Population growth in Oceania

19 countries in Oceania, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking
2.35 %
Solomon Islands
Median country
0.59 %
half above, half below
World
0.91 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-3.43 to 2.35
Marshall Islands - Solomon Islands

How to read it

Across 19 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Solomon Islands (2.35 %) and the lowest in Marshall Islands (-3.43 %).

The median country is at 0.59 %: half are above, half below.

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.GROW) · licence

Population growth over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Solomon Islands2.35
2Vanuatu2.23
3Papua New Guinea1.75
4Australia1.53
5Kiribati1.45
6New Caledonia0.92
7Guam0.73
8New Zealand0.65
9Nauru0.65
10Samoa0.59
11Fiji0.47
12Federated States of Micronesia0.46
13French Polynesia0.23
14Palau-0.18
15Tonga-0.42
16American Samoa-1.59
17Tuvalu-1.61
18Northern Mariana Islands-1.68
19Marshall Islands-3.43
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