Solomon Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Solomon Islands, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Solomon Islands was 2.35% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.68% in 2011. The lowest was 1.71% in 2008 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.04% per year.
Solomon Islands ranks 32 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Solomon Islands sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 35%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 1 of 37 economies; Vanuatu (2.23%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 55% in 2010. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 108th of 216 in 1961 → 94th of 216 in 1970 → 26th of 216 in 1980 → 37th of 216 in 1990 → 58th of 217 in 2000 → 32nd of 217 in 2010 → 43rd of 217 in 2020 → 32nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 2.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.65% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 3.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 3.68% | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 2.82% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 2.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 3.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 3.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 3.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 3.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 2.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 2.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 2.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s Population growth in 1962?
2.28% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Solomon Islands’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +2.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.35%; 2024: 2.37%; 2023: 2.4%; 2022: 2.39%; 2021: 2.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.