Rural population in Melanesia in 2025 — 10,372,408 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 319.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.37M | +128,722 | +1.26% |
| 2024 | 10.24M | +133,521 | +1.32% |
| 2023 | 10.11M | +137,305 | +1.38% |
| 2022 | 9.97M | +143,125 | +1.46% |
| 2021 | 9.83M | +152,540 | +1.58% |
| 2020 | 9.68M | +164,402 | +1.73% |
| 2019 | 9.51M | +173,020 | +1.85% |
| 2018 | 9.34M | +181,018 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 9.16M | +184,436 | +2.06% |
| 2016 | 8.97M | +189,363 | +2.16% |
| 2015 | 8.78M | +194,621 | +2.27% |
| 2014 | 8.59M | +199,494 | +2.38% |
| 2013 | 8.39M | +203,170 | +2.48% |
| 2012 | 8.19M | +206,533 | +2.59% |
| 2011 | 7.98M | +211,383 | +2.72% |
| 2010 | 7.77M | +208,593 | +2.76% |
| 2009 | 7.56M | +201,494 | +2.74% |
| 2008 | 7.36M | +198,009 | +2.76% |
| 2007 | 7.16M | +195,637 | +2.81% |
| 2006 | 6.97M | +193,321 | +2.85% |
| 2005 | 6.77M | +191,149 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.58M | +188,938 | +2.96% |
| 2003 | 6.39M | +186,029 | +3% |
| 2002 | 6.21M | +182,723 | +3.03% |
| 2001 | 6.02M | +179,561 | +3.07% |
| 2000 | 5.84M | +180,368 | +3.18% |
| 1999 | 5.66M | +181,744 | +3.32% |
| 1998 | 5.48M | +181,035 | +3.42% |
| 1997 | 5.3M | +177,691 | +3.47% |
| 1996 | 5.12M | +170,345 | +3.44% |
| 1995 | 4.95M | +163,170 | +3.41% |
| 1994 | 4.79M | +156,380 | +3.37% |
| 1993 | 4.63M | +148,874 | +3.32% |
| 1992 | 4.48M | +137,551 | +3.16% |
| 1991 | 4.35M | +117,301 | +2.77% |
| 1990 | 4.23M | +92,100 | +2.23% |
| 1989 | 4.14M | +75,168 | +1.85% |
| 1988 | 4.06M | +69,483 | +1.74% |
| 1987 | 3.99M | +69,716 | +1.78% |
| 1986 | 3.92M | +70,998 | +1.84% |
| 1985 | 3.85M | +70,887 | +1.87% |
| 1984 | 3.78M | +70,481 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3.71M | +70,382 | +1.93% |
| 1982 | 3.64M | +71,155 | +1.99% |
| 1981 | 3.57M | +72,994 | +2.09% |
| 1980 | 3.5M | +73,222 | +2.14% |
| 1979 | 3.42M | +73,033 | +2.18% |
| 1978 | 3.35M | +72,352 | +2.21% |
| 1977 | 3.28M | +70,070 | +2.18% |
| 1976 | 3.21M | +64,377 | +2.05% |
| 1975 | 3.14M | +57,731 | +1.87% |
| 1974 | 3.09M | +53,420 | +1.76% |
| 1973 | 3.03M | +51,359 | +1.72% |
| 1972 | 2.98M | +50,694 | +1.73% |
| 1971 | 2.93M | +43,677 | +1.51% |
| 1970 | 2.89M | +34,173 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.85M | +30,298 | +1.07% |
| 1968 | 2.82M | +31,800 | +1.14% |
| 1967 | 2.79M | +40,831 | +1.49% |
| 1966 | 2.75M | +46,685 | +1.73% |
| 1965 | 2.7M | +44,690 | +1.68% |
| 1964 | 2.66M | +44,518 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.61M | +45,413 | +1.77% |
| 1962 | 2.57M | +45,975 | +1.82% |
| 1961 | 2.52M | +49,295 | +1.99% |
| 1960 | 2.47M | — | — |
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.