Solomon Islands Population Pyramid 2023
Year
2023Solomon Islands in 2023
As of 2023, the Solomon Islands counted 800,005 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2013, the population was 594,945; it has grown by 34.5% since.
With a median age of 21.3 years, the Solomon Islands had a youth dependency ratio of 63.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in the Solomon Islands had on average 3.56 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 70.5 years in 2023: 72.0 for women and 69.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,910 immigrants live in Solomon Islands, 0.2% of the population.
| Papua New Guinea | 538 |
| Australia | 266 |
| Kiribati | 253 |
| China | 188 |
| Philippines | 114 |
8,267 people born in Solomon Islands live in other countries.
| Australia | 7,161 |
| Fiji | 732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 221 |
| Vanuatu | 124 |
| Guinea | 10 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 800,006 | 21.3 | |
| Fiji | 924,146 | 28.7 | |
| Vanuatu | 320,409 | 21.2 | |
| New Caledonia | 289,870 | 34.9 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,389,635 | 23.4 |





