Christianity is the dominant religion in Oceania with 55 - 65% (2020 estimation).[1]
Religious distribution
Australasia
Country
Population
Christian
Muslim
Irreligion
Hindu
Buddhist
Folk religion
Other religion
Jewish
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Australia
25,422,800
11,148,800
43.90
813,392
3.20
9,887,000
38.90
684,002
2.70
615,800
2.40
325,400
1.30
178,160
0.80
100,350
0.40
New Zealand
4,699,755
1,738,638
37.00
61,455
1.31
2,278,185
48.47
123,504
2.63
52,779
1.12
19,011
0.40
153,873
3.27
5,274
0.11
Total
30,122,555
12,887,438
42.78%
874,487
2.90%
12,165,185
40.39%
807,506
2.68%
668,579
2.22%
344,411
0.59%
479,273
1.59%
109,090
0.36%
Melanesia
Country
Population
Christian
Muslim
Irreligion
Hindu
Buddhist
Folk religion
Other religion
Jewish
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Fiji
860,820
553,840
64.40
58,400
6.40
6,880
0.80
239,941
27.90
0
0.00
0
0.00
4,300
0.50
0
0.00
New Caledonia
250,000
213,000
85.20
7,000
2.80
26,000
10.40
0
0.00
1,500
0.60
500
0.20
2,000
0.80
0
0.00
Papua New Guinea
6,860,000
6,805,120
99.20
2,020
0.003
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
27,440
0.40
13,720
0.20
0
0.00
Solomon Islands
540,000
525,960
97.40
200
0.10
1,080
0.20
0
0.00
1,620
0.30
7,020
1.30
3,780
0.70
0
0.00
Vanuatu
240,000
223,920
93.30
1,000
0.10
2,880
1.20
0
0.00
0
0.00
9,840
4.10
3,360
1.40
0
0.00
Total
8,750,000
8,321,840
95.11%
61,180
0.70%
36,840
0.42%
239,940
2.74%
3,120
0.04%
44,800
0.51%
27,160
0.31%
0
0.00%
Micronesia
Country
Population
Christian
Muslim
Irreligion
Hindu
Buddhist
Folk religion
Other religion
Jewish
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Guam
180,000
169,560
94.20
300
0.10
3,060
1.60
0
0.00
1,980
1.10
2,700
1.50
2,880
1.60
0
0.00
Kiribati
101,120
97,000
97.00
500
0.20
800
0.80
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
2,200
2.00
0
0.00
Marshall Islands
50,000
48,750
97.50
180
0.20
750
1.50
0
0.00
0
0.00
100
0.10
400
0.80
0
0.00
Micronesia
110,000
104,830
95.20
208
0.10
990
1.00
0
0.00
440
0.40
2,975
2.60
770
0.70
0
0.00
Nauru
10,000
7,900
79.00
20
0.01
450
4.50
0
0.00
110
1.10
810
8.10
740
7.40
0
0.00
Northern Mariana Islands
60,000
48,780
81.30
420
0.70
600
1.00
0
0.00
6,360
10.60
3,180
5.30
660
1.10
0
0.00
Palau
20,000
17,340
86.80
240
0.10
240
1.20
0
0.00
160
0.80
160
0.80
2,080
10.20
0
0.00
Total
530,000
494,160
93.24%
420
0.08%
6,890
1.30%
0
0.00%
9,050
1.71%
9,970
1.88%
9,730
1.84%
0
0.00%
Polynesia
Country
Population
Christian
Muslim
Irreligion
Hindu
Buddhist
Folk religion
Other religion
Jewish
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
American Samoa
70,920
68,860
98.30
50
0.10
490
0.70
0
0.00
210
0.30
280
0.40
210
0.30
0
0.00
Cook Islands
20,000
19,200
96.00
0
0.00
640
3.20
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
160
0.80
0
0.00
French Polynesia
270,000
253,800
94.00
688
0.10
13,230
4.80
0
0.00
0
0.00
1,350
0.50
1,080
0.40
0
0.00
Niue
2,000
1,928
96.40
50
0.10
66
3.20
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
4
0.20
0
0.00
Samoa
180,000
174,240
96.80
300
0.10
4,500
2.50
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
720
0.30
0
0.00
Tokelau
1,414
1,397
99.80
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
3
0.20
0
0.00
Tonga
100,000
99,000
99.00
120
0.10
0
0.00
100
0.10
0
0.00
0
0.00
900
0.80
0
0.00
Tuvalu
11,000
10,800
99.80
200
0.20
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
Wallis and Futuna
13,000
12,662
97.40
0
0.00
78
0.60
0
0.00
0
0.00
156
1.20
104
0.80
0
0.00
Total
667,400
641,574
96.13%
1400
0.20%
19,147
2.87%
100
0.01%
210
0.03%
1,786
0.27%
3,390
0.51%
0
0.00%
Hyponyms
See also
References
^ Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life (December 2012), The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010 (PDF) , Pew Research Center, retrieved 29 May 2020
External links
Religion in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand Dependencies and other territories