Current number of seats in national parliaments in Melanesia
Melanesia: Current number of seats in national parliaments was 268 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
268
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
14th
of 22 groups
All-time high
272
in 2023
All-time low
264
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Melanesia, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current number of seats in national parliaments in Melanesia is 268, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Melanesia ranks 14th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 264 | — |
| 2022 | 264 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 272 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 267 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 267 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 268 | +0.4% |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Melanesia?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Melanesia was 268 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 272 in 2023.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 in 2021.
- How does Melanesia rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Melanesia ranks 14th out of 22 groups with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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