Argentina vs Solomon Islands Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Argentina vs the Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Median age
	Argentina	Solomon Islands
1960	26.5	16.8
1961	26.6	16.9
1962	26.6	16.9
1963	26.7	17
1964	26.7	17
1965	26.7	17
1966	26.8	17
1967	26.8	16.9
1968	26.9	16.8
1969	26.9	16.8
1970	26.9	16.7
1971	27	16.6
1972	27	16.6
1973	27	16.4
1974	27	16.3
1975	27	16.1
1976	27	15.9
1977	27	15.9
1978	27	15.8
1979	27	15.8
1980	27	15.8
1981	27	15.9
1982	27	15.9
1983	27.1	16
1984	27.1	16.1
1985	27.1	16.2
1986	27.1	16.3
1987	27.2	16.4
1988	27.2	16.5
1989	27.3	16.7
1990	27.3	16.8
1991	27.3	17
1992	27.4	17.1
1993	27.4	17.2
1994	27.4	17.4
1995	27.5	17.5
1996	27.5	17.7
1997	27.6	17.8
1998	27.7	17.9
1999	27.8	18.1
2000	27.9	18.3
2001	28.1	18.4
2002	28.2	18.6
2003	28.4	18.8
2004	28.6	19
2005	28.8	19.1
2006	29	19.2
2007	29.2	19.4
2008	29.4	19.4
2009	29.7	19.5
2010	29.9	19.6
2011	30.1	19.6
2012	30.3	19.7
2013	30.5	19.7
2014	30.7	19.8
2015	30.9	19.9
2016	31.1	20
2017	31.3	20.2
2018	31.5	20.4
2019	31.8	20.5
2020	32.1	20.7
2021	32.4	20.9
2022	32.8	21.1
2023	33.2	21.3
2024	33.5	21.5
2025	33.9	21.7
2026	34.3	21.9
2027	34.7	22.1
2028	35.1	22.4
2029	35.5	22.6
2030	35.9	22.8
2031	36.3	23
2032	36.7	23.2
2033	37	23.5
2034	37.4	23.7
2035	37.7	23.9
2036	38.1	24.2
2037	38.4	24.4
2038	38.8	24.7
2039	39.1	24.9
2040	39.5	25.2
2041	39.8	25.4
2042	40.1	25.7
2043	40.5	25.9
2044	40.8	26.1
2045	41.1	26.3
2046	41.5	26.6
2047	41.8	26.8
2048	42.2	27
2049	42.5	27.2
2050	42.9	27.4

In 1960, the median age in Argentina was 26.5 years compared to 16.8 years in the Solomon Islands. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 33.5 years in Argentina and to 21.5 years in the Solomon Islands.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Argentina is expected to increased to around 42.9 years by 2050 compared to 27.4 years in the Solomon Islands. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Argentina		Solomon Islands
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.92%	2.78%	6.59%	6.18%
5-9	4%	3.8%	6.44%	6.04%
10-14	4.17%	3.94%	6.04%	5.67%
15-19	4%	3.78%	5.27%	4.91%
20-24	3.88%	3.71%	4.72%	4.55%
25-29	3.89%	3.75%	3.97%	3.93%
30-34	3.86%	3.73%	3.32%	3.25%
35-39	3.62%	3.52%	3.19%	3.19%
40-44	3.5%	3.44%	2.8%	2.71%
45-49	3.29%	3.25%	2.44%	2.29%
50-54	2.75%	2.8%	2.02%	1.87%
55-59	2.35%	2.44%	1.46%	1.41%
60-64	2.15%	2.28%	1.07%	1.02%
65-69	1.82%	2.05%	0.73%	0.71%
70-74	1.43%	1.77%	0.51%	0.55%
75-79	1.01%	1.41%	0.28%	0.31%
80+	0.99%	1.92%	0.26%	0.28%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Argentina has low demographic potential with 52.2% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 70.9% and average potential in the Solomon Islands.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Argentina			Solomon Islands
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	57.5%	49.2%	8.31%	96.7%	91%	5.71%
1961	57.5%	49%	8.54%	96.2%	90.5%	5.68%
1962	57.5%	48.8%	8.77%	95.8%	90.2%	5.69%
1963	57.5%	48.5%	8.99%	95.6%	89.8%	5.74%
1964	57.4%	48.2%	9.2%	95.5%	89.6%	5.86%
1965	57.3%	47.9%	9.42%	95.9%	89.9%	6.02%
1966	57.2%	47.5%	9.64%	96.9%	90.6%	6.21%
1967	57%	47.1%	9.85%	97.8%	91.4%	6.42%
1968	56.9%	46.8%	10.1%	98.9%	92.3%	6.64%
1969	56.8%	46.6%	10.2%	100%	93.1%	6.87%
1970	56.8%	46.4%	10.4%	100.6%	93.6%	6.94%
1971	57%	46.3%	10.6%	100.7%	93.9%	6.87%
1972	57.2%	46.4%	10.8%	101.2%	94.4%	6.83%
1973	57.5%	46.5%	11%	102.1%	95.2%	6.84%
1974	57.9%	46.7%	11.2%	103.4%	96.6%	6.86%
1975	58.4%	47%	11.4%	105.2%	98.3%	6.91%
1976	59%	47.3%	11.6%	106.3%	99.4%	6.88%
1977	59.7%	47.8%	11.9%	106.4%	99.6%	6.77%
1978	60.4%	48.3%	12.1%	106.4%	99.7%	6.68%
1979	61.1%	48.8%	12.3%	106.3%	99.7%	6.62%
1980	61.8%	49.3%	12.5%	106.1%	99.5%	6.6%
1981	62.5%	49.8%	12.7%	105.8%	99.2%	6.59%
1982	63.1%	50.2%	12.9%	105.3%	98.7%	6.6%
1983	63.5%	50.5%	13%	104.8%	98.1%	6.62%
1984	63.8%	50.7%	13.1%	104.1%	97.5%	6.66%
1985	64%	50.8%	13.2%	103.4%	96.7%	6.7%
1986	64.2%	50.8%	13.4%	102.4%	95.6%	6.73%
1987	64.2%	50.7%	13.6%	101%	94.4%	6.68%
1988	64.2%	50.5%	13.7%	99.5%	93%	6.57%
1989	64.2%	50.3%	13.9%	97.9%	91.4%	6.48%
1990	64.1%	49.9%	14.1%	96.3%	89.9%	6.41%
1991	63.9%	49.6%	14.3%	94.9%	88.6%	6.35%
1992	63.7%	49.2%	14.5%	93.7%	87.4%	6.32%
1993	63.4%	48.7%	14.7%	92.6%	86.3%	6.31%
1994	63.1%	48.2%	14.9%	91.7%	85.4%	6.31%
1995	62.8%	47.8%	15%	90.8%	84.5%	6.31%
1996	62.4%	47.3%	15.2%	89.9%	83.6%	6.31%
1997	62%	46.7%	15.3%	89.1%	82.7%	6.32%
1998	61.6%	46.2%	15.4%	88.2%	81.9%	6.33%
1999	61.2%	45.8%	15.5%	87.2%	80.9%	6.33%
2000	60.8%	45.3%	15.5%	86.1%	79.8%	6.32%
2001	60.4%	44.8%	15.6%	85%	78.7%	6.29%
2002	60%	44.3%	15.7%	83.9%	77.6%	6.26%
2003	59.5%	43.8%	15.7%	83%	76.7%	6.23%
2004	59%	43.3%	15.7%	82.2%	75.9%	6.21%
2005	58.5%	42.7%	15.8%	81.5%	75.3%	6.21%
2006	58%	42.1%	15.9%	81.1%	74.9%	6.21%
2007	57.5%	41.6%	15.9%	80.8%	74.6%	6.23%
2008	57.1%	41.1%	16%	80.6%	74.4%	6.26%
2009	56.7%	40.6%	16.1%	80.5%	74.2%	6.28%
2010	56.5%	40.2%	16.3%	80.1%	73.9%	6.25%
2011	56.3%	39.8%	16.4%	79.5%	73.3%	6.2%
2012	56.1%	39.5%	16.6%	78.9%	72.7%	6.17%
2013	56%	39.2%	16.8%	78.2%	72.1%	6.16%
2014	56%	39%	17%	77.6%	71.4%	6.18%
2015	56.1%	38.8%	17.2%	76.9%	70.7%	6.22%
2016	56%	38.6%	17.4%	76.2%	69.9%	6.3%
2017	56%	38.3%	17.6%	75.5%	69.1%	6.39%
2018	55.9%	38%	17.9%	74.6%	68.1%	6.49%
2019	55.6%	37.5%	18.1%	73.8%	67.3%	6.5%
2020	55%	36.7%	18.3%	72.8%	66.4%	6.4%
2021	54.2%	35.8%	18.4%	71.7%	65.4%	6.27%
2022	53.3%	34.9%	18.5%	70.6%	64.4%	6.19%
2023	52.4%	33.8%	18.6%	69.5%	63.3%	6.15%
2024	51.6%	32.7%	18.8%	68.4%	62.2%	6.13%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Argentina decreased from 59% to 51.6% between 2004 and 2024.

In the Solomon Islands, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 82.2% to 68.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and a decreased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Argentina	Solomon Islands
1960	63.5%	50.8%
1961	63.5%	51%
1962	63.5%	51.1%
1963	63.5%	51.1%
1964	63.5%	51.2%
1965	63.6%	51%
1966	63.6%	50.8%
1967	63.7%	50.5%
1968	63.7%	50.3%
1969	63.8%	50%
1970	63.8%	49.9%
1971	63.7%	49.8%
1972	63.6%	49.7%
1973	63.5%	49.5%
1974	63.3%	49.2%
1975	63.1%	48.7%
1976	62.9%	48.5%
1977	62.6%	48.5%
1978	62.3%	48.5%
1979	62.1%	48.5%
1980	61.8%	48.5%
1981	61.5%	48.6%
1982	61.3%	48.7%
1983	61.2%	48.8%
1984	61%	49%
1985	61%	49.2%
1986	60.9%	49.4%
1987	60.9%	49.7%
1988	60.9%	50.1%
1989	60.9%	50.5%
1990	61%	50.9%
1991	61%	51.3%
1992	61.1%	51.6%
1993	61.2%	51.9%
1994	61.3%	52.2%
1995	61.4%	52.4%
1996	61.6%	52.7%
1997	61.7%	52.9%
1998	61.9%	53.1%
1999	62%	53.4%
2000	62.2%	53.7%
2001	62.3%	54.1%
2002	62.5%	54.4%
2003	62.7%	54.7%
2004	62.9%	54.9%
2005	63.1%	55.1%
2006	63.3%	55.2%
2007	63.5%	55.3%
2008	63.7%	55.4%
2009	63.8%	55.4%
2010	63.9%	55.5%
2011	64%	55.7%
2012	64%	55.9%
2013	64.1%	56.1%
2014	64.1%	56.3%
2015	64.1%	56.5%
2016	64.1%	56.8%
2017	64.1%	57%
2018	64.2%	57.3%
2019	64.3%	57.5%
2020	64.5%	57.9%
2021	64.8%	58.3%
2022	65.2%	58.6%
2023	65.6%	59%
2024	66%	59.4%
2025	66.3%	59.8%
2026	66.7%	60.2%
2027	67.1%	60.6%
2028	67.4%	61%
2029	67.8%	61.3%
2030	68.2%	61.7%
2031	68.6%	62%
2032	68.9%	62.3%
2033	69.1%	62.5%
2034	69.2%	62.6%
2035	69.1%	62.8%
2036	68.9%	62.9%
2037	68.7%	62.9%
2038	68.4%	63%
2039	68.1%	63.1%
2040	67.8%	63.2%
2041	67.4%	63.2%
2042	67.1%	63.3%
2043	66.7%	63.4%
2044	66.4%	63.5%
2045	66%	63.6%
2046	65.7%	63.7%
2047	65.4%	63.9%
2048	65.1%	64%
2049	64.8%	64.1%
2050	64.6%	64.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 62.9% to 66% in Argentina and from 54.9% to 59.4% in the Solomon Islands.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Solomon Islands
1960	31.2%	46.3%
1961	31.1%	46.1%
1962	31%	46%
1963	30.8%	45.9%
1964	30.6%	45.8%
1965	30.5%	45.9%
1966	30.2%	46%
1967	30%	46.2%
1968	29.8%	46.4%
1969	29.7%	46.6%
1970	29.6%	46.7%
1971	29.5%	46.8%
1972	29.5%	46.9%
1973	29.5%	47.1%
1974	29.6%	47.5%
1975	29.7%	47.9%
1976	29.8%	48.2%
1977	29.9%	48.3%
1978	30.1%	48.3%
1979	30.3%	48.3%
1980	30.5%	48.3%
1981	30.6%	48.2%
1982	30.8%	48.1%
1983	30.9%	47.9%
1984	31%	47.8%
1985	31%	47.5%
1986	30.9%	47.3%
1987	30.9%	46.9%
1988	30.7%	46.6%
1989	30.6%	46.2%
1990	30.4%	45.8%
1991	30.3%	45.4%
1992	30%	45.1%
1993	29.8%	44.8%
1994	29.6%	44.5%
1995	29.3%	44.3%
1996	29.1%	44%
1997	28.8%	43.8%
1998	28.6%	43.5%
1999	28.4%	43.2%
2000	28.2%	42.9%
2001	27.9%	42.5%
2002	27.7%	42.2%
2003	27.5%	41.9%
2004	27.2%	41.7%
2005	26.9%	41.5%
2006	26.7%	41.3%
2007	26.4%	41.2%
2008	26.1%	41.2%
2009	25.9%	41.1%
2010	25.7%	41%
2011	25.5%	40.8%
2012	25.3%	40.7%
2013	25.2%	40.4%
2014	25%	40.2%
2015	24.9%	40%
2016	24.7%	39.7%
2017	24.6%	39.4%
2018	24.4%	39%
2019	24.1%	38.7%
2020	23.7%	38.4%
2021	23.2%	38.1%
2022	22.8%	37.7%
2023	22.2%	37.4%
2024	21.6%	37%
2025	21%	36.6%
2026	20.4%	36.1%
2027	19.9%	35.7%
2028	19.3%	35.2%
2029	18.7%	34.7%
2030	18.1%	34.3%
2031	17.6%	33.9%
2032	17.1%	33.5%
2033	16.7%	33.2%
2034	16.4%	32.9%
2035	16.2%	32.7%
2036	16.2%	32.4%
2037	16.1%	32.2%
2038	16.2%	31.9%
2039	16.2%	31.7%
2040	16.2%	31.5%
2041	16.1%	31.2%
2042	16.1%	31%
2043	16.1%	30.7%
2044	16%	30.4%
2045	16%	30.2%
2046	15.9%	29.9%
2047	15.8%	29.6%
2048	15.7%	29.3%
2049	15.6%	29%
2050	15.5%	28.7%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 21.6% in Argentina and 37% in The Solomon Islands. Birth rates in Argentina compared to The Solomon Islands .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Argentina	Solomon Islands
1960	5.28%	2.9%
1961	5.42%	2.89%
1962	5.57%	2.9%
1963	5.71%	2.94%
1964	5.85%	3%
1965	5.99%	3.07%
1966	6.13%	3.16%
1967	6.28%	3.24%
1968	6.41%	3.34%
1969	6.53%	3.43%
1970	6.65%	3.46%
1971	6.77%	3.42%
1972	6.89%	3.4%
1973	6.99%	3.38%
1974	7.1%	3.37%
1975	7.21%	3.37%
1976	7.32%	3.34%
1977	7.44%	3.28%
1978	7.56%	3.23%
1979	7.66%	3.21%
1980	7.75%	3.2%
1981	7.83%	3.2%
1982	7.89%	3.22%
1983	7.95%	3.24%
1984	8%	3.26%
1985	8.06%	3.29%
1986	8.15%	3.33%
1987	8.25%	3.32%
1988	8.37%	3.29%
1989	8.49%	3.27%
1990	8.61%	3.26%
1991	8.74%	3.26%
1992	8.87%	3.26%
1993	9%	3.27%
1994	9.13%	3.29%
1995	9.24%	3.31%
1996	9.34%	3.32%
1997	9.44%	3.34%
1998	9.53%	3.36%
1999	9.59%	3.38%
2000	9.66%	3.39%
2001	9.73%	3.4%
2002	9.79%	3.4%
2003	9.84%	3.41%
2004	9.9%	3.41%
2005	9.97%	3.42%
2006	10%	3.43%
2007	10.1%	3.45%
2008	10.2%	3.46%
2009	10.3%	3.48%
2010	10.4%	3.47%
2011	10.5%	3.45%
2012	10.6%	3.45%
2013	10.8%	3.46%
2014	10.9%	3.48%
2015	11%	3.52%
2016	11.2%	3.57%
2017	11.3%	3.64%
2018	11.5%	3.72%
2019	11.6%	3.74%
2020	11.8%	3.7%
2021	11.9%	3.65%
2022	12%	3.63%
2023	12.2%	3.63%
2024	12.4%	3.64%
2025	12.6%	3.67%
2026	12.9%	3.71%
2027	13.1%	3.77%
2028	13.3%	3.84%
2029	13.5%	3.92%
2030	13.7%	4%
2031	13.9%	4.1%
2032	14.1%	4.2%
2033	14.2%	4.31%
2034	14.4%	4.44%
2035	14.7%	4.58%
2036	14.9%	4.73%
2037	15.2%	4.89%
2038	15.4%	5.05%
2039	15.7%	5.22%
2040	16.1%	5.39%
2041	16.4%	5.56%
2042	16.8%	5.73%
2043	17.2%	5.89%
2044	17.6%	6.06%
2045	18%	6.22%
2046	18.4%	6.38%
2047	18.8%	6.55%
2048	19.2%	6.71%
2049	19.6%	6.89%
2050	19.9%	7.07%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 12.4% in Argentina and 3.64% in the Solomon Islands. Life expectancy in Argentina compared to the Solomon Islands .