Population ages 65 and above, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population ages 65 and above, male was 15,118 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, male in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 15,118 for population ages 65 and above, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 15,118 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,367, in 1960.
Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,968 | 2,367 | 3,786 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,181 | 3,902 | 4,547 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,495 | 4,671 | 6,199 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,123 | 6,308 | 8,119 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,851 | 8,299 | 9,525 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,383 | 9,710 | 13,591 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,240 | 13,668 | 15,118 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 172 French Polynesia 16,477 compare
- 173 New Caledonia 16,181 compare
- 174 Brunei 15,755 compare
- 176 Cape Verde 15,008 compare
- 177 Maldives 13,688 compare
- 178 Belize 10,558 compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 9,891 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 9,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 9,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 10,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 9,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 10,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 10,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 10,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 9,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, male in Solomon Islands?
- Population ages 65 and above, male in Solomon Islands was 15,118 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15,118 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,367 in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population ages 65 and above, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 65 and above, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.