Melanesia Population Pyramid 2025

Melanesia
2025
Population: 13,165,119

Year

-5 -1   2025  +1 +5

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Melanesia in 2025

The population of Melanesia in 2025 was 13,165,119. A decade earlier, in 2015, the population was 10,850,508; it has grown by 21.3% since.

The median age was 24.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 51.8 children under 15 and 6.3 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

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

Population
13,165,119
Median age
24.2
0-14 %
32.8%
65+ %
4.0%
Child dependency
51.8
Old-age dependency
6.3
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
22456890
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

105,771 immigrants live in Melanesia.

France49,500
Indonesia14,747
Australia12,457
Vanuatu4,372
New Zealand2,943
Where emigrants live (2024)

242,288 people born in Melanesia live in other countries.

Australia136,640
New Zealand70,552
Canada24,028
New Caledonia4,021
French Polynesia2,477
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Melanesia in 2025?
In 2025, Melanesia's population was 13,165,119.
How old is the population of Melanesia?
Melanesia's median age is 24.2 years.
How many children and older people live in Melanesia?
In Melanesia, 32.8% of people are under 15 and 4.0% are 65 or older.
What shape is Melanesia's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Melanesia's pyramid is expansive — broad at the bottom, the signature of high birth rates and a growing population.

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