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Solomon Islands: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 724,273 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.293 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 74.143 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 25.584 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 16.1 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.348 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.12 billion kWh (2021) #185
Consumption 0.1 billion kWh (2021) #185
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.01 billion kWh (2021) #168

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 2.17 thousand bbl/day (2021) #181
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 36 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 882,029 (2018 est.)
Highways 1,390 km (2011)
Internet Users 69,859 (2016 est.)
Telephones 7,430 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Total Area28,896 sq. km
Land Area27,986 sq. km
Water Area910 sq. km
Coastline5,313 km
Climatetropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
Terrainmostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mount Popomanaseu 2,335 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020