Share of the population using the Internet in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of the population using the Internet was 29.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in Solomon Islands is 29.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 222.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Solomon Islands peaked at 29.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Solomon Islands 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 5.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 24.2% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 181 Rwanda 31.7% compare
- 182 Tanzania 31.2% compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 29.8% compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 28.3% compare
- 186 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 27.9% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (1989)
- Number of people using the Internet 198,563 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.107 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 836 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.11 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 9.65 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Solomon Islands?
- Share of the population using the internet in Solomon Islands was 29.0% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Solomon Islands ranks 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.7%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.