Fertility & birth rates in Solomon Islands and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Solomon Islands vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Solomon Islands vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	7.07	-
1961	7.05	-
1962	7.04	-
1963	7.03	-
1964	7.05	-
1965	7.02	-
1966	7	-
1967	6.97	-
1968	6.95	-
1969	6.97	-
1970	6.98	-
1971	6.99	-
1972	6.99	-
1973	7	-
1974	7.01	-
1975	6.99	-
1976	6.95	-
1977	6.92	-
1978	6.87	-
1979	6.82	-
1980	6.77	-
1981	6.71	2.46
1982	6.64	-
1983	6.57	-
1984	6.49	-
1985	6.38	-
1986	6.26	-
1987	6.12	-
1988	5.99	-
1989	5.87	-
1990	5.74	-
1991	5.62	1.72
1992	5.51	-
1993	5.45	-
1994	5.4	-
1995	5.34	-
1996	5.22	-
1997	5.09	-
1998	4.98	-
1999	4.86	-
2000	4.76	-
2001	4.67	1.4
2002	4.6	-
2003	4.54	-
2004	4.47	-
2005	4.41	-
2006	4.39	-
2007	4.37	-
2008	4.36	-
2009	4.35	-
2010	4.34	-
2011	4.34	1.07
2012	4.33	-
2013	4.33	-
2014	4.36	-
2015	4.29	1.18
2016	4.2	1.17
2017	4.06	1.13
2018	3.93	1.06
2019	3.8	1.05
2020	3.75	0.99
2021	3.69	0.98
2022	3.62	0.87
2023	3.56	0.87
2024	3.51	0.89
2025	3.47	0.88
2026	3.42	0.88
2027	3.37	0.89
2028	3.32	0.9
2029	3.28	0.91
2030	3.24	0.91
2031	3.2	0.92
2032	3.16	0.93
2033	3.12	0.95
2034	3.08	0.96
2035	3.04	0.97
2036	3	0.98
2037	2.97	0.99
2038	2.94	1
2039	2.91	1.01
2040	2.88	1.02
2041	2.84	1.03
2042	2.82	1.04
2043	2.79	1.05
2044	2.76	1.06
2045	2.73	1.07
2046	2.71	1.07
2047	2.68	1.08
2048	2.66	1.09
2049	2.63	1.1
2050	2.61	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Solomon Islands	Taiwan
1960	46.3%	-
1961	46.1%	-
1962	46%	-
1963	45.9%	-
1964	45.8%	-
1965	45.9%	-
1966	46%	-
1967	46.2%	-
1968	46.4%	-
1969	46.6%	-
1970	46.7%	-
1971	46.8%	-
1972	46.9%	-
1973	47.1%	-
1974	47.5%	36.2%
1975	47.9%	35.4%
1976	48.2%	34.7%
1977	48.3%	34%
1978	48.3%	33.3%
1979	48.3%	32.7%
1980	48.3%	32.1%
1981	48.2%	31.6%
1982	48.1%	31.2%
1983	47.9%	30.8%
1984	47.8%	30.2%
1985	47.5%	29.6%
1986	47.3%	29%
1987	46.9%	28.4%
1988	46.6%	28%
1989	46.2%	27.5%
1990	45.8%	27.1%
1991	45.4%	26.3%
1992	45.1%	25.8%
1993	44.8%	25.1%
1994	44.5%	24.4%
1995	44.3%	23.8%
1996	44%	23.1%
1997	43.8%	22.6%
1998	43.5%	22%
1999	43.2%	21.4%
2000	42.9%	21.1%
2001	42.5%	20.8%
2002	42.2%	20.4%
2003	41.9%	19.8%
2004	41.7%	19.3%
2005	41.5%	18.7%
2006	41.3%	18.1%
2007	41.2%	17.6%
2008	41.2%	17%
2009	41.1%	16.3%
2010	41%	15.6%
2011	40.8%	15.1%
2012	40.7%	14.6%
2013	40.4%	14.3%
2014	40.2%	14%
2015	40%	13.6%
2016	39.7%	13.3%
2017	39.4%	13.1%
2018	39%	12.9%
2019	38.7%	12.8%
2020	38.4%	12.6%
2021	38.1%	12.4%
2022	37.7%	12.1%
2023	37.4%	11.9%
2024	37%	11.7%
2025	36.6%	11.5%
2026	36.1%	11.3%
2027	35.7%	10.9%
2028	35.2%	10.5%
2029	34.7%	10.2%
2030	34.3%	9.8%
2031	33.9%	9.39%
2032	33.5%	9.06%
2033	33.2%	8.79%
2034	32.9%	8.55%
2035	32.7%	8.34%
2036	32.4%	8.2%
2037	32.2%	8.11%
2038	31.9%	8.06%
2039	31.7%	8.03%
2040	31.5%	8.01%
2041	31.2%	7.99%
2042	31%	7.99%
2043	30.7%	8%
2044	30.4%	8.01%
2045	30.2%	8.03%
2046	29.9%	8.06%
2047	29.6%	8.1%
2048	29.3%	8.14%
2049	29%	8.19%
2050	28.7%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in the Solomon Islands and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 45.8% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Solomon Islands and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Solomon Islands vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.38% in the Solomon Islands and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	4,119	-
1961	4,257	-
1962	4,408	-
1963	4,571	-
1964	4,747	-
1965	4,885	-
1966	5,028	346,958
1967	5,151	356,019
1968	5,285	365,133
1969	5,444	379,160
1970	5,575	393,010
1971	5,814	401,921
1972	6,074	410,193
1973	6,343	417,863
1974	6,612	425,401
1975	6,635	433,225
1976	7,058	442,018
1977	7,290	450,897
1978	7,598	459,289
1979	7,874	468,197
1980	8,156	477,138
1981	8,436	326,883
1982	8,720	332,774
1983	9,011	338,181
1984	9,299	343,199
1985	9,534	347,942
1986	9,656	351,930
1987	9,943	355,657
1988	10,142	359,694
1989	10,354	363,606
1990	10,561	367,657
1991	10,789	215,698
1992	11,029	217,809
1993	11,396	219,858
1994	11,771	221,832
1995	12,124	223,736
1996	12,328	225,564
1997	12,478	227,591
1998	12,658	229,712
1999	12,809	231,550
2000	12,938	233,382
2001	13,061	132,707
2002	13,195	133,431
2003	13,344	134,023
2004	13,444	134,522
2005	13,568	135,015
2006	13,799	135,572
2007	13,963	136,130
2008	14,225	136,607
2009	14,381	137,086
2010	14,604	137,458
2011	15,095	43,836
2012	15,585	43,981
2013	16,038	44,121
2014	16,652	44,233
2015	16,909	49,741
2016	17,027	35,980
2017	16,897	22,613
2018	16,790	8,725
2019	16,649	1,416
2020	16,488	-7,782
2021	16,626	-30,039
2022	17,253	-68,327
2023	17,436	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Solomon Islands vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Solomon Islands	Taiwan
1985	209	-
1986	226	9.4
1987	200	8.9
1988	193	9
1989	188	12.7
1990	184	12.2
1991	178	8.1
1992	174	6.8
1993	173	9.2
1994	170	8
1995	168	7.7
1996	166	7.7
1997	164	9.2
1998	165	8.9
1999	164	8.4
2000	166	7.8
2001	167	7.8
2002	168	7.8
2003	167	7.8
2004	164	7.8
2005	161	7.8
2006	159	7.8
2007	163	7.8
2008	153	7.8
2009	152	7.8
2010	148	7.8
2011	147	7.8
2012	146	8.5
2013	147	8.5
2014	147	8.5
2015	146	11.3
2016	143	11.6
2017	140	11.6
2018	136	11.6
2019	135	15.4
2020	131	13
2021	153	14
2022	126	14
2023	123	14
2024	-	14