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Countries in Oceania Ranked by Urban population share (2025)

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

Summary

Naoero ranks #1 with 100% of population. Guam is second with 94.2% of population, 6.1% behind. The top five are Naoero, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Australia and New Zealand. The median across all 19 is 65.4% of population; Papua New Guinea is last at 15.8% of population.

#1
Naoero · 100% of population
Median
65.4% of population
Coverage
19 countries in Oceania
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban population shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Naoero 100; 2. Guam 94.2; 3. Northern Mariana Islands 92.2; 4. Australia 87.7; 5. New Zealand 84; 6. American Samoa 80.5; 7. Palau 79.3; 8. Marshall Islands 79.1; 9. New Caledonia 68.2; 10. Tuvalu 65.4.Naoero100Guam94.2Northern Mariana Islands92.2Australia87.7New Zealand84American Samoa80.5Palau79.3Marshall Islands79.1New Caledonia68.2Tuvalu65.4
Top 10: Urban population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Naoero 100; 2. Guam 94.2; 3. Northern Mariana Islands 92.2; 4. Australia 87.7; 5. New Zealand 84; 6. American Samoa 80.5; 7. Palau 79.3; 8. Marshall Islands 79.1; 9. New Caledonia 68.2; 10. Tuvalu 65.4.
Urban population share over time, top 5Naoero: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Guam: 93.3 in 2001 to 94.2 in 2025; Northern Mariana Islands: 90.3 in 2001 to 92.2 in 2025; Australia: 85.1 in 2001 to 87.7 in 2025; New Zealand: 85.8 in 2001 to 84 in 2025.0255075100200120132025NaoeroGuamNorthern Mariana Is…AustraliaNew Zealand
Urban population share over time, top 5 (% of population). Naoero: 100 in 2001 to 100 in 2025; Guam: 93.3 in 2001 to 94.2 in 2025; Northern Mariana Islands: 90.3 in 2001 to 92.2 in 2025; Australia: 85.1 in 2001 to 87.7 in 2025; New Zealand: 85.8 in 2001 to 84 in 2025.

Full ranking

Countries in Oceania Ranked by Urban population share, 2025
RankCountryUrban population share (% of population)
1Naoero100
2Guam94.2
3Northern Mariana Islands92.2
4Australia87.7
5New Zealand84
6American Samoa80.5
7Palau79.3
8Marshall Islands79.1
9New Caledonia68.2
10Tuvalu65.4
11Kiribati63.4
12French Polynesia61.8
13Fiji59.5
14Solomon Islands31.3
15Micronesia, Fed. Sts.22.5
16Vanuatu22.3
17Tonga21.2
18Samoa17.5
19Papua New Guinea15.8

About the top 10

#4 Australia

Australia ranks #4 on this list with 87.7% of population.

Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Income group
High income
Population
27.61 million people (2025)
GDP
US$1.8 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$65,130 (2025)
Life expectancy
83.1 years (2024)
Urban population
87.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.

Also ranks #2 in regulatory quality score · #3 in access to clean cooking fuels · #4 in new businesses registered.

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Source and method

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

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

The World Bank: Urban 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).

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