Melanesia Population Pyramid 2054
Melanesia in 2054
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Melanesia at 18,738,358 in 2054. Ten years before, in 2044, the projected population is 17,027,844 — 10.0% lower.
With a projected median age of 30.6 years, Melanesia would have a youth dependency ratio of 38.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.8 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 |





