Oceania Population Pyramid 1983

Oceania
1983
Population: 24,064,138

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

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Oceania in 1983

The population of Oceania in 1983 was 24,064,139. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 20,865,837; it has grown by 15.3% since.

With a median age of 27.1 years, Oceania had a youth dependency ratio of 45.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.0 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
24,064,139
Median age
27.1
0-14 %
28.5%
65+ %
8.2%
Child dependency
45.1
Old-age dependency
13.0
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
15304560
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

9,747,372 immigrants live in Oceania.

United Kingdom1,363,977
India1,027,462
China810,967
New Zealand596,327
Philippines514,647
Where emigrants live (2024)

1,572,455 people born in Oceania live in other countries.

Australia796,389
New Zealand272,112
United Kingdom175,081
Canada61,680
Greece23,219
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Oceania in 1983?
In 1983, Oceania's population was 24,064,139.
What is the median age in Oceania?
Oceania's median age is 27.1 years.
What share of Oceania's population is over 65 or under 15?
8.2% of Oceania's population is 65 or older, and 28.5% is under 15.
What shape is Oceania's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Oceania's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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