The current population of the Solomon Islands is 868,694 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 838,645 in 2025.
- For the last 20 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of 3.84% per year.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 492K people to 869K (76.7% growth in 20 years).
- The Solomon Islands accounts for 0.01% of the world's population.
- The Solomon Islands is projected to reach 1.87M people in 2100.
- The Solomon Islands is ranked 161/197 by population and was ranked 165th in 2006.
The Solomon Islands population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 1,869,132 | 0.22% |
| 2099 | 1,865,051 | 0.23% |
| 2098 | 1,860,822 | 0.25% |
| 2097 | 1,856,197 | 0.26% |
| 2096 | 1,851,361 | 0.29% |
| 2095 | 1,846,006 | 0.29% |
| 2094 | 1,840,576 | 0.32% |
| 2093 | 1,834,659 | 0.35% |
| 2092 | 1,828,323 | 0.36% |
| 2091 | 1,821,781 | 0.38% |
| 2090 | 1,814,933 | 0.39% |
| 2089 | 1,807,885 | 0.41% |
| 2088 | 1,800,523 | 0.42% |
| 2087 | 1,792,919 | 0.44% |
| 2086 | 1,784,993 | 0.46% |
| 2085 | 1,776,798 | 0.48% |
| 2084 | 1,768,230 | 0.5% |
| 2083 | 1,759,388 | 0.52% |
| 2082 | 1,750,221 | 0.54% |
| 2081 | 1,740,741 | 0.57% |
| 2080 | 1,730,900 | 0.58% |
| 2079 | 1,720,938 | 0.61% |
| 2078 | 1,710,578 | 0.63% |
| 2077 | 1,699,838 | 0.66% |
| 2076 | 1,688,671 | 0.67% |
| 2075 | 1,677,384 | 0.68% |
| 2074 | 1,665,984 | 0.72% |
| 2073 | 1,654,063 | 0.74% |
| 2072 | 1,641,845 | 0.77% |
| 2071 | 1,629,270 | 0.79% |
| 2070 | 1,616,540 | 0.81% |
| 2069 | 1,603,485 | 0.84% |
| 2068 | 1,590,112 | 0.86% |
| 2067 | 1,576,525 | 0.88% |
| 2066 | 1,562,815 | 0.9% |
| 2065 | 1,548,873 | 0.93% |
| 2064 | 1,534,676 | 0.95% |
| 2063 | 1,520,167 | 0.97% |
| 2062 | 1,505,610 | 1% |
| 2061 | 1,490,754 | 1.01% |
| 2060 | 1,475,849 | 1.04% |
| 2059 | 1,460,639 | 1.07% |
| 2058 | 1,445,210 | 1.08% |
| 2057 | 1,429,794 | 1.11% |
| 2056 | 1,414,149 | 1.14% |
| 2055 | 1,398,271 | 1.16% |
| 2054 | 1,382,259 | 1.19% |
| 2053 | 1,366,025 | 1.22% |
| 2052 | 1,349,539 | 1.24% |
| 2051 | 1,332,975 | 1.28% |
| 2050 | 1,316,163 | 1.3% |
| 2049 | 1,299,210 | 1.33% |
| 2048 | 1,282,103 | 1.36% |
| 2047 | 1,264,854 | 1.39% |
| 2046 | 1,247,457 | 1.43% |
| 2045 | 1,229,853 | 1.46% |
| 2044 | 1,212,131 | 1.5% |
| 2043 | 1,194,206 | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 1,176,128 | 1.56% |
| 2041 | 1,158,032 | 1.61% |
| 2040 | 1,139,694 | 1.68% |
| 2039 | 1,120,879 | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 1,101,654 | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 1,082,017 | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 1,062,068 | 1.95% |
| 2035 | 1,041,799 | 2% |
| 2034 | 1,021,368 | 2.05% |
| 2033 | 1,000,876 | 2.11% |
| 2032 | 980,211 | 2.14% |
| 2031 | 959,672 | 2.18% |
| 2030 | 939,186 | 2.22% |
| 2029 | 918,810 | 2.25% |
| 2028 | 898,552 | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 878,392 | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 858,453 | 2.36% |
| 2025 | 838,645 | 2.37% |
| 2024 | 819,198 | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 800,005 | 2.42% |
| 2022 | 781,066 | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 762,591 | 2.43% |
| 2020 | 744,498 | 2.25% |
| 2019 | 728,147 | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 709,101 | 3.42% |
| 2017 | 685,672 | 3.52% |
| 2016 | 662,379 | 3.59% |
| 2015 | 639,415 | 3.65% |
| 2014 | 616,908 | 3.69% |
| 2013 | 594,945 | 3.72% |
| 2012 | 573,606 | 3.74% |
| 2011 | 552,945 | 3.75% |
| 2010 | 532,968 | 2.86% |
| 2009 | 518,141 | 1.84% |
| 2008 | 508,790 | 1.73% |
| 2007 | 500,156 | 1.74% |
| 2006 | 491,594 | 1.76% |
| 2005 | 483,080 | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 474,611 | 1.81% |
| 2003 | 466,154 | 1.85% |
| 2002 | 457,671 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 449,125 | 1.97% |
| 2000 | 440,469 | 2.32% |
| 1999 | 430,500 | 2.73% |
| 1998 | 419,071 | 2.85% |
| 1997 | 407,474 | 2.9% |
| 1996 | 396,009 | 2.93% |
| 1995 | 384,733 | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 373,675 | 2.99% |
| 1993 | 362,839 | 3.02% |
| 1992 | 352,205 | 3.06% |
| 1991 | 341,738 | 3.11% |
| 1990 | 331,435 | 3.16% |
| 1989 | 321,282 | 3.22% |
| 1988 | 311,265 | 3.27% |
| 1987 | 301,414 | 3.28% |
| 1986 | 291,842 | 3.32% |
| 1985 | 282,455 | 3.4% |
| 1984 | 273,163 | 3.44% |
| 1983 | 264,068 | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 255,200 | 3.51% |
| 1981 | 246,555 | 3.54% |
| 1980 | 238,135 | 3.56% |
| 1979 | 229,953 | 3.57% |
| 1978 | 222,029 | 3.55% |
| 1977 | 214,418 | 3.49% |
| 1976 | 207,194 | 3.21% |
| 1975 | 200,744 | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 195,041 | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 189,774 | 2.58% |
| 1972 | 184,994 | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 180,637 | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 176,579 | 2.38% |
| 1969 | 172,476 | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 168,282 | 2.46% |
| 1967 | 164,245 | 2.4% |
| 1966 | 160,393 | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 156,686 | 2.35% |
| 1964 | 153,085 | 2.34% |
| 1963 | 149,589 | 2.32% |
| 1962 | 146,201 | 2.3% |
| 1961 | 142,912 | 2.31% |
| 1960 | 139,688 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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The Solomon Islands has a population of 869K as of 2026, compared to 662K in 2016, 492K in 2006, and 396K in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.11% per year. The Solomon Islands is ranked 23rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) the Solomon Islands will have 1,247,457 people (43.6% growth) with a rank change from 161st to 157th.
By the year 2100, the Solomon Islands' population is projected to grow by 115.2% from its current level to 1.87M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | 1,631 |
| 2024 | 19,325 | 17,715 | 1,610 |
| 2023 | 19,072 | 17,436 | 1,636 |
| 2022 | 18,820 | 17,253 | 1,567 |
| 2021 | 18,125 | 16,626 | 1,499 |
| 2020 | 18,044 | 16,488 | 1,556 |
| 2019 | 14,659 | 16,649 | -1,990 |
| 2018 | 23,443 | 16,790 | 6,653 |
| 2017 | 23,410 | 16,897 | 6,513 |
| 2016 | 23,173 | 17,027 | 6,146 |
| 2015 | 22,762 | 16,909 | 5,853 |
| 2014 | 22,250 | 16,652 | 5,598 |
| 2013 | 21,669 | 16,038 | 5,631 |
| 2012 | 21,005 | 15,585 | 5,420 |
| 2011 | 20,314 | 15,095 | 5,219 |
| 2010 | 19,644 | 14,604 | 5,040 |
| 2009 | 10,021 | 14,381 | -4,360 |
| 2008 | 8,687 | 14,225 | -5,538 |
| 2007 | 8,580 | 13,963 | -5,383 |
| 2006 | 8,537 | 13,799 | -5,262 |
| 2005 | 8,486 | 13,568 | -5,082 |
| 2004 | 8,459 | 13,444 | -4,985 |
| 2003 | 8,463 | 13,344 | -4,881 |
| 2002 | 8,504 | 13,195 | -4,691 |
| 2001 | 8,587 | 13,061 | -4,474 |
| 2000 | 8,719 | 12,938 | -4,219 |
| 1999 | 11,221 | 12,809 | -1,588 |
| 1998 | 11,639 | 12,658 | -1,019 |
| 1997 | 11,547 | 12,478 | -931 |
| 1996 | 11,381 | 12,328 | -947 |
| 1995 | 11,172 | 12,124 | -952 |
| 1994 | 10,943 | 11,771 | -828 |
| 1993 | 10,731 | 11,396 | -665 |
| 1992 | 10,547 | 11,029 | -482 |
| 1991 | 10,379 | 10,789 | -410 |
| 1990 | 10,226 | 10,561 | -335 |
| 1989 | 10,084 | 10,354 | -270 |
| 1988 | 9,945 | 10,142 | -197 |
| 1987 | 9,764 | 9,943 | -179 |
| 1986 | 9,387 | 9,656 | -269 |
| 1985 | 9,384 | 9,534 | -150 |
| 1984 | 9,197 | 9,299 | -102 |
| 1983 | 8,981 | 9,011 | -30 |
| 1982 | 8,760 | 8,720 | 40 |
| 1981 | 8,535 | 8,436 | 99 |
| 1980 | 8,307 | 8,156 | 151 |
| 1979 | 8,062 | 7,874 | 188 |
| 1978 | 7,772 | 7,598 | 174 |
| 1977 | 7,449 | 7,290 | 159 |
| 1976 | 7,010 | 7,058 | -48 |
| 1975 | 5,875 | 6,635 | -760 |
| 1974 | 5,528 | 6,612 | -1,084 |
| 1973 | 5,014 | 6,343 | -1,329 |
| 1972 | 4,554 | 6,074 | -1,520 |
| 1971 | 4,168 | 5,814 | -1,646 |
| 1970 | 3,943 | 5,575 | -1,632 |
| 1969 | 4,257 | 5,444 | -1,187 |
| 1968 | 4,131 | 5,285 | -1,154 |
| 1967 | 3,938 | 5,151 | -1,213 |
| 1966 | 3,772 | 5,028 | -1,256 |
| 1965 | 3,648 | 4,885 | -1,237 |
| 1964 | 3,547 | 4,747 | -1,200 |
| 1963 | 3,442 | 4,571 | -1,129 |
| 1962 | 3,335 | 4,408 | -1,073 |
| 1961 | 3,241 | 4,257 | -1,016 |
| 1960 | 3,202 | 4,119 | -917 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Over the last 10 years, 84.5% of the population change in the Solomon Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 169,790 people) and 15.5% is from migration (a gain of 31,043 people).
As of 2024, 2,469 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in the Solomon Islands, compared to 2,760 and 0.5% in 2010.
The Solomon Islands population clock
Solomon Islands
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
868694
|
161/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 161/197 |
| One net population change |
27.1 minutes
|
119/197 |
| One birth every |
24 minutes
|
151/196 |
| One death every |
2.1 hours
|
164/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +53 | 119/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +19,447 | 119/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.37% | 32/197 |
| One migration net change every |
5.39 hours
|
59/196 |
| Annual migration change | +1,631 | 59/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 2,469 | 192/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 0.3% | 184/195 |
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Solomon Islands population statistics
|
Solomon Islands
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 25.7 years | 34 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 31.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.1:48.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.51 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| Population density | 79.4 ppl/mi² | 144.1 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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