🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
SB / SLB #139
Nomad Score
39.0
Cities
5
Currency
SBD
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
828.9K
Density
21.2/km²
HDI
0.584
(Medium)
Gini Index (2012)
37.1
Life Expectancy (2024)
70.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2024)
3.51
Urban Population (2024)
30.7%
Labor Force (2025)
85.8%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 97.4% |
| Folk religion | 1.2% |
| Others | 1.4% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Melanesian | 95.3% |
| Polynesian | 3.1% |
| Micronesian | 1.2% |
| Others | 0.4% |
Demonym (male)
Solomon Islander
Demonym (female)
Solomon Islander
National Anthem
God Save Our Solomon Islands
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 37.0% | |
| 15-64 Working | 59.4% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.6% |
Dependency Ratio
68.4%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
30.7%
Birth Rate (2024)
26.7 /1000
Death Rate (2024)
5.1 /1000
Fertility Rate (2024)
3.51
Infant Mortality (2024)
16.4 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
2.0%
Tourism (2020)
4.4K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2024)
70.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
57.4 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
5.4% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2024)
16.4/1000
UHC Index (2021)
47/100
Physicians (2023)
0.24/1000
Nurses (2023)
2.00/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$111
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
3.2%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Education Spending (2023)
8.3% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
351
Internet Users (2024)
29.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
62.1/100
Broadband (2022)
0.1/100
Secure Servers (2024)
81/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
0.1
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
28,896 km²
Capital
Honiara
📍
Continent
Oceania
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Melanesia
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Solomon Islands features a thin yellow diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a blue and green triangle respectively. Five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X shape are situated on the hoist side of the upper blue triangle.
National Anthem
God Save Our Solomon Islands
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