Birth rate in Oceania

19 countries in Oceania, 2024. Unit: per 1,000 people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
27.7 ‰
Vanuatu
Median country
20.1 ‰
half above, half below
World
16.3 ‰
World Bank aggregate
Range
10.7 to 27.7
Palau - Vanuatu

How to read it

Across 19 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Vanuatu (27.7 ‰) and the lowest in Palau (10.7 ‰).

The median country is at 20.1 ‰: half are above, half below.

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices… · via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN) · licence

Birth rate over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Vanuatu27.7
2Solomon Islands26.7
3Kiribati25.3
4Samoa25.0
5Nauru24.6
6Papua New Guinea24.3
7Tonga23.0
8Federated States of Micronesia22.3
9Tuvalu22.0
10Marshall Islands20.1
11Fiji17.9
12Guam17.3
13American Samoa15.0
14New Caledonia14.0
15Northern Mariana Islands12.1
16New Zealand11.0
17Australia10.7
18French Polynesia10.7
19Palau10.7
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