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Solomon Islands

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
838,645 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 611,343in 2017[4]
Land area
27,990 km²[5]
Total area
28,400 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Coast
Yes[11]
Official names
  • Solomon Islands[12]
  • les Îles Salomon[13]

Parts of Solomon Islands

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025838.6K

139,688 in 1960, 838,645 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960139,688
1961142,912
1962146,201
1963149,589
1964153,085
1965156,686
1966160,393
1967164,245
1968168,282
1969172,476
1970176,579
1971180,637
1972184,994
1973189,774
1974195,041
1975200,744
1976207,194
1977214,418
1978222,029
1979229,953
1980238,135
1981246,555
1982255,200
1983264,068
1984273,163
1985282,455
1986291,842
1987301,414
1988311,265
1989321,282
1990331,435
1991341,738
1992352,205
1993362,839
1994373,675
1995384,733
1996396,009
1997407,474
1998419,071
1999430,500
2000440,469
2001449,125
2002457,671
2003466,154
2004474,611
2005483,080
2006491,594
2007500,156
2008508,790
2009518,141
2010532,968
2011552,945
2012573,606
2013594,945
2014616,908
2015639,415
2016662,379
2017685,672
2018709,101
2019728,147
2020744,498
2021762,591
2022781,066
2023800,005
2024819,198
2025838,645

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
SB[14]
ISO alpha-3
SLB[15]
ISO numeric
090[16]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), capital: Honiara (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), population (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), area (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), official language: English (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), currency: Solomon Islands dollar (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), continent: Oceania (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), continent: Insular Oceania (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), official name (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), official name (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Solomon Islands (Q685), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562959341) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg, Public domain, User:SKopp, via Wikimedia Commons.