Share of the population that is female in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of the population that is female was 48.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is 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, share of the population that is female in Solomon Islands peaked at 48.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1969.
That places Solomon Islands 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 |
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More gender data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 10,680 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Solomon Islands?
- Share of the population that is female in Solomon Islands was 48.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1969.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of the population that is female?
- Solomon Islands ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is 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 United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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