Solomon Islands Population Pyramid 2030
Year
2030Solomon Islands in 2030
In 2030, the Solomon Islands is projected to have a population of 938,348 people. That would be 26.0% more than in 2020 (744,498).
With a projected median age of 22.9 years, the Solomon Islands would have a youth dependency ratio of 55.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.5 per 100 people of working age. 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.
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 | 938,349 | 22.9 | |
| Fiji | 953,107 | 30.0 | |
| Vanuatu | 372,429 | 22.1 | |
| New Caledonia | 307,577 | 37.0 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 11,671,425 | 24.9 |





