Countries in Oceania Ranked by Male population share (2025)
Male population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Palau ranks #1 with 53.8% of population. Northern Mariana Islands is second with 52.9% of population, 1.7% behind. The top five are Palau, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Marshall Islands. The median across all 19 is 50.5% of population; Tonga is last at 47.2% of population. Palau's figure has fallen 1% since 2001 (54.5% of population to 53.8% of population in 2025).
- #1
- Palau · 53.8% of population
- Median
- 50.5% of population
- Coverage
- 19 countries in Oceania
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Male population share (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 53.8 |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | 52.9 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 51.4 |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 51.2 |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 51.2 |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 51.1 |
| 7 | Naoero | 50.9 |
| 8 | Guam | 50.6 |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 50.5 |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 50.5 |
| 11 | American Samoa | 50.4 |
| 12 | Samoa | 50.4 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 49.7 |
| 14 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 49.7 |
| 15 | Fiji | 49.6 |
| 16 | Australia | 49.6 |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 49.3 |
| 18 | Kiribati | 48.6 |
| 19 | Tonga | 47.2 |
About the top 10
#1 Palau
Palau ranks #1 on this list with 53.8% of population.
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 17,663 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$345 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,532 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in co2 emissions per capita · #2 in protected marine area share · #4 in forest area share.
#2 Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands ranks #2 on this list with 52.9% of population.
- Capital
- Saipan
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 43,541 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.1 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$23,786 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 92.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in gdp growth rate · #12 in male population share · #16 in protected marine area share.
#3 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #3 on this list with 51.4% of population.
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,020 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 15.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in rural population share · #5 in water resources per capita · #6 in smoking prevalence.
#4 Tuvalu
Tuvalu ranks #4 on this list with 51.2% of population.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 9,492 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$57.35 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,041 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in agricultural land share · #1 in health expenditure share of gdp · #1 in literacy rate.
#5 Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands ranks #5 on this list with 51.2% of population.
- Capital
- Majuro
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 36,282 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$308 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,489 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in diabetes prevalence · #5 in health expenditure share of gdp · #5 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#6 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #6 on this list with 51.1% of population.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 838,650 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest rents share of gdp · #2 in female labour force participation · #3 in labour force participation rate.
#7 Naoero
Naoero ranks #7 on this list with 50.9% of population.
- Capital
- Yaren District
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 12,025 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$176.04 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,640 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 100% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in government revenue share of gdp · #2 in health expenditure share of gdp · #8 in atms per 100,000 adults.
#8 Guam
Guam ranks #8 on this list with 50.6% of population.
- Capital
- Hagåtña
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 169,000 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$6.91 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$41,833 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in voice and accountability score · #16 in nurses and midwives per 1,000 · #16 in diabetes prevalence.
#9 French Polynesia
French Polynesia ranks #9 on this list with 50.5% of population.
- Capital
- Papeete
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 282,470 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$6.32 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$22,440 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 84.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in female life expectancy · #5 in protected marine area share · #7 in life expectancy.
#10 Vanuatu
Vanuatu ranks #10 on this list with 50.5% of population.
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 335,170 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,039 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (secondary) · #6 in completion rate (primary) · #9 in rural population share.
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Source and method
Male population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.TOTL.MA.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Population, male (% of total population): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.