Rural population, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Rural population, male was 39.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Solomon Islands, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 39.3% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 46.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2015.
That places Solomon Islands 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.1% | — |
| 1985 | 45.2% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.7% | 45.2% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 43.9% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 41.9% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 39.3% | 40.4% | 2 |
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More gender data for Solomon Islands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 322.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 10,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 10,814 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Solomon Islands?
- Rural population, male in Solomon Islands was 39.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for rural population, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.