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Solomon Islands

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Capital
Honiara
Currency
Solomon Islands dollar
Continent
Insular Oceania · Oceania
Area
28,400 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q685 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
838.65K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
1.75B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
2,086.19 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.36 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
1.43 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.51 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
70.69 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands: 838.65K
Solomon Islands · Population456.89K561K665.12K769.23K873.35K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Population · people
YearSolomon Islands
2025838,645
2024819,198
2023800,005
2022781,066
2021762,591
2020744,498
2019728,147
2018709,101
2017685,672
2016662,379
2015639,415
2014616,908
2013594,945
2012573,606
2011552,945
2010532,968
2009518,141
2008508,790
2007500,156
2006491,594
current US$ · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands: 1.75B
Solomon Islands · GDP504.03M843.72M1.18B1.52B1.86B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · GDP · current US$
YearSolomon Islands
20251,749,572,442.95
20241,583,964,703.75
20231,506,124,566.4
20221,466,670,929.62
20211,558,312,103.84
20201,536,143,427.83
20191,619,150,563.92
20181,615,473,250.25
20171,469,790,526.4
20161,379,486,290.71
20151,307,908,813.6
20141,335,576,762.85
20131,285,905,957.64
20121,185,217,634.37
20111,063,898,226.72
2010898,128,551.29
2009805,557,289.46
2008776,335,523.47
2007695,291,217.98
2006617,257,457.76

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands: 2,086.19
Solomon Islands · GDP per capita1,153.371,460.141,766.912,073.682,380.462006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSolomon Islands
20252,086.19
20241,933.56
20231,882.64
20221,877.78
20212,043.44
20202,063.33
20192,223.66
20182,278.2
20172,143.58
20162,082.62
20152,045.48
20142,164.95
20132,161.39
20122,066.26
20111,924.06
20101,685.15
20091,554.71
20081,525.85
20071,390.15
20061,255.62
% · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands: 3.36
Solomon Islands · Inflation-2.3638.3713.7419.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Inflation · %
YearSolomon Islands
20253.36
20244.32
20235.89
20225.52
2021-0.12
20202.96
20191.63
20183.46
20170.49
20160.51
2015-0.57
20145.17
20135.39
20125.91
20117.34
20101.05
20097.09
200817.32
20077.67
200611.22

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands: 1.43
Solomon Islands · Unemployment0.560.961.361.752.152006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSolomon Islands
20251.43
20241.44
20231.44
20221.48
20210.88
20200.87
20190.75
20180.72
20170.73
20160.74
20150.74
20140.73
20130.69
20120.98
20111.29
20101.62
20092.02
20082
20071.98
20061.92

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands:
Solomon Islands · Fertility rate3.433.693.954.214.482006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSolomon Islands
2025No data available
20243.51
20233.56
20223.62
20213.69
20203.75
20193.8
20183.93
20174.06
20164.2
20154.29
20144.36
20134.33
20124.33
20114.34
20104.34
20094.35
20084.36
20074.37
20064.39

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Solomon Islands:
Solomon Islands · Life expectancy67.5668.4169.2770.1270.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Solomon Islands · Life expectancy · years
YearSolomon Islands
2025No data available
202470.69
202370.53
202270.41
202168.89
202069.26
201969.98
201869.81
201769.65
201669.5
201569.32
201468.98
201369.01
201268.96
201168.82
201068.67
200968.4
200868.34
200767.85
200667.97
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology