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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Fiji	Solomon Islands
1960	404,887	139,688	-	-
1961	417,406	142,912	3.09%	2.31%
1962	430,536	146,201	3.15%	2.3%
1963	444,276	149,589	3.19%	2.32%
1964	458,324	153,085	3.16%	2.34%
1965	472,575	156,686	3.11%	2.35%
1966	486,487	160,393	2.94%	2.37%
1967	498,873	164,245	2.55%	2.4%
1968	510,002	168,282	2.23%	2.46%
1969	520,797	172,476	2.12%	2.49%
1970	531,188	176,579	2%	2.38%
1971	541,121	180,637	1.87%	2.3%
1972	550,499	184,994	1.73%	2.41%
1973	559,222	189,774	1.58%	2.58%
1974	567,489	195,041	1.48%	2.78%
1975	575,906	200,744	1.48%	2.92%
1976	585,534	207,194	1.67%	3.21%
1977	597,805	214,418	2.1%	3.49%
1978	612,091	222,029	2.39%	3.55%
1979	626,862	229,953	2.41%	3.57%
1980	641,975	238,135	2.41%	3.56%
1981	657,471	246,555	2.41%	3.54%
1982	673,414	255,200	2.42%	3.51%
1983	689,835	264,068	2.44%	3.47%
1984	706,716	273,163	2.45%	3.44%
1985	723,761	282,455	2.41%	3.4%
1986	739,306	291,842	2.15%	3.32%
1987	750,540	301,414	1.52%	3.28%
1988	758,697	311,265	1.09%	3.27%
1989	766,321	321,282	1%	3.22%
1990	773,316	331,435	0.91%	3.16%
1991	779,656	341,738	0.82%	3.11%
1992	785,346	352,205	0.73%	3.06%
1993	790,369	362,839	0.64%	3.02%
1994	794,771	373,675	0.56%	2.99%
1995	798,746	384,733	0.5%	2.96%
1996	803,789	396,009	0.63%	2.93%
1997	812,139	407,474	1.04%	2.9%
1998	822,258	419,071	1.25%	2.85%
1999	831,828	430,500	1.16%	2.73%
2000	840,909	440,469	1.09%	2.32%
2001	849,596	449,125	1.03%	1.97%
2002	858,049	457,671	0.99%	1.9%
2003	866,286	466,154	0.96%	1.85%
2004	874,366	474,611	0.93%	1.81%
2005	882,379	483,080	0.92%	1.78%
2006	890,365	491,594	0.91%	1.76%
2007	897,832	500,156	0.84%	1.74%
2008	903,399	508,790	0.62%	1.73%
2009	907,239	518,141	0.43%	1.84%
2010	910,419	532,968	0.35%	2.86%
2011	912,989	552,945	0.28%	3.75%
2012	914,918	573,606	0.21%	3.74%
2013	916,352	594,945	0.16%	3.72%
2014	917,585	616,908	0.13%	3.69%
2015	918,578	639,415	0.11%	3.65%
2016	919,166	662,379	0.06%	3.59%
2017	918,759	685,672	-0.04%	3.52%
2018	917,180	709,101	-0.17%	3.42%
2019	914,899	728,147	-0.25%	2.69%
2020	914,963	744,498	0.007%	2.25%
2021	916,711	762,591	0.19%	2.43%
2022	919,422	781,066	0.3%	2.42%
2023	924,145	800,005	0.51%	2.42%
2024	928,784	819,198	0.5%	2.4%
2025	933,141	838,646	0.47%	2.37%
2026	937,268	858,283	0.44%	2.34%
2027	941,304	878,097	0.43%	2.31%
2028	945,347	898,073	0.43%	2.27%
2029	949,269	918,152	0.41%	2.24%
2030	953,095	938,340	0.4%	2.2%
2031	956,685	958,614	0.38%	2.16%
2032	960,056	978,977	0.35%	2.12%
2033	963,339	999,314	0.34%	2.08%
2034	966,516	1,019,534	0.33%	2.02%
2035	969,613	1,039,655	0.32%	1.97%
2036	972,641	1,059,521	0.31%	1.91%
2037	975,643	1,079,088	0.31%	1.85%
2038	978,533	1,098,284	0.3%	1.78%
2039	981,270	1,117,085	0.28%	1.71%
2040	983,842	1,135,445	0.26%	1.64%
2041	986,409	1,153,450	0.26%	1.59%
2042	988,810	1,171,334	0.24%	1.55%
2043	990,851	1,189,113	0.21%	1.52%
2044	992,731	1,206,729	0.19%	1.48%
2045	994,437	1,224,188	0.17%	1.45%
2046	995,957	1,241,491	0.15%	1.41%
2047	997,319	1,258,611	0.14%	1.38%
2048	998,544	1,275,579	0.12%	1.35%
2049	999,530	1,292,414	0.1%	1.32%
2050	1,000,244	1,309,098	0.07%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Fiji increased by 36,199 people (a 4.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Fiji gained 17,878 (a 1.95% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Fiji was ranked 157th most populous country in 2005 and is 159th 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) Fiji's population will grow by 6.81% to 1,000,244 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.