Demographics of Solomon Islands
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 24 Jul 2024 |
There are 419k males and 400k females in Solomon Islands. The percentage of the male population is 51.13%, compared to 48.87% of the female population. Solomon Islands has 18k more males than females. The sex ratio in Solomon Islands in 2024 will be 104.620 males per 100 females. Solomon Islands is in the 211th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 108,634 | 2.04 |
| 1955 | 122,190 | 2.60 |
| 1960 | 139,688 | 2.29 |
| 1965 | 156,686 | 2.33 |
| 1970 | 176,579 | 2.24 |
| 1975 | 200,744 | 2.93 |
| 1980 | 238,135 | 3.49 |
| 1985 | 282,455 | 3.32 |
| 1990 | 331,435 | 3.08 |
| 1995 | 384,733 | 2.90 |
| 2000 | 440,469 | 1.98 |
| 2005 | 483,080 | 1.76 |
| 2010 | 532,968 | 3.69 |
| 2015 | 639,415 | 3.56 |
| 2020 | 744,498 | 2.42 |
| 2021 | 762,591 | 2.38 |
| 2024 | 819,198 | 2.36 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 2,655 | 4,869 | 24.436 | 44.818 |
| 1955 | 2,504 | 5,673 | 20.491 | 46.429 |
| 1960 | 2,413 | 6,533 | 17.278 | 46.768 |
| 1965 | 2,344 | 7,230 | 14.960 | 46.141 |
| 1970 | 2,238 | 7,812 | 12.673 | 44.241 |
| 1975 | 2,156 | 8,790 | 10.740 | 43.788 |
| 1980 | 1,831 | 9,987 | 7.688 | 41.938 |
| 1985 | 1,945 | 11,479 | 6.886 | 40.640 |
| 1990 | 2,119 | 12,681 | 6.394 | 38.260 |
| 1995 | 2,361 | 14,485 | 6.138 | 37.650 |
| 2000 | 2,674 | 15,612 | 6.071 | 35.445 |
| 2005 | 2,870 | 16,438 | 5.940 | 34.027 |
| 2010 | 3,092 | 17,696 | 5.802 | 33.203 |
| 2015 | 3,485 | 20,394 | 5.451 | 31.895 |
| 2020 | 4,333 | 20,820 | 5.820 | 27.966 |
| 2021 | 4,498 | 21,123 | 5.898 | 27.699 |
| 2022 | 4,057 | 21,310 | 5.194 | 27.283 |
| 2023 | 4,113 | 21,548 | 5.141 | 26.935 |
| 2024 | 4,164 | 21,878 | 5.083 | 26.707 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 3,412 | 86,382 | 3.800 |
| 1955 | 4,774 | 97,250 | 4.679 |
| 1960 | 6,798 | 111,068 | 5.768 |
| 1965 | 9,914 | 126,933 | 7.245 |
| 1970 | 14,293 | 145,997 | 8.917 |
| 1975 | 17,651 | 175,794 | 9.125 |
| 1980 | 24,390 | 206,217 | 10.576 |
| 1985 | 33,669 | 237,132 | 12.433 |
| 1990 | 42,649 | 269,191 | 13.677 |
| 1995 | 52,678 | 306,547 | 14.664 |
| 2000 | 65,246 | 347,363 | 15.813 |
| 2005 | 83,789 | 386,096 | 17.832 |
| 2010 | 105,810 | 421,980 | 20.048 |
| 2015 | 131,361 | 456,121 | 22.360 |
| 2020 | 159,686 | 487,611 | 24.670 |
| 2021 | 165,695 | 493,718 | 25.128 |
| 2022 | 171,817 | 499,773 | 25.584 |
| 2023 | 178,057 | 505,804 | 26.037 |
| 2024 | 184,413 | 511,807 | 26.488 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 54,022 | 50,655 | 104,677 | 12.78 | 106.647 |
| 05-09 | 52,729 | 49,499 | 102,228 | 12.48 | 106.525 |
| 10-14 | 49,513 | 46,443 | 95,956 | 11.71 | 106.610 |
| 15-19 | 43,206 | 40,237 | 83,443 | 10.19 | 107.379 |
| 20-24 | 38,645 | 37,300 | 75,945 | 9.27 | 103.606 |
| 25-29 | 32,545 | 32,196 | 64,741 | 7.90 | 101.084 |
| 30-34 | 27,220 | 26,630 | 53,849 | 6.57 | 102.216 |
| 35-39 | 26,111 | 26,134 | 52,245 | 6.38 | 99.912 |
| 40-44 | 22,910 | 22,183 | 45,093 | 5.50 | 103.277 |
| 45-49 | 20,014 | 18,744 | 38,757 | 4.73 | 106.776 |
| 50-54 | 16,564 | 15,343 | 31,907 | 3.89 | 107.958 |
| 55-59 | 11,950 | 11,519 | 23,470 | 2.86 | 103.742 |
| 60-64 | 8,760 | 8,318 | 17,078 | 2.08 | 105.314 |
| 65-69 | 6,010 | 5,833 | 11,844 | 1.45 | 103.034 |
| 70-74 | 4,193 | 4,476 | 8,669 | 1.06 | 93.677 |
| 75-79 | 2,323 | 2,548 | 4,871 | 0.59 | 91.170 |
| 80-84 | 1,310 | 1,407 | 2,716 | 0.33 | 93.106 |
| 85-89 | 643 | 664 | 1,307 | 0.16 | 96.837 |
| 90-94 | 156 | 192 | 347 | 0.04 | 81.250 |
| 95-99 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 0.01 | 72.414 |
| 100+ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 100.000 |
| Total | 418,847 | 400,352 | 819,198 | 104.620 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio