Population aged 65 and over in Oceania

19 countries in Oceania, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
18.1 %
Australia
Median country
6.9 %
half above, half below
World
10.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
3.0 to 18.1
Nauru - Australia

How to read it

Across 19 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Australia (18.1 %) and the lowest in Nauru (3.0 %).

The median country is at 6.9 %: half are above, half below.

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS) · licence

Aged 65+ over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Australia18.1
2New Zealand17.6
3Guam13.1
4French Polynesia11.9
5Palau11.8
6New Caledonia11.8
7Northern Mariana Islands10.8
8American Samoa8.5
9Tuvalu7.0
10Tonga6.9
11Fiji6.6
12Federated States of Micronesia6.2
13Samoa6.1
14Marshall Islands4.9
15Vanuatu4.4
16Kiribati4.4
17Solomon Islands3.7
18Papua New Guinea3.6
19Nauru3.0
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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