List of Oceanian countries by population growth rate

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The list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates. Countries or dependent territories without a 2017 estimate are omitted.

List[edit]

CIA World Factbook (2017)[1]
Rank Country Annual growth (%)
1  Solomon Islands 1.94
2  Vanuatu 1.85
3  Papua New Guinea 1.71
4  Marshall Islands 1.55
5  New Caledonia 1.33[2]
6  Kiribati 1.13
7  Australia 1.03
8  French Polynesia 0.88[3]
9  Tuvalu 0.85
10  New Zealand 0.79
11  Fiji 0.60
11  Samoa 0.60
13  Nauru 0.53
14  Palau 0.39
15  Wallis and Futuna 0.32[4]
16  Guam 0.26[5]
17  Tonga -0.05
18  Northern Mariana Islands -0.51[6]
19  Federated States of Micronesia -0.52
20  American Samoa -1.30[7]
21  Cook Islands -2.79

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Country Comparison : Population Growth". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. ^ New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France
  3. ^ New Caledonia is an overseas collectivity of France
  4. ^ Wallis and Futuna is a territorial collectivity of France
  5. ^ Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States
  6. ^ The Northern Mariana Islands are an insular area of the United States
  7. ^ American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States