🇸🇧 Population of Solomon Islands

740,424
Current Population of Solomon Islands
16,195
Net population growth this year
25.71
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Solomon Islands reached 740,424, of which 377,872 people are male and 362,552 female. The country has a population density of 25.7128 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.187% for the year. According to the latest data, Solomon Islands is set to increase its population size by 16,303 people next year. Making the total population count of Solomon Islands 756,674 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Solomon Islands (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Solomon Islands grown from 105,208 people to 740,424. An increase of the population size by 603.77% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 105,208 57,746 47,462 1,755 3.6536 1.668%
1951 107,119 58,520 48,600 2,066 3.7199 1.929%
1952 109,310 59,467 49,842 2,315 3.796 2.118%
1953 111,760 60,568 51,191 2,586 3.8811 2.314%
1954 114,448 61,812 52,636 2,789 3.9744 2.437%
1955 117,314 63,164 54,150 2,945 4.074 2.51%
1956 120,288 64,583 55,705 3,002 4.1772 2.496%
1957 123,372 66,070 57,303 3,167 4.2844 2.567%
1958 126,649 67,661 58,988 3,386 4.3981 2.674%
1959 130,071 69,308 60,764 3,459 4.517 2.659%
1960 133,440 71,005 62,435 3,278 4.634 2.457%
1961 136,780 72,782 63,998 3,403 4.75 2.488%
1962 140,254 74,625 65,628 3,543 4.8706 2.526%
1963 143,863 76,542 67,320 3,676 4.9959 2.555%
1964 147,609 78,530 69,079 3,816 5.126 2.585%
1965 151,495 80,588 70,907 3,956 5.261 2.611%
1966 155,514 82,719 72,795 4,082 5.4005 2.625%
1967 159,667 84,926 74,742 4,224 5.5448 2.646%
1968 163,973 87,214 76,758 4,388 5.6943 2.676%
1969 168,399 89,598 78,800 4,463 5.848 2.65%
1970 172,833 92,084 80,750 4,406 6.002 2.549%
1971 177,264 94,514 82,750 4,457 6.1559 2.514%
1972 181,876 96,914 84,963 4,767 6.316 2.621%
1973 186,816 99,462 87,354 5,112 6.4876 2.737%
1974 192,155 102,188 89,968 5,566 6.673 2.897%
1975 197,853 105,053 92,800 5,830 6.8709 2.947%
1976 204,082 108,119 95,963 6,627 7.0871 3.248%
1977 210,932 111,500 99,432 7,074 7.325 3.354%
1978 218,193 115,138 103,054 7,448 7.5772 3.414%
1979 225,786 118,974 106,811 7,737 7.8409 3.427%
1980 233,668 122,977 110,691 8,028 8.1146 3.436%
1981 241,827 127,127 114,700 8,290 8.3979 3.428%
1982 250,250 131,415 118,836 8,556 8.6904 3.419%
1983 258,944 135,840 123,104 8,833 8.9924 3.411%
1984 267,913 140,414 127,499 9,103 9.3038 3.398%
1985 277,158 145,128 132,030 9,387 9.6249 3.387%
1986 286,527 149,858 136,670 9,353 9.9503 3.265%
1987 295,836 154,486 141,351 9,264 10.2735 3.132%
1988 305,132 159,091 146,042 9,329 10.5964 3.058%
1989 314,560 163,785 150,775 9,525 10.9237 3.028%
1990 324,170 168,581 155,589 9,697 11.2575 2.992%
1991 333,952 173,479 160,474 9,867 11.5972 2.955%
1992 343,916 178,484 165,432 10,059 11.9432 2.925%
1993 354,086 183,612 170,474 10,281 12.2963 2.904%
1994 364,504 188,881 175,624 10,557 12.6582 2.896%
1995 375,189 194,296 180,893 10,812 13.0292 2.882%
1996 386,069 199,818 186,250 10,948 13.407 2.836%
1997 397,050 205,403 191,647 11,013 13.7884 2.774%
1998 408,145 211,057 197,088 11,178 14.1737 2.739%
1999 419,229 216,738 202,492 10,991 14.5586 2.622%
2000 429,978 222,168 207,810 10,507 14.9319 2.444%
2001 440,395 227,319 213,076 10,326 15.2936 2.345%
2002 450,760 232,444 218,316 10,405 15.6536 2.308%
2003 461,216 237,617 223,600 10,507 16.0167 2.278%
2004 471,785 242,852 228,933 10,630 16.3837 2.253%
2005 482,486 248,157 234,329 10,772 16.7553 2.233%
2006 493,430 253,589 239,841 11,115 17.1353 2.253%
2007 504,619 259,158 245,462 11,264 17.5239 2.232%
2008 516,001 264,829 251,172 11,500 17.9192 2.229%
2009 527,834 270,736 257,098 12,165 18.3301 2.305%
2010 540,394 277,024 263,369 12,955 18.7663 2.397%
2011 553,721 283,714 270,007 13,700 19.2291 2.474%
2012 567,763 290,777 276,985 14,383 19.7167 2.533%
2013 582,365 298,140 284,224 14,822 20.2238 2.545%
2014 597,376 305,726 291,650 15,199 20.7451 2.544%
2015 612,660 313,454 299,206 15,370 21.2759 2.509%
2016 628,102 321,268 306,834 15,514 21.8121 2.47%
2017 643,634 329,135 314,498 15,550 22.3515 2.416%
2018 659,249 337,049 322,200 15,680 22.8938 2.379%
2019 674,993 345,031 329,962 15,808 23.4405 2.342%
2020 691,190 353,241 337,950 16,587 24.003 2.4%
2021 707,851 361,683 346,168 16,734 24.5816 2.364%
2022 724,272 369,900 354,373 16,109 25.1518 2.224%
2023 740,424 377,872 362,552 16,195 25.7128 2.187%

Statements that can be derived from Solomon Islands's population data

  • Solomon Islands has a population of 740,424 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Solomon Islands's population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Solomon Islands's population will grow with 16,195 people.
  • In 2023, 1,600 more people will emigrate from Solomon Islands than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Solomon Islands is 19.48 years.
  • In Solomon Islands there are 25.71 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 15.21 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Solomon Islands.
  • In Solomon Islands, 377,872 of the total population are male, and 362,552 are female.

Future Population of Solomon Islands (2023 - 2100)

Solomon Islands's population is set to incease in the future from 740,424 people to 2,003,496 people. An increase of the population size by 1804.32% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 740,424 377,872 362,552 16,195 25.7128 2.187%
2024 756,674 385,893 370,781 16,303 26.277 2.155%
2025 773,027 393,968 379,059 16,404 26.8449 2.122%
2026 789,449 402,076 387,373 16,441 27.4152 2.083%
2027 805,947 410,218 395,728 16,554 27.9882 2.054%
2028 822,593 418,438 404,156 16,738 28.5662 2.035%
2029 839,363 426,716 412,647 16,802 29.1486 2.002%
2030 856,264 435,053 421,211 16,999 29.7355 1.985%
2031 873,346 443,484 429,863 17,167 30.3287 1.966%
2032 890,636 452,020 438,617 17,413 30.9292 1.955%
2033 908,136 460,656 447,480 17,585 31.5369 1.936%
2034 925,799 469,370 456,430 17,742 32.1503 1.916%
2035 943,640 478,175 465,466 17,941 32.7698 1.901%
2036 961,667 487,070 474,598 18,112 33.3959 1.883%
2037 979,866 496,047 483,818 18,285 34.0278 1.866%
2038 998,284 505,134 493,150 18,552 34.6675 1.858%
2039 1,016,888 514,312 502,575 18,655 35.3135 1.835%
2040 1,035,616 523,554 512,062 18,802 35.9639 1.816%
2041 1,054,447 532,843 521,604 18,859 36.6178 1.789%
2042 1,073,371 542,178 531,194 18,991 37.275 1.769%
2043 1,092,351 551,541 540,811 18,969 37.9341 1.737%
2044 1,111,355 560,915 550,440 19,039 38.5941 1.713%
2045 1,130,412 570,317 560,095 19,074 39.2559 1.687%
2046 1,149,476 579,724 569,753 19,055 39.9179 1.658%
2047 1,168,539 589,128 579,410 19,069 40.5799 1.632%
2048 1,187,560 598,513 589,047 18,973 41.2404 1.598%
2049 1,206,524 607,871 598,652 18,955 41.899 1.571%
2050 1,225,407 617,195 608,212 18,812 42.5548 1.535%
2051 1,244,174 626,464 617,710 18,722 43.2065 1.505%
2052 1,262,887 635,710 627,177 18,703 43.8563 1.481%
2053 1,281,571 644,948 636,622 18,666 44.5052 1.457%
2054 1,300,201 654,163 646,038 18,594 45.1521 1.43%
2055 1,318,755 663,344 655,411 18,515 45.7965 1.404%
2056 1,337,246 672,502 664,744 18,467 46.4386 1.381%
2057 1,355,714 681,655 674,059 18,468 47.0799 1.362%
2058 1,374,092 690,768 683,324 18,287 47.7181 1.331%
2059 1,392,382 699,842 692,540 18,294 48.3533 1.314%
2060 1,410,600 708,888 701,712 18,142 48.986 1.286%
2061 1,428,732 717,896 710,836 18,122 49.6156 1.268%
2062 1,446,831 726,891 719,939 18,075 50.2441 1.249%
2063 1,464,786 735,818 728,968 17,836 50.8677 1.218%
2064 1,482,640 744,700 737,939 17,872 51.4877 1.205%
2065 1,500,503 753,592 746,910 17,853 52.108 1.19%
2066 1,518,276 762,438 755,838 17,694 52.7252 1.165%
2067 1,535,879 771,195 764,684 17,511 53.3365 1.14%
2068 1,553,392 779,910 773,482 17,516 53.9447 1.128%
2069 1,570,928 788,636 782,292 17,556 54.5537 1.118%
2070 1,588,372 797,312 791,060 17,333 55.1595 1.091%
2071 1,605,581 805,868 799,713 17,084 55.7571 1.064%
2072 1,622,605 814,326 808,280 16,964 56.3483 1.045%
2073 1,639,479 822,700 816,780 16,785 56.9343 1.024%
2074 1,656,241 831,016 825,224 16,737 57.5163 1.011%
2075 1,672,876 839,264 833,612 16,534 58.094 0.988%
2076 1,689,189 847,338 841,852 16,093 58.6606 0.953%
2077 1,705,232 855,274 849,958 15,991 59.2177 0.938%
2078 1,721,047 863,090 857,958 15,640 59.7669 0.909%
2079 1,736,656 870,795 865,860 15,577 60.3089 0.897%
2080 1,752,059 878,394 873,665 15,229 60.8438 0.869%
2081 1,767,179 885,845 881,334 15,012 61.3689 0.849%
2082 1,782,036 893,161 888,875 14,702 61.8848 0.825%
2083 1,796,642 900,341 896,302 14,511 62.3921 0.808%
2084 1,811,021 907,402 903,618 14,245 62.8914 0.787%
2085 1,825,142 914,340 910,802 13,998 63.3818 0.767%
2086 1,839,006 921,148 917,858 13,731 63.8633 0.747%
2087 1,852,626 927,834 924,792 13,508 64.3362 0.729%
2088 1,865,994 934,394 931,600 13,228 64.8005 0.709%
2089 1,879,109 940,832 938,277 13,001 65.2559 0.692%
2090 1,891,973 947,151 944,822 12,727 65.7026 0.673%
2091 1,904,497 953,304 951,194 12,323 66.1376 0.647%
2092 1,916,732 959,315 957,417 12,146 66.5624 0.634%
2093 1,928,646 965,173 963,473 11,682 66.9762 0.606%
2094 1,940,176 970,840 969,335 11,377 67.3766 0.586%
2095 1,951,426 976,380 975,046 11,124 67.7673 0.57%
2096 1,962,437 981,819 980,618 10,898 68.1496 0.555%
2097 1,973,151 987,122 986,030 10,531 68.5217 0.534%
2098 1,983,529 992,264 991,265 10,224 68.8821 0.515%
2099 1,993,634 997,282 996,352 9,987 69.233 0.501%
2100 2,003,496 1,002,199 1,001,296 9,735 69.5755 0.486%

Population Density of Solomon Islands

Today, Solomon Islands has a population density of 25.7128 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 3.6536 people/km² since the 1950 to 25.7128 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Solomon Islands is projected to reach a population density of 69.5755 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Solomon Islands's Population

The population growth rate of Solomon Islands currently stands at 2.187% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.037 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Solomon Islands will decrease to 2.187%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Solomon Islands's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.486% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.668%
1960 2.457%
1970 2.549%
1980 3.436%
1990 2.992%
2000 2.444%
2010 2.397%
2020 2.4%
Year Growth Rate
2030 1.985%
2040 1.816%
2050 1.535%
2060 1.286%
2070 1.091%
2080 0.869%
2090 0.673%
2100 0.486%
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Life Expectancy of Solomon Islands

Today, Solomon Islands has an average life expectancy of 70.8616 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 40.0295 years since the 1950 to 70.8616 years in 2023. In the future, Solomon Islands is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 80.277 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 40,029
1960 47,741
1970 56,072
1980 62,799
1990 65,391
2000 67,224
2010 68,731
2020 70,198
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 71,684
2040 72,795
2050 73,929
2060 75,099
2070 76,312
2080 77,568
2090 78,892
2100 80,277
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Migration to and from Solomon Islands

In 2023 Solomon Islands will see net migrations of -1,600 people. This means that 1,600 more people will emigrate from Solomon Islands than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Solomon Islands was -1,600.

Net Migration for Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 -385
1970 -901
1980 333
1990 -529
2000 -2,137
2010 -2,225
2020 -808
Year Net Migration
2030 -1,600
2040 -1,600
2050 -1,600
2060 -1,600
2070 -1,600
2080 -1,600
2090 -1,600
2100 -1,600
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Births in Solomon Islands

In 2023, Solomon Islands will see 21,398 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Solomon Islands in 2022, when the country saw 21,262 new borns.

Births Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 4,365
1960 5,948
1970 7,426
1980 9,563
1990 12,353
2000 15,207
2010 18,223
2020 20,904
Year Births
2030 22,734
2040 25,717
2050 27,210
2060 28,131
2070 28,990
2080 28,827
2090 28,458
2100 27,617
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Deaths in Solomon Islands

In 2023, 3,599 people will die in Solomon Islands. That is an increase of Solomon Islands's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 3,545 deaths.

Deaths Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 2,606
1960 2,282
1970 2,121
1980 1,869
1990 2,125
2000 2,560
2010 3,041
2020 3,515
Year Births
2030 4,137
2040 5,314
2050 6,798
2060 8,380
2070 10,057
2080 11,983
2090 14,133
2100 16,279
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Median Age in Solomon Islands

The median age of Solomon Islands has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Solomon Islands will reach 35.0122 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 16.8211
1960 16.3787
1970 16.0384
1980 14.8807
1990 15.9949
2000 17.2543
2010 18.2361
2020 19.1208
Year Median Age
2030 20.4811
2040 22.507
2050 24.4333
2060 26.3096
2070 28.4322
2080 30.6931
2090 32.8919
2100 35.0122
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Fertility Rate in Solomon Islands

The fertility rate of Solomon Islands has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Solomon Islands will reach 2.0595 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.9988
1960 6.97
1970 7.0009
1980 6.7056
1990 5.6602
2000 4.7558
2010 4.4037
2020 4.0376
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.5264
2040 3.1686
2050 2.8608
2060 2.6323
2070 2.4484
2080 2.2827
2090 2.1708
2100 2.0595
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Infant Mortality Rate in Solomon Islands

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Solomon Islands while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Solomon Islands has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 166.4177. Today, Solomon Islands has a much better infant mortality rate of 15.21 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Solomon Islands is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 5.1206 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Solomon Islands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 166.4177
1960 118.2564
1970 73.33
1980 41.408
1990 30.9912
2000 25.3219
2010 21.9762
2020 16.4792
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 13.0653
2040 11.3315
2050 9.8536
2060 8.4895
2070 7.3654
2080 6.3685
2090 5.727
2100 5.1206
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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