Population in Brunei compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Brunei and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Brunei	Solomon Islands	Brunei	Solomon Islands
1960	88,347	139,688	-	-
1961	92,517	142,912	4.72%	2.31%
1962	96,719	146,201	4.54%	2.3%
1963	101,159	149,589	4.59%	2.32%
1964	105,922	153,085	4.71%	2.34%
1965	110,838	156,686	4.64%	2.35%
1966	115,874	160,393	4.54%	2.37%
1967	121,017	164,245	4.44%	2.4%
1968	126,222	168,282	4.3%	2.46%
1969	131,446	172,476	4.14%	2.49%
1970	135,138	176,579	2.81%	2.38%
1971	137,921	180,637	2.06%	2.3%
1972	142,189	184,994	3.09%	2.41%
1973	147,369	189,774	3.64%	2.58%
1974	152,656	195,041	3.59%	2.78%
1975	158,070	200,744	3.55%	2.92%
1976	163,607	207,194	3.5%	3.21%
1977	169,277	214,418	3.47%	3.49%
1978	174,884	222,029	3.31%	3.55%
1979	180,422	229,953	3.17%	3.57%
1980	186,111	238,135	3.15%	3.56%
1981	191,977	246,555	3.15%	3.54%
1982	198,165	255,200	3.22%	3.51%
1983	204,741	264,068	3.32%	3.47%
1984	211,661	273,163	3.38%	3.44%
1985	218,919	282,455	3.43%	3.4%
1986	226,495	291,842	3.46%	3.32%
1987	233,860	301,414	3.25%	3.28%
1988	240,913	311,265	3.02%	3.27%
1989	248,064	321,282	2.97%	3.22%
1990	255,292	331,435	2.91%	3.16%
1991	262,596	341,738	2.86%	3.11%
1992	269,839	352,205	2.76%	3.06%
1993	276,971	362,839	2.64%	3.02%
1994	284,091	373,675	2.57%	2.99%
1995	291,195	384,733	2.5%	2.96%
1996	298,276	396,009	2.43%	2.93%
1997	305,341	407,474	2.37%	2.9%
1998	312,385	419,071	2.31%	2.85%
1999	319,411	430,500	2.25%	2.73%
2000	326,424	440,469	2.2%	2.32%
2001	333,345	449,125	2.12%	1.97%
2002	340,099	457,671	2.03%	1.9%
2003	346,637	466,154	1.92%	1.85%
2004	352,911	474,611	1.81%	1.81%
2005	358,916	483,080	1.7%	1.78%
2006	364,663	491,594	1.6%	1.76%
2007	370,873	500,156	1.7%	1.74%
2008	377,793	508,790	1.87%	1.73%
2009	384,952	518,141	1.89%	1.84%
2010	392,332	532,968	1.92%	2.86%
2011	399,389	552,945	1.8%	3.75%
2012	405,557	573,606	1.54%	3.74%
2013	411,202	594,945	1.39%	3.72%
2014	416,750	616,908	1.35%	3.69%
2015	422,212	639,415	1.31%	3.65%
2016	427,564	662,379	1.27%	3.59%
2017	432,772	685,672	1.22%	3.52%
2018	437,810	709,101	1.16%	3.42%
2019	442,680	728,147	1.11%	2.69%
2020	447,404	744,498	1.07%	2.25%
2021	451,721	762,591	0.96%	2.43%
2022	455,370	781,066	0.81%	2.42%
2023	458,949	800,005	0.79%	2.42%
2024	462,721	819,198	0.82%	2.4%
2025	466,324	838,646	0.78%	2.37%
2026	469,766	858,283	0.74%	2.34%
2027	473,148	878,097	0.72%	2.31%
2028	476,428	898,073	0.69%	2.27%
2029	479,491	918,152	0.64%	2.24%
2030	482,438	938,340	0.61%	2.2%
2031	485,308	958,614	0.59%	2.16%
2032	487,943	978,977	0.54%	2.12%
2033	490,424	999,314	0.51%	2.08%
2034	492,887	1,019,534	0.5%	2.02%
2035	495,286	1,039,655	0.49%	1.97%
2036	497,544	1,059,521	0.46%	1.91%
2037	499,693	1,079,088	0.43%	1.85%
2038	501,910	1,098,284	0.44%	1.78%
2039	504,061	1,117,085	0.43%	1.71%
2040	505,968	1,135,445	0.38%	1.64%
2041	507,800	1,153,450	0.36%	1.59%
2042	509,531	1,171,334	0.34%	1.55%
2043	511,124	1,189,113	0.31%	1.52%
2044	512,586	1,206,729	0.29%	1.48%
2045	514,047	1,224,188	0.29%	1.45%
2046	515,409	1,241,491	0.26%	1.41%
2047	516,596	1,258,611	0.23%	1.38%
2048	517,693	1,275,579	0.21%	1.35%
2049	518,684	1,292,414	0.19%	1.32%
2050	519,542	1,309,098	0.17%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.6% to 519,542 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.