Rural population growth in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Rural population growth was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Solomon Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Solomon Islands stood at 1.4%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Solomon Islands peaked at 3.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
Solomon Islands ranks 38th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
- Rural population 68.7% (2025)
- Rural population 576,071 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 470.85 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1,448 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,900 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2,753 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Solomon Islands?
- Rural population growth in Solomon Islands was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for rural population growth?
- Solomon Islands ranks 38th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.