Rural population, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Rural population, per capita was 0.6869 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.6869 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.9728 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6869 units per person, in 2025.
That places Solomon Islands 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9557 units per person | 0.9337 units per person | 0.9728 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9122 units per person | 0.8956 units per person | 0.9287 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8765 units per person | 0.8642 units per person | 0.8917 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8543 units per person | 0.8452 units per person | 0.8623 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.825 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.8425 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7657 units per person | 0.7272 units per person | 0.7988 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7032 units per person | 0.6869 units per person | 0.7197 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.73 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.73 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
- Rural population 68.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Rural population, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.6869 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9728 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6869 units per person in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for rural population, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.