Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 31.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
31.3%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
211th
of 238 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands is 31.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands peaked at 31.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Solomon Islands 211th out of 238 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.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1720 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 1730 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 1740 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1760 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1770 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1780 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 1790 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 1800 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 1810 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 1820 | 0.5% | +16.7% |
| 1830 | 0.6% | +16.7% |
| 1840 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 1850 | 0.8% | +16.7% |
| 1860 | 0.9% | +16.7% |
| 1870 | 1.1% | +16.7% |
| 1880 | 1.3% | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 1.5% | +16.7% |
| 1900 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 1920 | 2.4% | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 1940 | 3.3% | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | -70.4% |
| 1951 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 1952 | 1.2% | +11.5% |
| 1953 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 1954 | 1.5% | +11.2% |
| 1955 | 1.6% | +10.8% |
| 1956 | 1.8% | +10.8% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | +10.6% |
| 1958 | 2.2% | +10.7% |
| 1959 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 1960 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +10.5% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 4.0% | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 31.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 31.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.0% | 31.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Solomon Islands was 31.3% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Solomon Islands ranks 211th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.