Subregions in Oceania by population (2026)

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#	Region	Population (2026)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/km²)	Area (km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Australia and New Zealand	32,514,575	+0.90%	288,650	4	7,947,022	148,140	1.64	38.4	87.2%	0.39%
2	Melanesia	13,383,874	+1.66%	218,755	25	529,584	−2,114	2.95	23.3	21.6%	0.16%
3	Polynesia	690,028	+0.02%	108	83	8,312	−7,749	2.48	27.9	41.8%	0.01%
4	Micronesia	530,518	+0.35%	1,837	166	3,194	−4,530	2.76	26.7	69.5%	0.01%

Oceania Population by Subregion in 1950

#	Region	Population 1950	World Share
1	Australia and New Zealand	10,088,013	0.40%
2	Melanesia	2,076,908	0.08%
3	Polynesia	255,407	0.01%
4	Micronesia	161,716	0.01%

Oceania Population by Subregion in 2050

#	Region	Population 2050	World Share
1	Australia and New Zealand	38,262,257	0.40%
2	Melanesia	18,090,929	0.19%
3	Polynesia	735,268	0.01%
4	Micronesia	599,723	0.01%