Population of Solomon Islands (2024)

Solomon Islands population

750,683

Births this year: 136,097 Births today 41
Deaths this year 20,441 Deaths today 6

Solomon Islands Population by Religions(2009 est)

Region Name Percents Number
Protestant (Church of Melanesia, South Sea Evangelical, Seventh Day Adventist, United Church, Christian Fellowship Church) 73.4% 466,110 people
Roman Catholic 19.6% 124,465 people
other Christian 2.9% 18,416 people
other 4% 25,401 people
none 0.03% 191 people
unspecified 0.1% 635 people

Solomon Islands Population by Ethnic groups (2009 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Melanesian 95.3% 605,181 people
Polynesian 3.1% 19,686 people
Micronesian 1.2% 7,620 people
other 0.3% 1,905 people

Solomon Islands population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 640,045 324,994 315,051 100 100 100 103.2
00-04 81,914 42,129 39,785 12.8 13 12.6 105.9
05-09 80,636 41,563 39,073 12.6 12.8 12.4 106.4
10-14 77,477 39,970 37,507 12.1 12.3 11.9 106.6
15-19 69,676 35,893 33,783 10.9 11 10.7 106.2
20-24 60,629 31,453 29,176 9.5 9.7 9.3 107.8
25-29 49,709 25,609 24,100 7.8 7.9 7.6 106.3
30-34 40,887 20,247 20,640 6.4 6.2 6.6 98.1
35-39 37,805 18,177 19,628 5.9 5.6 6.2 92.6
40-44 35,791 17,367 18,424 5.6 5.3 5.8 94.3
45-49 30,600 15,262 15,338 4.8 4.7 4.9 99.5
50-54 22,086 11,100 10,986 3.5 3.4 3.5 101
55-59 17,323 8,685 8,638 2.7 2.7 2.7 100.5
60-64 12,936 6,515 6,421 2 2 2 101.5
65-69 9,052 4,510 4,542 1.4 1.4 1.4 99.3
70-74 6,552 3,134 3,418 1 1 1.1 91.7
75-79 4,211 2,032 2,179 0.7 0.6 0.7 93.3
80-84 1,811 905 906 0.3 0.3 0.3 99.9
85-89 766 358 408 0.1 0.1 0.1 87.7
90-94 162 76 86 0 0 0 88.4
95-99 21 9 12 0 0 0 75
100+ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Solomon Islands Age structure and Population pyramid

Solomon Islands Age structure and Population pyramid

Solomon Islands Sex ratio

Solomon Islands Sex ratio

Solomon Islands Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 674,321 1.73 11,485 103.12 24.09
2022 662,836 1.75 11,422 103.14 23.68
2021 651,414 1.78 11,369 103.15 23.27
2020 640,045 1.80 11,312 103.16 22.87
2019 628,733 1.82 11,266 103.16 22.46
2018 617,467 1.86 11,252 103.17 22.06
2017 606,215 1.90 11,281 103.18 21.66
2016 594,934 1.94 11,343 103.17 21.26
2015 583,591 2.00 11,420 103.15 20.85
2014 572,171 2.05 11,486 103.11 20.44
2013 560,685 2.10 11,523 103.06 20.03
2012 549,162 2.14 11,514 103.02 19.62
2011 537,648 2.18 11,471 103.01 19.21
2010 526,177 2.22 11,410 103.06 18.80
2005 469,306 13.82 56,970 104.19 16.77
2000 412,336 14.78 53,100 105.62 14.73
1995 359,236 15.20 47,387 105.60 12.83
1990 311,849 15.15 41,040 105.66 11.14
1985 270,809 17.43 40,195 106.29 9.68
1980 230,614 19.21 37,167 107.02 8.24
1975 193,447 20.68 33,155 108.02 6.91
1970 160,292 17.13 23,445 110.75 5.73
1965 136,847 16.10 18,978 111.95 4.89
1960 117,869 15.53 15,842 115.75 4.21
1955 102,027 13.62 12,234 117.96 3.65
1950 89,793 122.82 3.21
Chart population Solomon Islands Population (1950 - 2024)