Number of people using the Internet in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of people using the Internet was 237,901 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people using the internet in Solomon Islands is 237,901 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 328.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Solomon Islands peaked at 237,901 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 174th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 95.8 people | — |
| 1996 | 1,065 people | +1012.0% |
| 1997 | 1,597 people | +49.9% |
| 1998 | 2,129 people | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 2,131 people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,120 people | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,104 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,297 people | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 2,590 people | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 3,083 people | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 4,079 people | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 8,093 people | +98.4% |
| 2007 | 10,003 people | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 15,264 people | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 20,726 people | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 26,648 people | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 33,177 people | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 40,138 people | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 47,596 people | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 55,522 people | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 63,945 people | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 72,868 people | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 103,868 people | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 147,914 people | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 163,752 people | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 180,157 people | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 198,563 people | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 218,834 people | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 229,381 people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 237,901 people | +3.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 237,901 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 237,901 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 693,850 people, 34% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1012.0% | 95.8 people | 1,065 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,170 people | 0 people | 2,131 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 7,036 people | 2,104 people | 20,726 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,543 people | 26,648 people | 163,752 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,967 people | 180,157 people | 237,901 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.07 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1335 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (1989)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Solomon Islands?
- Number of people using the internet in Solomon Islands was 237,901 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 237,901 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of people using the internet?
- Solomon Islands ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.