Americas vs Melanesia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population

Americas
142,736 1000 No
in 2050
Melanesia
11,877 1000 No
in 2050
Americas rank
11th
Melanesia rank
10th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time

  • Americas
  • Melanesia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195020002050

How they compare

Americas currently reports 142,736 1000 No against 11,877 1000 No in Melanesia, a difference of 130,859 1000 No.

That makes Americas's figure about 12.0 times Melanesia's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 29 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Melanesia Difference Ahead
1950s 166,837 1000 No 2,204 1000 No 164,633 1000 No Americas
1960s 178,567 1000 No 2,643 1000 No 175,923 1000 No Americas
1970s 189,415 1000 No 3,194 1000 No 186,220 1000 No Americas
1980s 197,642 1000 No 4,055 1000 No 193,586 1000 No Americas
1990s 197,496 1000 No 5,096 1000 No 192,400 1000 No Americas
2000s 194,054 1000 No 6,467 1000 No 187,587 1000 No Americas
2010s 192,348 1000 No 7,954 1000 No 184,394 1000 No Americas
2020s 185,138 1000 No 9,406 1000 No 175,732 1000 No Americas
2030s 171,542 1000 No 10,662 1000 No 160,879 1000 No Americas
2040s 153,408 1000 No 11,546 1000 No 141,862 1000 No Americas
2050s 142,736 1000 No 11,877 1000 No 130,859 1000 No Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, Americas or Melanesia?
Americas, at 142,736 1000 No against 11,877 1000 No in Melanesia as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between Americas and Melanesia?
130,859 1000 No, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Americas ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.