Internet users in Solomon Islands

29.0% of the population of Solomon Islands used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Solomon Islands, 2024 29.0% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.4percentage points 2023: 28.7%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 166th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Solomon Islands over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2001 to 2025
Period Solomon IslandsWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 29.0% 71.2%
2023 28.7% 69.2%
2022 28.0% 67.0%
2021 26.0% 63.8%
2020 24.2% 60.1%
2019 22.5% 53.9%
2018 20.9% 49.4%
2017 15.1% 46.3%
2016 11.0% 43.6%
2015 10.0% 39.9%
2014 9.0% 37.4%
2013 8.0% 35.3%
2012 7.0% 33.3%
2011 6.0% 30.9%
2010 5.0% 28.4%
2009 4.0% 25.3%
2008 3.0% 22.8%
2007 2.0% 20.2%
2006 1.6% 17.2%
2005 0.8% 15.6%
2004 0.6% –
2003 0.6% –
2002 0.5% –
2001 0.5% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 28.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 9.0%, the figure has changed by +20.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Solomon Islands has the 166th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Solomon Islands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database