Countries in Oceania:

14

There are 14 countries in Oceania today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).

Not included in this total of "countries" and listed separately are:

  • Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas, dependencies) and Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories)
# Country Population 2026 Subregion
1 Australia 27,227,096 Australia and New Zealand
2 Papua New Guinea 10,947,848 Melanesia
3 New Zealand 5,287,479 Australia and New Zealand
4 Fiji 937,282 Melanesia
5 Solomon Islands 858,288 Melanesia
6 Vanuatu 342,564 Melanesia
7 Samoa 220,528 Polynesia
8 Kiribati 138,445 Micronesia
9 Micronesia 114,183 Micronesia
10 Tonga 103,291 Polynesia
11 Marshall Islands 35,075 Micronesia
12 Palau 17,614 Micronesia
13 Nauru 12,101 Micronesia
14 Tuvalu 9,362 Polynesia

Dependencies or other territories

# Country Population 2026 Dependency of
1 New Caledonia 297,892 France
2 French Polynesia 283,076 France
3 Guam 170,185 U.S.
4 American Samoa 45,319 U.S.
5 Northern Mariana Islands 42,914 U.S.
6 Cook Islands 12,826 partlyNew Zealand
7 Wallis & Futuna 11,113 France
8 Tokelau 2,691 New Zealand
9 Niue 1,822 partlyNew Zealand