Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Solomon Islands

Rural population share in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 68.7%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 28.6 pp.

2025 68.7% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 217
Period maximum 97.3%1960
Period minimum 68.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Solomon Islands, 1960–20256070809010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 97.3%1962: 96.7%1964: 96%1966: 95.1%1968: 93.9%1970: 92.9%1972: 92.1%1974: 91.4%1976: 90.7%1978: 90%1980: 89.2%1982: 88.4%1984: 87.7%1986: 87.1%1988: 86.6%1990: 86.2%1992: 85.9%1994: 85.6%1996: 85.2%1998: 84.8%2000: 84.2%2002: 83.6%2004: 82.8%2006: 81.9%2008: 81%2010: 79.9%2012: 78.6%2014: 77.1%2016: 75.5%2018: 73.7%2020: 72%2022: 70.6%2024: 69.3%2025: 68.7%
Change over the period: −28.6 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 68.7%
World 42.2%
Melanesia computed 78.8%
Rural population share — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.7 −0.6 pp
2024 69.3 −0.7 pp
2023 70 −0.7 pp
2022 70.6 −0.7 pp
2021 71.3 −0.7 pp
2020 72 −0.8 pp
2019 72.7 −1 pp
2018 73.7 −0.9 pp
2017 74.6 −0.9 pp
2016 75.5 −0.8 pp
2015 76.3 −0.8 pp
2014 77.1 −0.8 pp
2013 77.9 −0.7 pp
2012 78.6 −0.7 pp
2011 79.3 −0.6 pp
2010 79.9 −0.6 pp
2009 80.4 −0.5 pp
2008 81 −0.5 pp
2007 81.5 −0.5 pp
2006 81.9 −0.5 pp
2005 82.4 −0.4 pp
2004 82.8 −0.4 pp
2003 83.2 −0.4 pp
2002 83.6 −0.3 pp
2001 83.9 −0.3 pp
2000 84.2 −0.3 pp
1999 84.5 −0.2 pp
1998 84.8 −0.2 pp
1997 85 −0.2 pp
1996 85.2 −0.2 pp
1995 85.4 −0.2 pp
1994 85.6 −0.2 pp
1993 85.7 −0.2 pp
1992 85.9 −0.2 pp
1991 86.1 −0.2 pp
1990 86.2 −0.2 pp
1989 86.4 −0.2 pp
1988 86.6 −0.2 pp
1987 86.9 −0.3 pp
1986 87.1 −0.3 pp
1985 87.4 −0.3 pp
1984 87.7 −0.3 pp
1983 88.1 −0.4 pp
1982 88.4 −0.4 pp
1981 88.8 −0.4 pp
1980 89.2 −0.4 pp
1979 89.6 −0.4 pp
1978 90 −0.4 pp
1977 90.3 −0.4 pp
1976 90.7 −0.4 pp
1975 91.1 −0.3 pp
1974 91.4 −0.3 pp
1973 91.7 −0.3 pp
1972 92.1 −0.4 pp
1971 92.5 −0.4 pp
1970 92.9 −0.5 pp
1969 93.4 −0.6 pp
1968 93.9 −0.6 pp
1967 94.5 −0.5 pp
1966 95.1 −0.5 pp
1965 95.5 −0.4 pp
1964 96 −0.4 pp
1963 96.3 −0.4 pp
1962 96.7 −0.3 pp
1961 97 −0.3 pp
1960 97.3

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.