Demographics & population — Solomon Islands
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Solomon Islands: 685,097
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Population overview
- Population
685,097
- Population Growth Rate
2.12%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
HONIARA (capital) 68,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
27
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
3.88
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
3.44
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
34.6%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
34.6%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-1.82
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Melanesian 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4%
- Language Note
While English is the official language, there are 65 indigenous languages spoken in the Solomons. Solomon Island Pijin enables islanders from differing language groups to communicate. The vocabulary is English, but the grammar is Melanesian. 93% are Melanesians, 4% are Polynesian, and some Micronesians re-settled from the Gilbert Islands.
- Nationality Noun
Solomon Islander(s)
Education
- Literacy Definition
NA
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.3%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
93
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.22
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.4
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
8.8%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
11.5%
