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Norfolk Island
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ANNUAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Population & economic scale
The most recent non-empty observations returned by the World Bank when this snapshot was collected. Read the year on each card: these are annual statistics, not live measurements.
No matching World Bank economy was found for Norfolk Island. Figures from another country or a regional aggregate have not been substituted.
Population
Not available
people
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
GDP
Not available
current US$
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP per capita
Not available
current US$ per person
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP and GDP per capita use current US dollars, without an inflation or purchasing-power-parity adjustment. Source years can differ. Missing data is not zero; earlier archive figures below are retained as a separate historical reference.
THE REFERENCE FILE
Norfolk Island at a glance
These are historical reference facts from the 2025 World Factbook archive. Each estimate keeps its own period; an archive edition does not make every figure a measurement from that year.
Government type
administered as an overseas territory of Australia note: the Norfolk Island Regional Council, which began operations 1 July 2016, is responsible for planning and managing a variety of public services, including those funded by the Government of Australia
Population
total: 1,739 (2021) male: 823 female: 916
Internet users
percent of population: 46.1% (2021 est.)
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Explore the country in detail
Browse the economy, population, resources and infrastructure. These archived descriptions keep their original wording and dates; they have not been updated to describe current conditions.
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Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Capital
name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April etymology: the name blends the words "king's" and "town;" the English king at the time of the town's settlement in the late 18th century was GEORGE III
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Economic overview
high-income Australian territorial economy; key tourism and re-exportation industries; small labor force and declining participation creating more part-time jobs; former tax haven; increasing medical cannabis exporter; little transportation infrastructure
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural resources
fish
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Agricultural products
Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Industries
tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - partners
USA 31%, Belgium 9%, Philippines 7%, Israel 6%, Singapore 6% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - commodities
pine seeds, lumber, cars and vehicle parts, soybeans, lactose syrup (2021) top five export commodities based on value in dollars
2021 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - partners
Australia 52%, Fiji 13%, NZ 12%, Saudi Arabia 12%, Malaysia 5% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, plastics, electrical lighting/signalling equipment, cars, machinery (2023)
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Climate
subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Terrain
volcanic island with mostly rolling plains
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Land use
agricultural land: 25% (2023 est.) arable land: 0% (2022 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) permanent pasture: 25% (2023 est.) forest: 12.2% (2023 est.) other: 62.8% (2023 est.)
2023, 2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural hazards
tropical cyclones (especially May to July)
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Languages
English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (official, a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.) note: data represent language spoken at home
2016 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Religions
Protestant 46.8% (Anglican 29.2%, Uniting Church in Australia 9.8%, Presbyterian 2.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.7%, other 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 1.4%, none 26.7%, unspecified 9.5% (2016 est.)
2016 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Airports
1 (2025)
2025 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Ports
total ports: 1 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 0 very small: 1 ports with oil terminals: 1 key ports: Kingston
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
CURRENCY OBSERVATIONS
Money & exchange rates
The latest verified daily references are separate from the historical country profile. Values are currency units per US$1.
Australian Dollar
AUD per US$1
Published reference snapshot; its original observation date is preserved.
1 AUD = US$0.6964273
1.3851–1.4406 AUD per US$1 across the displayed observations. The vertical scale follows this range.
View dated observations
| Observation date | AUD per US$1 |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 1.4359 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 1.4387 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.4406 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.4406 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.4404 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.4382 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.4329 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1.4273 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1.424 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.4235 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.4234 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1.4233 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 1.4198 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1.41 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.405 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1.4037 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.4049 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.405 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 1.4052 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 1.4054 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 1.4029 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.403 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1.3986 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 1.394 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.3935 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1.3929 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 1.3876 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 1.3851 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 1.3863 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1.3877 |
Daily references are not live execution prices. A check time does not change a source observation date.
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- Country reference
- CIA World Factbook · 2025 archive
- Archive retrieved
- Oct 6, 2026 · retrieval date, not an observation period
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- Rate observations
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