Population density in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Population density was 66.07 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
66.07 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 235 countries
All-time high
66.07 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.0068 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Solomon Islands, 1000–2100

0204060100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Solomon Islands is 66.07 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Solomon Islands peaked at 66.07 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 people per km², in 1000.

That places Solomon Islands 155th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Solomon Islands, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.0068 people per km²
1100 0.0102 people per km² +50.5%
1200 0.0153 people per km² +50.0%
1300 0.023 people per km² +49.9%
1400 0.0345 people per km² +50.1%
1500 0.0517 people per km² +50.1%
1600 0.0776 people per km² +50.1%
1700 0.1164 people per km² +50.0%
1710 0.1456 people per km² +25.0%
1720 0.182 people per km² +25.0%
1730 0.2274 people per km² +25.0%
1740 0.2843 people per km² +25.0%
1750 0.3554 people per km² +25.0%
1760 0.4442 people per km² +25.0%
1770 0.5553 people per km² +25.0%
1780 0.6941 people per km² +25.0%
1790 0.8677 people per km² +25.0%
1800 2.04 people per km² +134.7%
1801 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1802 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1803 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1804 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1805 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1806 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1807 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1808 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1809 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1810 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1811 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1812 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1813 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1814 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1815 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1816 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1817 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1818 2.04 people per km² +0.0%
1819 2.04 people per km² +0.2%
1820 2.05 people per km² +0.4%
1821 2.06 people per km² +0.7%
1822 2.08 people per km² +0.9%
1823 2.1 people per km² +1.1%
1824 2.13 people per km² +1.1%
1825 2.15 people per km² +1.1%
1826 2.17 people per km² +1.1%
1827 2.2 people per km² +1.1%
1828 2.22 people per km² +1.1%
1829 2.24 people per km² +1.1%
1830 2.27 people per km² +1.1%
1831 2.29 people per km² +1.1%
1832 2.32 people per km² +1.1%
1833 2.34 people per km² +1.1%
1834 2.37 people per km² +1.1%
1835 2.39 people per km² +1.1%
1836 2.42 people per km² +1.1%
1837 2.45 people per km² +1.1%
1838 2.47 people per km² +1.1%
1839 2.5 people per km² +1.1%
1840 2.53 people per km² +1.1%
1841 2.55 people per km² +1.1%
1842 2.58 people per km² +1.1%
1843 2.61 people per km² +1.1%
1844 2.64 people per km² +1.1%
1845 2.66 people per km² +1.1%
1846 2.69 people per km² +1.1%
1847 2.72 people per km² +1.1%
1848 2.75 people per km² +1.1%
1849 2.78 people per km² +1.1%
1850 2.81 people per km² +1.1%
1851 2.84 people per km² +1.1%
1852 2.87 people per km² +1.1%
1853 2.9 people per km² +1.1%
1854 2.93 people per km² +1.1%
1855 2.96 people per km² +1.1%
1856 2.99 people per km² +1.1%
1857 3.03 people per km² +1.1%
1858 3.06 people per km² +1.1%
1859 3.09 people per km² +1.1%
1860 3.12 people per km² +1.1%
1861 3.16 people per km² +1.1%
1862 3.19 people per km² +1.1%
1863 3.22 people per km² +1.1%
1864 3.26 people per km² +1.1%
1865 3.29 people per km² +1.1%
1866 3.33 people per km² +1.1%
1867 3.36 people per km² +1.1%
1868 3.4 people per km² +1.1%
1869 3.43 people per km² +1.1%
1870 3.47 people per km² +1.1%
1871 3.51 people per km² +1.1%
1872 3.54 people per km² +1.1%
1873 3.58 people per km² +1.1%
1874 3.62 people per km² +1.1%
1875 3.66 people per km² +1.1%
1876 3.69 people per km² +1.1%
1877 3.73 people per km² +1.1%
1878 3.77 people per km² +1.1%
1879 3.81 people per km² +1.1%
1880 3.85 people per km² +1.1%
1881 3.89 people per km² +1.1%
1882 3.93 people per km² +1.1%
1883 3.98 people per km² +1.1%
1884 4.02 people per km² +1.1%
1885 4.06 people per km² +1.1%
1886 4.1 people per km² +1.1%
1887 4.15 people per km² +1.1%
1888 4.19 people per km² +1.1%
1889 4.23 people per km² +1.1%
1890 4.28 people per km² +1.1%
1891 4.32 people per km² +1.1%
1892 4.37 people per km² +1.1%
1893 4.42 people per km² +1.1%
1894 4.46 people per km² +1.1%
1895 4.51 people per km² +1.1%
1896 4.56 people per km² +1.1%
1897 4.61 people per km² +1.1%
1898 4.65 people per km² +1.1%
1899 4.7 people per km² +1.1%
1900 4.75 people per km² +1.1%
1901 4.8 people per km² +1.1%
1902 4.85 people per km² +1.1%
1903 4.9 people per km² +1.1%
1904 4.96 people per km² +1.1%
1905 5.01 people per km² +1.1%
1906 5.06 people per km² +1.1%
1907 5.12 people per km² +1.1%
1908 5.17 people per km² +1.1%
1909 5.21 people per km² +0.8%
1910 5.25 people per km² +0.6%
1911 5.27 people per km² +0.4%
1912 5.28 people per km² +0.2%
1913 5.28 people per km² +0.0%
1914 5.29 people per km² +0.0%
1915 5.29 people per km² +0.0%
1916 5.29 people per km² +0.0%
1917 5.29 people per km² +0.0%
1918 5.3 people per km² +0.1%
1919 5.25 people per km² -0.9%
1920 5.16 people per km² -1.8%
1921 5.02 people per km² -2.7%
1922 4.83 people per km² -3.6%
1923 4.61 people per km² -4.6%
1924 4.4 people per km² -4.6%
1925 4.19 people per km² -4.6%
1926 4 people per km² -4.6%
1927 3.81 people per km² -4.6%
1928 3.64 people per km² -4.6%
1929 3.5 people per km² -3.8%
1930 3.4 people per km² -2.8%
1931 3.34 people per km² -1.9%
1932 3.31 people per km² -0.9%
1933 3.31 people per km² +0.1%
1934 3.32 people per km² +0.1%
1935 3.32 people per km² +0.1%
1936 3.32 people per km² +0.1%
1937 3.33 people per km² +0.1%
1938 3.33 people per km² +0.1%
1939 3.34 people per km² +0.3%
1940 3.36 people per km² +0.5%
1941 3.38 people per km² +0.7%
1942 3.42 people per km² +1.0%
1943 3.46 people per km² +1.2%
1944 3.5 people per km² +1.2%
1945 3.54 people per km² +1.2%
1946 3.58 people per km² +1.2%
1947 3.62 people per km² +1.2%
1948 3.66 people per km² +1.2%
1949 3.71 people per km² +1.3%
1950 3.88 people per km² +4.7%
1951 3.96 people per km² +2.1%
1952 4.06 people per km² +2.3%
1953 4.15 people per km² +2.4%
1954 4.26 people per km² +2.5%
1955 4.37 people per km² +2.6%
1956 4.48 people per km² +2.6%
1957 4.6 people per km² +2.7%
1958 4.73 people per km² +2.8%
1959 4.86 people per km² +2.9%
1960 4.99 people per km² +2.6%
1961 5.11 people per km² +2.3%
1962 5.22 people per km² +2.3%
1963 5.35 people per km² +2.3%
1964 5.47 people per km² +2.3%
1965 5.6 people per km² +2.4%
1966 5.73 people per km² +2.4%
1967 5.87 people per km² +2.4%
1968 6.01 people per km² +2.5%
1969 6.16 people per km² +2.5%
1970 6.31 people per km² +2.4%
1971 6.45 people per km² +2.3%
1972 6.61 people per km² +2.4%
1973 6.78 people per km² +2.6%
1974 6.97 people per km² +2.8%
1975 7.17 people per km² +2.9%
1976 7.4 people per km² +3.2%
1977 7.66 people per km² +3.5%
1978 7.93 people per km² +3.6%
1979 8.22 people per km² +3.6%
1980 8.51 people per km² +3.6%
1981 8.81 people per km² +3.5%
1982 9.12 people per km² +3.5%
1983 9.43 people per km² +3.5%
1984 9.76 people per km² +3.4%
1985 10.09 people per km² +3.4%
1986 10.43 people per km² +3.3%
1987 10.77 people per km² +3.3%
1988 11.12 people per km² +3.3%
1989 11.48 people per km² +3.2%
1990 11.84 people per km² +3.2%
1991 12.21 people per km² +3.1%
1992 12.58 people per km² +3.1%
1993 12.96 people per km² +3.0%
1994 13.35 people per km² +3.0%
1995 13.75 people per km² +3.0%
1996 14.15 people per km² +2.9%
1997 14.56 people per km² +2.9%
1998 14.97 people per km² +2.8%
1999 15.38 people per km² +2.7%
2000 15.74 people per km² +2.3%
2001 16.05 people per km² +2.0%
2002 16.35 people per km² +1.9%
2003 16.65 people per km² +1.9%
2004 16.96 people per km² +1.8%
2005 17.26 people per km² +1.8%
2006 17.56 people per km² +1.8%
2007 17.87 people per km² +1.7%
2008 18.18 people per km² +1.7%
2009 18.51 people per km² +1.8%
2010 19.04 people per km² +2.9%
2011 19.76 people per km² +3.7%
2012 20.49 people per km² +3.7%
2013 21.26 people per km² +3.7%
2014 22.04 people per km² +3.7%
2015 22.84 people per km² +3.6%
2016 23.67 people per km² +3.6%
2017 24.5 people per km² +3.5%
2018 25.33 people per km² +3.4%
2019 26.01 people per km² +2.7%
2020 26.6 people per km² +2.2%
2021 27.25 people per km² +2.4%
2022 27.91 people per km² +2.4%
2023 28.58 people per km² +2.4%
2024 29.27 people per km² +2.4%
2025 29.96 people per km² +2.4%
2026 30.66 people per km² +2.3%
2027 31.37 people per km² +2.3%
2028 32.09 people per km² +2.3%
2029 32.8 people per km² +2.2%
2030 33.52 people per km² +2.2%
2031 34.25 people per km² +2.2%
2032 34.98 people per km² +2.1%
2033 35.7 people per km² +2.1%
2034 36.43 people per km² +2.0%
2035 37.14 people per km² +2.0%
2036 37.85 people per km² +1.9%
2037 38.55 people per km² +1.8%
2038 39.24 people per km² +1.8%
2039 39.91 people per km² +1.7%
2040 40.57 people per km² +1.6%
2041 41.21 people per km² +1.6%
2042 41.85 people per km² +1.6%
2043 42.48 people per km² +1.5%
2044 43.11 people per km² +1.5%
2045 43.74 people per km² +1.4%
2046 44.36 people per km² +1.4%
2047 44.97 people per km² +1.4%
2048 45.57 people per km² +1.3%
2049 46.17 people per km² +1.3%
2050 46.77 people per km² +1.3%
2051 47.36 people per km² +1.3%
2052 47.94 people per km² +1.2%
2053 48.52 people per km² +1.2%
2054 49.09 people per km² +1.2%
2055 49.65 people per km² +1.1%
2056 50.21 people per km² +1.1%
2057 50.76 people per km² +1.1%
2058 51.3 people per km² +1.1%
2059 51.84 people per km² +1.1%
2060 52.38 people per km² +1.0%
2061 52.9 people per km² +1.0%
2062 53.42 people per km² +1.0%
2063 53.93 people per km² +1.0%
2064 54.44 people per km² +0.9%
2065 54.94 people per km² +0.9%
2066 55.43 people per km² +0.9%
2067 55.91 people per km² +0.9%
2068 56.38 people per km² +0.9%
2069 56.85 people per km² +0.8%
2070 57.3 people per km² +0.8%
2071 57.75 people per km² +0.8%
2072 58.19 people per km² +0.8%
2073 58.62 people per km² +0.7%
2074 59.03 people per km² +0.7%
2075 59.43 people per km² +0.7%
2076 59.82 people per km² +0.7%
2077 60.21 people per km² +0.6%
2078 60.58 people per km² +0.6%
2079 60.94 people per km² +0.6%
2080 61.29 people per km² +0.6%
2081 61.63 people per km² +0.6%
2082 61.96 people per km² +0.5%
2083 62.28 people per km² +0.5%
2084 62.59 people per km² +0.5%
2085 62.88 people per km² +0.5%
2086 63.17 people per km² +0.5%
2087 63.44 people per km² +0.4%
2088 63.71 people per km² +0.4%
2089 63.96 people per km² +0.4%
2090 64.21 people per km² +0.4%
2091 64.44 people per km² +0.4%
2092 64.67 people per km² +0.4%
2093 64.89 people per km² +0.3%
2094 65.09 people per km² +0.3%
2095 65.28 people per km² +0.3%
2096 65.46 people per km² +0.3%
2097 65.62 people per km² +0.3%
2098 65.78 people per km² +0.2%
2099 65.93 people per km² +0.2%
2100 66.07 people per km² +0.2%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 66.07 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 66.07 people per km² is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +134.7% 0.8677 people per km² 2.04 people per km²
1100 +50.5% 0.0068 people per km² 0.0102 people per km²
1400 +50.1% 0.023 people per km² 0.0345 people per km²
1200 +50.0% 0.0102 people per km² 0.0153 people per km²
1500 +50.1% 0.0345 people per km² 0.0517 people per km²
1600 +50.1% 0.0517 people per km² 0.0776 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0068 people per km² 0.0068 people per km² 0.0068 people per km² 1
1100s 0.0102 people per km² 0.0102 people per km² 0.0102 people per km² 1
1200s 0.0153 people per km² 0.0153 people per km² 0.0153 people per km² 1
1300s 0.023 people per km² 0.023 people per km² 0.023 people per km² 1
1400s 0.0345 people per km² 0.0345 people per km² 0.0345 people per km² 1
1500s 0.0517 people per km² 0.0517 people per km² 0.0517 people per km² 1
1600s 0.0776 people per km² 0.0776 people per km² 0.0776 people per km² 1
1700s 0.1164 people per km² 0.1164 people per km² 0.1164 people per km² 1
1710s 0.1456 people per km² 0.1456 people per km² 0.1456 people per km² 1
1720s 0.182 people per km² 0.182 people per km² 0.182 people per km² 1
1730s 0.2274 people per km² 0.2274 people per km² 0.2274 people per km² 1
1740s 0.2843 people per km² 0.2843 people per km² 0.2843 people per km² 1
1750s 0.3554 people per km² 0.3554 people per km² 0.3554 people per km² 1
1760s 0.4442 people per km² 0.4442 people per km² 0.4442 people per km² 1
1770s 0.5553 people per km² 0.5553 people per km² 0.5553 people per km² 1
1780s 0.6941 people per km² 0.6941 people per km² 0.6941 people per km² 1
1790s 0.8677 people per km² 0.8677 people per km² 0.8677 people per km² 1
1800s 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 10
1810s 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 10
1820s 2.14 people per km² 2.05 people per km² 2.24 people per km² 10
1830s 2.38 people per km² 2.27 people per km² 2.5 people per km² 10
1840s 2.65 people per km² 2.53 people per km² 2.78 people per km² 10
1850s 2.95 people per km² 2.81 people per km² 3.09 people per km² 10
1860s 3.28 people per km² 3.12 people per km² 3.43 people per km² 10
1870s 3.64 people per km² 3.47 people per km² 3.81 people per km² 10
1880s 4.04 people per km² 3.85 people per km² 4.23 people per km² 10
1890s 4.49 people per km² 4.28 people per km² 4.7 people per km² 10
1900s 4.98 people per km² 4.75 people per km² 5.21 people per km² 10
1910s 5.28 people per km² 5.25 people per km² 5.3 people per km² 10
1920s 4.32 people per km² 3.5 people per km² 5.16 people per km² 10
1930s 3.33 people per km² 3.31 people per km² 3.4 people per km² 10
1940s 3.52 people per km² 3.36 people per km² 3.71 people per km² 10
1950s 4.33 people per km² 3.88 people per km² 4.86 people per km² 10
1960s 5.55 people per km² 4.99 people per km² 6.16 people per km² 10
1970s 7.15 people per km² 6.31 people per km² 8.22 people per km² 10
1980s 9.95 people per km² 8.51 people per km² 11.48 people per km² 10
1990s 13.58 people per km² 11.84 people per km² 15.38 people per km² 10
2000s 17.11 people per km² 15.74 people per km² 18.51 people per km² 10
2010s 22.49 people per km² 19.04 people per km² 26.01 people per km² 10
2020s 29.65 people per km² 26.6 people per km² 32.8 people per km² 10
2030s 36.76 people per km² 33.52 people per km² 39.91 people per km² 10
2040s 43.4 people per km² 40.57 people per km² 46.17 people per km² 10
2050s 49.35 people per km² 46.77 people per km² 51.84 people per km² 10
2060s 54.66 people per km² 52.38 people per km² 56.85 people per km² 10
2070s 59.19 people per km² 57.3 people per km² 60.94 people per km² 10
2080s 62.69 people per km² 61.29 people per km² 63.96 people per km² 10
2090s 65.14 people per km² 64.21 people per km² 65.93 people per km² 10
2100s 66.07 people per km² 66.07 people per km² 66.07 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Solomon Islands?
Population density in Solomon Islands was 66.07 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 66.07 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 people per km² in 1000.
How does Solomon Islands rank for population density?
Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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