Oceania Population Pyramid 1968
Oceania in 1968
As of 1968, Oceania counted 18,669,866 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 23.1%, up from 15,165,872 in 1958.
The median age was 24.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 55.0 children under 15 and 11.7 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
9,747,372 immigrants live in Oceania.
| United Kingdom | 1,363,977 |
| India | 1,027,462 |
| China | 810,967 |
| New Zealand | 596,327 |
| Philippines | 514,647 |
1,572,455 people born in Oceania live in other countries.
| Australia | 796,389 |
| New Zealand | 272,112 |
| United Kingdom | 175,081 |
| Canada | 61,680 |
| Greece | 23,219 |





