Fertility & birth rates in Solomon Islands and Vietnam

Fertility rate in Solomon Islands vs Vietnam 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 1.91 in Vietnam in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Solomon Islands vs Vietnam 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	Vietnam
1960	7.07	6.27
1961	7.05	5.48
1962	7.04	6.26
1963	7.03	6.39
1964	7.05	6.29
1965	7.02	6.16
1966	7	5.97
1967	6.97	5.88
1968	6.95	6.03
1969	6.97	6.01
1970	6.98	6.02
1971	6.99	6.07
1972	6.99	6.1
1973	7	6.11
1974	7.01	5.78
1975	6.99	5.62
1976	6.95	5.46
1977	6.92	5.29
1978	6.87	5.1
1979	6.82	4.94
1980	6.77	4.8
1981	6.71	4.67
1982	6.64	4.59
1983	6.57	4.52
1984	6.49	4.41
1985	6.38	4.21
1986	6.26	3.96
1987	6.12	3.72
1988	5.99	3.62
1989	5.87	3.64
1990	5.74	3.6
1991	5.62	3.52
1992	5.51	3.35
1993	5.45	3.17
1994	5.4	2.94
1995	5.34	2.7
1996	5.22	2.47
1997	5.09	2.27
1998	4.98	2.1
1999	4.86	2
2000	4.76	2.03
2001	4.67	2.02
2002	4.6	2.01
2003	4.54	2
2004	4.47	1.97
2005	4.41	1.89
2006	4.39	1.87
2007	4.37	1.91
2008	4.36	1.93
2009	4.35	1.92
2010	4.34	1.91
2011	4.34	1.93
2012	4.33	1.97
2013	4.33	1.98
2014	4.36	2.09
2015	4.29	2.1
2016	4.2	2
2017	4.06	1.99
2018	3.93	1.88
2019	3.8	1.94
2020	3.75	1.96
2021	3.69	1.94
2022	3.62	1.93
2023	3.56	1.91
2024	3.51	1.9
2025	3.47	1.88
2026	3.42	1.86
2027	3.37	1.85
2028	3.32	1.84
2029	3.28	1.83
2030	3.24	1.82
2031	3.2	1.81
2032	3.16	1.8
2033	3.12	1.79
2034	3.08	1.79
2035	3.04	1.78
2036	3	1.78
2037	2.97	1.78
2038	2.94	1.77
2039	2.91	1.77
2040	2.88	1.77
2041	2.84	1.77
2042	2.82	1.77
2043	2.79	1.76
2044	2.76	1.76
2045	2.73	1.76
2046	2.71	1.76
2047	2.68	1.75
2048	2.66	1.75
2049	2.63	1.75
2050	2.61	1.75

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
1960	46.3%	41.1%
1961	46.1%	41.8%
1962	46%	42.4%
1963	45.9%	43.1%
1964	45.8%	43.4%
1965	45.9%	43.5%
1966	46%	43.6%
1967	46.2%	43.5%
1968	46.4%	43.4%
1969	46.6%	43.2%
1970	46.7%	42.9%
1971	46.8%	42.7%
1972	46.9%	42.4%
1973	47.1%	42.1%
1974	47.5%	41.8%
1975	47.9%	41.4%
1976	48.2%	41.2%
1977	48.3%	41%
1978	48.3%	40.6%
1979	48.3%	40.4%
1980	48.3%	40.3%
1981	48.2%	40.2%
1982	48.1%	40.2%
1983	47.9%	40.2%
1984	47.8%	40.1%
1985	47.5%	40.1%
1986	47.3%	39.9%
1987	46.9%	39.6%
1988	46.6%	39.2%
1989	46.2%	38.8%
1990	45.8%	38.5%
1991	45.4%	38.1%
1992	45.1%	37.7%
1993	44.8%	37.2%
1994	44.5%	36.7%
1995	44.3%	36.1%
1996	44%	35.4%
1997	43.8%	34.5%
1998	43.5%	33.5%
1999	43.2%	32.5%
2000	42.9%	31.5%
2001	42.5%	30.6%
2002	42.2%	29.9%
2003	41.9%	29.2%
2004	41.7%	28.5%
2005	41.5%	27.7%
2006	41.3%	26.9%
2007	41.2%	26.2%
2008	41.2%	25.6%
2009	41.1%	25.1%
2010	41%	24.6%
2011	40.8%	24.2%
2012	40.7%	24%
2013	40.4%	23.9%
2014	40.2%	24%
2015	40%	24%
2016	39.7%	24.1%
2017	39.4%	24.4%
2018	39%	24.6%
2019	38.7%	24.5%
2020	38.4%	24.4%
2021	38.1%	24.2%
2022	37.7%	23.9%
2023	37.4%	23.6%
2024	37%	23.2%
2025	36.6%	22.9%
2026	36.1%	22.4%
2027	35.7%	21.8%
2028	35.2%	21.1%
2029	34.7%	20.5%
2030	34.3%	19.9%
2031	33.9%	19.5%
2032	33.5%	19.1%
2033	33.2%	18.8%
2034	32.9%	18.5%
2035	32.7%	18.3%
2036	32.4%	18.1%
2037	32.2%	17.9%
2038	31.9%	17.8%
2039	31.7%	17.7%
2040	31.5%	17.6%
2041	31.2%	17.5%
2042	31%	17.5%
2043	30.7%	17.5%
2044	30.4%	17.4%
2045	30.2%	17.4%
2046	29.9%	17.3%
2047	29.6%	17.3%
2048	29.3%	17.2%
2049	29%	17.1%
2050	28.7%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in the Solomon Islands and 23.2% in Vietnam in 2024, compared to 45.8% and 38.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Solomon Islands and Vietnam compared.

Natural population change in Solomon Islands vs Vietnam by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.38% in the Solomon Islands and +0.97% in Vietnam. 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	Vietnam
1960	4,119	955,268
1961	4,257	798,978
1962	4,408	960,046
1963	4,571	961,067
1964	4,747	950,219
1965	4,885	913,761
1966	5,028	876,283
1967	5,151	862,071
1968	5,285	815,116
1969	5,444	878,359
1970	5,575	905,902
1971	5,814	963,259
1972	6,074	921,524
1973	6,343	1,061,707
1974	6,612	1,000,505
1975	6,635	1,175,181
1976	7,058	1,232,608
1977	7,290	1,259,315
1978	7,598	1,286,991
1979	7,874	1,314,563
1980	8,156	1,321,595
1981	8,436	1,358,500
1982	8,720	1,407,959
1983	9,011	1,453,913
1984	9,299	1,477,448
1985	9,534	1,453,954
1986	9,656	1,407,957
1987	9,943	1,359,481
1988	10,142	1,370,108
1989	10,354	1,423,622
1990	10,561	1,449,157
1991	10,789	1,459,311
1992	11,029	1,419,952
1993	11,396	1,370,365
1994	11,771	1,291,534
1995	12,124	1,203,666
1996	12,328	1,108,686
1997	12,478	1,028,116
1998	12,658	959,016
1999	12,809	925,519
2000	12,938	966,894
2001	13,061	985,610
2002	13,195	991,427
2003	13,344	1,001,470
2004	13,444	985,438
2005	13,568	942,084
2006	13,799	943,041
2007	13,963	981,689
2008	14,225	1,008,141
2009	14,381	1,007,778
2010	14,604	1,005,559
2011	15,095	1,029,859
2012	15,585	1,063,741
2013	16,038	1,071,570
2014	16,652	1,151,221
2015	16,909	1,145,903
2016	17,027	1,045,094
2017	16,897	1,001,833
2018	16,790	882,977
2019	16,649	895,262
2020	16,488	924,004
2021	16,626	799,593
2022	17,253	775,914
2023	17,436	727,955

Maternal mortality chart: Solomon Islands vs Vietnam

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 48 deaths in Vietnam.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
1985	209	186
1986	226	174
1987	200	163
1988	193	155
1989	188	152
1990	184	147
1991	178	142
1992	174	139
1993	173	135
1994	170	130
1995	168	119
1996	166	111
1997	164	104
1998	165	93
1999	164	86
2000	166	83
2001	167	78
2002	168	74
2003	167	71
2004	164	72
2005	161	69
2006	159	67
2007	163	66
2008	153	65
2009	152	64
2010	148	62
2011	147	61
2012	146	60
2013	147	60
2014	147	59
2015	146	58
2016	143	56
2017	140	55
2018	136	53
2019	135	52
2020	131	51
2021	153	52
2022	126	49
2023	123	48

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in the Solomon Islands and 2% in Vietnam. 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	Vietnam
1960	16.7%	-
1961	16%	-
1962	15.4%	-
1963	14.7%	-
1964	14%	8.73%
1965	13.3%	9.93%
1966	12.7%	9.97%
1967	12%	10%
1968	11.3%	11.6%
1969	10.6%	10.8%
1970	9.94%	10.7%
1971	9.29%	10.5%
1972	8.69%	11.9%
1973	8.12%	10.4%
1974	7.6%	10.7%
1975	7.9%	7.75%
1976	6.68%	7.6%
1977	6.29%	7.44%
1978	5.95%	7.27%
1979	5.64%	7.1%
1980	5.38%	6.94%
1981	5.14%	6.79%
1982	4.93%	6.64%
1983	4.74%	6.5%
1984	4.58%	6.36%
1985	4.42%	6.21%
1986	4.28%	6.04%
1987	4.16%	5.85%
1988	4.04%	5.64%
1989	3.93%	5.4%
1990	3.82%	5.15%
1991	3.72%	4.9%
1992	3.62%	4.64%
1993	3.52%	4.39%
1994	3.43%	4.14%
1995	3.35%	3.9%
1996	3.27%	3.68%
1997	3.21%	3.48%
1998	3.16%	3.29%
1999	3.11%	3.13%
2000	3.07%	2.98%
2001	3.03%	2.86%
2002	2.99%	2.74%
2003	2.97%	2.65%
2004	2.94%	2.57%
2005	2.91%	2.5%
2006	2.88%	2.45%
2007	2.85%	2.4%
2008	2.81%	2.36%
2009	2.76%	2.33%
2010	2.72%	2.31%
2011	2.67%	2.28%
2012	2.62%	2.26%
2013	2.58%	2.24%
2014	2.53%	2.22%
2015	2.49%	2.2%
2016	2.45%	2.18%
2017	2.41%	2.15%
2018	2.36%	2.14%
2019	2.3%	2.12%
2020	2.24%	2.1%
2021	2.18%	2.07%
2022	2.12%	2.04%
2023	2.06%	2%