Melanesia Population Pyramid 2048
Melanesia in 2048
In 2048, Melanesia is projected to have a population of 17,748,072 people. Ten years before, in 2038, the projected population is 15,883,182 — 11.7% lower.
With a projected median age of 29.3 years, Melanesia would have a youth dependency ratio of 39.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.2 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 |





