Fertility & birth rates in Greece and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Greece vs Solomon Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Greece was 1.32 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 Greece 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
	Greece	Solomon Islands
1960	2.23	7.07
1961	2.13	7.05
1962	2.16	7.04
1963	2.14	7.03
1964	2.24	7.05
1965	2.25	7.02
1966	2.32	7
1967	2.45	6.97
1968	2.42	6.95
1969	2.36	6.97
1970	2.4	6.98
1971	2.32	6.99
1972	2.32	6.99
1973	2.27	7
1974	2.38	7.01
1975	2.33	6.99
1976	2.35	6.95
1977	2.27	6.92
1978	2.28	6.87
1979	2.26	6.82
1980	2.23	6.77
1981	2.09	6.71
1982	2.03	6.64
1983	1.94	6.57
1984	1.83	6.49
1985	1.67	6.38
1986	1.6	6.26
1987	1.5	6.12
1988	1.5	5.99
1989	1.4	5.87
1990	1.39	5.74
1991	1.37	5.62
1992	1.36	5.51
1993	1.32	5.45
1994	1.33	5.4
1995	1.28	5.34
1996	1.26	5.22
1997	1.27	5.09
1998	1.24	4.98
1999	1.23	4.86
2000	1.25	4.76
2001	1.25	4.67
2002	1.28	4.6
2003	1.29	4.54
2004	1.31	4.47
2005	1.34	4.41
2006	1.4	4.39
2007	1.41	4.37
2008	1.5	4.36
2009	1.5	4.35
2010	1.48	4.34
2011	1.4	4.34
2012	1.34	4.33
2013	1.29	4.33
2014	1.3	4.36
2015	1.33	4.29
2016	1.38	4.2
2017	1.35	4.06
2018	1.35	3.93
2019	1.34	3.8
2020	1.39	3.75
2021	1.43	3.69
2022	1.32	3.62
2023	1.32	3.56
2024	1.32	3.51
2025	1.33	3.47
2026	1.33	3.42
2027	1.33	3.37
2028	1.34	3.32
2029	1.34	3.28
2030	1.34	3.24
2031	1.35	3.2
2032	1.35	3.16
2033	1.35	3.12
2034	1.35	3.08
2035	1.36	3.04
2036	1.36	3
2037	1.36	2.97
2038	1.37	2.94
2039	1.37	2.91
2040	1.37	2.88
2041	1.38	2.84
2042	1.38	2.82
2043	1.39	2.79
2044	1.39	2.76
2045	1.39	2.73
2046	1.39	2.71
2047	1.39	2.68
2048	1.39	2.66
2049	1.4	2.63
2050	1.4	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Greece	Solomon Islands
1960	26.7%	46.3%
1961	26.4%	46.1%
1962	26.1%	46%
1963	26%	45.9%
1964	25.9%	45.8%
1965	25.3%	45.9%
1966	25.5%	46%
1967	25.3%	46.2%
1968	25.2%	46.4%
1969	25.2%	46.6%
1970	24.8%	46.7%
1971	25.1%	46.8%
1972	24.8%	46.9%
1973	24.5%	47.1%
1974	24.3%	47.5%
1975	24%	47.9%
1976	23.8%	48.2%
1977	23.6%	48.3%
1978	23.5%	48.3%
1979	23.2%	48.3%
1980	23.4%	48.3%
1981	23.6%	48.2%
1982	23.2%	48.1%
1983	22.8%	47.9%
1984	22.4%	47.8%
1985	21.9%	47.5%
1986	21.4%	47.3%
1987	20.9%	46.9%
1988	20.5%	46.6%
1989	19.9%	46.2%
1990	19.4%	45.8%
1991	18.9%	45.4%
1992	18.6%	45.1%
1993	18.2%	44.8%
1994	17.8%	44.5%
1995	17.3%	44.3%
1996	16.9%	44%
1997	16.5%	43.8%
1998	16.2%	43.5%
1999	16%	43.2%
2000	15.8%	42.9%
2001	15.7%	42.5%
2002	15.6%	42.2%
2003	15.4%	41.9%
2004	15.2%	41.7%
2005	15%	41.5%
2006	14.8%	41.3%
2007	14.7%	41.2%
2008	14.6%	41.2%
2009	14.6%	41.1%
2010	14.6%	41%
2011	14.6%	40.8%
2012	14.7%	40.7%
2013	14.7%	40.4%
2014	14.6%	40.2%
2015	14.5%	40%
2016	14.4%	39.7%
2017	14.4%	39.4%
2018	14.4%	39%
2019	14.3%	38.7%
2020	14.2%	38.4%
2021	14%	38.1%
2022	13.8%	37.7%
2023	13.6%	37.4%
2024	13.2%	37%
2025	12.9%	36.6%
2026	12.6%	36.1%
2027	12.3%	35.7%
2028	12.1%	35.2%
2029	11.9%	34.7%
2030	11.7%	34.3%
2031	11.5%	33.9%
2032	11.3%	33.5%
2033	11.2%	33.2%
2034	11.1%	32.9%
2035	11%	32.7%
2036	10.9%	32.4%
2037	10.9%	32.2%
2038	11%	31.9%
2039	11%	31.7%
2040	11.1%	31.5%
2041	11.2%	31.2%
2042	11.3%	31%
2043	11.4%	30.7%
2044	11.5%	30.4%
2045	11.7%	30.2%
2046	11.8%	29.9%
2047	11.9%	29.6%
2048	12%	29.3%
2049	12.1%	29%
2050	12.2%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece 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
	Greece	Solomon Islands
1960	96,648	4,119
1961	86,500	4,257
1962	85,327	4,408
1963	81,404	4,571
1964	83,402	4,747
1965	83,793	4,885
1966	86,998	5,028
1967	91,183	5,151
1968	87,408	5,285
1969	82,464	5,444
1970	71,222	5,575
1971	67,116	5,814
1972	64,887	6,074
1973	59,824	6,343
1974	68,111	6,612
1975	61,516	6,635
1976	65,236	7,058
1977	59,574	7,290
1978	64,124	7,598
1979	65,882	7,874
1980	60,748	8,156
1981	54,484	8,436
1982	50,906	8,720
1983	42,341	9,011
1984	37,604	9,299
1985	22,849	9,534
1986	20,931	9,656
1987	10,001	9,943
1988	15,055	10,142
1989	9,080	10,354
1990	8,157	10,561
1991	6,192	10,789
1992	6,239	11,029
1993	4,185	11,396
1994	6,307	11,771
1995	1,056	12,124
1996	0	12,328
1997	2,133	12,478
1998	-2,144	12,658
1999	-2,153	12,809
2000	-1,081	12,938
2001	0	13,061
2002	0	13,195
2003	-1,093	13,344
2004	0	13,444
2005	2,197	13,568
2006	6,612	13,799
2007	2,210	13,963
2008	11,077	14,225
2009	8,886	14,381
2010	5,560	14,604
2011	-4,441	15,095
2012	-16,568	15,585
2013	-17,545	16,038
2014	-20,696	16,652
2015	-29,216	16,909
2016	-25,862	17,027
2017	-36,566	16,897
2018	-33,272	16,790
2019	-41,814	16,649
2020	-46,004	16,488
2021	-58,131	16,626
2022	-63,665	17,253
2023	-56,191	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs Solomon Islands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, compared to 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Greece	Solomon Islands
1985	9	209
1986	8	226
1987	9	200
1988	7	193
1989	7	188
1990	7	184
1991	6	178
1992	6	174
1993	5	173
1994	5	170
1995	5	168
1996	4	166
1997	4	164
1998	4	165
1999	4	164
2000	4	166
2001	3	167
2002	3	168
2003	3	167
2004	3	164
2005	3	161
2006	3	159
2007	3	163
2008	3	153
2009	3	152
2010	4	148
2011	4	147
2012	4	146
2013	4	147
2014	4	147
2015	5	146
2016	5	143
2017	5	140
2018	5	136
2019	5	135
2020	7	131
2021	9	153
2022	10	126
2023	5	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece 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
	Greece	Solomon Islands
1960	4.62%	16.7%
1961	4.51%	16%
1962	4.39%	15.4%
1963	4.25%	14.7%
1964	4.1%	14%
1965	3.97%	13.3%
1966	3.86%	12.7%
1967	3.73%	12%
1968	3.54%	11.3%
1969	3.33%	10.6%
1970	3.13%	9.94%
1971	2.96%	9.29%
1972	2.84%	8.69%
1973	2.76%	8.12%
1974	2.7%	7.6%
1975	2.62%	7.9%
1976	2.51%	6.68%
1977	2.38%	6.29%
1978	2.24%	5.95%
1979	2.09%	5.64%
1980	1.96%	5.38%
1981	1.83%	5.14%
1982	1.71%	4.93%
1983	1.62%	4.74%
1984	1.54%	4.58%
1985	1.46%	4.42%
1986	1.37%	4.28%
1987	1.27%	4.16%
1988	1.19%	4.04%
1989	1.11%	3.93%
1990	1.05%	3.82%
1991	0.99%	3.72%
1992	0.95%	3.62%
1993	0.91%	3.52%
1994	0.88%	3.43%
1995	0.85%	3.35%
1996	0.81%	3.27%
1997	0.77%	3.21%
1998	0.73%	3.16%
1999	0.69%	3.11%
2000	0.64%	3.07%
2001	0.6%	3.03%
2002	0.56%	2.99%
2003	0.52%	2.97%
2004	0.49%	2.94%
2005	0.46%	2.91%
2006	0.43%	2.88%
2007	0.41%	2.85%
2008	0.4%	2.81%
2009	0.4%	2.76%
2010	0.39%	2.72%
2011	0.4%	2.67%
2012	0.4%	2.62%
2013	0.41%	2.58%
2014	0.42%	2.53%
2015	0.43%	2.49%
2016	0.43%	2.45%
2017	0.43%	2.41%
2018	0.42%	2.36%
2019	0.41%	2.3%
2020	0.4%	2.24%
2021	0.39%	2.18%
2022	0.38%	2.12%
2023	0.37%	2.06%