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Most Populous Countries in Oceania

The most populous countries in Oceania, ranked by population.

Australia currently leads this Oceania ranking across 19 reported places.

19 places with reported valuesLatest available by country

Answer at a glance

Australia ranks as the most populous country in Oceania, at 27,196,812, using the latest available World Bank value.

The gap to Papua New Guinea is 16,620,310 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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1Australia27,196,812
Canberra
2Papua New Guinea10,576,502
Port Moresby
3New Zealand5,287,500
Wellington
4Fiji Islands928,784
Suva
5Solomon Islands819,198
Honiara
6Vanuatu327,777
Port Vila
7New Caledonia292,639
Noumea
8French Polynesia281,807
Papeete
9Samoa218,019
Apia
10Guam167,777
Hagatna
11Kiribati134,518
Tarawa
12Micronesia113,160
Palikir
13Tonga104,175
Nuku'alofa
14American Samoa46,765
Pago Pago
15Northern Mariana Islands44,278
Saipan
16Marshall Islands37,548
Majuro
17Palau17,695
Melekeok
18Nauru11,947
Yaren
19Tuvalu9,646
Funafuti

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

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