Oceania Population Pyramid 1988

Oceania
1988
Population: 25,956,095

Year

-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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Oceania in 1988

As of 1988, Oceania counted 25,956,096 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1978, the population was 22,383,131; it has grown by 16.0% since.

With a median age of 28.3 years, Oceania had a youth dependency ratio of 42.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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
25,956,096
Median age
28.3
0-14 %
27.0%
65+ %
8.9%
Child dependency
42.0
Old-age dependency
13.8
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 1988?
In 1988, Oceania's population was 25,956,096.
What is the median age in Oceania?
The median age in Oceania is 28.3 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Oceania?
8.9% of Oceania's population is 65 or older, and 27.0% is under 15.
What type of population pyramid does Oceania have?
Oceania has a stationary pyramid: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level.

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