Population — all countries

Population — Melanesia

Population in Melanesia in 2025 — 13,165,118 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 390.5%.

2025 13.17M people +1.7% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 13.17M people2025
Period minimum 2.68M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Melanesia, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,683,935 people1962: 2,824,164 people1964: 2,962,555 people1966: 3,105,064 people1968: 3,251,842 people1970: 3,408,999 people1972: 3,575,418 people1974: 3,743,913 people1976: 3,915,534 people1978: 4,094,189 people1980: 4,277,099 people1982: 4,466,941 people1984: 4,669,769 people1986: 4,882,559 people1988: 5,091,100 people1990: 5,325,751 people1992: 5,645,930 people1994: 6,007,582 people1996: 6,389,104 people1998: 6,800,079 people2000: 7,227,821 people2002: 7,667,822 people2004: 8,123,581 people2006: 8,593,149 people2008: 9,075,912 people2010: 9,576,740 people2012: 10,090,430 people2014: 10,599,398 people2016: 11,098,773 people2018: 11,589,594 people2020: 12,058,241 people2022: 12,503,826 people2024: 12,944,900 people2025: 13,165,118 people
Change over the period: +10.48M (+390.52%) Average annual rate: 2.48 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia

Melanesia 13.17M people
World 8.22B people
Population — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 13.17M +220,218 +1.7%
2024 12.94M +220,836 +1.74%
2023 12.72M +220,238 +1.76%
2022 12.5M +220,546 +1.8%
2021 12.28M +225,039 +1.87%
2020 12.06M +230,594 +1.95%
2019 11.83M +238,053 +2.05%
2018 11.59M +244,396 +2.15%
2017 11.35M +246,425 +2.22%
2016 11.1M +248,265 +2.29%
2015 10.85M +251,110 +2.37%
2014 10.6M +254,099 +2.46%
2013 10.35M +254,869 +2.53%
2012 10.09M +255,133 +2.59%
2011 9.84M +258,557 +2.7%
2010 9.58M +254,941 +2.73%
2009 9.32M +245,887 +2.71%
2008 9.08M +242,578 +2.75%
2007 8.83M +240,185 +2.8%
2006 8.59M +236,644 +2.83%
2005 8.36M +232,924 +2.87%
2004 8.12M +229,720 +2.91%
2003 7.89M +226,039 +2.95%
2002 7.67M +221,928 +2.98%
2001 7.45M +218,073 +3.02%
2000 7.23M +215,585 +3.07%
1999 7.01M +212,157 +3.12%
1998 6.8M +208,397 +3.16%
1997 6.59M +202,578 +3.17%
1996 6.39M +193,831 +3.13%
1995 6.2M +187,691 +3.12%
1994 6.01M +183,182 +3.15%
1993 5.82M +178,470 +3.16%
1992 5.65M +169,668 +3.1%
1991 5.48M +150,511 +2.83%
1990 5.33M +125,648 +2.42%
1989 5.2M +109,003 +2.14%
1988 5.09M +103,766 +2.08%
1987 4.99M +104,775 +2.15%
1986 4.88M +106,817 +2.24%
1985 4.78M +105,973 +2.27%
1984 4.67M +103,232 +2.26%
1983 4.57M +99,596 +2.23%
1982 4.47M +96,206 +2.2%
1981 4.37M +93,636 +2.19%
1980 4.28M +91,771 +2.19%
1979 4.19M +91,139 +2.23%
1978 4.09M +90,422 +2.26%
1977 4M +88,233 +2.25%
1976 3.92M +86,333 +2.25%
1975 3.83M +85,288 +2.28%
1974 3.74M +84,341 +2.3%
1973 3.66M +84,154 +2.35%
1972 3.58M +83,863 +2.4%
1971 3.49M +82,556 +2.42%
1970 3.41M +80,195 +2.41%
1969 3.33M +76,962 +2.37%
1968 3.25M +73,684 +2.32%
1967 3.18M +73,094 +2.35%
1966 3.11M +72,466 +2.39%
1965 3.03M +70,043 +2.36%
1964 2.96M +69,105 +2.39%
1963 2.89M +69,286 +2.45%
1962 2.82M +68,934 +2.5%
1961 2.76M +71,295 +2.66%
1960 2.68M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.