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Dependency ratios

Solomon Islands — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 77.1 % youth dependency ratio: 71.2 % elderly dependency ratio: 6 % potential support ratio: 16.8 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 76.3 % youth dependency ratio: 70.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 6 % potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 75.1% | youth dependency ratio: 69.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% | potential support ratio: 16.8% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 75.1% | youth dependency ratio: 69.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% | potential support ratio: 16.8% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 75.4 | youth dependency ratio: 69.4 | elderly dependency ratio: 6 | potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 75.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 69.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 75.4 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 69.4 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 77.6 | youth dependency ratio: 71.1 | elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 | potential support ratio: 15.3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 77.6 youth dependency ratio: 71.1 elderly dependency ratio: 6.5 potential support ratio: 15.3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 74.8 youth dependency ratio: 68.8 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.5 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 74.8 youth dependency ratio: 68.8 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.5 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 74.8 youth dependency ratio: 68.8 elderly dependency ratio: 6 potential support ratio: 16.5 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 55.1 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 46.7 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 8.4 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 12 (2025 est.)