Age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Age dependency ratio, young was 61.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands is 61.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands peaked at 99.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2025.
Solomon Islands ranks 45th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.0% | — |
| 1961 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 95.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 93.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 89.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 85.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.9% | 89.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 93.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 91.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 80.9% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 74.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 67.3% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 61.2% | 66.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Solomon Islands was 61.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Solomon Islands ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.