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Countries in Oceania Ranked by Rural population share (2025)

Rural population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Papua New Guinea ranks #1 with 84.2% of population. Samoa is second with 82.5% of population, 2.1% behind. The top five are Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Micronesia, Fed. Sts.. The median across all 19 is 34.6% of population; Naoero is last at 0% of population. Papua New Guinea's figure has fallen 3% since 2001 (86.8% of population to 84.2% of population in 2025).

#1
Papua New Guinea · 84.2% of population
Median
34.6% of population
Coverage
19 countries in Oceania
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Rural population shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Papua New Guinea 84.2; 2. Samoa 82.5; 3. Tonga 78.8; 4. Vanuatu 77.7; 5. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 77.5; 6. Solomon Islands 68.7; 7. Fiji 40.5; 8. French Polynesia 38.2; 9. Kiribati 36.6; 10. Tuvalu 34.6.Papua New Guinea84.2Samoa82.5Tonga78.8Vanuatu77.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.77.5Solomon Islands68.7Fiji40.5French Polynesia38.2Kiribati36.6Tuvalu34.6
Top 10: Rural population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Papua New Guinea 84.2; 2. Samoa 82.5; 3. Tonga 78.8; 4. Vanuatu 77.7; 5. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 77.5; 6. Solomon Islands 68.7; 7. Fiji 40.5; 8. French Polynesia 38.2; 9. Kiribati 36.6; 10. Tuvalu 34.6.
Rural population share over time, top 5Papua New Guinea: 86.8 in 2001 to 84.2 in 2025; Samoa: 78 in 2001 to 82.5 in 2025; Tonga: 77 in 2001 to 78.8 in 2025; Vanuatu: 78.1 in 2001 to 77.7 in 2025; Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 77.7 in 2001 to 77.5 in 2025.021.843.565.387200120132025Papua New GuineaSamoaTongaVanuatuMicronesia, Fed. St…
Rural population share over time, top 5 (% of population). Papua New Guinea: 86.8 in 2001 to 84.2 in 2025; Samoa: 78 in 2001 to 82.5 in 2025; Tonga: 77 in 2001 to 78.8 in 2025; Vanuatu: 78.1 in 2001 to 77.7 in 2025; Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 77.7 in 2001 to 77.5 in 2025.

Full ranking

Countries in Oceania Ranked by Rural population share, 2025
RankCountryRural population share (% of population)
1Papua New Guinea84.2
2Samoa82.5
3Tonga78.8
4Vanuatu77.7
5Micronesia, Fed. Sts.77.5
6Solomon Islands68.7
7Fiji40.5
8French Polynesia38.2
9Kiribati36.6
10Tuvalu34.6
11New Caledonia31.8
12Marshall Islands20.9
13Palau20.7
14American Samoa19.5
15New Zealand16
16Australia12.3
17Northern Mariana Islands7.82
18Guam5.78
19Naoero0

About the top 10

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Rural population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Rural population (% of total population): World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospe.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.