Which has higher median age, Samoa or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 20.25 years against 19.9 years in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Samoa and Solomon Islands?

0.35 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Median age

Samoa

19.9 years

in 2023

Solomon Islands

20.25 years

in 2023

Samoa rank

196th

Solomon Islands rank

194th

Median age over time

Samoa
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 20.25 years against 19.9 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.35 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Samoa ranks 196th and Solomon Islands ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	14.41 years	16.18 years	1.77 years	Solomon Islands
1960s	13.6 years	15.79 years	2.19 years	Solomon Islands
1970s	14.22 years	15.11 years	0.8978 years	Solomon Islands
1980s	16.32 years	15.07 years	1.25 years	Samoa
1990s	18.27 years	16.37 years	1.9 years	Samoa
2000s	19.17 years	17.92 years	1.24 years	Samoa
2010s	20.06 years	18.91 years	1.15 years	Samoa
2020s	20.15 years	19.94 years	0.2172 years	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Samoa or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 20.25 years against 19.9 years in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Samoa and Solomon Islands?: 0.35 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for median age?: Samoa ranks 196th and Solomon Islands ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.