China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 75.8 people in the Solomon Islands. China has 73,316 sq ft of land per person vs 373,164 sq ft in the Solomon Islands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, China and the Solomon Islands are ranked 64th and 156th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.01% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Solomon Islands, hence the population density in China is 413% higher than in the Solomon Islands.
Population density comparison
China
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 75.8 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 156/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
854419
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 10,807 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 367,777 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | 73.5% |
| Urban population | 65.5% | 26.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 0% |
China vs the Solomon Islands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 72.6% growth in the Solomon Islands.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. The Solomon Islands was 159th in 2004 and ranks 156th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 75.8 |
| 2023 | 389 | 74 |
| 2022 | 390 | 72.3 |
| 2021 | 390 | 70.6 |
| 2020 | 389 | 68.9 |
| 2019 | 388 | 67.4 |
| 2018 | 387 | 65.6 |
| 2017 | 385 | 63.4 |
| 2016 | 383 | 61.3 |
| 2015 | 381 | 59.2 |
| 2014 | 378 | 57.1 |
| 2013 | 376 | 55.1 |
| 2012 | 374 | 53.1 |
| 2011 | 371 | 51.2 |
| 2010 | 369 | 49.3 |
| 2009 | 367 | 47.9 |
| 2008 | 365 | 47.1 |
| 2007 | 364 | 46.3 |
| 2006 | 362 | 45.5 |
| 2005 | 360 | 44.7 |
| 2004 | 358 | 43.9 |
| 2003 | 355 | 43.1 |
| 2002 | 353 | 42.3 |
| 2001 | 351 | 41.6 |
| 2000 | 348 | 40.8 |
| 1999 | 346 | 39.8 |
| 1998 | 343 | 38.8 |
| 1997 | 339 | 37.7 |
| 1996 | 336 | 36.6 |
| 1995 | 332 | 35.6 |
| 1994 | 329 | 34.6 |
| 1993 | 325 | 33.6 |
| 1992 | 321 | 32.6 |
| 1991 | 317 | 31.6 |
| 1990 | 313 | 30.7 |
| 1989 | 309 | 29.7 |
| 1988 | 304 | 28.8 |
| 1987 | 299.1 | 27.9 |
| 1986 | 294.3 | 27 |
| 1985 | 290 | 26.1 |
| 1984 | 286 | 25.3 |
| 1983 | 282.3 | 24.4 |
| 1982 | 278.3 | 23.6 |
| 1981 | 274.2 | 22.8 |
| 1980 | 270.7 | 22 |
| 1979 | 267.3 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 263.8 | 20.5 |
| 1977 | 260.3 | 19.8 |
| 1976 | 256.8 | 19.2 |
| 1975 | 252.8 | 18.6 |
| 1974 | 248.4 | 18 |
| 1973 | 243.3 | 17.6 |
| 1972 | 237.8 | 17.1 |
| 1971 | 232 | 16.7 |
| 1970 | 225.8 | 16.3 |
| 1969 | 219.6 | 16 |
| 1968 | 213.7 | 15.6 |
| 1967 | 208.2 | 15.2 |
| 1966 | 202.9 | 14.8 |
| 1965 | 197.3 | 14.5 |
| 1964 | 192.7 | 14.2 |
| 1963 | 188.2 | 13.8 |
| 1962 | 183.7 | 13.5 |
| 1961 | 182.2 | 13.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 26.5% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 26% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | 25.6% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | 25.1% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | 24.7% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 24.2% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | 23.7% |
| 2017 | 58% | 23.3% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | 22.8% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 21.9% |
| 2013 | 53% | 21.4% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 21% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 20.5% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 20% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 19.6% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | 19.1% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | 18.7% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 18.3% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 17.8% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 17.4% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 17% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 16.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 16.2% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | 15.8% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | 15.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | 15.3% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | 15.1% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | 14.9% |
| 1995 | 31% | 14.7% |
| 1994 | 30% | 14.5% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 14.3% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | 14.1% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | 13.9% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | 13.7% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | 13.5% |
| 1988 | 25% | 13.3% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | 13.1% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | 12.8% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 12.4% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | 12% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | 11.7% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | 11.3% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | 10.9% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | 10.6% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | 10.2% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | 9.9% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | 9.58% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | 9.27% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | 9.13% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | 9.08% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | 9.04% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | 9% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | 8.96% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | 8.92% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 8.67% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | 8.29% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | 7.93% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | 7.58% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 7.25% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | 6.92% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | 6.62% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 6.32% |
| 1961 | 16.7% | 6.04% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | 5.77% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 41.1% to 65.5% in China and from 17.4% to 26.5% in the Solomon Islands.
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