Melanesia Population Pyramid 1980

Melanesia
1980
Population: 4,277,099

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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Melanesia in 1980

In 1980, Melanesia had a total population of 4,277,100 people. A decade earlier, in 1970, the population was 3,408,998; it has grown by 25.5% since. The median age was 18.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 78.1 children under 15 and 3.3 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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