Oceania Population Pyramid 1979
Oceania in 1979
As of 1979, Oceania counted 22,653,380 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 19.0%, up from 19,033,435 in 1969.
The median age was 26.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 47.8 children under 15 and 12.5 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





