Fertility & birth rates in Solomon Islands and Sweden

Fertility rate in Solomon Islands vs Sweden chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Solomon Islands was 3.56 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.45 in Sweden in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Solomon Islands	Sweden
1960	7.07	2.17
1961	7.05	2.21
1962	7.04	2.25
1963	7.03	2.33
1964	7.05	2.47
1965	7.02	2.39
1966	7	2.37
1967	6.97	2.28
1968	6.95	2.07
1969	6.97	1.93
1970	6.98	1.92
1971	6.99	1.96
1972	6.99	1.91
1973	7	1.87
1974	7.01	1.87
1975	6.99	1.77
1976	6.95	1.68
1977	6.92	1.64
1978	6.87	1.6
1979	6.82	1.66
1980	6.77	1.68
1981	6.71	1.63
1982	6.64	1.62
1983	6.57	1.61
1984	6.49	1.66
1985	6.38	1.74
1986	6.26	1.8
1987	6.12	1.84
1988	5.99	1.96
1989	5.87	2.01
1990	5.74	2.13
1991	5.62	2.11
1992	5.51	2.09
1993	5.45	1.99
1994	5.4	1.88
1995	5.34	1.73
1996	5.22	1.6
1997	5.09	1.52
1998	4.98	1.5
1999	4.86	1.5
2000	4.76	1.54
2001	4.67	1.57
2002	4.6	1.65
2003	4.54	1.71
2004	4.47	1.75
2005	4.41	1.77
2006	4.39	1.85
2007	4.37	1.88
2008	4.36	1.91
2009	4.35	1.94
2010	4.34	1.98
2011	4.34	1.9
2012	4.33	1.91
2013	4.33	1.89
2014	4.36	1.88
2015	4.29	1.85
2016	4.2	1.85
2017	4.06	1.78
2018	3.93	1.76
2019	3.8	1.71
2020	3.75	1.67
2021	3.69	1.67
2022	3.62	1.53
2023	3.56	1.45
2024	3.51	1.45
2025	3.47	1.46
2026	3.42	1.46
2027	3.37	1.47
2028	3.32	1.47
2029	3.28	1.48
2030	3.24	1.48
2031	3.2	1.49
2032	3.16	1.49
2033	3.12	1.49
2034	3.08	1.5
2035	3.04	1.5
2036	3	1.5
2037	2.97	1.51
2038	2.94	1.51
2039	2.91	1.51
2040	2.88	1.52
2041	2.84	1.52
2042	2.82	1.53
2043	2.79	1.53
2044	2.76	1.53
2045	2.73	1.53
2046	2.71	1.53
2047	2.68	1.54
2048	2.66	1.54
2049	2.63	1.54
2050	2.61	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Solomon Islands	Sweden
1960	46.3%	22.4%
1961	46.1%	22%
1962	46%	21.5%
1963	45.9%	21.2%
1964	45.8%	21%
1965	45.9%	20.9%
1966	46%	20.9%
1967	46.2%	21%
1968	46.4%	20.9%
1969	46.6%	20.9%
1970	46.7%	20.8%
1971	46.8%	20.8%
1972	46.9%	20.8%
1973	47.1%	20.7%
1974	47.5%	20.7%
1975	47.9%	20.7%
1976	48.2%	20.6%
1977	48.3%	20.5%
1978	48.3%	20.3%
1979	48.3%	19.9%
1980	48.3%	19.6%
1981	48.2%	19.2%
1982	48.1%	18.9%
1983	47.9%	18.6%
1984	47.8%	18.3%
1985	47.5%	18.2%
1986	47.3%	18%
1987	46.9%	17.9%
1988	46.6%	17.8%
1989	46.2%	17.8%
1990	45.8%	17.9%
1991	45.4%	18.1%
1992	45.1%	18.4%
1993	44.8%	18.6%
1994	44.5%	18.8%
1995	44.3%	18.9%
1996	44%	18.8%
1997	43.8%	18.7%
1998	43.5%	18.7%
1999	43.2%	18.6%
2000	42.9%	18.4%
2001	42.5%	18.3%
2002	42.2%	18.1%
2003	41.9%	17.9%
2004	41.7%	17.7%
2005	41.5%	17.4%
2006	41.3%	17.1%
2007	41.2%	16.9%
2008	41.2%	16.7%
2009	41.1%	16.6%
2010	41%	16.6%
2011	40.8%	16.7%
2012	40.7%	16.8%
2013	40.4%	17%
2014	40.2%	17.2%
2015	40%	17.3%
2016	39.7%	17.5%
2017	39.4%	17.7%
2018	39%	17.8%
2019	38.7%	17.8%
2020	38.4%	17.7%
2021	38.1%	17.7%
2022	37.7%	17.5%
2023	37.4%	17.2%
2024	37%	17%
2025	36.6%	16.7%
2026	36.1%	16.4%
2027	35.7%	16.2%
2028	35.2%	15.9%
2029	34.7%	15.6%
2030	34.3%	15.3%
2031	33.9%	15.1%
2032	33.5%	14.8%
2033	33.2%	14.5%
2034	32.9%	14.3%
2035	32.7%	14.1%
2036	32.4%	13.9%
2037	32.2%	13.8%
2038	31.9%	13.8%
2039	31.7%	13.8%
2040	31.5%	13.8%
2041	31.2%	13.8%
2042	31%	13.9%
2043	30.7%	13.9%
2044	30.4%	14%
2045	30.2%	14.1%
2046	29.9%	14.1%
2047	29.6%	14.2%
2048	29.3%	14.3%
2049	29%	14.4%
2050	28.7%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in the Solomon Islands and 17% in Sweden in 2024, compared to 45.8% and 17.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Solomon Islands and Sweden compared.

Natural population change in Solomon Islands vs Sweden by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.38% in the Solomon Islands and +0.2% in Sweden. 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
	Solomon Islands	Sweden
1960	4,119	27,693
1961	4,257	30,832
1962	4,408	30,246
1963	4,571	35,741
1964	4,747	45,968
1965	4,885	44,857
1966	5,028	45,286
1967	5,151	41,700
1968	5,285	30,858
1969	5,444	23,904
1970	5,575	30,563
1971	5,814	31,583
1972	6,074	28,428
1973	6,343	24,409
1974	6,612	23,664
1975	6,635	14,746
1976	7,058	8,222
1977	7,290	7,426
1978	7,598	4,138
1979	7,874	4,976
1980	8,156	5,818
1981	8,436	1,664
1982	8,720	1,665
1983	9,011	833
1984	9,299	3,335
1985	9,534	4,175
1986	9,656	9,206
1987	9,943	11,757
1988	10,142	15,186
1989	10,354	24,629
1990	10,561	29,100
1991	10,789	29,299
1992	11,029	28,605
1993	11,396	20,924
1994	11,771	20,196
1995	12,124	9,710
1996	12,328	1,768
1997	12,478	-3,539
1998	12,658	-3,541
1999	12,809	-6,201
2000	12,938	-2,662
2001	13,061	-1,779
2002	13,195	893
2003	13,344	6,271
2004	13,444	9,893
2005	13,568	9,030
2006	13,799	15,436
2007	13,963	15,552
2008	14,225	18,439
2009	14,381	21,387
2010	14,604	25,320
2011	15,095	21,733
2012	15,585	20,943
2013	16,038	23,041
2014	16,652	26,179
2015	16,909	23,518
2016	17,027	25,800
2017	16,897	24,138
2018	16,790	23,403
2019	16,649	25,697
2020	16,488	14,495
2021	16,626	22,914
2022	17,253	10,487
2023	17,436	5,269

Maternal mortality chart: Solomon Islands vs Sweden

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

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in the Solomon Islands and 0.25% in Sweden. 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
	Solomon Islands	Sweden
1960	16.7%	1.96%
1961	16%	1.92%
1962	15.4%	1.86%
1963	14.7%	1.79%
1964	14%	1.71%
1965	13.3%	1.63%
1966	12.7%	1.56%
1967	12%	1.49%
1968	11.3%	1.44%
1969	10.6%	1.39%
1970	9.94%	1.34%
1971	9.29%	1.29%
1972	8.69%	1.23%
1973	8.12%	1.16%
1974	7.6%	1.09%
1975	7.9%	1.03%
1976	6.68%	0.98%
1977	6.29%	0.94%
1978	5.95%	0.9%
1979	5.64%	0.87%
1980	5.38%	0.84%
1981	5.14%	0.82%
1982	4.93%	0.8%
1983	4.74%	0.78%
1984	4.58%	0.77%
1985	4.42%	0.76%
1986	4.28%	0.75%
1987	4.16%	0.74%
1988	4.04%	0.73%
1989	3.93%	0.72%
1990	3.82%	0.7%
1991	3.72%	0.66%
1992	3.62%	0.62%
1993	3.52%	0.57%
1994	3.43%	0.52%
1995	3.35%	0.48%
1996	3.27%	0.46%
1997	3.21%	0.44%
1998	3.16%	0.42%
1999	3.11%	0.41%
2000	3.07%	0.41%
2001	3.03%	0.4%
2002	2.99%	0.4%
2003	2.97%	0.39%
2004	2.94%	0.37%
2005	2.91%	0.36%
2006	2.88%	0.35%
2007	2.85%	0.33%
2008	2.81%	0.32%
2009	2.76%	0.31%
2010	2.72%	0.31%
2011	2.67%	0.3%
2012	2.62%	0.3%
2013	2.58%	0.29%
2014	2.53%	0.29%
2015	2.49%	0.29%
2016	2.45%	0.28%
2017	2.41%	0.28%
2018	2.36%	0.27%
2019	2.3%	0.26%
2020	2.24%	0.26%
2021	2.18%	0.25%
2022	2.12%	0.25%
2023	2.06%	0.25%