Demographics of Solomon Islands
Demographics of Solomon Islands | |
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![]() Population pyramid of the Solomon Islands in 2020 | |
Population | 702,694 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 1.72% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 22.71 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 3.96 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Net migration rate | -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 32.99% |
65 and over | 4.51% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Solomon Islander |
Major ethnic | Melanesian (95.3%) |
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Demographic features of the population of Solomon Islands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Cultures, languages and customs
[edit]The Solomon Islanders comprise diverse cultures, languages, and customs. Of its population [1] 94.5% are Melanesian, 3% Polynesian, and 1.2% Micronesian.[2] In addition, small numbers of Europeans and Chinese are registered. About 120 vernaculars are spoken.
Habitation
[edit]Most people reside in small, widely dispersed settlements along the coasts. Sixty per cent live in localities with fewer than 200 persons, and only 10% reside in urban areas.
The capital city of Honiara is situated on Guadalcanal, the largest island. The other principal towns are Gizo, Auki, and Kirakira.
Religions
[edit]Most Solomon Islanders are Christian, with the Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, South Seas Evangelical, and Seventh-day Adventist faiths predominating. About 5% of the population maintain traditional beliefs.
The chief characteristics of the traditional Melanesian social structure are:
- The practice of subsistence economy;
- The recognition of bonds of kinship, with important obligations extending beyond the immediate family group;
- Generally egalitarian relationships, emphasising acquired rather than inherited status; and
- A strong attachment of the people to the land.
Most Solomon Islanders maintain this traditional social structure and find their roots in village life.
Vital statistics
[edit]Mid-year population (thousands) | Live births (thousands) | Deaths (thousands) | Natural change (thousands) | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate (TFR) | Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) | Life expectancy (in years) | |
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1950 | 105,209 | 4,365 | 2,606 | 1,759 | 41.5 | 24.8 | 16.7 | 7.00 | 166.4 | 40.03 |
1951 | 107,119 | 4,519 | 2,536 | 1,983 | 42.2 | 23.7 | 18.5 | 7.02 | 163.8 | 40.53 |
1952 | 109,309 | 4,682 | 2,505 | 2,177 | 42.9 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 7.04 | 158.7 | 41.29 |
1953 | 111,760 | 4,816 | 2,472 | 2,344 | 43.1 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 7.01 | 153.7 | 42.08 |
1954 | 114,448 | 4,968 | 2,455 | 2,513 | 43.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 148.7 | 42.79 |
1955 | 117,314 | 5,119 | 2,432 | 2,687 | 43.7 | 20.8 | 22.9 | 6.99 | 143.8 | 43.58 |
1956 | 120,288 | 5,266 | 2,643 | 2,623 | 43.9 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 6.97 | 144.5 | 41.87 |
1957 | 123,373 | 5,415 | 2,366 | 3,049 | 43.9 | 19.2 | 24.7 | 6.95 | 132.9 | 45.28 |
1958 | 126,649 | 5,602 | 2,338 | 3,264 | 44.3 | 18.5 | 25.8 | 6.98 | 127.9 | 46.12 |
1959 | 130,071 | 5,774 | 2,315 | 3,459 | 44.4 | 17.8 | 26.6 | 6.97 | 123.0 | 46.91 |
1960 | 133,440 | 5,948 | 2,282 | 3,666 | 44.5 | 17.1 | 27.4 | 6.97 | 118.3 | 47.74 |
1961 | 136,780 | 6,085 | 2,291 | 3,794 | 44.4 | 16.7 | 27.7 | 6.97 | 113.6 | 48.43 |
1962 | 140,254 | 6,225 | 2,283 | 3,942 | 44.3 | 16.3 | 28.1 | 6.97 | 109.1 | 49.25 |
1963 | 143,863 | 6,357 | 2,274 | 4,083 | 44.1 | 15.8 | 28.3 | 6.97 | 104.6 | 50.05 |
1964 | 147,609 | 6,495 | 2,260 | 4,235 | 43.9 | 15.3 | 28.6 | 6.96 | 100.3 | 50.86 |
1965 | 151,495 | 6,624 | 2,246 | 4,378 | 43.7 | 14.8 | 28.9 | 6.95 | 96.0 | 51.66 |
1966 | 155,514 | 6,759 | 2,229 | 4,530 | 43.4 | 14.3 | 29.1 | 6.94 | 91.7 | 52.46 |
1967 | 159,667 | 6,901 | 2,216 | 4,685 | 43.2 | 13.9 | 29.3 | 6.94 | 87.5 | 53.21 |
1968 | 163,973 | 7,023 | 2,172 | 4,851 | 42.8 | 13.2 | 29.5 | 6.92 | 82.6 | 54.24 |
1969 | 168,399 | 7,224 | 2,141 | 5,083 | 42.8 | 12.7 | 30.1 | 6.97 | 78.0 | 55.16 |
1970 | 172,833 | 7,426 | 2,121 | 5,305 | 42.8 | 12.2 | 30.6 | 7.00 | 73.3 | 56.07 |
1971 | 177,264 | 7,604 | 2,116 | 5,488 | 42.8 | 11.9 | 30.9 | 7.03 | 68.9 | 56.98 |
1972 | 181,876 | 7,784 | 2,069 | 5,715 | 42.7 | 11.3 | 31.3 | 7.06 | 64.6 | 57.80 |
1973 | 186,816 | 7,995 | 2,027 | 5,968 | 42.7 | 10.8 | 31.9 | 7.09 | 60.7 | 58.59 |
1974 | 192,155 | 8,234 | 1,991 | 6,243 | 42.8 | 10.3 | 32.4 | 7.13 | 57.0 | 59.36 |
1975 | 197,853 | 8,395 | 2,161 | 6,234 | 42.4 | 10.9 | 31.5 | 7.07 | 56.2 | 58.08 |
1976 | 204,082 | 8,591 | 1,919 | 6,672 | 42.1 | 9.4 | 32.7 | 7.02 | 50.6 | 60.75 |
1977 | 210,932 | 8,824 | 1,937 | 6,887 | 41.8 | 9.2 | 32.7 | 6.95 | 48.3 | 60.86 |
1978 | 218,193 | 9,061 | 1,868 | 7,193 | 41.5 | 8.6 | 33.0 | 6.87 | 45.3 | 61.91 |
1979 | 225,786 | 9,303 | 1,864 | 7,439 | 41.2 | 8.3 | 33.0 | 6.78 | 43.3 | 62.39 |
1980 | 233,668 | 9,563 | 1,869 | 7,694 | 40.9 | 8.0 | 32.9 | 6.71 | 41.4 | 62.80 |
1981 | 241,827 | 9,817 | 1,881 | 7,936 | 40.6 | 7.8 | 32.8 | 6.61 | 39.8 | 63.16 |
1982 | 250,250 | 10,084 | 1,896 | 8,188 | 40.3 | 7.6 | 32.7 | 6.52 | 38.4 | 63.51 |
1983 | 258,945 | 10,369 | 1,924 | 8,445 | 40.1 | 7.4 | 32.6 | 6.42 | 37.1 | 63.76 |
1984 | 267,913 | 10,660 | 1,955 | 8,705 | 39.8 | 7.3 | 32.5 | 6.31 | 36.0 | 64.00 |
1985 | 277,158 | 10,969 | 1,981 | 8,988 | 39.6 | 7.2 | 32.4 | 6.22 | 35.0 | 64.29 |
1986 | 286,527 | 11,280 | 2,121 | 9,159 | 39.4 | 7.4 | 32.0 | 6.11 | 35.3 | 63.76 |
1987 | 295,836 | 11,536 | 2,039 | 9,497 | 39.0 | 6.9 | 32.1 | 5.99 | 33.2 | 64.76 |
1988 | 305,132 | 11,818 | 2,063 | 9,755 | 38.7 | 6.8 | 31.9 | 5.88 | 32.5 | 64.97 |
1989 | 314,560 | 12,091 | 2,093 | 9,998 | 38.4 | 6.6 | 31.7 | 5.78 | 31.7 | 65.19 |
1990 | 324,171 | 12,353 | 2,125 | 10,228 | 38.1 | 6.5 | 31.5 | 5.66 | 31.0 | 65.39 |
1991 | 333,952 | 12,615 | 2,160 | 10,455 | 37.7 | 6.5 | 31.3 | 5.55 | 30.3 | 65.58 |
1992 | 343,916 | 12,898 | 2,197 | 10,701 | 37.5 | 6.4 | 31.1 | 5.45 | 29.5 | 65.77 |
1993 | 354,086 | 13,248 | 2,237 | 11,011 | 37.4 | 6.3 | 31.1 | 5.38 | 28.8 | 65.96 |
1994 | 364,505 | 13,622 | 2,272 | 11,350 | 37.3 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 5.31 | 28.1 | 66.19 |
1995 | 375,189 | 13,988 | 2,315 | 11,673 | 37.2 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 5.24 | 27.5 | 66.38 |
1996 | 386,069 | 14,209 | 2,354 | 11,855 | 36.8 | 6.1 | 30.7 | 5.12 | 26.9 | 66.59 |
1997 | 397,050 | 14,391 | 2,402 | 11,989 | 36.2 | 6.0 | 30.2 | 4.99 | 26.5 | 66.74 |
1998 | 408,145 | 14,686 | 2,449 | 12,237 | 35.9 | 6.0 | 29.9 | 4.90 | 26.1 | 66.92 |
1999 | 419,229 | 14,967 | 2,502 | 12,465 | 35.6 | 6.0 | 29.7 | 4.82 | 25.7 | 67.07 |
2000 | 429,978 | 15,207 | 2,560 | 12,647 | 35.3 | 5.9 | 29.3 | 4.76 | 25.3 | 67.23 |
2001 | 440,395 | 15,457 | 2,615 | 12,842 | 35.0 | 5.9 | 29.1 | 4.69 | 25.1 | 67.36 |
2002 | 450,760 | 15,672 | 2,667 | 13,005 | 34.7 | 5.9 | 28.8 | 4.63 | 24.8 | 67.52 |
2003 | 461,216 | 15,914 | 2,722 | 13,192 | 34.4 | 5.9 | 28.5 | 4.57 | 24.6 | 67.64 |
2004 | 471,785 | 16,146 | 2,770 | 13,376 | 34.1 | 5.9 | 28.3 | 4.52 | 24.4 | 67.80 |
2005 | 482,486 | 16,400 | 2,821 | 13,579 | 33.9 | 5.8 | 28.1 | 4.48 | 24.2 | 67.94 |
2006 | 493,430 | 16,834 | 2,870 | 13,964 | 34.0 | 5.8 | 28.2 | 4.48 | 23.9 | 68.09 |
2007 | 504,619 | 17,123 | 2,968 | 14,155 | 33.8 | 5.9 | 28.0 | 4.44 | 23.8 | 67.99 |
2008 | 516,001 | 17,424 | 2,958 | 14,466 | 33.7 | 5.7 | 27.9 | 4.41 | 23.0 | 68.40 |
2009 | 527,833 | 17,763 | 3,024 | 14,739 | 33.6 | 5.7 | 27.8 | 4.39 | 22.9 | 68.47 |
2010 | 540,394 | 18,223 | 3,041 | 15,182 | 33.6 | 5.6 | 28.0 | 4.40 | 22.0 | 68.73 |
2011 | 553,721 | 18,661 | 3,076 | 15,585 | 33.6 | 5.5 | 28.1 | 4.41 | 21.4 | 68.91 |
2012 | 567,763 | 19,122 | 3,110 | 16,012 | 33.6 | 5.5 | 28.2 | 4.41 | 20.8 | 69.08 |
2013 | 582,365 | 19,592 | 3,162 | 16,430 | 33.6 | 5.4 | 28.2 | 4.42 | 20.3 | 69.19 |
2014 | 597,375 | 20,031 | 3,235 | 16,796 | 33.5 | 5.4 | 28.1 | 4.42 | 20.4 | 69.23 |
2015 | 612,660 | 20,203 | 3,227 | 16,976 | 32.9 | 5.3 | 27.7 | 4.36 | 19.1 | 69.58 |
2016 | 628,102 | 20,365 | 3,255 | 17,110 | 32.4 | 5.2 | 27.2 | 4.29 | 18.5 | 69.80 |
2017 | 643,634 | 20,458 | 3,293 | 17,165 | 31.7 | 5.1 | 26.6 | 4.22 | 18.0 | 69.99 |
2018 | 659,249 | 20,608 | 3,335 | 17,273 | 31.2 | 5.1 | 26.2 | 4.16 | 17.4 | 70.17 |
2019 | 674,993 | 20,791 | 3,372 | 17,419 | 30.8 | 5.0 | 25.8 | 4.10 | 16.9 | 70.38 |
2020 | 691,191 | 20,904 | 3,515 | 17,389 | 30.2 | 5.1 | 25.1 | 4.04 | 16.5 | 70.20 |
2021 | 707,851 | 21,098 | 3,561 | 17,537 | 29.8 | 5.0 | 24.8 | 3.98 | 15.8 | 70.35 |
Structure of the population
[edit]Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 264 455 | 251 415 | 515 870 | 100 |
0–4 | 39 728 | 36 499 | 76 227 | 14.78 |
5–9 | 36 974 | 34 152 | 71 126 | 13.79 |
10–14 | 32 562 | 29 369 | 61 931 | 12.01 |
15–19 | 26 189 | 25 023 | 51 212 | 9.93 |
20–24 | 22 399 | 23 020 | 45 419 | 8.80 |
25–29 | 20 794 | 21 880 | 42 674 | 8.27 |
30–34 | 18 807 | 18 785 | 37 592 | 7.29 |
35–39 | 17 010 | 16 141 | 33 151 | 6.43 |
40–44 | 12 070 | 11 568 | 23 638 | 4.58 |
45–49 | 10 189 | 9 524 | 19 713 | 3.82 |
50–54 | 7 498 | 6 841 | 14 339 | 2.78 |
55–59 | 6 111 | 5 676 | 11 787 | 2.28 |
60–64 | 4 535 | 4 381 | 8 916 | 1.73 |
65-69 | 3 693 | 3 328 | 7 021 | 1.36 |
70-74 | 2 402 | 2 296 | 4 698 | 0.91 |
75-79 | 1 784 | 1 590 | 3 374 | 0.65 |
80-84 | 800 | 725 | 1 525 | 0.30 |
85-89 | 512 | 382 | 894 | 0.17 |
90-94 | 170 | 131 | 301 | 0.06 |
95+ | 228 | 104 | 332 | 0.06 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Per cent |
0–14 | 109 264 | 100 020 | 209 284 | 40.57 |
15–64 | 145 602 | 142 839 | 288 441 | 55.91 |
65+ | 9 589 | 8 556 | 18 145 | 3.52 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 360 961 | 346 523 | 707 484 | 100 |
0–4 | 42 814 | 40 013 | 82 826 | 11.71 |
5–9 | 42 227 | 39 814 | 82 041 | 11.60 |
10–14 | 41 682 | 39 525 | 81 206 | 11.48 |
15–19 | 39 816 | 37 593 | 77 409 | 10.94 |
20–24 | 34 052 | 31 980 | 66 032 | 9.33 |
25–29 | 28 304 | 26 540 | 54 843 | 7.75 |
30–34 | 25 926 | 24 335 | 50 261 | 7.10 |
35–39 | 23 401 | 22 340 | 45 740 | 6.47 |
40–44 | 19 810 | 19 951 | 39 760 | 5.62 |
45–49 | 17 196 | 17 749 | 34 945 | 4.94 |
50–54 | 13 460 | 13 628 | 27 088 | 3.83 |
55–59 | 10 280 | 10 328 | 20 608 | 2.91 |
60–64 | 7 637 | 7 601 | 15 238 | 2.15 |
65-69 | 5 588 | 5 656 | 11 243 | 1.59 |
70-74 | 3 905 | 4 262 | 8 167 | 1.15 |
75-79 | 2 596 | 2 800 | 5 396 | 0.76 |
80+ | 2 269 | 2 411 | 4 679 | 0.66 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Per cent |
0–14 | 126 723 | 119 352 | 246 075 | 34.78 |
15–64 | 219 880 | 212 042 | 431 922 | 61.05 |
65+ | 14 358 | 15 129 | 29 487 | 4.17 |
The World Factbook demographic statistics
[edit]The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[6]
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Population
[edit]- 685,097
Age structure
[edit]- 0–14 years: 32.99% (male 116,397/female 109,604)
- 15–24 years: 19.82% (male 69,914/female 65,874)
- 25–54 years: 37.64% (male 131,201/female 126,681)
- 55–64 years: 5.04% (male 17,844/female 16,704)
- 65 years and over: 4.51% (male 14,461/female 16,417) (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
[edit]- 1.84%
Birth rate
[edit]- 23.6 births/1,000 population
Death rate
[edit]- 3.8 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate
[edit]- -1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Urbanisation
[edit]- Urban Population: 24.7% of total population
- Rate of Urbanization: 3.91% annual rate of change
Sex ratio
[edit]- At Birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 0–14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
- 15–24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
- 25–54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 55–64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
- Total Population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality rate
[edit]- 104 deaths/100,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
[edit]- Total population: 76.2 years
- Male: 73.5 years
- Female: 79 years (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate
[edit]- 2.97 children born/woman (2020 est.)
Health expenditure
[edit]- 5.2% of GDP
Physicians density
[edit]- 0.2 physicians/1,000 population
Hospital bed density
[edit]- 1.4 beds/1,000 population
Nationality
[edit]- Solomon Islanders (noun)
- Solomon Islander (adjective)
Ethnic groups
[edit]- Melanesian 95.3%
- Polynesian 3.1%
- Micronesian 1.2%,
- Other 0.3%
Religions
[edit]- Protestant 73.4%
- Church of Melanesia 31.9%
- South Sea Evangelical 17.1%
- Seventh-day Adventist 11.7%
- United Church 10.1%
- Roman Catholic 19.6%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Other 4%
- Unspecified 0.1%
Languages
[edit]- Melanesian Pidgin (lingua franca)
- English (official) (spoken by only 1–2% of the population)
- 120 Indigenous Languages
Literacy
[edit]- Total population: 84.1%
- Male: 88.9%
- Female: 79.2%
References
[edit]- ^ "Auswärtiges Amt".
- ^ CIA World Factbook. Country profile: Solomon Islands URL Accessed 2007-05-19
- ^ "Census - Solomon Islands National Statistics Office".
- ^ "Population & Demography Data Explorer". Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Australia-Oceania :: SOLOMON ISLANDS". CIA The World Factbook. 16 May 2022.