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.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111,307 people | — |
| 2001 | 114,635 people | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 118,002 people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 121,422 people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 124,905 people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 130,716 people | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 136,703 people | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 142,867 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 149,224 people | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 155,965 people | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 164,581 people | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 175,076 people | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 186,126 people | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 197,744 people | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 209,925 people | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 222,663 people | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 235,932 people | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 249,703 people | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 263,913 people | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 276,838 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 289,035 people | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 302,192 people | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 311,998 people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 322,091 people | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 332,396 people | +3.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 332,396 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.20 million people, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 332,396 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 27% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 175 Guadeloupe 374,084 people compare
- 176 Martinique 341,429 people compare
- 178 Mayotte 326,505 people compare
- 179 New Caledonia 292,639 people compare
- 180 French Guiana 290,416 people compare
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 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.