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Least Populous Countries in Oceania

The least populous countries in Oceania, ranked by population.

Tuvalu currently leads this Oceania ranking across 19 reported places.

19 places with reported valuesLatest available by country

Answer at a glance

Tuvalu ranks as the least populous country in Oceania, at 9,646, using the latest available World Bank value.

The gap to Nauru is 2,301 using the displayed latest-available values.

Methodology: countries are ordered by total population. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank population data.

Coverage: 19 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.

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1Tuvalu9,646
Funafuti
2Nauru11,947
Yaren
3Palau17,695
Melekeok
4Marshall Islands37,548
Majuro
5Northern Mariana Islands44,278
Saipan
6American Samoa46,765
Pago Pago
7Tonga104,175
Nuku'alofa
8Micronesia113,160
Palikir
9Kiribati134,518
Tarawa
10Guam167,777
Hagatna
11Samoa218,019
Apia
12French Polynesia281,807
Papeete
13New Caledonia292,639
Noumea
14Vanuatu327,777
Port Vila
15Solomon Islands819,198
Honiara
16Fiji Islands928,784
Suva
17New Zealand5,287,500
Wellington
18Papua New Guinea10,576,502
Port Moresby
19Australia27,196,812
Canberra

Least Populous Countries in the World, ranked by Population
#	Country	Population	Capital
1	Tuvalu	9,646	Funafuti
2	Nauru	11,947	Yaren
3	Palau	17,695	Melekeok
4	Marshall Islands	37,548	Majuro
5	Northern Mariana Islands	44,278	Saipan
6	American Samoa	46,765	Pago Pago
7	Tonga	104,175	Nuku'alofa
8	Micronesia	113,160	Palikir
9	Kiribati	134,518	Tarawa
10	Guam	167,777	Hagatna
11	Samoa	218,019	Apia
12	French Polynesia	281,807	Papeete
13	New Caledonia	292,639	Noumea
14	Vanuatu	327,777	Port Vila
15	Solomon Islands	819,198	Honiara
16	Fiji Islands	928,784	Suva
17	New Zealand	5,287,500	Wellington
18	Papua New Guinea	10,576,502	Port Moresby
19	Australia	27,196,812	Canberra

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