Urban population in Melanesia in 2025 — 2,792,710 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,223.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.79M | +91,496 | +3.39% |
| 2024 | 2.7M | +87,315 | +3.34% |
| 2023 | 2.61M | +82,933 | +3.28% |
| 2022 | 2.53M | +77,421 | +3.16% |
| 2021 | 2.45M | +72,499 | +3.04% |
| 2020 | 2.38M | +66,192 | +2.86% |
| 2019 | 2.31M | +65,033 | +2.89% |
| 2018 | 2.25M | +63,378 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.19M | +61,989 | +2.92% |
| 2016 | 2.12M | +58,902 | +2.85% |
| 2015 | 2.07M | +56,489 | +2.81% |
| 2014 | 2.01M | +54,605 | +2.79% |
| 2013 | 1.95M | +51,699 | +2.72% |
| 2012 | 1.9M | +48,600 | +2.62% |
| 2011 | 1.85M | +47,174 | +2.61% |
| 2010 | 1.81M | +46,348 | +2.63% |
| 2009 | 1.76M | +44,393 | +2.59% |
| 2008 | 1.72M | +44,569 | +2.67% |
| 2007 | 1.67M | +44,548 | +2.74% |
| 2006 | 1.63M | +43,323 | +2.74% |
| 2005 | 1.58M | +41,775 | +2.71% |
| 2004 | 1.54M | +40,782 | +2.72% |
| 2003 | 1.5M | +40,010 | +2.74% |
| 2002 | 1.46M | +39,205 | +2.76% |
| 2001 | 1.42M | +38,512 | +2.78% |
| 2000 | 1.38M | +35,217 | +2.61% |
| 1999 | 1.35M | +30,413 | +2.31% |
| 1998 | 1.32M | +27,362 | +2.12% |
| 1997 | 1.29M | +24,887 | +1.97% |
| 1996 | 1.27M | +23,486 | +1.89% |
| 1995 | 1.24M | +24,521 | +2.01% |
| 1994 | 1.22M | +26,802 | +2.25% |
| 1993 | 1.19M | +29,596 | +2.55% |
| 1992 | 1.16M | +32,117 | +2.84% |
| 1991 | 1.13M | +33,210 | +3.03% |
| 1990 | 1.1M | +33,548 | +3.16% |
| 1989 | 1.06M | +33,835 | +3.29% |
| 1988 | 1.03M | +34,283 | +3.45% |
| 1987 | 994,243 | +35,059 | +3.66% |
| 1986 | 959,184 | +35,819 | +3.88% |
| 1985 | 923,365 | +35,086 | +3.95% |
| 1984 | 888,279 | +32,751 | +3.83% |
| 1983 | 855,528 | +29,214 | +3.54% |
| 1982 | 826,314 | +25,051 | +3.13% |
| 1981 | 801,263 | +20,642 | +2.64% |
| 1980 | 780,621 | +18,549 | +2.43% |
| 1979 | 762,072 | +18,106 | +2.43% |
| 1978 | 743,966 | +18,070 | +2.49% |
| 1977 | 725,896 | +18,163 | +2.57% |
| 1976 | 707,733 | +21,956 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 685,777 | +27,557 | +4.19% |
| 1974 | 658,220 | +30,921 | +4.93% |
| 1973 | 627,299 | +32,795 | +5.52% |
| 1972 | 594,504 | +33,169 | +5.91% |
| 1971 | 561,335 | +38,879 | +7.44% |
| 1970 | 522,456 | +46,022 | +9.66% |
| 1969 | 476,434 | +46,664 | +10.86% |
| 1968 | 429,770 | +41,884 | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 387,886 | +32,263 | +9.07% |
| 1966 | 355,623 | +25,781 | +7.82% |
| 1965 | 329,842 | +25,353 | +8.33% |
| 1964 | 304,489 | +24,587 | +8.78% |
| 1963 | 279,902 | +23,873 | +9.32% |
| 1962 | 256,029 | +22,959 | +9.85% |
| 1961 | 233,070 | +22,000 | +10.42% |
| 1960 | 211,070 | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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