Countries in Oceania by refugees abroad

Territories and other places

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

Place	Per 1,000 people	Status
French Polynesia	0.00	Territory of France

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the most refugees abroad for its population?

Tonga has the most refugees abroad for its population in Oceania: 0.63 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025). Next come Nauru (0.42 refugees abroad per 1,000 people) and Fiji (0.37 refugees abroad per 1,000 people).

Which country in Oceania has the fewest refugees abroad for its population?

Micronesia, with 0.00 refugees abroad per 1,000 people (2025).

What is the typical refugees abroad of a country in Oceania?

The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 0.06 refugees abroad per 1,000 people: 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?

Refugees who fled the country and are under UNHCR’s protection abroad, for every 1,000 people still living there. Palestine refugees under UNRWA are not included. Source: World Bank, mostly 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.