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.
Share of the population using the Internet in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +980.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +45.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +95.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +37.7% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +1.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 29.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 29.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 36% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population 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 | +980.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
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 27.9% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (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.