Population living in cities (Degree of Urbanisation) in Oceania

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

First in the ranking
49.9 %
Median country
0.0 %
half above, half below
World
44.8 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
0.0 to 49.9
American Samoa - Australia

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Across 19 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Australia (49.9 %) and the lowest in American Samoa (0.0 %).

The median country is at 0.0 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Australia49.9
2New Zealand45.5
3New Caledonia42.0
4French Polynesia32.7
5Fiji29.9
6Vanuatu17.2
7Solomon Islands15.6
8Papua New Guinea11.9
9American Samoa0.0
10Federated States of Micronesia0.0
11Guam0.0
12Kiribati0.0
13Marshall Islands0.0
14Northern Mariana Islands0.0
15Nauru0.0
16Palau0.0
17Tonga0.0
18Tuvalu0.0
19Samoa0.0
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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