Which country in Oceania has the most urban population?

Nauru has the most urban population in Oceania: 100% urban (2025). Next come Australia (88% urban) and New Zealand (84% urban).

Which country in Oceania has the most rural population?

Papua New Guinea, with 16% urban (2025).

What is the typical urban population of a country in Oceania?

The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 60% urban: 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 people living in urban areas, as each country defines them — the World Bank does not impose one definition. 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 urban population

The share of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them — the World Bank does not impose one definition. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2025

See it on the map

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Highest

100%

Nauru

Median country

60%

half above, half below

Lowest

16%

Papua New Guinea

Countries in Oceania by urban population, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	% urban	Region
1	Nauru	100%	Micronesia
2	Australia	88%	Australia and New Zealand
3	New Zealand	84%	Australia and New Zealand
4	Palau	79%	Micronesia
5	Marshall Islands	79%	Micronesia
6	Kiribati	63%	Micronesia
7	Fiji	60%	Melanesia
8	Solomon Islands	31%	Melanesia
9	Micronesia	23%	Micronesia
10	Vanuatu	22%	Melanesia
11	Tonga	21%	Polynesia
12	Samoa	18%	Polynesia
13	Papua New Guinea	16%	Melanesia

Territories and other places

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

Place	% urban	Status
Guam	94%	Territory of United States of America
Northern Mariana Islands	92%	Territory of United States of America
American Samoa	81%	Territory of United States of America
New Caledonia	68%	Territory of France
French Polynesia	62%	Territory of France

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the most urban population?: Nauru has the most urban population in Oceania: 100% urban (2025). Next come Australia (88% urban) and New Zealand (84% urban).
Which country in Oceania has the most rural population?: Papua New Guinea, with 16% urban (2025).
What is the typical urban population of a country in Oceania?: The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 60% urban: 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 people living in urban areas, as each country defines them — the World Bank does not impose one definition. 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.