East Asia & Pacific
Solomon Islands in numbers Solomon Islands is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Honiara. Its population was 838,645 in 2025, ranking 163 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$2,086 in 2025.
Population 838,645 2025
GDP US$1.7 billion 2025
GDP per person US$2,086 2025
Life expectancy 70.7 2024
Area 28,446 2024
Urban share 31.3% 2025
People 838,645
2025 · +90% since 2000 · Rank 163 of 217
2.35%
2025 · 2.29% in 2000 · Rank 32 of 217
29.3
2024 · +86% since 2000 · Rank 174 of 216
31.3%
2025 · 15.8% in 2000 · Rank 194 of 217
36.6%
2025 · 42.9% in 2000 · Rank 45 of 217
3.7%
2025 · 3.4% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 217
3.51
2024 · -26% since 2000 · Rank 44 of 217
Health and living standards 70.7
2024 · +5% since 2000 · Rank 149 of 217
20.0
2024 · -34% since 2000 · Rank 74 of 196
US$111
2023 · +142% since 2000 · Rank 142 of 193
81.5%
2024 · 4.7% in 2000 · Rank 169 of 215
29.0%
2024 · 0.5% in 2000 · Rank 170 of 186
81.8%
2024 · 80.2% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 190
Economy US$1.7 billion
2025 · +317% since 2000 · Rank 192 of 210
US$2,086
2025 · +119% since 2000 · Rank 174 of 210
Int$2,788
2025 · +85% since 2000 · Rank 188 of 199
3.62%
2025 · -14.28% in 2000 · Rank 93 of 210
3.36%
2025 · 7.89% in 2000 · Rank 82 of 180
1.4%
2025 · 2.4% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 187
40.6%
2024 · 27.1% in 2000 · Rank 79 of 183
6.0%
2024 · 1.0% in 2000 · Rank 48 of 176
Land and environment 28,446
2024 · -2% since 2000 · Rank 141 of 216
89.8%
2024 · 90.5% in 2000 · Rank 5 of 214
0.38
2024 · -27% since 2000 · Rank 167 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Solomon Islands. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.