Solomon Islands Population 2023 (Live)

747,431

Solomon Islands is a slowly growing country. In 1999, it hit a population of 400,000 for the first time, and reached 500,000 some time in 2008. Today, Solomon Islands is growing at a rate of 2.1% per year.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2023 World Percentage
Land Area
27,990
The current population of Solomon Islands is 747,431 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 740,424.

Solomon Islands Growth Rate

Solomon Islands Population 2023 (Live)

Solomon Islands Population Clock

Solomon Islands Population (as of 12/5/2023)747,431
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2023)740,424
Births per Day59
Deaths per Day10
Migrations per Day-4
Net Change per Day44
Population Change Since Jan. 114,916

Components of Population Change

One birth every 24.4 minutes
One death every 144 minutes
One emigrant every 360 minutes
Net gain of one person every 32.73 minutes

Solomon Islands Population Clock

City
Population
Honiara56,298
Auki6,811
Gizo6,154
Buala2,700
Tulagi1,750
Kirakira1,122
Lata553
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Solomon Islands Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
1955117,3142.2%4.19174197
1960133,4402.61%4.77174196
1965151,4952.57%5.41175195
1970172,8332.67%6.17176195
1975197,8532.74%7.07177196
1980233,6683.38%8.35176197
1985277,1583.47%9.90175197
1990324,1713.18%11.58175195
1995375,1892.97%13.40175193
2000429,9782.76%15.36173192
2005482,4862.33%17.24171191
2010540,3942.29%19.31170188
2015612,6602.54%21.89169190
2017643,6342.47%23.00167191
2018659,2492.43%23.55167191
2019674,9932.39%24.12167191
2020691,1912.4%24.69167191
2022724,2732.39%25.88167188
2023740,4242.35%26.45167187
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Solomon Islands Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2023740,4242.35%26.45167187
2024756,6732.31%27.03167187
2025773,0272.26%27.62167186
2030856,2642.07%30.59165184
2035943,6401.96%33.71165184
20401,035,6161.88%37.00165185
20451,130,4121.77%40.39163181
20501,225,4071.63%43.78162176
20551,318,7551.48%47.12160174
20601,410,6001.36%50.40158172
20651,500,5031.24%53.61157169
20701,588,3721.15%56.75156167
20751,672,8761.04%59.77154164
20801,752,0590.93%62.60151161
20851,825,1420.82%65.21149159
20901,891,9730.72%67.59148155
20951,951,4260.62%69.72146155
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Solomon Islands Population by Year (Projections)

Solomon Islands Population Pyramid 2023

Solomon Islands Median Age

23.5

Total

23.2

Male

23.7

Female

Solomon Islands Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Solomon Islands.

Census Years

Year
Date
198623 November 1986
199921 November 1999
200930 November 2009
20192019
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Solomon Islands Population Pyramid

The Solomon Islands is a sovereign country made up of several islands in Oceania to the east of Papua New Guinea, not to be confused to with Solomon Islands archipelago, a collection of Melanesian islands that includes the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island. The capital and largest city is Honiara, with a population estimated at 67,000. There are no other cities with a population of more than 10,000.

Solomon Islands Demographics

Most people in the Solomon Islands are ethnically Melanesian (94.5%). Other large ethnic groups include Polynesian (3%) and Micronesian (1.2%), with a few thousand ethnic Chinese in the country. There are 70 living languages in the Solomon Islands with Melanesian languages spoken mostly on the central islands. While English is the official language, just 1-2% of the population speaks English.

Interestingly, 10% of people in the Solomon Islands have blond hair, but it is not the result of intermarriage with Europeans. This is a native trait.

92% of the population is Christian, with major denominations including the Anglican Church of Melanesia (35%), Roman Catholic (19%), South Seas Evangelical Church (17%), United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (11%), and Seventh-day Adventist (10%). The rest of the population adheres to Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), the Baha'i faith, and aboriginal beliefs.

Solomon Islands Population Rank 2023
Area (km²)
28,896
2023 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF)
$1.55
GDP (UN)
$1.13 Bn

Solomon Islands - General Info

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