Melanesia Population 2023

12,634,227

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Year	Population	Density (/km²)	Growth Rate
2023	12,634,227	23	1.78%
2022	12,413,348	23	1.88%
2020	11,959,341	22	2.11%
2015	10,771,504	20	2.47%
2010	9,535,711	18	2.78%
2005	8,316,000	15	2.97%
2000	7,184,395	13	3.14%
1995	6,154,187	11	3.04%
1990	5,297,719	10	2.23%
1985	4,745,019	9	2.23%
1980	4,249,793	8	2.23%
1975	3,806,730	7	2.36%
1970	3,387,527	6	2.38%
1965	3,012,163	6	2.47%
1960	2,666,791	5	2.8%
1955	2,322,687	4	2.31%
1950	2,071,799	4

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Melanesia includes the following countries:

List of Capitals in Melanesia

Cities in Melanesia

% of World Pop

0.16%

Density

23.36

Melanesia Population 2023

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Country	Population	Density (/km²)
Papua New Guinea	10,329,931	22
Fiji	936,375	51
Solomon Islands	740,424	26
Vanuatu	334,506	27
New Caledonia	292,991	16

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Countries in Melanesia

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Year	Population	Density (/km²)	Growth Rate
2023	12,634,227	23	1.78%
2022	12,413,348	23	1.88%
2020	11,959,341	22	2.11%
2015	10,771,504	20	2.47%
2010	9,535,711	18	2.78%
2005	8,316,000	15	2.97%
2000	7,184,395	13	3.14%
1995	6,154,187	11	3.04%
1990	5,297,719	10	2.23%
1985	4,745,019	9	2.23%
1980	4,249,793	8	2.23%
1975	3,806,730	7	2.36%
1970	3,387,527	6	2.38%
1965	3,012,163	6	2.47%
1960	2,666,791	5	2.8%
1955	2,322,687	4	2.31%
1950	2,071,799	4

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Year	Population	Density (/km²)	Growth Rate
2098	22,934,140	42	0.15%
2093	22,759,426	42	0.21%
2088	22,517,341	42	0.28%
2083	22,204,545	41	0.35%
2078	21,815,209	40	0.43%
2073	21,347,108	39	0.53%
2068	20,792,704	38	0.61%
2063	20,165,997	37	0.71%
2058	19,462,924	36	0.83%
2053	18,674,384	35	0.96%
2048	17,804,390	33	1.09%
2043	16,861,433	31	1.24%
2038	15,856,142	29	1.38%
2033	14,806,374	27	1.52%
2028	13,728,534	25	1.68%
2023	12,634,227	23

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Melanesia Population History and Projections

World Population Prospects (2022 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.

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