Population ages 15-64 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population ages 15-64 was 59.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 59.8% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Solomon Islands peaked at 59.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1977.
Solomon Islands ranks 168th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.8% | — |
| 1961 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 48.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 48.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 53.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 55.5% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.9% | 59.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,473 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,187 (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,952 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Solomon Islands?
- Population ages 15-64 in Solomon Islands was 59.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1977.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population ages 15-64?
- Solomon Islands ranks 168th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.