Solomon Islands Population (LIVE)

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Solomon Islands Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Solomon Islands is 833,047 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • the Solomon Islands 2025 population is estimated at 838,645 people at mid-year.
  • the Solomon Islands population is equivalent to 0.010% of the total world population.
  • the Solomon Islands ranks number 164 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in the Solomon Islands is 30 per Km² (78 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 27,990 Km² (10,807 sq. miles).
  • 22.76% of the population is urban (190,885 people in 2025)
  • The median age in the Solomon Islands is 20.7 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 (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Solomon Islands
Global
Rank
2025 838,645 2.37% 19,447 1,631 20.7 3.46 30 22.8% 190,885 0.010% 8,231,613,070 164
2024 819,198 2.4% 19,193 1,610 20.5 3.51 29 22.5% 184,413 0.010% 8,161,972,572 165
2023 800,005 2.42% 18,939 1,636 20.3 3.56 29 22.3% 178,057 0.0099% 8,091,734,930 165
2022 781,066 2.43% 18,284 1,567 20 3.62 28 22% 171,817 0.0097% 8,021,407,192 165
2020 744,498 3.09% 21,017 1,556 19.6 3.75 27 21.4% 159,686 0.0094% 7,887,001,292 166
2015 639,415 3.71% 21,289 5,853 18.9 4.29 23 20.5% 131,361 0.0086% 7,470,491,872 166
2010 532,968 1.99% 9,978 5,040 18.5 4.34 19 19.9% 105,810 0.0076% 7,021,732,148 169
2005 483,080 1.86% 8,522 −5,082 18.1 4.41 17 17.3% 83,789 0.0073% 6,586,970,132 170
2000 440,469 2.74% 11,147 −4,219 17.2 4.76 16 14.8% 65,246 0.0071% 6,171,702,993 169
1995 384,733 3.03% 10,660 −952 16.5 5.33 14 13.7% 52,678 0.0067% 5,758,878,982 173
1990 331,435 3.25% 9,796 −335 15.7 5.74 12 12.9% 42,649 0.0062% 5,327,803,110 174
1985 282,455 3.47% 8,864 −150 15.1 6.38 10 11.9% 33,669 0.0058% 4,868,943,465 174
1980 238,135 3.48% 7,478 151 14.8 6.77 9 10.2% 24,390 0.0054% 4,447,606,236 175
1975 200,744 2.6% 4,833 −760 15 6.99 7 8.8% 17,651 0.0049% 4,070,735,277 176
1970 176,579 2.42% 3,979 −1,632 15.6 6.98 6 8.1% 14,293 0.0048% 3,694,683,794 175
1965 156,686 2.32% 3,400 −1,237 15.9 7.02 6 6.3% 9,914 0.0047% 3,334,533,703 174
1960 139,688 2.71% 3,500 −917 15.7 7.07 5 4.9% 6,798 0.0046% 3,015,470,894 173
1955 122,190 2.38% 2,711 0 16.1 7.12 4 3.9% 4,774 0.0045% 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).

Solomon Islands Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Solomon Islands
Global
Rank
2030 938,348 2.27% 19,941 1,339 21.8 3.24 34 24% 224,934 0.011% 8,569,124,911 163
2035 1,039,657 2.07% 20,262 389 22.9 3.04 37 25.1% 261,385 0.012% 8,885,210,181 162
2040 1,135,455 1.78% 19,160 −1,509 24.2 2.88 41 26.4% 300,118 0.012% 9,177,190,203 161
2045 1,224,199 1.52% 17,749 −1,570 25.3 2.73 44 27.9% 341,651 0.013% 9,439,639,668 159
2050 1,309,110 1.35% 16,982 −1,566 26.4 2.61 47 29.4% 385,392 0.014% 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

Life Expectancy
70.8 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
13.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
16.7

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

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

The Population of Solomon Islands (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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.