Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Solomon Islands

Population aged 65 and over in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 30,767 people. Ranked 178 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 659.3%.

2025 30,767 people +3.21% vs 2024
World rank 178of 217
Period maximum 30,767 people2025
Period minimum 4,052 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Solomon Islands, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00040,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,052 people1962: 4,245 people1964: 4,587 people1966: 5,062 people1968: 5,617 people1970: 6,113 people1972: 6,283 people1974: 6,580 people1976: 6,912 people1978: 7,182 people1980: 7,621 people1982: 8,207 people1984: 8,909 people1986: 9,707 people1988: 10,251 people1990: 10,813 people1992: 11,499 people1994: 12,292 people1996: 13,166 people1998: 14,093 people2000: 14,948 people2002: 15,573 people2004: 16,186 people2006: 16,870 people2008: 17,630 people2010: 18,496 people2012: 19,778 people2014: 21,458 people2016: 23,666 people2018: 26,355 people2020: 27,567 people2022: 28,342 people2024: 29,809 people2025: 30,767 people
Change over the period: +26,715 (+659.3%) Average annual rate: 3.17 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Solomon Islands 30,767 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Melanesia computed 528,317 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 30,767 +958 +3.21%
2024 29,809 +797 +2.75%
2023 29,012 +670 +2.36%
2022 28,342 +470 +1.69%
2021 27,872 +305 +1.11%
2020 27,567 +320 +1.17%
2019 27,247 +892 +3.38%
2018 26,355 +1,392 +5.58%
2017 24,963 +1,297 +5.48%
2016 23,666 +1,172 +5.21%
2015 22,494 +1,036 +4.83%
2014 21,458 +901 +4.38%
2013 20,557 +779 +3.94%
2012 19,778 +680 +3.56%
2011 19,098 +602 +3.25%
2010 18,496 +480 +2.66%
2009 18,016 +386 +2.19%
2008 17,630 +384 +2.23%
2007 17,246 +376 +2.23%
2006 16,870 +355 +2.15%
2005 16,515 +329 +2.03%
2004 16,186 +311 +1.96%
2003 15,875 +302 +1.94%
2002 15,573 +309 +2.02%
2001 15,264 +316 +2.11%
2000 14,948 +389 +2.67%
1999 14,559 +466 +3.31%
1998 14,093 +470 +3.45%
1997 13,623 +457 +3.47%
1996 13,166 +442 +3.47%
1995 12,724 +432 +3.51%
1994 12,292 +409 +3.44%
1993 11,883 +384 +3.34%
1992 11,499 +360 +3.23%
1991 11,139 +326 +3.01%
1990 10,813 +295 +2.8%
1989 10,518 +267 +2.6%
1988 10,251 +232 +2.32%
1987 10,019 +312 +3.21%
1986 9,707 +407 +4.38%
1985 9,300 +391 +4.39%
1984 8,909 +366 +4.28%
1983 8,543 +336 +4.09%
1982 8,207 +308 +3.9%
1981 7,899 +278 +3.65%
1980 7,621 +240 +3.25%
1979 7,381 +199 +2.77%
1978 7,182 +152 +2.16%
1977 7,030 +118 +1.71%
1976 6,912 +153 +2.26%
1975 6,759 +179 +2.72%
1974 6,580 +161 +2.51%
1973 6,419 +136 +2.16%
1972 6,283 +97 +1.57%
1971 6,186 +73 +1.19%
1970 6,113 +191 +3.23%
1969 5,922 +305 +5.43%
1968 5,617 +288 +5.4%
1967 5,329 +267 +5.27%
1966 5,062 +246 +5.11%
1965 4,816 +229 +4.99%
1964 4,587 +194 +4.42%
1963 4,393 +148 +3.49%
1962 4,245 +111 +2.69%
1961 4,134 +82 +2.02%
1960 4,052

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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