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Solomon Islands
Urban population

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.

Global rank#173out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

263 K198 K133 K68 K3.8 K196019932025Solomon Islands · 2025: 262,574Solomon Islands

Analytical takeaways

  • Solomon Islands records 262,574 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #173 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 3,795 in 1960 to 262,574 in 2025, a gain of 258,779.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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