Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Solomon Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Denmark vs the Solomon Islands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Denmark	Solomon Islands
1960	2.57	7.07
1961	2.55	7.05
1962	2.55	7.04
1963	2.67	7.03
1964	2.6	7.05
1965	2.61	7.02
1966	2.62	7
1967	2.35	6.97
1968	2.12	6.95
1969	2	6.97
1970	1.95	6.98
1971	2.04	6.99
1972	2.03	6.99
1973	1.92	7
1974	1.9	7.01
1975	1.92	6.99
1976	1.75	6.95
1977	1.66	6.92
1978	1.67	6.87
1979	1.6	6.82
1980	1.55	6.77
1981	1.44	6.71
1982	1.43	6.64
1983	1.38	6.57
1984	1.4	6.49
1985	1.45	6.38
1986	1.48	6.26
1987	1.5	6.12
1988	1.56	5.99
1989	1.62	5.87
1990	1.67	5.74
1991	1.68	5.62
1992	1.76	5.51
1993	1.75	5.45
1994	1.81	5.4
1995	1.8	5.34
1996	1.75	5.22
1997	1.75	5.09
1998	1.72	4.98
1999	1.73	4.86
2000	1.77	4.76
2001	1.74	4.67
2002	1.72	4.6
2003	1.76	4.54
2004	1.78	4.47
2005	1.8	4.41
2006	1.85	4.39
2007	1.84	4.37
2008	1.89	4.36
2009	1.84	4.35
2010	1.87	4.34
2011	1.75	4.34
2012	1.73	4.33
2013	1.67	4.33
2014	1.69	4.36
2015	1.71	4.29
2016	1.79	4.2
2017	1.75	4.06
2018	1.73	3.93
2019	1.7	3.8
2020	1.68	3.75
2021	1.72	3.69
2022	1.55	3.62
2023	1.5	3.56
2024	1.51	3.51
2025	1.51	3.47
2026	1.51	3.42
2027	1.52	3.37
2028	1.52	3.32
2029	1.52	3.28
2030	1.53	3.24
2031	1.53	3.2
2032	1.53	3.16
2033	1.53	3.12
2034	1.53	3.08
2035	1.54	3.04
2036	1.54	3
2037	1.54	2.97
2038	1.54	2.94
2039	1.54	2.91
2040	1.55	2.88
2041	1.55	2.84
2042	1.55	2.82
2043	1.55	2.79
2044	1.56	2.76
2045	1.56	2.73
2046	1.56	2.71
2047	1.56	2.68
2048	1.56	2.66
2049	1.56	2.63
2050	1.56	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Solomon Islands
1960	25.2%	46.3%
1961	24.7%	46.1%
1962	24.2%	46%
1963	24%	45.9%
1964	23.8%	45.8%
1965	23.8%	45.9%
1966	23.8%	46%
1967	23.8%	46.2%
1968	23.7%	46.4%
1969	23.5%	46.6%
1970	23.3%	46.7%
1971	23.1%	46.8%
1972	23%	46.9%
1973	22.9%	47.1%
1974	22.7%	47.5%
1975	22.6%	47.9%
1976	22.4%	48.2%
1977	22.1%	48.3%
1978	21.8%	48.3%
1979	21.3%	48.3%
1980	20.8%	48.3%
1981	20.3%	48.2%
1982	19.7%	48.1%
1983	19.2%	47.9%
1984	18.8%	47.8%
1985	18.4%	47.5%
1986	18.1%	47.3%
1987	17.7%	46.9%
1988	17.5%	46.6%
1989	17.2%	46.2%
1990	17.1%	45.8%
1991	17%	45.4%
1992	17%	45.1%
1993	17.1%	44.8%
1994	17.2%	44.5%
1995	17.4%	44.3%
1996	17.6%	44%
1997	17.9%	43.8%
1998	18.1%	43.5%
1999	18.3%	43.2%
2000	18.5%	42.9%
2001	18.7%	42.5%
2002	18.8%	42.2%
2003	18.8%	41.9%
2004	18.8%	41.7%
2005	18.8%	41.5%
2006	18.7%	41.3%
2007	18.5%	41.2%
2008	18.4%	41.2%
2009	18.2%	41.1%
2010	18%	41%
2011	17.8%	40.8%
2012	17.6%	40.7%
2013	17.3%	40.4%
2014	17.1%	40.2%
2015	16.9%	40%
2016	16.8%	39.7%
2017	16.7%	39.4%
2018	16.6%	39%
2019	16.4%	38.7%
2020	16.3%	38.4%
2021	16.2%	38.1%
2022	16%	37.7%
2023	15.9%	37.4%
2024	15.7%	37%
2025	15.6%	36.6%
2026	15.5%	36.1%
2027	15.4%	35.7%
2028	15.4%	35.2%
2029	15.4%	34.7%
2030	15.4%	34.3%
2031	15.4%	33.9%
2032	15.3%	33.5%
2033	15.2%	33.2%
2034	15.2%	32.9%
2035	15.1%	32.7%
2036	15%	32.4%
2037	15%	32.2%
2038	15%	31.9%
2039	15%	31.7%
2040	14.9%	31.5%
2041	14.9%	31.2%
2042	14.9%	31%
2043	14.8%	30.7%
2044	14.8%	30.4%
2045	14.7%	30.2%
2046	14.7%	29.9%
2047	14.6%	29.6%
2048	14.6%	29.3%
2049	14.5%	29%
2050	14.5%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Denmark	Solomon Islands
1960	32,515	4,119
1961	33,205	4,257
1962	32,070	4,408
1963	36,539	4,571
1964	36,832	4,747
1965	37,596	4,885
1966	38,858	5,028
1967	33,363	5,151
1968	27,243	5,285
1969	23,481	5,444
1970	22,673	5,575
1971	26,801	5,814
1972	24,958	6,074
1973	21,092	6,343
1974	19,676	6,612
1975	20,746	6,635
1976	11,667	7,058
1977	11,703	7,290
1978	9,187	7,598
1979	4,605	7,874
1980	1,537	8,156
1981	-3,073	8,436
1982	-2,559	8,720
1983	-6,649	9,011
1984	-5,623	9,299
1985	-4,603	9,534
1986	-2,561	9,656
1987	-1,538	9,943
1988	0	10,142
1989	2,053	10,354
1990	2,056	10,561
1991	4,639	10,789
1992	6,722	11,029
1993	4,670	11,396
1994	8,850	11,771
1995	6,280	12,124
1996	6,842	12,328
1997	7,927	12,478
1998	7,956	12,658
1999	6,919	12,809
2000	9,078	12,938
2001	6,967	13,061
2002	5,376	13,195
2003	7,007	13,344
2004	9,188	13,444
2005	9,755	13,568
2006	9,787	13,799
2007	8,192	13,963
2008	10,438	14,225
2009	8,285	14,381
2010	8,876	14,604
2011	6,685	15,095
2012	5,592	15,585
2013	3,931	16,038
2014	5,644	16,652
2015	5,683	16,909
2016	9,165	17,027
2017	8,071	16,897
2018	6,373	16,790
2019	6,977	16,649
2020	5,831	16,488
2021	5,857	16,626
2022	-1,180	17,253
2023	-595	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs Solomon Islands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Solomon Islands
1985	12	209
1986	12	226
1987	12	200
1988	13	193
1989	13	188
1990	12	184
1991	12	178
1992	12	174
1993	12	173
1994	12	170
1995	12	168
1996	11	166
1997	10	164
1998	9	165
1999	9	164
2000	9	166
2001	9	167
2002	9	168
2003	8	167
2004	8	164
2005	8	161
2006	7	159
2007	7	163
2008	7	153
2009	7	152
2010	7	148
2011	6	147
2012	6	146
2013	5	147
2014	5	147
2015	5	146
2016	5	143
2017	5	140
2018	5	136
2019	4	135
2020	4	131
2021	8	153
2022	6	126
2023	4	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Denmark	Solomon Islands
1960	2.5%	16.7%
1961	2.45%	16%
1962	2.38%	15.4%
1963	2.3%	14.7%
1964	2.21%	14%
1965	2.11%	13.3%
1966	2.01%	12.7%
1967	1.9%	12%
1968	1.81%	11.3%
1969	1.73%	10.6%
1970	1.66%	9.94%
1971	1.58%	9.29%
1972	1.49%	8.69%
1973	1.39%	8.12%
1974	1.31%	7.6%
1975	1.23%	7.9%
1976	1.17%	6.68%
1977	1.11%	6.29%
1978	1.06%	5.95%
1979	1.03%	5.64%
1980	1%	5.38%
1981	0.98%	5.14%
1982	0.96%	4.93%
1983	0.96%	4.74%
1984	0.96%	4.58%
1985	0.97%	4.42%
1986	0.97%	4.28%
1987	0.97%	4.16%
1988	0.96%	4.04%
1989	0.93%	3.93%
1990	0.89%	3.82%
1991	0.84%	3.72%
1992	0.79%	3.62%
1993	0.74%	3.52%
1994	0.69%	3.43%
1995	0.65%	3.35%
1996	0.63%	3.27%
1997	0.6%	3.21%
1998	0.59%	3.16%
1999	0.57%	3.11%
2000	0.56%	3.07%
2001	0.55%	3.03%
2002	0.54%	2.99%
2003	0.52%	2.97%
2004	0.5%	2.94%
2005	0.48%	2.91%
2006	0.46%	2.88%
2007	0.45%	2.85%
2008	0.43%	2.81%
2009	0.42%	2.76%
2010	0.41%	2.72%
2011	0.41%	2.67%
2012	0.41%	2.62%
2013	0.41%	2.58%
2014	0.41%	2.53%
2015	0.41%	2.49%
2016	0.4%	2.45%
2017	0.4%	2.41%
2018	0.39%	2.36%
2019	0.38%	2.3%
2020	0.37%	2.24%
2021	0.36%	2.18%
2022	0.35%	2.12%
2023	0.34%	2.06%