Solomon Islands

Population estimates and projections 800,006 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 20.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.56 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.38% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 838,645 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.35% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.7% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 36.6% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.51 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 26.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 31.3% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 49.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 67.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 29.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 4.44% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 2.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 1,631 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.3% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 6.0% 2024 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 1.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 2.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 84.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 82.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 83.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 42.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 7.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 50.0% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$1.7 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$2,086 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$2,382 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2,020 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.6% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 46.9% 2024 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 19.5% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 1.1% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$1,443 per person 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 164.9 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 5.0% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 8.327 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 1.9% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 8.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Upper secondary completion 27.2% 2015 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 30.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 23.5% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 36.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 69.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 84.6% 1999 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 82.4% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 25.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 8.3% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 81.8% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 76.6% 1999 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 70.5% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 49.0% 2012 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 70.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 57.4 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 47 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.59 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 21.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 29.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 14.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 38.1% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 16.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 87% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 32.6% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 21.3 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.45 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 70.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 72.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 69.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 5.4% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 20.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 16.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 123 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.24 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.7 per 1,000 people 1992 · World Bank Measles immunisation 78% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 38.4% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 3.2% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$111 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 12.0% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 8.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 31.7% 2015 · World Bank Malaria incidence 224.3 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 123 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 29.0% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 62 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.1 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 23.4% 2024 · World Bank New businesses registered 444 companies 2018 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 10.1% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 40.6% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 70.8% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 111.4% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 3.8% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -4.2% 2024 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.4% 2018 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 16.5 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 157,418 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 81.5% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 14.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 50.1% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 93.4% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 0.34e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.42e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 0.8 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.38 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.03 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 5.9 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 89.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 0.2% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 9.8 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 2.4% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 71.6% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 34.6% 2024 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 57,229 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Pesticide use 0.38e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 0.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 29.7% 2024 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,866 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 4.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 69,440 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 27.0% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 101.2 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 32.2 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 27,990 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 37.1 (0 to 100) 2012 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 29.2% 2012 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 40.3% 2012 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 12.7% 2012 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 62.9% 2012 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 90.7% 2012 · World Bank

Tax revenue 23.3% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 28.9% 2022 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 15 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 3.7 per 100,000 people 2008 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 6.0% 2025 · World Bank