Oceania Population Pyramid 1998

Oceania
1998
Population: 30,419,760

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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Oceania in 1998

The population of Oceania in 1998 was 30,419,760. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 17.2%, up from 25,956,096 in 1988.

Half of the population was younger than 30.4 years; 26.0% were children under 15 and 9.7% were 65 or older. 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
30,419,760
Median age
30.4
0-14 %
26.0%
65+ %
9.7%
Child dependency
40.5
Old-age dependency
15.1
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 1998?
Oceania had a population of 30,419,760 in 1998.
How old is the population of Oceania?
The median age in Oceania is 30.4 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Oceania?
In Oceania, 26.0% of people are under 15 and 9.7% are 65 or older.
What type of population pyramid does Oceania have?
Oceania's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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