Population ages 0-14 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population ages 0-14 was 36.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 36.6% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Solomon Islands peaked at 48.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, 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.
Population ages 0-14 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.3% | — |
| 1961 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.1% | 45.8% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 46.7% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 46.2% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 43.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 41.1% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.6% | 38.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,241 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0577 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 51,714 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.83 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,327 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Solomon Islands?
- Population ages 0-14 in Solomon Islands was 36.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population ages 0-14?
- Solomon Islands ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.