Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 21.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Solomon Islands, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 21.9% for share of population living in urban and rural areas in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Solomon Islands peaked at 21.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1950.
Solomon Islands ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.5% | — |
| 1955 | 5.8% | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 6.3% | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 7.2% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.0% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 224 Vanuatu 30.0% compare
- 225 Micronesia, Federated States of 29.4% compare
- 226 Eswatini 23.5% compare
- 228 Anguilla 0.0%
- 228 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 228 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0.0%
- 228 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 228 Niue 0.0%
- 228 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 228 Tokelau 0.0%
- 228 Wallis and Futuna 0.0%
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Solomon Islands?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Solomon Islands was 21.9% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1950.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Solomon Islands ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.