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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Solomon Islands	East Timor	Solomon Islands
1960	468,118	139,688	-	-
1961	475,291	142,912	1.53%	2.31%
1962	482,774	146,201	1.57%	2.3%
1963	490,564	149,589	1.61%	2.32%
1964	498,659	153,085	1.65%	2.34%
1965	507,034	156,686	1.68%	2.35%
1966	515,696	160,393	1.71%	2.37%
1967	524,648	164,245	1.74%	2.4%
1968	533,875	168,282	1.76%	2.46%
1969	543,356	172,476	1.78%	2.49%
1970	553,069	176,579	1.79%	2.38%
1971	562,966	180,637	1.79%	2.3%
1972	572,962	184,994	1.78%	2.41%
1973	582,855	189,774	1.73%	2.58%
1974	590,827	195,041	1.37%	2.78%
1975	598,158	200,744	1.24%	2.92%
1976	607,620	207,194	1.58%	3.21%
1977	618,315	214,418	1.76%	3.49%
1978	628,775	222,029	1.69%	3.55%
1979	638,719	229,953	1.58%	3.57%
1980	649,871	238,135	1.75%	3.56%
1981	660,493	246,555	1.63%	3.54%
1982	669,149	255,200	1.31%	3.51%
1983	677,707	264,068	1.28%	3.47%
1984	686,777	273,163	1.34%	3.44%
1985	696,665	282,455	1.44%	3.4%
1986	707,185	291,842	1.51%	3.32%
1987	718,476	301,414	1.6%	3.28%
1988	730,745	311,265	1.71%	3.27%
1989	744,856	321,282	1.93%	3.22%
1990	760,345	331,435	2.08%	3.16%
1991	778,278	341,738	2.36%	3.11%
1992	799,318	352,205	2.7%	3.06%
1993	821,437	362,839	2.77%	3.02%
1994	844,493	373,675	2.81%	2.99%
1995	868,146	384,733	2.8%	2.96%
1996	892,282	396,009	2.78%	2.93%
1997	917,184	407,474	2.79%	2.9%
1998	942,530	419,071	2.76%	2.85%
1999	834,697	430,500	-11.4%	2.73%
2000	745,088	440,469	-10.7%	2.32%
2001	812,249	449,125	9.01%	1.97%
2002	879,159	457,671	8.24%	1.9%
2003	916,878	466,154	4.29%	1.85%
2004	929,074	474,611	1.33%	1.81%
2005	948,311	483,080	2.07%	1.78%
2006	976,597	491,594	2.98%	1.76%
2007	1,004,889	500,156	2.9%	1.74%
2008	1,032,429	508,790	2.74%	1.73%
2009	1,058,782	518,141	2.55%	1.84%
2010	1,084,679	532,968	2.45%	2.86%
2011	1,110,207	552,945	2.35%	3.75%
2012	1,134,885	573,606	2.22%	3.74%
2013	1,158,695	594,945	2.1%	3.72%
2014	1,181,903	616,908	2%	3.69%
2015	1,205,131	639,415	1.97%	3.65%
2016	1,228,312	662,379	1.92%	3.59%
2017	1,251,703	685,672	1.9%	3.52%
2018	1,275,959	709,101	1.94%	3.42%
2019	1,300,945	728,147	1.96%	2.69%
2020	1,326,053	744,498	1.93%	2.25%
2021	1,350,139	762,591	1.82%	2.43%
2022	1,369,295	781,066	1.42%	2.42%
2023	1,384,286	800,005	1.09%	2.42%
2024	1,400,638	819,198	1.18%	2.4%
2025	1,418,519	838,646	1.28%	2.37%
2026	1,436,934	858,283	1.3%	2.34%
2027	1,456,334	878,097	1.35%	2.31%
2028	1,476,850	898,073	1.41%	2.27%
2029	1,498,119	918,152	1.44%	2.24%
2030	1,519,802	938,340	1.45%	2.2%
2031	1,540,659	958,614	1.37%	2.16%
2032	1,559,710	978,977	1.24%	2.12%
2033	1,578,114	999,314	1.18%	2.08%
2034	1,597,444	1,019,534	1.22%	2.02%
2035	1,618,799	1,039,655	1.34%	1.97%
2036	1,639,721	1,059,521	1.29%	1.91%
2037	1,659,327	1,079,088	1.2%	1.85%
2038	1,678,953	1,098,284	1.18%	1.78%
2039	1,698,891	1,117,085	1.19%	1.71%
2040	1,718,249	1,135,445	1.14%	1.64%
2041	1,736,476	1,153,450	1.06%	1.59%
2042	1,755,847	1,171,334	1.12%	1.55%
2043	1,776,066	1,189,113	1.15%	1.52%
2044	1,793,758	1,206,729	1%	1.48%
2045	1,809,637	1,224,188	0.89%	1.45%
2046	1,825,551	1,241,491	0.88%	1.41%
2047	1,841,558	1,258,611	0.88%	1.38%
2048	1,858,311	1,275,579	0.91%	1.35%
2049	1,873,846	1,292,414	0.84%	1.32%
2050	1,889,246	1,309,098	0.82%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 208,834 (a 17% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd 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) East Timor's population will grow by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.