| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2.51 | 2020 | 1 | 2.57 |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 2.35 | 2021 | 2 | 2.39 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 1.93 | 2020 | 3 | 1.95 |
| 4 ↑ | Kiribati | 1.61 | 2021 | 5 | 1.55 |
| 5 ↑ | Tuvalu | 1.17 | 2020 | 7 | 1.3 |
| 6 ↑ | Micronesia | 1.07 | 2021 | 9 | 1.03 |
| 7 ↑ | Tonga | 1 | 2021 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 8 ↑ | Fiji | 0.73 | 2020 | 10 | 0.73 |
| 9 ↑ | Samoa | 0.67 | 2020 | 12 | 0.49 |
| 10 ↓ | New Zealand | 0.63 | 2021 | 4 | 1.59 |
| 11 | Palau | 0.45 | 2021 | 11 | 0.5 |
| 12 ↑ | New Caledonia | 0.24 | 2021 | 13 | 0.24 |
| 13 ↓ | Australia | 0.18 | 2021 | 6 | 1.52 |
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
