Solomon Islands Population Pyramid 2073
Year
2073Solomon Islands in 2073
In 2073, the Solomon Islands is projected to have a population of 1,640,650 people. Ten years before, in 2063, the projected population is 1,509,595 — 8.7% lower.
With a projected median age of 32.9 years, the Solomon Islands would have a youth dependency ratio of 35.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.5 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 1,640,650 | 32.9 | |
| Fiji | 975,844 | 38.9 | |
| Vanuatu | 714,309 | 31.0 | |
| New Caledonia | 347,238 | 45.2 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 17,431,213 | 33.9 |





