Which country in Oceania has the largest share of people over 65?

Australia has the largest share of people over 65 in Oceania: 18.1% aged 65 and over (2025). Next come New Zealand (17.6% aged 65 and over) and Palau (11.8% aged 65 and over).

Which country in Oceania has the smallest share of people over 65?

Nauru, with 3.0% aged 65 and over (2025).

What is the typical people over 65 of a country in Oceania?

The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 6.1% aged 65 and over: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

The share of the population aged 65 and over. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Oceania by people over 65

The share of the population aged 65 and over. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2025

See it on the map

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Highest

18.1%

Australia

Median country

6.1%

half above, half below

Lowest

3.0%

Nauru

Countries in Oceania by people over 65, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	% 65 and over	Region
1	Australia	18.1%	Australia and New Zealand
2	New Zealand	17.6%	Australia and New Zealand
3	Palau	11.8%	Micronesia
4	Tonga	6.9%	Polynesia
5	Fiji	6.6%	Melanesia
6	Micronesia	6.2%	Micronesia
7	Samoa	6.1%	Polynesia
8	Marshall Islands	4.9%	Micronesia
=9	Kiribati	4.4%	Micronesia
=9	Vanuatu	4.4%	Melanesia
11	Solomon Islands	3.7%	Melanesia
12	Papua New Guinea	3.6%	Melanesia
13	Nauru	3.0%	Micronesia

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% 65 and over	Status
Guam	13.1%	Territory of United States of America
French Polynesia	11.9%	Territory of France
New Caledonia	11.8%	Territory of France
Northern Mariana Islands	10.8%	Territory of United States of America
American Samoa	8.5%	Territory of United States of America

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the largest share of people over 65?: Australia has the largest share of people over 65 in Oceania: 18.1% aged 65 and over (2025). Next come New Zealand (17.6% aged 65 and over) and Palau (11.8% aged 65 and over).
Which country in Oceania has the smallest share of people over 65?: Nauru, with 3.0% aged 65 and over (2025).
What is the typical people over 65 of a country in Oceania?: The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 6.1% aged 65 and over: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: The share of the population aged 65 and over. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.