Population: 385,811 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.43% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 38.93 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 4.63 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 27.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.48 years
male: 68.05 years
female: 73.03 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.73 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Solomon Islander(s)
adjective: Solomon Islander

Ethnic divisions: Melanesian 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4%

Religions: Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, other Protestant 5%

Languages: Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2% of population
note: 120 indigenous languages

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 23,448 economically active
by occupation: agriculture, forestry, and fishing 32.4%, services 25%, construction, manufacturing, and mining 7.0%, commerce, transport, and finance 4.7% (1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Solomon Islands on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Solomon Islands People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solomon Islands People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.