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

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

Table

Year	Median age
	Russia	Solomon Islands
1960	27.1	16.8
1961	27.4	16.9
1962	27.7	16.9
1963	28.1	17
1964	28.3	17
1965	28.6	17
1966	28.9	17
1967	29.2	16.9
1968	29.8	16.8
1969	30.3	16.8
1970	30.7	16.7
1971	31	16.6
1972	31.1	16.6
1973	31.1	16.4
1974	30.9	16.3
1975	30.7	16.1
1976	30.6	15.9
1977	30.9	15.9
1978	31	15.8
1979	31.1	15.8
1980	31.3	15.8
1981	31.4	15.9
1982	31.6	15.9
1983	31.7	16
1984	31.8	16.1
1985	32	16.2
1986	32.2	16.3
1987	32.4	16.4
1988	32.6	16.5
1989	32.9	16.7
1990	33.2	16.8
1991	33.6	17
1992	33.9	17.1
1993	34.4	17.2
1994	34.7	17.4
1995	35	17.5
1996	35.3	17.7
1997	35.7	17.8
1998	36	17.9
1999	36.3	18.1
2000	36.6	18.3
2001	36.8	18.4
2002	36.9	18.6
2003	37	18.8
2004	37.2	19
2005	37.4	19.1
2006	37.6	19.2
2007	37.7	19.4
2008	37.8	19.4
2009	37.9	19.5
2010	38	19.6
2011	38.1	19.6
2012	38.3	19.7
2013	38.4	19.7
2014	38.6	19.8
2015	38.7	19.9
2016	38.8	20
2017	39	20.2
2018	39.2	20.4
2019	39.4	20.5
2020	39.7	20.7
2021	39.9	20.9
2022	40.1	21.1
2023	40.5	21.3
2024	40.9	21.5
2025	41.3	21.7
2026	41.7	21.9
2027	42.1	22.1
2028	42.4	22.4
2029	42.8	22.6
2030	43.2	22.8
2031	43.6	23
2032	43.9	23.2
2033	44.3	23.5
2034	44.6	23.7
2035	44.8	23.9
2036	45	24.2
2037	45.2	24.4
2038	45.2	24.7
2039	45.1	24.9
2040	44.9	25.2
2041	44.6	25.4
2042	44.2	25.7
2043	43.9	25.9
2044	43.5	26.1
2045	43.2	26.3
2046	43	26.6
2047	42.9	26.8
2048	42.8	27
2049	42.7	27.2
2050	42.7	27.4

In 1960, the median age in Russia was 27.1 years compared to 16.8 years in the Solomon Islands. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 40.9 years in Russia and to 21.5 years in the Solomon Islands.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Russia is expected to increased to around 42.7 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
	Russia		Solomon Islands
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.45%	2.32%	6.59%	6.18%
5-9	3.17%	3%	6.44%	6.04%
10-14	3.26%	3.09%	6.04%	5.67%
15-19	2.8%	2.68%	5.27%	4.91%
20-24	2.55%	2.46%	4.72%	4.55%
25-29	2.55%	2.48%	3.97%	3.93%
30-34	3.48%	3.42%	3.32%	3.25%
35-39	4.39%	4.41%	3.19%	3.19%
40-44	3.9%	4.08%	2.8%	2.71%
45-49	3.43%	3.77%	2.44%	2.29%
50-54	3.06%	3.45%	2.02%	1.87%
55-59	2.64%	3.19%	1.46%	1.41%
60-64	2.9%	3.9%	1.07%	1.02%
65-69	2.41%	3.75%	0.73%	0.71%
70-74	1.69%	3.11%	0.51%	0.55%
75-79	0.88%	1.87%	0.28%	0.31%
80+	0.85%	2.63%	0.26%	0.28%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Russia has low demographic potential with 39.7% 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
	Russia			Solomon Islands
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	57.5%	48%	9.42%	96.7%	91%	5.71%
1961	58.7%	49%	9.69%	96.2%	90.5%	5.68%
1962	58.8%	49%	9.83%	95.8%	90.2%	5.69%
1963	58.6%	48.6%	9.97%	95.6%	89.8%	5.74%
1964	57.7%	47.6%	10.1%	95.5%	89.6%	5.86%
1965	56.6%	46.3%	10.3%	95.9%	89.9%	6.02%
1966	55.6%	45%	10.6%	96.9%	90.6%	6.21%
1967	54.4%	43.6%	10.8%	97.8%	91.4%	6.42%
1968	53.4%	42.4%	11.1%	98.9%	92.3%	6.64%
1969	52.4%	41%	11.4%	100%	93.1%	6.87%
1970	51.1%	39.5%	11.6%	100.6%	93.6%	6.94%
1971	50%	38.2%	11.8%	100.7%	93.9%	6.87%
1972	49.2%	37%	12.2%	101.2%	94.4%	6.83%
1973	48.3%	35.9%	12.4%	102.1%	95.2%	6.84%
1974	47.6%	34.8%	12.8%	103.4%	96.6%	6.86%
1975	47%	33.9%	13.1%	105.2%	98.3%	6.91%
1976	46.5%	33%	13.5%	106.3%	99.4%	6.88%
1977	46.2%	32.3%	13.9%	106.4%	99.6%	6.77%
1978	46.2%	31.9%	14.3%	106.4%	99.7%	6.68%
1979	46.4%	31.7%	14.7%	106.3%	99.7%	6.62%
1980	46.7%	31.8%	14.9%	106.1%	99.5%	6.6%
1981	46.8%	31.9%	14.9%	105.8%	99.2%	6.59%
1982	46.7%	32.1%	14.6%	105.3%	98.7%	6.6%
1983	47%	32.6%	14.4%	104.8%	98.1%	6.62%
1984	47.4%	33.1%	14.4%	104.1%	97.5%	6.66%
1985	47.6%	33.4%	14.2%	103.4%	96.7%	6.7%
1986	47.7%	33.7%	14%	102.4%	95.6%	6.73%
1987	47.9%	33.9%	14%	101%	94.4%	6.68%
1988	48.2%	34.2%	14.1%	99.5%	93%	6.57%
1989	48.7%	34.3%	14.4%	97.9%	91.4%	6.48%
1990	49%	34.2%	14.9%	96.3%	89.9%	6.41%
1991	49.4%	34%	15.5%	94.9%	88.6%	6.35%
1992	49.7%	33.5%	16.2%	93.7%	87.4%	6.32%
1993	49.8%	32.9%	16.9%	92.6%	86.3%	6.31%
1994	49.7%	32.3%	17.4%	91.7%	85.4%	6.31%
1995	49.4%	31.6%	17.8%	90.8%	84.5%	6.31%
1996	48.9%	30.9%	18%	89.9%	83.6%	6.31%
1997	48.2%	30%	18.2%	89.1%	82.7%	6.32%
1998	46.8%	28.7%	18.1%	88.2%	81.9%	6.33%
1999	45.1%	27.2%	17.9%	87.2%	80.9%	6.33%
2000	43.6%	25.9%	17.7%	86.1%	79.8%	6.32%
2001	42.4%	24.6%	17.8%	85%	78.7%	6.29%
2002	41.5%	23.5%	18.1%	83.9%	77.6%	6.26%
2003	41.1%	22.6%	18.5%	83%	76.7%	6.23%
2004	40.9%	22%	19%	82.2%	75.9%	6.21%
2005	40.8%	21.4%	19.3%	81.5%	75.3%	6.21%
2006	40.5%	21%	19.5%	81.1%	74.9%	6.21%
2007	40.2%	20.8%	19.4%	80.8%	74.6%	6.23%
2008	39.6%	20.8%	18.9%	80.6%	74.4%	6.26%
2009	39.1%	20.9%	18.2%	80.5%	74.2%	6.28%
2010	38.6%	21%	17.6%	80.1%	73.9%	6.25%
2011	38.8%	21.3%	17.5%	79.5%	73.3%	6.2%
2012	39.7%	22%	17.8%	78.9%	72.7%	6.17%
2013	40.8%	22.6%	18.1%	78.2%	72.1%	6.16%
2014	42.1%	23.4%	18.7%	77.6%	71.4%	6.18%
2015	43.7%	24.2%	19.4%	76.9%	70.7%	6.22%
2016	45.1%	25%	20.1%	76.2%	69.9%	6.3%
2017	46.4%	25.6%	20.9%	75.5%	69.1%	6.39%
2018	47.5%	25.9%	21.6%	74.6%	68.1%	6.49%
2019	48.6%	26.2%	22.4%	73.8%	67.3%	6.5%
2020	49.6%	26.4%	23.1%	72.8%	66.4%	6.4%
2021	50.3%	26.6%	23.6%	71.7%	65.4%	6.27%
2022	51%	26.7%	24.3%	70.6%	64.4%	6.19%
2023	51.8%	26.6%	25.2%	69.5%	63.3%	6.15%
2024	52.6%	26.4%	26.2%	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 Russia increased from 40.9% to 52.6% 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
	Russia	Solomon Islands
1960	63.5%	50.8%
1961	63%	51%
1962	63%	51.1%
1963	63.1%	51.1%
1964	63.4%	51.2%
1965	63.8%	51%
1966	64.3%	50.8%
1967	64.8%	50.5%
1968	65.2%	50.3%
1969	65.6%	50%
1970	66.2%	49.9%
1971	66.7%	49.8%
1972	67%	49.7%
1973	67.4%	49.5%
1974	67.8%	49.2%
1975	68%	48.7%
1976	68.3%	48.5%
1977	68.4%	48.5%
1978	68.4%	48.5%
1979	68.3%	48.5%
1980	68.1%	48.5%
1981	68.1%	48.6%
1982	68.2%	48.7%
1983	68%	48.8%
1984	67.8%	49%
1985	67.8%	49.2%
1986	67.7%	49.4%
1987	67.6%	49.7%
1988	67.5%	50.1%
1989	67.3%	50.5%
1990	67.1%	50.9%
1991	66.9%	51.3%
1992	66.8%	51.6%
1993	66.8%	51.9%
1994	66.8%	52.2%
1995	67%	52.4%
1996	67.1%	52.7%
1997	67.5%	52.9%
1998	68.1%	53.1%
1999	68.9%	53.4%
2000	69.7%	53.7%
2001	70.2%	54.1%
2002	70.7%	54.4%
2003	70.9%	54.7%
2004	71%	54.9%
2005	71%	55.1%
2006	71.2%	55.2%
2007	71.3%	55.3%
2008	71.6%	55.4%
2009	71.9%	55.4%
2010	72.1%	55.5%
2011	72%	55.7%
2012	71.6%	55.9%
2013	71%	56.1%
2014	70.4%	56.3%
2015	69.6%	56.5%
2016	68.9%	56.8%
2017	68.3%	57%
2018	67.8%	57.3%
2019	67.3%	57.5%
2020	66.9%	57.9%
2021	66.5%	58.3%
2022	66.2%	58.6%
2023	65.9%	59%
2024	65.5%	59.4%
2025	65.2%	59.8%
2026	64.9%	60.2%
2027	64.8%	60.6%
2028	64.9%	61%
2029	65%	61.3%
2030	65.2%	61.7%
2031	65.5%	62%
2032	65.7%	62.3%
2033	65.9%	62.5%
2034	65.9%	62.6%
2035	65.9%	62.8%
2036	65.8%	62.9%
2037	65.6%	62.9%
2038	65.4%	63%
2039	65.2%	63.1%
2040	64.8%	63.2%
2041	64.5%	63.2%
2042	64.1%	63.3%
2043	63.8%	63.4%
2044	63.3%	63.5%
2045	62.9%	63.6%
2046	62.4%	63.7%
2047	62.1%	63.9%
2048	61.5%	64%
2049	61%	64.1%
2050	60.5%	64.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 71% to 65.5% in Russia 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
	Russia	Solomon Islands
1960	30.5%	46.3%
1961	30.9%	46.1%
1962	30.8%	46%
1963	30.6%	45.9%
1964	30.2%	45.8%
1965	29.5%	45.9%
1966	28.9%	46%
1967	28.3%	46.2%
1968	27.6%	46.4%
1969	26.9%	46.6%
1970	26.1%	46.7%
1971	25.4%	46.8%
1972	24.8%	46.9%
1973	24.2%	47.1%
1974	23.6%	47.5%
1975	23%	47.9%
1976	22.5%	48.2%
1977	22.1%	48.3%
1978	21.8%	48.3%
1979	21.7%	48.3%
1980	21.7%	48.3%
1981	21.7%	48.2%
1982	21.9%	48.1%
1983	22.1%	47.9%
1984	22.4%	47.8%
1985	22.6%	47.5%
1986	22.8%	47.3%
1987	22.9%	46.9%
1988	23%	46.6%
1989	23%	46.2%
1990	22.9%	45.8%
1991	22.7%	45.4%
1992	22.4%	45.1%
1993	22%	44.8%
1994	21.6%	44.5%
1995	21.2%	44.3%
1996	20.7%	44%
1997	20.2%	43.8%
1998	19.5%	43.5%
1999	18.8%	43.2%
2000	18%	42.9%
2001	17.3%	42.5%
2002	16.6%	42.2%
2003	16%	41.9%
2004	15.6%	41.7%
2005	15.2%	41.5%
2006	14.9%	41.3%
2007	14.8%	41.2%
2008	14.9%	41.2%
2009	15%	41.1%
2010	15.2%	41%
2011	15.4%	40.8%
2012	15.7%	40.7%
2013	16.1%	40.4%
2014	16.5%	40.2%
2015	16.9%	40%
2016	17.2%	39.7%
2017	17.5%	39.4%
2018	17.6%	39%
2019	17.6%	38.7%
2020	17.7%	38.4%
2021	17.7%	38.1%
2022	17.7%	37.7%
2023	17.5%	37.4%
2024	17.3%	37%
2025	17%	36.6%
2026	16.7%	36.1%
2027	16.3%	35.7%
2028	15.9%	35.2%
2029	15.5%	34.7%
2030	15%	34.3%
2031	14.6%	33.9%
2032	14.2%	33.5%
2033	14%	33.2%
2034	13.8%	32.9%
2035	13.7%	32.7%
2036	13.6%	32.4%
2037	13.6%	32.2%
2038	13.6%	31.9%
2039	13.7%	31.7%
2040	13.9%	31.5%
2041	14%	31.2%
2042	14.2%	31%
2043	14.4%	30.7%
2044	14.6%	30.4%
2045	14.8%	30.2%
2046	15%	29.9%
2047	15.2%	29.6%
2048	15.4%	29.3%
2049	15.5%	29%
2050	15.7%	28.7%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 17.3% in Russia and 37% in The Solomon Islands. Birth rates in Russia compared to The Solomon Islands .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Russia	Solomon Islands
1960	5.98%	2.9%
1961	6.11%	2.89%
1962	6.19%	2.9%
1963	6.29%	2.94%
1964	6.43%	3%
1965	6.6%	3.07%
1966	6.8%	3.16%
1967	6.99%	3.24%
1968	7.22%	3.34%
1969	7.47%	3.43%
1970	7.67%	3.46%
1971	7.89%	3.42%
1972	8.15%	3.4%
1973	8.39%	3.38%
1974	8.65%	3.37%
1975	8.93%	3.37%
1976	9.2%	3.34%
1977	9.5%	3.28%
1978	9.78%	3.23%
1979	10%	3.21%
1980	10.2%	3.2%
1981	10.1%	3.2%
1982	9.93%	3.22%
1983	9.82%	3.24%
1984	9.74%	3.26%
1985	9.61%	3.29%
1986	9.5%	3.33%
1987	9.46%	3.32%
1988	9.51%	3.29%
1989	9.7%	3.27%
1990	9.99%	3.26%
1991	10.3%	3.26%
1992	10.8%	3.26%
1993	11.3%	3.27%
1994	11.6%	3.29%
1995	11.9%	3.31%
1996	12.1%	3.32%
1997	12.3%	3.34%
1998	12.4%	3.36%
1999	12.3%	3.38%
2000	12.3%	3.39%
2001	12.5%	3.4%
2002	12.8%	3.4%
2003	13.1%	3.41%
2004	13.5%	3.41%
2005	13.7%	3.42%
2006	13.9%	3.43%
2007	13.8%	3.45%
2008	13.5%	3.46%
2009	13.1%	3.48%
2010	12.7%	3.47%
2011	12.6%	3.45%
2012	12.7%	3.45%
2013	12.9%	3.46%
2014	13.2%	3.48%
2015	13.5%	3.52%
2016	13.9%	3.57%
2017	14.2%	3.64%
2018	14.6%	3.72%
2019	15.1%	3.74%
2020	15.5%	3.7%
2021	15.7%	3.65%
2022	16.1%	3.63%
2023	16.6%	3.63%
2024	17.2%	3.64%
2025	17.8%	3.67%
2026	18.4%	3.71%
2027	18.8%	3.77%
2028	19.2%	3.84%
2029	19.5%	3.92%
2030	19.8%	4%
2031	20%	4.1%
2032	20.1%	4.2%
2033	20.2%	4.31%
2034	20.3%	4.44%
2035	20.4%	4.58%
2036	20.6%	4.73%
2037	20.8%	4.89%
2038	20.9%	5.05%
2039	21.1%	5.22%
2040	21.3%	5.39%
2041	21.5%	5.56%
2042	21.7%	5.73%
2043	21.9%	5.89%
2044	22.1%	6.06%
2045	22.4%	6.22%
2046	22.6%	6.38%
2047	22.8%	6.55%
2048	23.1%	6.71%
2049	23.5%	6.89%
2050	23.8%	7.07%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 17.2% in Russia and 3.64% in the Solomon Islands. Life expectancy in Russia compared to the Solomon Islands .