 28 Nov 2019 |website = ine.gob.cl |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || {{flag|Niue}} (NZ) || 0.004% || 1,935 || 0.1% || 1,549 || 23 Jun 2022<ref name="PDH"/> || 
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|  || {{flag|Tokelau}} (NZ) || 0.004% || 1,893 || 1.2% || 1,647 || 12 Dec 2019<ref>2019 census result {{cite web |url = https://www.tokelau.org.nz/site/tokelau/2019%20Tokelau%20Population%20Count.pdf |title = 2019 Tokelau Population Count |date = 20 Jan 2020 |website = tokelau.org.nz |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || {{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} (UK) || 0.0001% || 50 || 0.0% || 50 || 1 Jul 2020<ref>Official estimate {{cite web |url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pitcairn/ |title = Cook Islands |date = 22 Nov 2020 |website = City Population |access-date = 27 Jun 2023}}</ref> || 
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|  || align="left" | '''Total''' || '''100%''' || '''52,653,307''' || '''1.1%''' || '''52,581,372'''
|}

== See also ==

* List of Oceanian countries by area
* List of Oceanian countries by life expectancy

== Notes ==

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== References ==

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[[Category:Oceania]]

{{Sourceattribution|List of Oceanian countries by population}}