Solomon Islands
Population 2026
858,292
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.34%
- Density
- 31 per km²
- Land area
- 27,990 km²
- Capital
- Honiara
- Currency
- Dollar (SBD)
- Official languages
- EN-SB, TPI
- Urban population
- 31.3%
- Continent
- OC
Demographics
- Births
- 22,4402026
- Deaths
- 4,3002026
- Birth rate
- 26.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.51
- Life expectancy
- 70.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 20.9
- Net migration
- 1,631
Age distribution
- 0–1436.6%
- 15–6459.8%
- 65+3.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.7B
- GDP per capita
- $2.1K
- GDP growth
- +3.6%
- Inflation
- 3.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Exports
- $643M
- Imports
- $1.1B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture29.7%
- Industry23.4%
- Manufacturing10.1%
- Services46.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture42.5%
- Industry7.6%
- Services50.0%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HoniaraHoniara | 56,2982025 |
| 2 | TandaiGuadalcanal Province | 24,5922025 |
| 3 | MalangoGuadalcanal Province | 15,5602025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 858,292 | 22.4K | 4.3K |
| 2020 | 744,505 | 20.8K | 4.3K |
| 2010 | 532,976 | 17.7K | 3.1K |
| 2000 | 440,481 | 15.6K | 2.7K |
| 1990 | 331,448 | 12.7K | 2.1K |
| 1980 | 238,149 | 10.0K | 1.8K |
| 1970 | 176,590 | 7.8K | 2.2K |
| 1960 | 139,698 | 6.5K | 2.4K |
| 1950 | 108,650 | 4.9K | 2.7K |