Solomon Islands, year by year

Every index this site holds for Solomon Islands, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1999

Human development rose from 0.554 in 1999 to 0.584 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 25 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 70.7 years2024at birthUp 2.9 years from 67.8 years in 2005
Internet users: 29%2024of people onlineUp 27 points from 2% in 2006
Urban population: 31%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 13 points from 18% in 2006
Births per woman: 3.512024births per womanDown 0.90 from 4.41 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 50%2022of energy usedLevel with 2004
Access to electricity: 82%2024of people with electricityUp 62 points from 19% in 2005
Infant mortality: 162024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 6 from 23 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 0.4 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 0.2 t from 0.6 t in 2005
Forest area: 90%2023of land under forestDown 1 point from 91% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 1 value marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	66.2	—	—	5.74	60.2	—	29	0.5	90.9	—	—
1991	—	66.4	—	13.9	5.62	59.0	—	28	0.5	90.9	—	—
1992	—	66.5	—	14.1	5.51	57.7	—	27	0.5	90.9	—	—
1993	—	66.6	—	14.3	5.45	56.1	—	27	0.5	90.8	—	—
1994	—	66.7	—	14.4	5.40	54.5	—	26	0.5	90.8	—	—
1995	—	66.7	0.0	14.6	5.34	54.1	—	26	0.4	90.8	—	—
1996	—	66.7	0.3	14.8	5.22	52.5	—	25	0.4	90.8	—	—
1997	—	66.8	0.4	15.0	5.09	53.1	—	25	0.4	90.7	—	—
1998	—	66.9	0.5	15.2	4.98	52.5	—	24	0.4	90.7	—	—
1999	0.554	67.0	0.5	15.5	4.86	55.3	16	24	0.4	90.7	—	—
2000	0.547	67.1	0.5	15.8	4.76	55.3	5	24	0.5	90.7	—	—
2001	0.542	67.2	0.5	16.1	4.67	54.1	8	23	0.6	90.6	—	—
2002	0.539	67.3	0.5	16.4	4.60	52.8	11	23	0.6	90.6	—	—
2003	0.543	67.5	0.6	16.8	4.54	51.5	13	23	0.6	90.6	—	—
2004	0.548	67.6	0.7	17.2	4.47	49.9	16	23	0.6	90.6	—	—
2005	0.553	67.8	0.8	17.6	4.41	49.7	19	23	0.6	90.5	—	—
2006	0.553	68.0	1.6	18.1	4.39	48.9	14	23	0.6	90.5	1256	1786
2007	0.552	67.8	2.0	18.5	4.37	47.4	13	22	0.7	90.5	1390	1869
2008	0.556	68.3	3.0	19.0	4.36	46.7	28	22	0.7	90.5	1526	1989
2009	0.557	68.4	4.0	19.6	4.35	45.8	21	22	0.6	90.4	1555	2021
2010	0.564	68.7	5.0	20.1	4.34	45.1	35	21	0.7	90.4	1685	2182
2011	0.567	68.8	6.0	20.7	4.34	43.6	39	21	0.7	90.4	1924	2306
2012	0.570	69.0	7.0	21.4	4.33	43.8	43	21	0.7	90.3	2066	2320
2013	0.576	69.0	8.0	22.1	4.33	41.8	45	21	0.7	90.3	2161	2394
2014	0.575	69.0	9.0	22.9	4.36	45.9	51	20	0.6	90.3	2165	2377
2015	0.576	69.3	10.0	23.7	4.29	48.6	55	20	0.5	90.3	2045	2354
2016	0.578	69.5	11.0	24.5	4.20	48.7	58	20	0.5	90.2	2083	2421
2017	0.581	69.7	15.2	25.4	4.06	49.0	63	19	0.4	90.2	2144	2454
2018	0.582	69.8	20.9	26.3	3.93	48.6	66	19	0.5	90.2	2278	2494
2019	0.583	70.0	22.5	27.3	3.80	48.4	69	19	0.4	90.2	2224	2512
2020	0.579	69.3	24.2	28.0	3.75	49.0	73	18	0.4	90.1	2063	2406
2021	0.577	68.9	26.0	28.7	3.69	49.1	76	18	0.4	90.1	2043	2450
2022	0.583	70.4	28.0	29.4	3.62	50.1	76	17	0.4	90.1	1878	2496
2023	0.584	70.5	28.7	30.0	3.56	—	81	17	0.4	90.1	1883	2599
2024	—	70.7	29.0	30.7	3.51	—	82	16	0.4	—	1934	2679
2025	—	—	—	31.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2086	2788
On the profile	0.584	70.7	29.0	31.3	3.51	50.1	—	—	0.4	90.1	2086	2788

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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