Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands stood at 77.4%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands peaked at 77.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1960.
Solomon Islands ranks 155th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.7% | — |
| 1961 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 44.3% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 46.5% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 53.1% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 57.5% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 56.1% | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 68.5% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 70.7% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 77.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 77.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.2% | 41.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.0% | 53.1% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.2% | 66.6% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 71.5% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 73.3% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 74.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 73.0% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More gender data for Solomon Islands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 322.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 616.34 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 616.34 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Solomon Islands was 77.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.