Religion in Oceania

This article gives an outline of religions in Oceania in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report.[1]

Religion by country
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Religious distribution

Australasia

Country Population Christian Muslim Irreligion Hindu Buddhist Folk religion Other religion Jewish
Pop.  % Pop.  % Pop.  % Pop.  % Pop.  % Pop.  % Pop.  % Pop.  %
 Australia 22,800,000 15,012,230 67.00% 650,000 2.80% 5,389,340 24.2% 311,780 1.2% 601,290 2.7% 155,890 0.7% 178,160 0.8% 111,350 0.5%
 New Zealand[2] 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 26,640,220 17,478,610 65.61% 586,920 2.20% 6,988,760 26.23% 403,550 1.51% 671,210 2.52% 177,740 0.67% 208,750 0.78% 120,090 0.45%

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%

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See also

References
  1. 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
  2. "2018 New Zealand census". Wikipedia.
  3. Michael Jackson
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