Melanesia Population Pyramid 1985
Melanesia in 1985
The population of Melanesia in 1985 was 4,775,742. A decade earlier, in 1975, the population was 3,829,201; it has grown by 24.7% since.
With a median age of 18.6 years, Melanesia had a youth dependency ratio of 75.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 3.9 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





