Religion in Solomon Islands

Christianity is the predominant religion in Solomon Islands, with Anglicanism (Church of Melanesia) being the single largest denomination.

Religion in Solomon Islands (2018)[1][2] Religious makeup of the population of Solomon Islands as of 2019:[3] 'Other' groups include Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church) and the Christian Fellowship Church, as well as Muslims and Baha’is.

An estimated 5 percent of the population, consisting primarily of the Kwaio community on the island of Malaita, practice indigenous animistic religions.

[3] Christianity was brought to the country in the 19th and early 20th centuries by missionaries representing several Western denominations.

[3] The public school curriculum includes an hour of optional weekly religious education, with the content determined by the Solomon Islands Christian Association.