| Nationality |
noun: Solomon Islander(s) adjective: Solomon Islander |
| Population | 559,198 (CIA, July 2010 est.) or 535,700 or 531,000 (2010) |
| Annual population growth rate (2010 est.) | 2.27% |
| Age Structure (2010 est.) |
0-14 years: 39.5% (male 119,875/female 115,127) 15-64 years: 57.1% (male 171,792/female 168,023) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 9,849/female 10,947) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 18% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups (1999 census) | Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% |
| Languages | Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages |
| Religion (1999 census) | Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% |
| Life expectancy (2010 est.) |
total population: 73.94 years male: 71.37 years female: 76.63 years |
| Infant mortality rate (2010 est.) |
total: 18.41 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.74 deaths/1,000 live births |