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Median age in Solomon Islands

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
74
1950–2023

Median age in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

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.

Median age in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.64 years —
1951 16.54 years -0.6%
1952 16.44 years -0.6%
1953 16.34 years -0.6%
1954 16.23 years -0.6%
1955 16.13 years -0.6%
1956 16.04 years -0.6%
1957 15.93 years -0.6%
1958 15.82 years -0.7%
1959 15.72 years -0.7%
1960 15.7 years -0.1%
1961 15.75 years +0.3%
1962 15.8 years +0.3%
1963 15.84 years +0.2%
1964 15.86 years +0.2%
1965 15.88 years +0.1%
1966 15.88 years +0.0%
1967 15.82 years -0.4%
1968 15.73 years -0.6%
1969 15.63 years -0.6%
1970 15.56 years -0.5%
1971 15.5 years -0.4%
1972 15.43 years -0.5%
1973 15.33 years -0.7%
1974 15.18 years -1.0%
1975 14.98 years -1.3%
1976 14.84 years -0.9%
1977 14.8 years -0.3%
1978 14.77 years -0.2%
1979 14.76 years -0.1%
1980 14.77 years +0.1%
1981 14.8 years +0.2%
1982 14.84 years +0.3%
1983 14.91 years +0.4%
1984 14.98 years +0.5%
1985 15.06 years +0.6%
1986 15.16 years +0.7%
1987 15.26 years +0.7%
1988 15.37 years +0.7%
1989 15.52 years +0.9%
1990 15.68 years +1.0%
1991 15.84 years +1.1%
1992 16.01 years +1.1%
1993 16.17 years +1.0%
1994 16.32 years +0.9%
1995 16.46 years +0.9%
1996 16.59 years +0.8%
1997 16.73 years +0.8%
1998 16.86 years +0.8%
1999 17.01 years +0.9%
2000 17.19 years +1.0%
2001 17.37 years +1.1%
2002 17.56 years +1.1%
2003 17.74 years +1.0%
2004 17.91 years +1.0%
2005 18.07 years +0.9%
2006 18.21 years +0.8%
2007 18.32 years +0.6%
2008 18.41 years +0.5%
2009 18.47 years +0.3%
2010 18.52 years +0.3%
2011 18.58 years +0.3%
2012 18.64 years +0.3%
2013 18.71 years +0.4%
2014 18.79 years +0.4%
2015 18.89 years +0.5%
2016 19.01 years +0.6%
2017 19.15 years +0.8%
2018 19.33 years +0.9%
2019 19.48 years +0.8%
2020 19.64 years +0.8%
2021 19.83 years +1.0%
2022 20.03 years +1.0%
2023 20.25 years +1.1%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 20.25 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 20.25 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 191 Iraq 20.34 years compare
  2. 192 Comoros 20.33 years compare
  3. 193 Pakistan 20.29 years compare
  4. 195 Vanuatu 20.14 years compare
  5. 196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
  6. 197 Palestine 19.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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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
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