People using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People using improved sanitation facilities was 332,396 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 332,396 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands peaked at 332,396 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111,307 people, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 177th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130,575 people | 111,307 people | 155,965 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 218,250 people | 164,581 people | 276,838 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,542 people | 289,035 people | 332,396 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 174 Bahamas 386,744 people compare
- 179 New Caledonia 292,639 people compare
- 180 French Guiana 290,416 people compare
More population data for Solomon Islands
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 114,738 people (2100)
- Population density 66.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.51 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.51 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.51 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands was 332,396 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 332,396 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,307 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Solomon Islands ranks 177th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.