Digital 2021: The Solomon Islands
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Solomon Islands, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Solomon Islands in 2021.
The Solomon Islands’s population
The Solomon Islands had a population of 695.4 thousand in January 2021.
The Solomon Islands’s population increased by 17 thousand (+2.5%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
49.2% of the Solomon Islands’s population is female, while 50.8% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
24.9% of the Solomon Islands’s population lives in urban centres, while 75.1% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in the Solomon Islands
There were 198.9 thousand internet users in the Solomon Islands in January 2021.
The number of internet users in the Solomon Islands increased by 51 thousand (+35%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in the Solomon Islands stood at 28.6% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for the Solomon Islands
There were 130.0 thousand social media users in the Solomon Islands in January 2021.
The number of social media users in the Solomon Islands increased by 33 thousand (+34%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in the Solomon Islands was equivalent to 18.7% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in the Solomon Islands
There were 497.4 thousand mobile connections in the Solomon Islands in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Solomon Islands increased by 18 thousand (+3.7%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Solomon Islands in January 2021 was equivalent to 71.5% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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