Melanesia Population Pyramid 2000
Melanesia in 2000
In 2000, Melanesia had a total population of 7,227,821 people. A decade earlier, in 1990, the population was 5,325,750; it has grown by 35.7% since.
The median age was 20.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 67.7 children under 15 and 4.8 people aged 65 or over. 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 |





