Urban population, male in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Urban population, male was 11.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban 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 11.5% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Solomon Islands peaked at 11.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 177th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1985 | 6.3% | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 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)
- Population 616.34 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 616.34 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Solomon Islands?
- Urban population, male in Solomon Islands was 11.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for urban population, male?
- Solomon Islands ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.