Solomon Islands Population Pyramid 2025

Solomon Islands
2025
Population: 838,645

Year

-5 -1   2025  +1 +5

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Solomon Islands in 2025

In 2025, the Solomon Islands had a total population of 838,646 people. A decade earlier, in 2015, the population was 639,415; it has grown by 31.2% since.

The median age was 21.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 61.2 children under 15 and 6.1 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
838,646
Median age
21.8
0-14 %
36.6%
65+ %
3.7%
Child dependency
61.2
Old-age dependency
6.1
Region
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
1,309,110
Population 2100
1,849,209
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
12345678
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 3.56

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
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
4050607080
19602023 · 70.5

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.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
255075100
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

1,910 immigrants live in Solomon Islands, 0.2% of the population.

Papua New Guinea538
Australia266
Kiribati253
China188
Philippines114
Where emigrants live (2024)

8,267 people born in Solomon Islands live in other countries.

Australia7,161
Fiji732
Papua New Guinea221
Vanuatu124
Guinea10
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Solomon Islands 838,646 21.8
Fiji 933,155 29.1
Vanuatu 335,169 21.3
New Caledonia 295,333 35.5
Papua New Guinea 10,762,817 23.8
How many people lived in the Solomon Islands in 2025?
In 2025, the Solomon Islands's population was 838,646.
Is the population of the Solomon Islands increasing or decreasing?
The Solomon Islands's population grew 31.2% over the previous ten years, and is projected to reach 1,309,110 by 2050.
How old is the population of the Solomon Islands?
The median age in the Solomon Islands is 21.8 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of the Solomon Islands's population is over 65 or under 15?
3.7% of the Solomon Islands's population is 65 or older, and 36.6% is under 15.
What shape is the Solomon Islands's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
The Solomon Islands's pyramid is expansive — broad at the bottom, the signature of high birth rates and a growing population.

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