Birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Birth rate by women's age group was 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
115.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1979
All-time low
50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands stood at 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands peaked at 115.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
That places Solomon Islands 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 93.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 94.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 94.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 94.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 94.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 94.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 94.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 93.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 94.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 95.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 96.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 97.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 98.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 100.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 101.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 102.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 104.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 105.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 106.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 107.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 108.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 109.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 110.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 111.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 113.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 113.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 114.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 115 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 115.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 115.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 115.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 114.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 114.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 114.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 113.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 111.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 108.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 106.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 104.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 103.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 100.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 98.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 95.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 94.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 93.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 91.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 89.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 86.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 83.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 80.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 77.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 75.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 72.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 70.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 68.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 66.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 64.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 63.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 62.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 61.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 54.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 52.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 52.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 93.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 95.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 102.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 96.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 107.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 112.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 108.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 115.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 103.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 115.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 80.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 100.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 62.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 77.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 52.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 61.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 52.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 70 Burundi 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 52.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 72 South Africa 51.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 74 Haiti 49.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 75 Cuba 48.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 76 Suriname 48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
More population data for Solomon Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5637 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,225 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5357 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 66.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 114,738 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Solomon Islands was 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 115.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1979.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Solomon Islands ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.