Melanesia Population Pyramid 1983
Melanesia in 1983
The population of Melanesia in 1983 was 4,566,538. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 3,659,572; it has grown by 24.8% since.
With a median age of 18.5 years, Melanesia had a youth dependency ratio of 76.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 3.7 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 |





