High income vs Solomon Islands: Age dependency ratio, young
High income
24.0%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
61.2%
in 2025
High income rank
43rd
Solomon Islands rank
45th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- High income
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 61.2% against 24.0% in High income, a difference of 37.2%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.6 times High income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 43rd and Solomon Islands ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.2% | 90.9% | 45.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 97.0% | 57.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 96.4% | 62.7% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 85.1% | 54.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 76.2% | 49.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 70.9% | 45.7% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 63.8% | 39.2% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, High income or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 61.2% against 24.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between High income and Solomon Islands?
- 37.2%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Solomon Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Solomon Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- High income ranks 43rd and Solomon Islands ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.