What is median age in Solomon Islands?

Median age in Solomon Islands was 20.25 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 20.25 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 14.76 years in 1979.

How does Solomon Islands rank for median age?

Solomon Islands ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Solomon Islands

Name: Median age in Solomon Islands
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Solomon Islands: Median age was 20.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

20.25 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

194th

of 236 countries

All-time high

20.25 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.76 years

in 1979

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Solomon Islands is 20.25 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Solomon Islands peaked at 20.25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.76 years, in 1979.

That places Solomon Islands 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16.18 years	15.72 years	16.64 years	10
1960s	15.79 years	15.63 years	15.88 years	10
1970s	15.11 years	14.76 years	15.56 years	10
1980s	15.07 years	14.77 years	15.52 years	10
1990s	16.37 years	15.68 years	17.01 years	10
2000s	17.92 years	17.19 years	18.47 years	10
2010s	18.91 years	18.52 years	19.48 years	10
2020s	19.94 years	19.64 years	20.25 years	4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

191 Iraq 20.34 years compare
192 Comoros 20.33 years compare
193 Pakistan 20.29 years compare
195 Vanuatu 20.14 years compare
196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
197 Palestine 19.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Solomon Islands

Summer temperature anomalies 0.5032 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.3882 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.2159 °C (2026)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.4206 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 164.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6447 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Democracy 6 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Solomon Islands?: Median age in Solomon Islands was 20.25 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 20.25 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 14.76 years in 1979.
How does Solomon Islands rank for median age?: Solomon Islands ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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: 06 August 2026

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