SLB / East Asia & Pacific

Solomon Islands

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Capital
Honiara
Currency
Solomon Islands dollar
Continent
Insular Oceania · Oceania
Area
28,400 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q685 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
838.65K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
1.75B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
2,086.19 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.36 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.43 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.51 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
70.69 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.35 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.62 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
2,787.62 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.67 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
31.31 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
84.3 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
2.76 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
29.04 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
111.35 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
2.08 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: 838.65K
Solomon Islands · Population456.89K561K665.12K769.23K873.35K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Population · people
YearSolomon Islands
2025838,645
2024819,198
2023800,005
2022781,066
2021762,591
2020744,498
2019728,147
2018709,101
2017685,672
2016662,379
2015639,415
2014616,908
2013594,945
2012573,606
2011552,945
2010532,968
2009518,141
2008508,790
2007500,156
2006491,594
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: 1.75B
Solomon Islands · GDP504.03M843.72M1.18B1.52B1.86B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · GDP · current US$
YearSolomon Islands
20251,749,572,442.95
20241,583,964,703.75
20231,506,124,566.4
20221,466,670,929.62
20211,558,312,103.84
20201,536,143,427.83
20191,619,150,563.92
20181,615,473,250.25
20171,469,790,526.4
20161,379,486,290.71
20151,307,908,813.6
20141,335,576,762.85
20131,285,905,957.64
20121,185,217,634.37
20111,063,898,226.72
2010898,128,551.29
2009805,557,289.46
2008776,335,523.47
2007695,291,217.98
2006617,257,457.76

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: 2,086.19
Solomon Islands · GDP per capita1,153.371,460.141,766.912,073.682,380.462006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSolomon Islands
20252,086.19
20241,933.56
20231,882.64
20221,877.78
20212,043.44
20202,063.33
20192,223.66
20182,278.2
20172,143.58
20162,082.62
20152,045.48
20142,164.95
20132,161.39
20122,066.26
20111,924.06
20101,685.15
20091,554.71
20081,525.85
20071,390.15
20061,255.62
% · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: 3.36
Solomon Islands · Inflation-2.3638.3713.7419.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Inflation · %
YearSolomon Islands
20253.36
20244.32
20235.89
20225.52
2021-0.12
20202.96
20191.63
20183.46
20170.49
20160.51
2015-0.57
20145.17
20135.39
20125.91
20117.34
20101.05
20097.09
200817.32
20077.67
200611.22

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: 1.43
Solomon Islands · Unemployment0.560.961.361.752.152006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSolomon Islands
20251.43
20241.44
20231.44
20221.48
20210.88
20200.87
20190.75
20180.72
20170.73
20160.74
20150.74
20140.73
20130.69
20120.98
20111.29
20101.62
20092.02
20082
20071.98
20061.92

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: —
Solomon Islands · Fertility rate3.433.693.954.214.482006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSolomon Islands
2025No data available
20243.51
20233.56
20223.62
20213.69
20203.75
20193.8
20183.93
20174.06
20164.2
20154.29
20144.36
20134.33
20124.33
20114.34
20104.34
20094.35
20084.36
20074.37
20064.39

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Solomon Islands: —
Solomon Islands · Life expectancy67.5668.4169.2770.1270.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Life expectancy · years
YearSolomon Islands
2025No data available
202470.69
202370.53
202270.41
202168.89
202069.26
201969.98
201869.81
201769.65
201669.5
201569.32
201468.98
201369.01
201268.96
201168.82
201068.67
200968.4
200868.34
200767.85
200667.97
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Solomon Islands

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.