Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3131 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands is 0.3131 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.3131 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 people per person, in 1960.
That places Solomon Islands 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0272 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.03 people per person | +10.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0331 people per person | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0366 people per person | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0402 people per person | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0446 people per person | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0494 people per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0547 people per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0606 people per person | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0663 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0713 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0754 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0791 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0826 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0859 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0893 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0929 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0966 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1005 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1044 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1083 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1121 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1159 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1195 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1229 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1261 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1289 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1315 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1338 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1358 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1377 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1395 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1412 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1428 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1445 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1462 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1481 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1501 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1523 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1548 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1575 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1606 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.164 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1677 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1717 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.176 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1805 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1853 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1904 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1956 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2012 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2073 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2139 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.221 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2286 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2366 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.245 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2538 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2629 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2728 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2803 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2869 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2935 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3001 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3066 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3131 people per person | +2.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.3131 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.3131 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0443 people per person | 0.0272 people per person | 0.0663 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0878 people per person | 0.0713 people per person | 0.1044 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1235 people per person | 0.1083 people per person | 0.1358 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1457 people per person | 0.1377 people per person | 0.1548 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.175 people per person | 0.1575 people per person | 0.1956 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2343 people per person | 0.2012 people per person | 0.2728 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2968 people per person | 0.2803 people per person | 0.3131 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More population data for Solomon Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5637 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,225 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5357 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 66.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 114,738 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.3131 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3131 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 people per person in 1960.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.