Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 6.32 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.32 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
142nd
of 241 countries
All-time high
13.82 per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
4.45 per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Solomon Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Solomon Islands stood at 6.32 per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Solomon Islands peaked at 13.82 per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.45 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 142nd of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.64 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 9.26 per 100,000 people | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 11.91 per 100,000 people | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 12.97 per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 12.74 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.54 per 100,000 people | -56.5% |
| 2006 | 7.46 per 100,000 people | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 9.32 per 100,000 people | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 9.94 per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 12.42 per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 13.82 per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 12.78 per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 10.27 per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.14 per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 10.91 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.53 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 8.17 per 100,000 people | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 4.58 per 100,000 people | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 4.62 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.91 per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 4.92 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.57 per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 4.45 per 100,000 people | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 5.31 per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 6.32 per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 6.32 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 6.32 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.17 per 100,000 people, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.92 per 100,000 people | 5.54 per 100,000 people | 12.97 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.67 per 100,000 people | 4.58 per 100,000 people | 13.82 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 per 100,000 people | 4.45 per 100,000 people | 6.32 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More development goals data for Solomon Islands
- Red List Index 0.7681 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.21 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 355 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 175 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Solomon Islands?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Solomon Islands was 6.32 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.82 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Solomon Islands ranks 142nd out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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