Urban population growth in Solomon Islands
The urban population of Solomon Islands changed by 4.44% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008.
Solomon Islands, 2025
4.44%
Change from 2024
−0.09percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
12th of 217
Urban population growth in Solomon Islands over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Solomon Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.44% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.52% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.61% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.68% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.71% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.96% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 6.31% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 6.89% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 6.98% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 7.02% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 7.03% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 7.00% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 6.93% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 6.81% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 6.66% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5.62% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.55% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 4.39% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 4.35% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.29% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.23% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.15% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.07% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.98% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.89% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.09 percentage points from 4.52% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.03%, the figure has changed by −2.59 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Solomon Islands has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Solomon Islands
All statistics for Solomon Islands
Urban population share
31.3%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.35%
2025 · World Bank
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