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Quick Facts
International migrants (2015): 2,600
New asylum applications (2014): 3
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Statistics Expand all
A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics
- Criminal prison population
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 435 | 2016 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 326 | 2013 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
- Percentage of foreign prisoners
| Percentage | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 1.6 | 2016 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 0 | 2013 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
- Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 73 | 2016 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 56 | 2013 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics
- Population
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 584,000 | 2015 |
| United Nations Population Fund. State of World Population 2015, http://www.unfpa.org/fr/world-population-dashboard | |
- International migrants
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2,600 | 2015 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
- International migrants as a percentage of the population
| Percentage | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0.4 | 2015 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
- Refugees
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 3 | 2015 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home | |
- Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 2014 |
| Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10 and 26, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html | |
- Total number of new asylum applications
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 3 | 2014 |
| Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10 and 26, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html | |
- Refugee recognition rate
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 100 | 2014 |
| Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10 and 26, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html | |
- Stateless persons
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2015 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home | |
Domestic Law Expand all
A. LEGAL TRADITION
Legal tradition Show sources
| Name | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| Common law | 2017 |
| World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/ | |
| Customary law | 2017 |
| World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/ | |
International Law Expand all
1. Relevant international treaties and date of ratification
International treaties Show sources
| Name | Ratification Year |
|---|---|
| ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | 1982 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | 1982 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | 2002 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child | 1995 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees | 1995 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
| 5/19 |
|---|
International treaty reservations Show sources
| Name | Reservation Year | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| ICESCR Article 13 | 1982 | 2017 |
| UN Treaty Collection | ||
Individual complaints procedure Show sources
| Name | Acceptance Year |
|---|---|
| ICERD, declaration under article 14 of the Convention | 1982 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 | 2002 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2/4 | 2017 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
4. Non treaty-based international human rights mechanisms
Relevant recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review Show sources
| Recomendation Issued | Year Issued | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2011 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Solomon Islands, A/HRC/18/8, 11 July 2011, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/solomon_islands/session_11_-_may_2011/ahrc188solomonislandse.pdf | ||
| No | 2016 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Solomon Islands, A/HRC/32/14, 13 April 2016, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/solomon_islands/session_24_-_january_2016/a-hrc-32-14-e.pdf | ||
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Socio Economic Data Expand all
A. Economics and Development Indicators
Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) Show sources
| Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2,024 | 2014 |
| The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$). | |
Remittances to the country Show sources
| Remittances to the country (in millions USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 17 | 2014 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
Unemployment Rate Show sources
| Unemployment Rate | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2014 | |
| The World Bank. Unemployment, total (% of total labor force), 2014 | |
Net official development assistance (ODA) (in millions USD) Show sources
| Net official development assistance (ODA) (in USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 198.5 | 2014 |
| OECD - DAC, Net ODA in millions USD, 2014, http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats | |
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) Show sources
| Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) | UNDP four-tiered ranking | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Low | 2015 |
| Human Development Reports | ||
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