Solomon Islands

Area of Solomon Islands	28,292.4 km²
Population	516,709
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+202%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+41.8%
Timezone	Solomon Islands Time

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres . Source: Wikipedia

Solomon Islands Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	171,077	276,786	364,341	516,709
Population Density	6.05 / km²	9.78 / km²	12.9 / km²	18.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Solomon Islands Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1760 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	27,677	n/a	n/a
1900	50,950	6.3%	2,327
1910	52,575	3.2%	1,625
1920	58,264	10.8%	5,689
1930	64,562	10.8%	6,298
1940	71,532	10.8%	6,970
1950	79,246	10.8%	7,714
1960	104,078	31.3%	24,832
1970	140,549	35%	36,471
1990	276,786	40.3%	68,118
2000	364,341	31.6%	87,555
2020	571,084	25.2%	103,371
2030	671,960	17.7%	100,876
2040	764,430	13.8%	92,470
2050	837,090	9.5%	72,660
2060	891,590	6.5%	54,500
2070	928,096	4.1%	36,506
2080	944,468	1.8%	16,372
2090	943,213	-0.1%	-1,255
2100	929,192	-1.5%	-14,021

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Solomon Islands Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1949 to 2020)

Average Temp

26.7°C

80.1°F

Average High

31.7°C

89.0°F

Average Low

22.5°C

72.6°F

Record High Temperature

34.3°C

93.7°F

Record Low Temperature

21.1°C

70.0°F

Average Precipitation

95.3 mm

3.8 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

11.8 days

Average Snowfall

0.0 mm

0.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

0.0 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (10)
Cyclone	High (9)
Drought	Low (1.7)
Volcano	Medium (6)
Earthquake	High (7.1)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Solomon Islands

Honiara

Places in Solomon Islands

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Honiara	39.3 km²	80,159	2,041 / km²

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