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 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population growth in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +82.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 574.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6869 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
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 209 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.