Oceania: Countries and Territories by Population Density

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Rank	Country / Region	Capital	Density	Population	Area
1	Nauru	Yaren	556 per km²	11,680	21 km²
2	Tuvalu	Funafuti	409 per km²	10,643	26 km²
3	Guam	Hagåtña	280 per km²	153,836	549 km²
4	American Samoa	Pago Pago	217 per km²	43,268	199 km²
5	Marshall Islands	Majuro	207 per km²	37,548	181 km²
6	Kiribati	South Tarawa	149 per km²	120,740	811 km²
7	Tonga	Nuku'alofa	134 per km²	100,179	747 km²
8	Tokelau	Fakaofo	118 per km²	1,411	12 km²
9	Micronesia	Palikir	108 per km²	75,817	702 km²
10	Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	99.3 per km²	46,078	464 km²
11	Wallis and Futuna	Mata-Utu	78.5 per km²	11,151	142 km²
12	Samoa	Apia	72.3 per km²	205,557	2,842 km²
13	French Polynesia	Papeetē	66.9 per km²	278,786	4,167 km²
14	Cook Islands	Avarua	63.7 per km²	15,040	236 km²
15	Norfolk Island	Kingston	60.8 per km²	2,188	36 km²
16	Fiji	Suva	49.4 per km²	902,623	18,272 km²
17	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	West Island	42.4 per km²	593	14 km²
18	Palau	Ngerulmud	36.5 per km²	16,733	459 km²
19	Solomon Islands	Honiara	28.7 per km²	828,857	28,896 km²
20	Vanuatu	Port Vila	26.4 per km²	321,409	12,189 km²
21	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	25.5 per km²	≈11.8 million	462,840 km²
22	New Zealand	Wellington	18.5 per km²	≈5.0 million	270,467 km²
23	New Caledonia	Nouméa	14.2 per km²	264,596	18,575 km²
24	Christmas Island	Flying Fish Cove	12.5 per km²	1,692	135 km²
25	Niue	Alofi	6.5 per km²	1,681	260 km²
26	Australia	Canberra	3.6 per km²	≈27.9 million	≈7.69 million km²
27	Pitcairn Islands	Adamstown	0.74 per km²	35	47 km²

This list was last updated on October 8, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Population and area are rounded in the table; the country pages show the exact figures.