Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Oceania

Oceania: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 15,961 1000 No in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
15,961 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
15,961 1000 No
in 2050
All-time low
4,742 1000 No
in 1950
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Oceania, 1950–2050

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k195020002050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Oceania recorded 15,961 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050. That is the highest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Oceania peaked at 15,961 1000 No in 2050 and was at its lowest, 4,742 1000 No, in 1950.

That places Oceania 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Oceania, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 4,742 1000 No —
1951 4,798 1000 No +1.2%
1952 4,849 1000 No +1.1%
1953 4,898 1000 No +1.0%
1954 4,947 1000 No +1.0%
1955 4,998 1000 No +1.0%
1956 5,048 1000 No +1.0%
1957 5,095 1000 No +0.9%
1958 5,143 1000 No +0.9%
1959 5,192 1000 No +0.9%
1960 5,240 1000 No +0.9%
1961 5,287 1000 No +0.9%
1962 5,345 1000 No +1.1%
1963 5,403 1000 No +1.1%
1964 5,463 1000 No +1.1%
1965 5,526 1000 No +1.2%
1966 5,594 1000 No +1.2%
1967 5,672 1000 No +1.4%
1968 5,748 1000 No +1.3%
1969 5,819 1000 No +1.2%
1970 5,884 1000 No +1.1%
1971 5,938 1000 No +0.9%
1972 6,019 1000 No +1.4%
1973 6,099 1000 No +1.3%
1974 6,177 1000 No +1.3%
1975 6,255 1000 No +1.3%
1976 6,334 1000 No +1.3%
1977 6,417 1000 No +1.3%
1978 6,503 1000 No +1.3%
1979 6,593 1000 No +1.4%
1980 6,689 1000 No +1.5%
1981 6,793 1000 No +1.6%
1982 6,932 1000 No +2.0%
1983 7,074 1000 No +2.1%
1984 7,217 1000 No +2.0%
1985 7,360 1000 No +2.0%
1986 7,500 1000 No +1.9%
1987 7,631 1000 No +1.7%
1988 7,762 1000 No +1.7%
1989 7,895 1000 No +1.7%
1990 8,030 1000 No +1.7%
1991 8,186 1000 No +1.9%
1992 8,362 1000 No +2.2%
1993 8,544 1000 No +2.2%
1994 8,727 1000 No +2.1%
1995 8,913 1000 No +2.1%
1996 9,101 1000 No +2.1%
1997 9,296 1000 No +2.1%
1998 9,494 1000 No +2.1%
1999 9,695 1000 No +2.1%
2000 9,900 1000 No +2.1%
2001 10,100 1000 No +2.0%
2002 10,256 1000 No +1.5%
2003 10,414 1000 No +1.5%
2004 10,578 1000 No +1.6%
2005 10,749 1000 No +1.6%
2006 10,928 1000 No +1.7%
2007 11,118 1000 No +1.7%
2008 11,311 1000 No +1.7%
2009 11,504 1000 No +1.7%
2010 11,695 1000 No +1.7%
2011 11,882 1000 No +1.6%
2012 12,065 1000 No +1.5%
2013 12,246 1000 No +1.5%
2014 12,426 1000 No +1.5%
2015 12,605 1000 No +1.4%
2016 12,784 1000 No +1.4%
2017 12,960 1000 No +1.4%
2018 13,132 1000 No +1.3%
2019 13,301 1000 No +1.3%
2020 13,465 1000 No +1.2%
2021 13,624 1000 No +1.2%
2022 13,778 1000 No +1.1%
2023 13,928 1000 No +1.1%
2024 14,074 1000 No +1.0%
2025 14,216 1000 No +1.0%
2026 14,353 1000 No +1.0%
2027 14,485 1000 No +0.9%
2028 14,613 1000 No +0.9%
2029 14,735 1000 No +0.8%
2030 14,852 1000 No +0.8%
2031 14,963 1000 No +0.7%
2032 15,069 1000 No +0.7%
2033 15,168 1000 No +0.7%
2034 15,261 1000 No +0.6%
2035 15,347 1000 No +0.6%
2036 15,426 1000 No +0.5%
2037 15,499 1000 No +0.5%
2038 15,564 1000 No +0.4%
2039 15,624 1000 No +0.4%
2040 15,678 1000 No +0.3%
2041 15,727 1000 No +0.3%
2042 15,770 1000 No +0.3%
2043 15,809 1000 No +0.2%
2044 15,844 1000 No +0.2%
2045 15,875 1000 No +0.2%
2046 15,901 1000 No +0.2%
2047 15,923 1000 No +0.1%
2048 15,940 1000 No +0.1%
2049 15,953 1000 No +0.1%
2050 15,961 1000 No +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4,971 1000 No 4,742 1000 No 5,192 1000 No 10
1960s 5,510 1000 No 5,240 1000 No 5,819 1000 No 10
1970s 6,222 1000 No 5,884 1000 No 6,593 1000 No 10
1980s 7,285 1000 No 6,689 1000 No 7,895 1000 No 10
1990s 8,835 1000 No 8,030 1000 No 9,695 1000 No 10
2000s 10,686 1000 No 9,900 1000 No 11,504 1000 No 10
2010s 12,510 1000 No 11,695 1000 No 13,301 1000 No 10
2020s 14,127 1000 No 13,465 1000 No 14,735 1000 No 10
2030s 15,277 1000 No 14,852 1000 No 15,624 1000 No 10
2040s 15,842 1000 No 15,678 1000 No 15,953 1000 No 10
2050s 15,961 1000 No 15,961 1000 No 15,961 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 23 Nepal 22,611 1000 No compare
  2. 24 Russian Federation 22,126 1000 No compare
  3. 25 Burkina Faso 21,530 1000 No compare
  4. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 16,730 1000 No compare
  5. 26 Yemen 20,674 1000 No compare
  6. 27 Chad 20,416 1000 No compare
  7. 28 Thailand 19,963 1000 No compare
  8. 28 Caribbean 8,434 1000 No compare
  9. 29 Cabo Verde 165.49 1000 No compare
  10. 29 Mexico 19,369 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Oceania?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Oceania was 15,961 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 15,961 1000 No in 2050.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 4,742 1000 No in 1950.
How does Oceania rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Oceania ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.