Melanesia Population Pyramid 2042
Melanesia in 2042
By 2042, the population of Melanesia is expected to reach 16,655,025. Ten years before, in 2032, the projected population is 14,661,891 — 13.6% lower.
With a projected median age of 28.0 years, Melanesia would have a youth dependency ratio of 41.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.8 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 |





