Solomon Islands - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Solomon Islands was 169,453 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 169,453 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,797 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 6,797
1961 7,329
1962 7,904
1963 8,524
1964 9,193
1965 9,912
1966 10,686
1967 11,521
1968 12,429
1969 13,424
1970 14,289
1971 14,885
1972 15,528
1973 16,211
1974 16,921
1975 17,648
1976 18,598
1977 19,922
1978 21,323
1979 22,808
1980 24,383
1981 26,052
1982 27,819
1983 29,680
1984 31,631
1985 33,667
1986 35,794
1987 37,612
1988 39,226
1989 40,899
1990 42,654
1991 44,492
1992 46,415
1993 48,420
1994 50,512
1995 52,684
1996 54,943
1997 57,288
1998 59,719
1999 62,231
2000 65,255
2001 68,684
2002 72,269
2003 75,997
2004 79,847
2005 83,796
2006 87,841
2007 91,999
2008 96,334
2009 100,919
2010 105,826
2011 111,055
2012 116,607
2013 122,453
2014 128,547
2015 134,861
2016 141,374
2017 148,106
2018 155,047
2019 162,164
2020 169,453

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Solomon Islands was 24.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.77 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5.77
1961 6.04
1962 6.32
1963 6.62
1964 6.92
1965 7.25
1966 7.58
1967 7.93
1968 8.29
1969 8.67
1970 8.92
1971 8.96
1972 9.00
1973 9.04
1974 9.08
1975 9.13
1976 9.27
1977 9.58
1978 9.90
1979 10.24
1980 10.58
1981 10.93
1982 11.29
1983 11.66
1984 12.04
1985 12.43
1986 12.84
1987 13.11
1988 13.30
1989 13.49
1990 13.68
1991 13.87
1992 14.07
1993 14.26
1994 14.46
1995 14.66
1996 14.87
1997 15.08
1998 15.29
1999 15.50
2000 15.81
2001 16.20
2002 16.60
2003 17.00
2004 17.41
2005 17.83
2006 18.26
2007 18.69
2008 19.14
2009 19.59
2010 20.05
2011 20.51
2012 20.97
2013 21.43
2014 21.90
2015 22.36
2016 22.82
2017 23.29
2018 23.75
2019 24.21
2020 24.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization