Solomon Islands

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Population Full

681,000 (2019 census)

General Remarks
The Solomon Islands consist of 9 island provinces; the following island groupings are listed by size: Western, Guadalcanal, Malaita, Isabel, Choiseul, Makira Ulawa, Temotu, Rennell and Bellona, and Central
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
84% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CDE (1982), CSICH (2018)
General References
Dunn et al 2002, Ross 1988, Ross 2001, Ross 2005, Todd 1975, Tryon 1995, Tryon and Hackman 1983, Wurm 2007, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Solomon Islands is 74. Of these, 72 are living and 2 are extinct. Of the living languages, 70 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 27 are developing, 25 are vigorous, 7 are in trouble, and 8 are dying. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.