Fertility & birth rates in Germany and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Germany vs Solomon Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 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 Germany 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
	Germany	Solomon Islands
1960	2.37	7.07
1961	2.45	7.05
1962	2.44	7.04
1963	2.51	7.03
1964	2.54	7.05
1965	2.5	7.02
1966	2.53	7
1967	2.48	6.97
1968	2.38	6.95
1969	2.21	6.97
1970	2.03	6.98
1971	1.92	6.99
1972	1.71	6.99
1973	1.54	7
1974	1.51	7.01
1975	1.45	6.99
1976	1.45	6.95
1977	1.4	6.92
1978	1.38	6.87
1979	1.38	6.82
1980	1.44	6.77
1981	1.43	6.71
1982	1.41	6.64
1983	1.33	6.57
1984	1.29	6.49
1985	1.37	6.38
1986	1.43	6.26
1987	1.43	6.12
1988	1.46	5.99
1989	1.42	5.87
1990	1.45	5.74
1991	1.33	5.62
1992	1.29	5.51
1993	1.28	5.45
1994	1.24	5.4
1995	1.25	5.34
1996	1.3	5.22
1997	1.35	5.09
1998	1.36	4.98
1999	1.36	4.86
2000	1.38	4.76
2001	1.35	4.67
2002	1.34	4.6
2003	1.34	4.54
2004	1.36	4.47
2005	1.34	4.41
2006	1.33	4.39
2007	1.37	4.37
2008	1.38	4.36
2009	1.36	4.35
2010	1.39	4.34
2011	1.39	4.34
2012	1.41	4.33
2013	1.42	4.33
2014	1.47	4.36
2015	1.5	4.29
2016	1.6	4.2
2017	1.57	4.06
2018	1.57	3.93
2019	1.54	3.8
2020	1.53	3.75
2021	1.58	3.69
2022	1.46	3.62
2023	1.39	3.56
2024	1.4	3.51
2025	1.4	3.47
2026	1.41	3.42
2027	1.41	3.37
2028	1.42	3.32
2029	1.42	3.28
2030	1.42	3.24
2031	1.43	3.2
2032	1.43	3.16
2033	1.44	3.12
2034	1.44	3.08
2035	1.44	3.04
2036	1.45	3
2037	1.45	2.97
2038	1.45	2.94
2039	1.46	2.91
2040	1.46	2.88
2041	1.46	2.84
2042	1.47	2.82
2043	1.47	2.79
2044	1.47	2.76
2045	1.47	2.73
2046	1.48	2.71
2047	1.48	2.68
2048	1.48	2.66
2049	1.48	2.63
2050	1.48	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Germany	Solomon Islands
1960	21.3%	46.3%
1961	21.7%	46.1%
1962	22%	46%
1963	22.3%	45.9%
1964	22.6%	45.8%
1965	22.8%	45.9%
1966	23%	46%
1967	23.1%	46.2%
1968	23.3%	46.4%
1969	23.3%	46.6%
1970	23.2%	46.7%
1971	23%	46.8%
1972	22.8%	46.9%
1973	22.4%	47.1%
1974	22%	47.5%
1975	21.5%	47.9%
1976	20.9%	48.2%
1977	20.3%	48.3%
1978	19.7%	48.3%
1979	19.1%	48.3%
1980	18.5%	48.3%
1981	17.9%	48.2%
1982	17.4%	48.1%
1983	16.9%	47.9%
1984	16.4%	47.8%
1985	16%	47.5%
1986	15.8%	47.3%
1987	15.6%	46.9%
1988	15.7%	46.6%
1989	15.9%	46.2%
1990	16.1%	45.8%
1991	16.3%	45.4%
1992	16.3%	45.1%
1993	16.3%	44.8%
1994	16.3%	44.5%
1995	16.3%	44.3%
1996	16.2%	44%
1997	16.1%	43.8%
1998	15.9%	43.5%
1999	15.8%	43.2%
2000	15.7%	42.9%
2001	15.5%	42.5%
2002	15.3%	42.2%
2003	15%	41.9%
2004	14.8%	41.7%
2005	14.5%	41.5%
2006	14.2%	41.3%
2007	14%	41.2%
2008	13.8%	41.2%
2009	13.8%	41.1%
2010	13.7%	41%
2011	13.6%	40.8%
2012	13.4%	40.7%
2013	13.2%	40.4%
2014	13.2%	40.2%
2015	13.2%	40%
2016	13.3%	39.7%
2017	13.5%	39.4%
2018	13.6%	39%
2019	13.7%	38.7%
2020	13.8%	38.4%
2021	13.9%	38.1%
2022	13.9%	37.7%
2023	13.9%	37.4%
2024	13.9%	37%
2025	13.9%	36.6%
2026	13.9%	36.1%
2027	13.8%	35.7%
2028	13.8%	35.2%
2029	13.7%	34.7%
2030	13.6%	34.3%
2031	13.5%	33.9%
2032	13.4%	33.5%
2033	13.2%	33.2%
2034	13.1%	32.9%
2035	12.9%	32.7%
2036	12.8%	32.4%
2037	12.7%	32.2%
2038	12.6%	31.9%
2039	12.6%	31.7%
2040	12.6%	31.5%
2041	12.5%	31.2%
2042	12.5%	31%
2043	12.6%	30.7%
2044	12.6%	30.4%
2045	12.7%	30.2%
2046	12.7%	29.9%
2047	12.8%	29.6%
2048	12.9%	29.3%
2049	13%	29%
2050	13.1%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Germany vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.25% in Germany 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
	Germany	Solomon Islands
1960	385,919	4,119
1961	462,279	4,257
1962	436,752	4,408
1963	455,757	4,571
1964	482,038	4,747
1965	410,204	4,885
1966	405,982	5,028
1967	353,977	5,151
1968	239,612	5,285
1969	155,820	5,444
1970	70,352	5,575
1971	46,988	5,814
1972	-62,950	6,074
1973	-149,980	6,343
1974	-150,038	6,612
1975	-212,418	6,635
1976	-164,508	7,058
1977	-125,055	7,290
1978	-140,566	7,598
1979	-125,002	7,874
1980	-86,117	8,156
1981	-94,090	8,436
1982	-78,333	8,720
1983	-109,380	9,011
1984	-109,002	9,299
1985	-116,527	9,534
1986	-77,721	9,656
1987	-31,136	9,943
1988	-7,815	10,142
1989	-23,625	10,354
1990	-15,887	10,561
1991	-80,014	10,789
1992	-80,625	11,029
1993	-105,503	11,396
1994	-114,013	11,771
1995	-114,349	12,124
1996	-90,107	12,328
1997	-49,221	12,478
1998	-65,637	12,658
1999	-73,890	12,809
2000	-73,990	12,938
2001	-98,820	13,061
2002	-123,733	13,195
2003	-140,309	13,344
2004	-107,271	13,444
2005	-148,445	13,568
2006	-148,278	13,799
2007	-148,080	13,963
2008	-164,220	14,225
2009	-188,375	14,381
2010	-179,909	14,604
2011	-184,632	15,095
2012	-193,022	15,585
2013	-209,679	16,038
2014	-153,866	16,652
2015	-187,879	16,909
2016	-123,523	17,027
2017	-148,783	16,897
2018	-165,812	16,790
2019	-157,877	16,649
2020	-216,218	16,488
2021	-224,629	16,626
2022	-326,812	17,253
2023	-335,608	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Germany 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 Germany, compared to 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	Solomon Islands
1985	14	209
1986	14	226
1987	13	200
1988	13	193
1989	12	188
1990	12	184
1991	11	178
1992	10	174
1993	9	173
1994	9	170
1995	8	168
1996	8	166
1997	8	164
1998	7	165
1999	7	164
2000	7	166
2001	6	167
2002	6	168
2003	6	167
2004	6	164
2005	6	161
2006	6	159
2007	5	163
2008	6	153
2009	6	152
2010	5	148
2011	5	147
2012	5	146
2013	5	147
2014	5	147
2015	5	146
2016	4	143
2017	4	140
2018	4	136
2019	4	135
2020	4	131
2021	4	153
2022	4	126
2023	4	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany 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
	Germany	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14%
1965	-	13.3%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12%
1968	2.71%	11.3%
1969	2.64%	10.6%
1970	2.57%	9.94%
1971	2.49%	9.29%
1972	2.4%	8.69%
1973	2.31%	8.12%
1974	2.2%	7.6%
1975	2.08%	7.9%
1976	1.95%	6.68%
1977	1.83%	6.29%
1978	1.71%	5.95%
1979	1.6%	5.64%
1980	1.5%	5.38%
1981	1.41%	5.14%
1982	1.32%	4.93%
1983	1.25%	4.74%
1984	1.18%	4.58%
1985	1.11%	4.42%
1986	1.06%	4.28%
1987	1.01%	4.16%
1988	0.95%	4.04%
1989	0.9%	3.93%
1990	0.85%	3.82%
1991	0.8%	3.72%
1992	0.76%	3.62%
1993	0.72%	3.52%
1994	0.68%	3.43%
1995	0.65%	3.35%
1996	0.62%	3.27%
1997	0.59%	3.21%
1998	0.57%	3.16%
1999	0.55%	3.11%
2000	0.54%	3.07%
2001	0.52%	3.03%
2002	0.51%	2.99%
2003	0.5%	2.97%
2004	0.48%	2.94%
2005	0.47%	2.91%
2006	0.46%	2.88%
2007	0.45%	2.85%
2008	0.44%	2.81%
2009	0.43%	2.76%
2010	0.42%	2.72%
2011	0.41%	2.67%
2012	0.4%	2.62%
2013	0.4%	2.58%
2014	0.4%	2.53%
2015	0.39%	2.49%
2016	0.39%	2.45%
2017	0.38%	2.41%
2018	0.38%	2.36%
2019	0.37%	2.3%
2020	0.37%	2.24%
2021	0.37%	2.18%
2022	0.37%	2.12%
2023	0.37%	2.06%