Territories/Dependencies in Melanesia
| Year | Population | Density (km²) | Growth Rate |
|---|
| 1950 | 2,493,452 | 4.61 | 0.00% |
| 1955 | 2,646,016 | 4.89 | 1.19% |
| 1960 | 2,908,934 | 5.38 | 1.91% |
| 1965 | 3,251,691 | 6.01 | 2.25% |
| 1970 | 3,654,634 | 6.76 | 2.36% |
| 1975 | 4,140,096 | 7.66 | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 4,697,799 | 8.69 | 2.56% |
| 1985 | 5,349,559 | 9.89 | 2.63% |
| 1990 | 5,973,187 | 11.05 | 2.23% |
| 1995 | 6,683,217 | 12.36 | 2.27% |
| 2000 | 7,473,493 | 13.82 | 2.26% |
| 2005 | 8,232,149 | 15.22 | 1.95% |
| 2010 | 9,187,924 | 16.99 | 2.22% |
| 2015 | 10,121,715 | 18.72 | 1.95% |
| 2020 | 11,122,996 | 20.57 | 1.90% |
| 2022 | 11,535,541 | 21.33 | 1.84% |
| Year | Population | Density (km²) | Growth Rate |
|---|
| 2025 | 12,164,423 | 22.49 | 0.00% |
| 2030 | 13,234,365 | 24.47 | 1.70% |
| 2035 | 14,314,758 | 26.47 | 1.58% |
| 2040 | 15,386,702 | 28.45 | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 16,441,241 | 30.40 | 1.33% |
| 2050 | 17,468,803 | 32.30 | 1.22% |
| 2055 | 18,459,586 | 34.14 | 1.11% |
| 2060 | 19,409,735 | 35.89 | 1.01% |
| 2065 | 20,308,536 | 37.55 | 0.91% |
| 2070 | 21,147,597 | 39.11 | 0.81% |
| 2075 | 21,915,267 | 40.53 | 0.72% |
| 2080 | 22,610,448 | 41.81 | 0.63% |
| 2085 | 23,223,078 | 42.94 | 0.54% |
| 2090 | 23,754,632 | 43.93 | 0.45% |
| 2095 | 24,207,647 | 44.76 | 0.38% |
Melanesia Population History / Melanesia Population Projections