Population, female (% of total population) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population, female (% of total population) was 48.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
194th
of 218 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2025
All-time low
46.9%
in 1969
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Solomon Islands is 48.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Solomon Islands peaked at 48.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1969.
Solomon Islands ranks 194th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female (% of total population) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.4% | — |
| 1961 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 48.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 48.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 47.3% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.2% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Solomon Islands?
- Population, female in Solomon Islands was 48.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1969.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population, female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.