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Reading no. 2026/288

PopulationObserved data

Urban share of the population in the Pacific

68.2%

Pacific

AustraliaNew ZealandNew CaledoniaFrench PolynesiaFijiSolomon IslandsVanuatuTonga

Share of the population living in urban areas, ten Pacific territories, year 2025.

  1. Australia87.7
  2. New Zealand84.0
  3. New Caledonia68.2
  4. French Polynesia61.8
  5. Fiji59.5
  6. Solomon Islands31.3
  7. Vanuatu22.3
  8. Tonga21.2
  9. Samoa17.5
  10. Papua New Guinea15.8

New Caledonia's urban share is 68.2%, between those of French Polynesia and Australia.

Observation
Least urban territory shown
Papua New Guinea, 15.8%
Most urban territory shown
Australia, 87.7%
Nauru
100%

Method

Latest available value per territory (2025), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS, as defined by national statistical offices. Ten of the seventeen territories queried are shown. The headline value is New Caledonia's.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Confidence

High

See also

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