Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Solomon Islands

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 3.7%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.

2025 3.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 174of 217
Period maximum 3.7%2019
Period minimum 2.9%1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Solomon Islands, 1960–20252.833.33.53.819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.9%1962: 2.9%1964: 3%1966: 3.2%1968: 3.3%1970: 3.5%1972: 3.4%1974: 3.4%1976: 3.3%1978: 3.2%1980: 3.2%1982: 3.2%1984: 3.3%1986: 3.3%1988: 3.3%1990: 3.3%1992: 3.3%1994: 3.3%1996: 3.3%1998: 3.4%2000: 3.4%2002: 3.4%2004: 3.4%2006: 3.4%2008: 3.5%2010: 3.5%2012: 3.4%2014: 3.5%2016: 3.6%2018: 3.7%2020: 3.7%2022: 3.6%2024: 3.6%2025: 3.7%
Change over the period: +0.8 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 3.7%
World 10.4%
Melanesia computed 4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.7 +0 pp
2024 3.6 +0 pp
2023 3.6 −0 pp
2022 3.6 −0 pp
2021 3.7 −0 pp
2020 3.7 −0 pp
2019 3.7 +0 pp
2018 3.7 +0.1 pp
2017 3.6 +0.1 pp
2016 3.6 +0.1 pp
2015 3.5 +0 pp
2014 3.5 +0 pp
2013 3.5 +0 pp
2012 3.4 −0 pp
2011 3.5 −0 pp
2010 3.5 −0 pp
2009 3.5 +0 pp
2008 3.5 +0 pp
2007 3.4 +0 pp
2006 3.4 +0 pp
2005 3.4 +0 pp
2004 3.4 +0 pp
2003 3.4 +0 pp
2002 3.4 +0 pp
2001 3.4 +0 pp
2000 3.4 +0 pp
1999 3.4 +0 pp
1998 3.4 +0 pp
1997 3.3 +0 pp
1996 3.3 +0 pp
1995 3.3 +0 pp
1994 3.3 +0 pp
1993 3.3 +0 pp
1992 3.3 +0 pp
1991 3.3 −0 pp
1990 3.3 −0 pp
1989 3.3 −0 pp
1988 3.3 −0 pp
1987 3.3 −0 pp
1986 3.3 +0 pp
1985 3.3 +0 pp
1984 3.3 +0 pp
1983 3.2 +0 pp
1982 3.2 +0 pp
1981 3.2 +0 pp
1980 3.2 −0 pp
1979 3.2 −0 pp
1978 3.2 −0 pp
1977 3.3 −0.1 pp
1976 3.3 −0 pp
1975 3.4 −0 pp
1974 3.4 −0 pp
1973 3.4 −0 pp
1972 3.4 −0 pp
1971 3.4 −0 pp
1970 3.5 +0 pp
1969 3.4 +0.1 pp
1968 3.3 +0.1 pp
1967 3.2 +0.1 pp
1966 3.2 +0.1 pp
1965 3.1 +0.1 pp
1964 3 +0.1 pp
1963 2.9 +0 pp
1962 2.9 +0 pp
1961 2.9 −0 pp
1960 2.9

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.