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

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The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 838,645 people in the Solomon Islands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 868,694 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 1,615 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +2.83% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 869K (76.7% growth).

China vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Solomon Islands
2100 633,662,382 1,869,132
2099 644,307,192 1,865,051
2098 655,044,881 1,860,822
2097 665,876,462 1,856,197
2096 676,803,171 1,851,361
2095 687,828,883 1,846,006
2094 698,966,872 1,840,576
2093 710,235,681 1,834,659
2092 721,640,723 1,828,323
2091 733,187,178 1,821,781
2090 744,903,105 1,814,933
2089 756,812,472 1,807,885
2088 768,893,004 1,800,523
2087 781,128,909 1,792,919
2086 793,508,970 1,784,993
2085 806,043,039 1,776,798
2084 818,709,832 1,768,230
2083 831,420,518 1,759,388
2082 844,177,036 1,750,221
2081 856,996,835 1,740,741
2080 869,821,040 1,730,900
2079 882,622,985 1,720,938
2078 895,372,147 1,710,578
2077 908,082,676 1,699,838
2076 920,776,984 1,688,671
2075 933,459,600 1,677,384
2074 946,141,456 1,665,984
2073 958,870,128 1,654,063
2072 971,639,931 1,641,845
2071 984,469,009 1,629,270
2070 997,391,342 1,616,540
2069 1,010,450,818 1,603,485
2068 1,023,633,867 1,590,112
2067 1,036,979,285 1,576,525
2066 1,050,453,924 1,562,815
2065 1,064,051,499 1,548,873
2064 1,077,787,979 1,534,676
2063 1,091,571,021 1,520,167
2062 1,105,429,748 1,505,610
2061 1,119,286,514 1,490,754
2060 1,133,115,260 1,475,849
2059 1,146,818,251 1,460,639
2058 1,160,340,554 1,445,210
2057 1,173,596,480 1,429,794
2056 1,186,578,041 1,414,149
2055 1,199,197,172 1,398,271
2054 1,211,403,028 1,382,259
2053 1,223,160,257 1,366,025
2052 1,234,474,716 1,349,539
2051 1,245,255,938 1,332,975
2050 1,255,501,171 1,316,163
2049 1,265,281,319 1,299,210
2048 1,274,572,888 1,282,103
2047 1,283,393,445 1,264,854
2046 1,291,830,414 1,247,457
2045 1,299,855,379 1,229,853
2044 1,307,510,531 1,212,131
2043 1,314,885,869 1,194,206
2042 1,322,032,311 1,176,128
2041 1,328,936,491 1,158,032
2040 1,335,577,799 1,139,694
2039 1,341,989,157 1,120,879
2038 1,348,134,255 1,101,654
2037 1,354,107,817 1,082,017
2036 1,359,866,705 1,062,068
2035 1,365,387,904 1,041,799
2034 1,370,679,807 1,021,368
2033 1,375,744,986 1,000,876
2032 1,380,528,766 980,211
2031 1,385,048,521 959,672
2030 1,389,269,809 939,186
2029 1,393,241,425 918,810
2028 1,396,917,178 898,552
2027 1,400,271,033 878,392
2026 1,403,335,670 858,453
2025 1,406,585,000 838,645
2024 1,408,975,000 819,198
2023 1,410,710,000 800,005
2022 1,412,175,000 781,066
2021 1,412,360,000 762,591
2020 1,411,100,000 744,498
2019 1,407,745,000 728,147
2018 1,402,760,000 709,101
2017 1,396,215,000 685,672
2016 1,387,790,000 662,379
2015 1,379,860,000 639,415
2014 1,371,860,000 616,908
2013 1,363,240,000 594,945
2012 1,354,190,000 573,606
2011 1,345,035,000 552,945
2010 1,337,705,000 532,968
2009 1,331,260,000 518,141
2008 1,324,655,000 508,790
2007 1,317,885,000 500,156
2006 1,311,020,000 491,594
2005 1,303,720,000 483,080
2004 1,296,075,000 474,611
2003 1,288,400,000 466,154
2002 1,280,400,000 457,671
2001 1,271,850,000 449,125
2000 1,262,645,000 440,469
1999 1,252,735,000 430,500
1998 1,241,935,000 419,071
1997 1,230,075,000 407,474
1996 1,217,550,000 396,009
1995 1,204,855,000 384,733
1994 1,191,835,000 373,675
1993 1,178,440,000 362,839
1992 1,164,970,000 352,205
1991 1,150,780,000 341,738
1990 1,135,185,000 331,435
1989 1,118,650,000 321,282
1988 1,101,630,000 311,265
1987 1,084,035,000 301,414
1986 1,066,790,000 291,842
1985 1,051,040,000 282,455
1984 1,036,825,000 273,163
1983 1,023,310,000 264,068
1982 1,008,630,000 255,200
1981 993,885,000 246,555
1980 981,235,000 238,135
1979 969,005,000 229,953
1978 956,165,000 222,029
1977 943,455,000 214,418
1976 930,685,000 207,194
1975 916,395,000 200,744
1974 900,350,000 195,041
1973 881,940,000 189,774
1972 862,030,000 184,994
1971 841,105,000 180,637
1970 818,315,000 176,579
1969 796,025,000 172,476
1968 774,510,000 168,282
1967 754,550,000 164,245
1966 735,400,000 160,393
1965 715,185,000 156,686
1964 698,355,000 153,085
1963 682,335,000 149,589
1962 665,770,000 146,201
1961 660,330,000 142,912
1960 667,070,000 139,688

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 206,315 people (a 31.1% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 51.5% to 1,316,163 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Solomon Islands
2100 -1.65% 0.22%
2099 -1.64% 0.23%
2098 -1.63% 0.25%
2097 -1.61% 0.26%
2096 -1.6% 0.29%
2095 -1.59% 0.29%
2094 -1.59% 0.32%
2093 -1.58% 0.35%
2092 -1.57% 0.36%
2091 -1.57% 0.38%
2090 -1.57% 0.39%
2089 -1.57% 0.41%
2088 -1.57% 0.42%
2087 -1.56% 0.44%
2086 -1.56% 0.46%
2085 -1.55% 0.48%
2084 -1.53% 0.5%
2083 -1.51% 0.52%
2082 -1.5% 0.54%
2081 -1.47% 0.57%
2080 -1.45% 0.58%
2079 -1.42% 0.61%
2078 -1.4% 0.63%
2077 -1.38% 0.66%
2076 -1.36% 0.67%
2075 -1.34% 0.68%
2074 -1.33% 0.72%
2073 -1.31% 0.74%
2072 -1.3% 0.77%
2071 -1.3% 0.79%
2070 -1.29% 0.81%
2069 -1.29% 0.84%
2068 -1.29% 0.86%
2067 -1.28% 0.88%
2066 -1.28% 0.9%
2065 -1.27% 0.93%
2064 -1.26% 0.95%
2063 -1.25% 0.97%
2062 -1.24% 1%
2061 -1.22% 1.01%
2060 -1.19% 1.04%
2059 -1.17% 1.07%
2058 -1.13% 1.08%
2057 -1.09% 1.11%
2056 -1.05% 1.14%
2055 -1.01% 1.16%
2054 -0.96% 1.19%
2053 -0.92% 1.22%
2052 -0.87% 1.24%
2051 -0.82% 1.28%
2050 -0.77% 1.3%
2049 -0.73% 1.33%
2048 -0.69% 1.36%
2047 -0.65% 1.39%
2046 -0.62% 1.43%
2045 -0.59% 1.46%
2044 -0.56% 1.5%
2043 -0.54% 1.54%
2042 -0.52% 1.56%
2041 -0.5% 1.61%
2040 -0.48% 1.68%
2039 -0.46% 1.75%
2038 -0.44% 1.81%
2037 -0.42% 1.88%
2036 -0.4% 1.95%
2035 -0.39% 2%
2034 -0.37% 2.05%
2033 -0.35% 2.11%
2032 -0.33% 2.14%
2031 -0.3% 2.18%
2030 -0.29% 2.22%
2029 -0.26% 2.25%
2028 -0.24% 2.3%
2027 -0.22% 2.32%
2026 -0.23% 2.36%
2025 -0.17% 2.37%
2024 -0.12% 2.4%
2023 -0.1% 2.42%
2022 -0.01% 2.42%
2021 0.09% 2.43%
2020 0.24% 2.25%
2019 0.36% 2.69%
2018 0.47% 3.42%
2017 0.61% 3.52%
2016 0.57% 3.59%
2015 0.58% 3.65%
2014 0.63% 3.69%
2013 0.67% 3.72%
2012 0.68% 3.74%
2011 0.55% 3.75%
2010 0.48% 2.86%
2009 0.5% 1.84%
2008 0.51% 1.73%
2007 0.52% 1.74%
2006 0.56% 1.76%
2005 0.59% 1.78%
2004 0.6% 1.81%
2003 0.62% 1.85%
2002 0.67% 1.9%
2001 0.73% 1.97%
2000 0.79% 2.32%
1999 0.87% 2.73%
1998 0.96% 2.85%
1997 1.03% 2.9%
1996 1.05% 2.93%
1995 1.09% 2.96%
1994 1.14% 2.99%
1993 1.16% 3.02%
1992 1.23% 3.06%
1991 1.37% 3.11%
1990 1.48% 3.16%
1989 1.54% 3.22%
1988 1.62% 3.27%
1987 1.62% 3.28%
1986 1.5% 3.32%
1985 1.37% 3.4%
1984 1.32% 3.44%
1983 1.46% 3.47%
1982 1.48% 3.51%
1981 1.29% 3.54%
1980 1.26% 3.56%
1979 1.34% 3.57%
1978 1.35% 3.55%
1977 1.37% 3.49%
1976 1.56% 3.21%
1975 1.78% 2.92%
1974 2.09% 2.78%
1973 2.31% 2.58%
1972 2.49% 2.41%
1971 2.78% 2.3%
1970 2.8% 2.38%
1969 2.78% 2.49%
1968 2.65% 2.46%
1967 2.6% 2.4%
1966 2.83% 2.37%
1965 2.41% 2.35%
1964 2.35% 2.34%
1963 2.49% 2.32%
1962 0.82% 2.3%
1961 -1.01% 2.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/solomon-islands | CC BY

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.37%.

Live population counters

China Solomon Islands
Current population
1403335670
868694
Population rank 2/197 161/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.01%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
27.1 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
24 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +53
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +19,447
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.37%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 32/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 +1,631
Net migration rank 189/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 1,631
2024 -1,394,886 -318,992 17,715 1,610
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 17,436 1,636
2022 -847,305 -293,846 17,253 1,567
2021 480,203 -379,749 16,626 1,499
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 16,488 1,556
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 16,649 -1,990
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 16,790 6,653
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 16,897 6,513
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 17,027 6,146
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 16,909 5,853
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 16,652 5,598
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 16,038 5,631
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 15,585 5,420
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 15,095 5,219
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 14,604 5,040
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 14,381 -4,360
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 14,225 -5,538
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 13,963 -5,383
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 13,799 -5,262
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 13,568 -5,082
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 13,444 -4,985
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 13,344 -4,881
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 13,195 -4,691
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 13,061 -4,474
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 12,938 -4,219
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 12,809 -1,588
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 12,658 -1,019
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 12,478 -931
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 12,328 -947
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 12,124 -952
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 11,771 -828
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 11,396 -665
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 11,029 -482
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 10,789 -410
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 10,561 -335
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 10,354 -270
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 10,142 -197
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 9,943 -179
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 9,656 -269
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 9,534 -150
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 9,299 -102
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 9,011 -30
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 8,720 40
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 8,436 99
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 8,156 151
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 7,874 188
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 7,598 174
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 7,290 159
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 7,058 -48
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 6,635 -760
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 6,612 -1,084
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 6,343 -1,329
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 6,074 -1,520
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 5,814 -1,646
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 5,575 -1,632
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 5,444 -1,187
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 5,285 -1,154
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 5,151 -1,213
1966 19,282,187 4,165 5,028 -1,256
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 4,885 -1,237
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 4,747 -1,200
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 4,571 -1,129
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 4,408 -1,073
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 4,257 -1,016
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 4,119 -917

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/china/solomon-islands | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people). In the Solomon Islands 84.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 169,790 people) and 15.5% is from migration (a gain of 31,043 people).

As of 2024, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

Biggest cities by population

China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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