Demographic profile
Solomon Islands is the 167th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.01% of everyone alive. Within Melanesia, it ranks 3 of 5.
Each day brings roughly 51 births and 15 deaths, adding about 13,148 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.75% annually, the population would double in roughly 40 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Honiara, holding an estimated 29.5% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 10 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 72.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 30.0%, with life expectancy at about 71.3 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Solomon Islands in 2026? Approximately 751,992 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Solomon Islands growing? About 1.75% per year — roughly 51 births and 15 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Solomon Islands? Around 0.01% — ranked 167 worldwide by population.