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Fertility & birth rates in Solomon Islands and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has an annual birth rate of 26.9 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 3.56 in the Solomon Islands and 4.19 in Togo — 17.9% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -49.7% in the Solomon Islands and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 7.07 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • The Solomon Islands is ranked 45/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 22.6 years in the Solomon Islands, compared to 25 years in Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.1 in the Solomon Islands — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 50.4 in the Solomon Islands vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In the Solomon Islands, 24.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.18% in the Solomon Islands and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Solomon Islands Togo
Fertility rate 3.56 4.19
Birth rate 26.9 31.1
Birth rate rank 45/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth 22.6 years 25 years
Average age at childbearing 29.1 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 48.3 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 173 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 52.1 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.8% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 24.3% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 86.2% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.12% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.83% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.65% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.06% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +17,436 +218,093
Natural population change rank 112/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +2.18% +2.34%
Population growth +2.4% +2.27%
Population growth rank 35/197 42/197
Life expectancy 70.8 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Solomon Islands vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Solomon Islands
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Togo
1960 7.07 6.8
1961 7.05 6.82
1962 7.04 6.86
1963 7.03 6.89
1964 7.05 6.92
1965 7.02 6.94
1966 7 6.96
1967 6.97 6.96
1968 6.95 6.97
1969 6.97 7.02
1970 6.98 7.04
1971 6.99 7.06
1972 6.99 7.07
1973 7 7.08
1974 7.01 7.09
1975 6.99 7.09
1976 6.95 7.06
1977 6.92 7.03
1978 6.87 6.98
1979 6.82 6.94
1980 6.77 6.88
1981 6.71 6.81
1982 6.64 6.73
1983 6.57 6.63
1984 6.49 6.54
1985 6.38 6.46
1986 6.26 6.38
1987 6.12 6.3
1988 5.99 6.23
1989 5.87 6.15
1990 5.74 6.07
1991 5.62 5.99
1992 5.51 5.89
1993 5.45 5.78
1994 5.4 5.67
1995 5.34 5.57
1996 5.22 5.46
1997 5.09 5.36
1998 4.98 5.29
1999 4.86 5.23
2000 4.76 5.17
2001 4.67 5.13
2002 4.6 5.09
2003 4.54 5.05
2004 4.47 5
2005 4.41 5.04
2006 4.39 5.08
2007 4.37 5.1
2008 4.36 5.1
2009 4.35 5.1
2010 4.34 5.09
2011 4.34 4.98
2012 4.33 4.85
2013 4.33 4.75
2014 4.36 4.7
2015 4.29 4.66
2016 4.2 4.63
2017 4.06 4.58
2018 3.93 4.51
2019 3.8 4.45
2020 3.75 4.39
2021 3.69 4.32
2022 3.62 4.25
2023 3.56 4.19
2024 3.51 4.12
2025 3.47 4.07
2026 3.42 4.01
2027 3.37 3.95
2028 3.32 3.89
2029 3.28 3.84
2030 3.24 3.79
2031 3.2 3.75
2032 3.16 3.7
2033 3.12 3.65
2034 3.08 3.61
2035 3.04 3.56
2036 3 3.52
2037 2.97 3.48
2038 2.94 3.44
2039 2.91 3.4
2040 2.88 3.37
2041 2.84 3.33
2042 2.82 3.3
2043 2.79 3.27
2044 2.76 3.23
2045 2.73 3.2
2046 2.71 3.16
2047 2.68 3.13
2048 2.66 3.1
2049 2.63 3.07
2050 2.61 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Solomon Islands
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Solomon Islands Togo
1960 46.3% 44%
1961 46.1% 44.1%
1962 46% 44.2%
1963 45.9% 44.4%
1964 45.8% 44.5%
1965 45.9% 44.6%
1966 46% 44.7%
1967 46.2% 44.8%
1968 46.4% 44.9%
1969 46.6% 45%
1970 46.7% 45.1%
1971 46.8% 45.2%
1972 46.9% 45.4%
1973 47.1% 45.5%
1974 47.5% 45.6%
1975 47.9% 45.8%
1976 48.2% 45.9%
1977 48.3% 46%
1978 48.3% 46.1%
1979 48.3% 46.2%
1980 48.3% 46.2%
1981 48.2% 46.2%
1982 48.1% 46.2%
1983 47.9% 46.1%
1984 47.8% 46%
1985 47.5% 45.9%
1986 47.3% 45.8%
1987 46.9% 45.7%
1988 46.6% 45.5%
1989 46.2% 45.3%
1990 45.8% 45.2%
1991 45.4% 44.9%
1992 45.1% 44.7%
1993 44.8% 44.5%
1994 44.5% 44.2%
1995 44.3% 44%
1996 44% 43.8%
1997 43.8% 43.5%
1998 43.5% 43.2%
1999 43.2% 42.9%
2000 42.9% 42.6%
2001 42.5% 42.4%
2002 42.2% 42.3%
2003 41.9% 42.2%
2004 41.7% 42%
2005 41.5% 41.9%
2006 41.3% 41.8%
2007 41.2% 41.6%
2008 41.2% 41.6%
2009 41.1% 41.5%
2010 41% 41.6%
2011 40.8% 41.6%
2012 40.7% 41.6%
2013 40.4% 41.6%
2014 40.2% 41.5%
2015 40% 41.5%
2016 39.7% 41.4%
2017 39.4% 41.2%
2018 39% 41.1%
2019 38.7% 40.9%
2020 38.4% 40.7%
2021 38.1% 40.5%
2022 37.7% 40.2%
2023 37.4% 39.9%
2024 37% 39.5%
2025 36.6% 39.2%
2026 36.1% 38.8%
2027 35.7% 38.4%
2028 35.2% 38.1%
2029 34.7% 37.8%
2030 34.3% 37.5%
2031 33.9% 37.2%
2032 33.5% 36.9%
2033 33.2% 36.6%
2034 32.9% 36.4%
2035 32.7% 36.1%
2036 32.4% 35.9%
2037 32.2% 35.6%
2038 31.9% 35.4%
2039 31.7% 35.2%
2040 31.5% 35%
2041 31.2% 34.8%
2042 31% 34.6%
2043 30.7% 34.4%
2044 30.4% 34.2%
2045 30.2% 33.9%
2046 29.9% 33.7%
2047 29.6% 33.5%
2048 29.3% 33.2%
2049 29% 33%
2050 28.7% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in the Solomon Islands and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 45.8% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Solomon Islands and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Solomon Islands vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.38% in the Solomon Islands and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Solomon Islands
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Solomon Islands Togo
1960 4,119 43,307
1961 4,257 44,623
1962 4,408 46,201
1963 4,571 47,869
1964 4,747 49,449
1965 4,885 51,323
1966 5,028 53,640
1967 5,151 56,128
1968 5,285 59,110
1969 5,444 62,589
1970 5,575 65,851
1971 5,814 69,206
1972 6,074 72,008
1973 6,343 74,713
1974 6,612 77,347
1975 6,635 79,831
1976 7,058 82,321
1977 7,290 84,572
1978 7,598 86,950
1979 7,874 89,148
1980 8,156 91,445
1981 8,436 94,318
1982 8,720 97,003
1983 9,011 99,817
1984 9,299 102,425
1985 9,534 104,949
1986 9,656 107,957
1987 9,943 110,739
1988 10,142 112,915
1989 10,354 114,432
1990 10,561 116,200
1991 10,789 117,409
1992 11,029 118,876
1993 11,396 119,938
1994 11,771 113,074
1995 12,124 116,314
1996 12,328 119,418
1997 12,478 122,109
1998 12,658 125,392
1999 12,809 129,832
2000 12,938 133,873
2001 13,061 137,808
2002 13,195 141,643
2003 13,344 144,900
2004 13,444 147,574
2005 13,568 154,117
2006 13,799 160,671
2007 13,963 168,144
2008 14,225 173,677
2009 14,381 180,111
2010 14,604 185,294
2011 15,095 186,406
2012 15,585 186,061
2013 16,038 187,309
2014 16,652 190,667
2015 16,909 194,768
2016 17,027 199,364
2017 16,897 202,307
2018 16,790 204,942
2019 16,649 207,608
2020 16,488 208,663
2021 16,626 210,613
2022 17,253 215,090
2023 17,436 218,093

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Solomon Islands vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Solomon Islands
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Solomon Islands Togo
1985 209 668
1986 226 649
1987 200 636
1988 193 628
1989 188 644
1990 184 657
1991 178 676
1992 174 692
1993 173 728
1994 170 688
1995 168 663
1996 166 627
1997 164 600
1998 165 570
1999 164 529
2000 166 496
2001 167 478
2002 168 447
2003 167 431
2004 164 431
2005 161 434
2006 159 453
2007 163 448
2008 153 457
2009 152 471
2010 148 497
2011 147 501
2012 146 506
2013 147 500
2014 147 490
2015 146 470
2016 143 460
2017 140 443
2018 136 435
2019 135 416
2020 131 398
2021 153 397
2022 126 362
2023 123 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in the Solomon Islands and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Solomon Islands
Togo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Solomon Islands Togo
1960 16.7% 26%
1961 16% 25.8%
1962 15.4% 25.5%
1963 14.7% 25.2%
1964 14% 24.9%
1965 13.3% 24.6%
1966 12.7% 24.2%
1967 12% 23.8%
1968 11.3% 23.4%
1969 10.6% 23%
1970 9.94% 22.5%
1971 9.29% 22.1%
1972 8.69% 21.6%
1973 8.12% 21.1%
1974 7.6% 20.7%
1975 7.9% 20.2%
1976 6.68% 19.7%
1977 6.29% 19.2%
1978 5.95% 18.8%
1979 5.64% 18.3%
1980 5.38% 17.9%
1981 5.14% 17.5%
1982 4.93% 17.1%
1983 4.74% 16.7%
1984 4.58% 16.3%
1985 4.42% 16%
1986 4.28% 15.7%
1987 4.16% 15.4%
1988 4.04% 15.2%
1989 3.93% 14.9%
1990 3.82% 14.7%
1991 3.72% 14.5%
1992 3.62% 14.3%
1993 3.52% 14.1%
1994 3.43% 13.9%
1995 3.35% 13.6%
1996 3.27% 13.3%
1997 3.21% 13%
1998 3.16% 12.7%
1999 3.11% 12.3%
2000 3.07% 12%
2001 3.03% 11.6%
2002 2.99% 11.3%
2003 2.97% 10.9%
2004 2.94% 10.6%
2005 2.91% 10.3%
2006 2.88% 9.97%
2007 2.85% 9.69%
2008 2.81% 9.41%
2009 2.76% 9.14%
2010 2.72% 8.87%
2011 2.67% 8.59%
2012 2.62% 8.33%
2013 2.58% 8.07%
2014 2.53% 7.81%
2015 2.49% 7.56%
2016 2.45% 7.32%
2017 2.41% 7.09%
2018 2.36% 6.86%
2019 2.3% 6.63%
2020 2.24% 6.43%
2021 2.18% 6.22%
2022 2.12% 6.02%
2023 2.06% 5.83%

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