The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 854,419 in the Solomon Islands.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 1,645 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 17% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 483K to 854K (76.9% growth).
- The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Solomon Islands: live population counter
China
|
Solomon Islands
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
|
854419
|
| Population rank | 2/197 | 161/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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27.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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24.4 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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2.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
|
5.44 hours
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | +1,610 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +53 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +19,193 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 35/197 |
China and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Solomon Islands
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
|
Solomon Islands
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China
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 139,688 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 142,912 | -1.01% | 2.31% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 146,201 | 0.82% | 2.3% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 149,589 | 2.49% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 153,085 | 2.35% | 2.34% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 156,686 | 2.41% | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 160,393 | 2.83% | 2.37% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 164,245 | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 168,282 | 2.65% | 2.46% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 172,476 | 2.78% | 2.49% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 176,579 | 2.8% | 2.38% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 180,637 | 2.78% | 2.3% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 184,994 | 2.49% | 2.41% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 189,774 | 2.31% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 195,041 | 2.09% | 2.78% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 200,744 | 1.78% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 207,194 | 1.56% | 3.21% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 214,418 | 1.37% | 3.49% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 222,029 | 1.35% | 3.55% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 229,953 | 1.34% | 3.57% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 238,135 | 1.26% | 3.56% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 246,555 | 1.29% | 3.54% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 255,200 | 1.48% | 3.51% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 264,068 | 1.46% | 3.47% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 273,163 | 1.32% | 3.44% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 282,455 | 1.37% | 3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 291,842 | 1.5% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 301,414 | 1.62% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 311,265 | 1.62% | 3.27% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 321,282 | 1.54% | 3.22% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 331,435 | 1.48% | 3.16% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 341,738 | 1.37% | 3.11% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 352,205 | 1.23% | 3.06% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 362,839 | 1.16% | 3.02% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 373,675 | 1.14% | 2.99% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 384,733 | 1.09% | 2.96% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 396,009 | 1.05% | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 407,474 | 1.03% | 2.9% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 419,071 | 0.96% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 430,500 | 0.87% | 2.73% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 440,469 | 0.79% | 2.32% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 449,125 | 0.73% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 457,671 | 0.67% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 466,154 | 0.62% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 474,611 | 0.6% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 483,080 | 0.59% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 491,594 | 0.56% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 500,156 | 0.52% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 508,790 | 0.51% | 1.73% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 518,141 | 0.5% | 1.84% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 532,968 | 0.48% | 2.86% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 552,945 | 0.55% | 3.75% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 573,606 | 0.68% | 3.74% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 594,945 | 0.67% | 3.72% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 616,908 | 0.63% | 3.69% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 639,415 | 0.58% | 3.65% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 662,379 | 0.57% | 3.59% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 685,672 | 0.61% | 3.52% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 709,101 | 0.47% | 3.42% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 728,147 | 0.36% | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 744,498 | 0.24% | 2.25% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 762,591 | 0.09% | 2.43% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 781,066 | -0.01% | 2.42% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 800,005 | -0.1% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 819,198 | -0.12% | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 838,646 | -0.23% | 2.37% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 858,283 | -0.22% | 2.34% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 878,097 | -0.23% | 2.31% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 898,073 | -0.25% | 2.27% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 918,152 | -0.27% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 938,340 | -0.29% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 958,614 | -0.32% | 2.16% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 978,977 | -0.34% | 2.12% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 999,314 | -0.36% | 2.08% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 1,019,534 | -0.38% | 2.02% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 1,039,655 | -0.4% | 1.97% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 1,059,521 | -0.41% | 1.91% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 1,079,088 | -0.43% | 1.85% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 1,098,284 | -0.45% | 1.78% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 1,117,085 | -0.47% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 1,135,445 | -0.49% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 1,153,450 | -0.51% | 1.59% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 1,171,334 | -0.53% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 1,189,113 | -0.55% | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 1,206,729 | -0.57% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 1,224,188 | -0.6% | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 1,241,491 | -0.64% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 1,258,611 | -0.67% | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 1,275,579 | -0.71% | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 1,292,414 | -0.75% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 1,309,098 | -0.79% | 1.29% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.
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Population differences between China and the Solomon Islands
|
China
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 70.8 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 25.5 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 21.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 51.1:48.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 3.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 75.8 ppl/mi² |
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