Melanesia Population Pyramid 2034
Melanesia in 2034
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Melanesia at 15,074,764 in 2034. That would be 16.5% more than in 2024 (12,944,901).
With a projected median age of 26.1 years, Melanesia would have a youth dependency ratio of 45.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





