Melanesia Population Pyramid 1976
Melanesia in 1976
In 1976, Melanesia had a total population of 3,915,535 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 26.1%, up from 3,105,064 in 1966.
With a median age of 17.6 years, Melanesia had a youth dependency ratio of 83.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 3.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
105,771 immigrants live in Melanesia.
| France | 49,500 |
| Indonesia | 14,747 |
| Australia | 12,457 |
| Vanuatu | 4,372 |
| New Zealand | 2,943 |
242,288 people born in Melanesia live in other countries.
| Australia | 136,640 |
| New Zealand | 70,552 |
| Canada | 24,028 |
| New Caledonia | 4,021 |
| French Polynesia | 2,477 |





