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Demographics of Oceania

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FieldValue
titleOceania
image[[File:Oceania (orthographic projection).svg200pxAn orthographic projection of geopolitical Oceania.]]
Geopolitical Oceania
area8,525,989 km2
population(, 6th)
density4.19 /km2
demonymOceanian
countries
dependencies
languages
timeUTC+14 (Kiribati) to UTC-11 (American Samoa and Niue) (West to East)
cities

Geopolitical Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania vary, with it being defined in various ways, often geopolitically or geographically. In the geopolitical conception used by the United Nations, International Olympic Committee, and many atlases, the Oceanic region includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific from Papua New Guinea east, but not the Malay Archipelago or Indonesian New Guinea. The term is sometimes used more specifically to denote Australasia as a geographic continent, or biogeographically as a synonym for either the Australasian realm (Wallacea and Australasia) or the Oceanian realm (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand or from mainland New Guinea).

Although Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands belong to the Commonwealth of Australia and are inhabited, they are nearer Indonesia than the Australian mainland, and are commonly associated with Asia instead of Oceania.

Demographics by territory

The demographic table below shows all inhabited states and territories of Oceania. The information in this chart comes from the CIA World Factbook or the United States Department of State, unless noted otherwise or not available (NA); where sources differ, references are included.

PosCountryPopulation (mid- estimate)Area (km2)Population density (/km2)Urban populationLife expectancyLiteracy RateOfficial language(s)Top religion(s)Ethnic groupsTotal8,506,4274.07371%77.8791%73.3%Total minus mainland Australia824,12716.24243%71.8978%
17,682,3002.76889%81.6399%English 78.5%Christian 64.6%, none 18.7%European 57.2%, Oceanian 33.8% (including Australian Aborigines 2.9%), Asian, 17.4%.
2462,84012.83512%65.7557.3%Tok Pisin 75%, English 1–2%, Hiri MotuChristian 96%New Guinea Papuan 84%, New Guinea Melanesian 15%, other 1%
3270,53415.57487%80.3699%English 91.2%, Māori 3.9%Christian 55.6%, None 34.7%European 74.0%, Asian 12%, Māori 15%, Pacific Islander 7%, other 1%
–Hawaii (United States)1,419,56128,31182.64792%80.3799%English 73.44%, Hawaiian 1.68%Christian 63%, None 26%, Buddhist 8%, Other 3%Asian 37.2%, Multiracial 25.3%, White 22.9%, Pacific Islander 10.8%, Black 1.6%, Native American 0.3%
418,27451.69718%70.7393.7%English, Fijian, HindiChristian 64.5%, Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%Fijian 57.3%, Indo-Fijians 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9%
528,89620.61252%73.6976.6%English 1–2%Christian 95%Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.3%
–(France)4,16768.88252%76.7198%French 61.1%, Polynesian 31.4%Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
–(France)18,57512.24465%74.9896.8%FrenchRoman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%Melanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2%
612,18918.17625%64.3374%English 23.1%, French 1.9%Christian 82%, indigenous beliefs 5.6%, other 10.9%, none 1%Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5%
72,83167.82123%72.1399.7%SamoanChristian 98.9%Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7%, Europeans 0.4%
–(United States)1,478122.37193%78.1899%English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%Roman Catholic 85%Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other 8.6%, mixed 9.8%
8747164.09625%71.0398.9%Tongan, EnglishChristianTongan 98%
9702152.64122%71.2389%EnglishRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, others 3%Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 7.8%
10811122.66644%64.0392%English, Gilbertese (de facto)Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 36%Micronesian 98.8%
–(United States)199333.82992%73.9797%English, SamoanChristian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%native Pacific islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3%
11181363.86271%71.4893.7%Marshallese 98.2%, EnglishProtestant 54.8%, other Christian 40.6%Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2%
–(United States)464104.13191%76.997%EnglishChristianFilipino 35.3%, Chamorro 23.9%, Multiracial 12.7%, Chinese 6.8%, Carolinian 4.6%, Korean 4.2%, 2.3% Chuukese, 2.2% Palauan, 2.1% White, 5.9% other
1245945.48881%71.5192%Paluan 64.7%, EnglishRoman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%Palauan 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other 3.2%
–(France)142108.0490%78.8350%Wallisian 58.9%, Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%Roman Catholic 99%Polynesian
–(New Zealand)23648.67874%74.4795%Māori, EnglishCook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, other Christian 30.5%Cook Island Māori 87.7%, part Cook Island Māori 5.8%, other 6.5%
1326401.61549%64.3993%Tuvalu, EnglishChurch of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
1421441.286100%64.9999%NauruanNauru Congregational Church 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church (Protestant) 10.4%Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
–(Australia)2,1553659.861NANANAEnglish, NorfukAnglican 31.8%, other Christian 30,9%, none 19.9%European, Tahitian, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
–(New Zealand)12116.6670%69NATokelauan, EnglishCongregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%Polynesian
–(New Zealand)2605.20839%69.5NANiuean, EnglishEkalesia Niue (Protestant) 61.1%, other Christian 11%, Latter Day Saints 8.8%Niuean 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%, European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%, unspecified 3%
–(United Kingdom)48471.021NANANAEnglish, PitkernSeventh-day Adventist 100%European, Tahitian
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Notes

References

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