Solomon Islands Population (LIVE)

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Solomon Islands Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Solomon Islands is 827,360 as of Tuesday, December 3, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • the Solomon Islands 2024 population is estimated at 819,198 people at mid year.
  • the Solomon Islands population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • the Solomon Islands ranks number 165 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in the Solomon Islands is 29 per Km2 (76 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 27,990 Km2 (10,807 sq. miles).
  • 22.5 % of the population is urban (184,413 people in 2024).
  • The median age in the Solomon Islands is 20.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of the Solomon Islands (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSolomon Islands
Global Rank
2024 819,198 2.40 % 19,193 1,610 20.5 3.51 29 22.5 % 184,413 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 165
2023 800,005 2.42 % 18,939 1,636 20.3 3.56 29 22.3 % 178,057 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 165
2022 781,066 2.42 % 18,475 1,567 20.0 3.62 28 22.0 % 171,817 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 165
2020 744,498 2.25 % 16,351 1,556 19.6 3.75 27 21.4 % 159,686 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 166
2015 639,415 3.71 % 21,289 5,853 18.9 4.29 23 20.5 % 131,361 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 166
2010 532,968 1.99 % 9,978 5,040 18.5 4.34 19 19.9 % 105,810 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 169
2005 483,080 1.86 % 8,522 -5,082 18.1 4.41 17 17.3 % 83,789 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 170
2000 440,469 2.74 % 11,147-4,219 17.2 4.76 16 14.8 % 65,246 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 169
1995 384,733 3.03 % 10,660 -952 16.5 5.34 14 13.7 % 52,678 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 173
1990 331,435 3.25 % 9,796 -335 15.7 5.74 12 12.9 % 42,649 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 174
1985 282,455 3.47 % 8,864 -150 15.1 6.38 10 11.9 % 33,669 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 174
1980 238,135 3.48 % 7,478 151 14.8 6.77 9 10.2 % 24,390 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 175
1975 200,744 2.60 % 4,833 -760 15.0 6.99 7 8.8 % 17,651 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 176
1970 176,579 2.42 % 3,979 -1,632 15.6 6.98 6 8.1 % 14,293 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 175
1965 156,686 2.32 % 3,400 -1,237 15.9 7.02 6 6.3 % 9,914 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 173
1960 139,688 2.71 % 3,500 -917 15.7 7.07 5 4.9 % 6,798 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 173
1955 122,190 2.38 % 2,711 0 16.1 7.12 4 3.9 % 4,774 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 173
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Solomon Islands Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSolomon Islands
Global Rank
2025 838,645 2.41 % 18,829 1,631 20.7 3.47 30 22.8 % 190,885 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 164
2030 938,348 2.27 % 19,941 1,339 21.8 3.24 34 24.0 % 224,934 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 163
2035 1,039,657 2.07 % 20,262 389 22.9 3.04 37 25.1 % 261,385 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 162
2040 1,135,455 1.78 % 19,160 -1,509 24.2 2.88 41 26.4 % 300,118 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 161
2045 1,224,199 1.52 % 17,749 -1,570 25.3 2.73 44 27.9 % 341,651 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 159
2050 1,309,110 1.35 % 16,982   26.4 2.61 47 29.4 % 385,392 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 159
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Solomon Islands Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of the Solomon Islands
Life Expectancy
70.69 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
14.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
17.1
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in the Solomon Islands

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Honiara 56,298

See also

Notes

The Solomon Islands Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the Solomon Islands delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of the Solomon Islands (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by the Solomon Islands in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.