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Solomon Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Solomon Islands, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
2.35%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +2.8% since 1961
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
2.35%
First (1961)
2.28%
Change
+2.8%
Highest
3.68%
in 2011
Lowest
1.71%
in 2008
Average
2.76%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.04%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 2.37% |
| 2023 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.39% |
| 2021 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.22% |
| 2019 | 2.65% |
| 2018 | 3.36% |
| 2017 | 3.46% |
| 2016 | 3.53% |
| 2015 | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 3.63% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.