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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 79.6 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

France vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Solomon Islands
2100 70,613,012 1,869,358
2099 70,629,584 1,865,277
2098 70,639,488 1,861,047
2097 70,644,570 1,856,421
2096 70,651,179 1,851,585
2095 70,644,818 1,846,229
2094 70,628,949 1,840,799
2093 70,603,242 1,834,881
2092 70,580,656 1,828,545
2091 70,553,277 1,822,001
2090 70,520,528 1,815,153
2089 70,486,909 1,808,103
2088 70,447,851 1,800,741
2087 70,408,245 1,793,136
2086 70,365,710 1,785,209
2085 70,328,248 1,777,013
2084 70,285,895 1,768,444
2083 70,234,175 1,759,601
2082 70,193,367 1,750,433
2081 70,148,354 1,740,952
2080 70,107,021 1,731,110
2079 70,065,621 1,721,146
2078 70,025,358 1,710,785
2077 69,983,383 1,700,043
2076 69,940,036 1,688,876
2075 69,897,457 1,677,587
2074 69,862,353 1,666,185
2073 69,830,973 1,654,264
2072 69,804,981 1,642,044
2071 69,777,127 1,629,467
2070 69,764,791 1,616,736
2069 69,754,867 1,603,679
2068 69,756,896 1,590,304
2067 69,764,705 1,576,716
2066 69,773,902 1,563,005
2065 69,794,612 1,549,060
2064 69,818,938 1,534,862
2063 69,848,255 1,520,351
2062 69,886,879 1,505,792
2061 69,926,483 1,490,935
2060 69,968,809 1,476,028
2059 70,014,435 1,460,816
2058 70,057,256 1,445,385
2057 70,102,722 1,429,967
2056 70,146,920 1,414,320
2055 70,196,482 1,398,440
2054 70,236,369 1,382,426
2053 70,270,537 1,366,190
2052 70,295,830 1,349,703
2051 70,321,018 1,333,136
2050 70,335,872 1,316,322
2049 70,345,142 1,299,367
2048 70,343,943 1,282,258
2047 70,332,332 1,265,007
2046 70,314,243 1,247,608
2045 70,283,430 1,230,002
2044 70,244,405 1,212,277
2043 70,198,284 1,194,351
2042 70,137,343 1,176,271
2041 70,071,925 1,158,172
2040 70,006,064 1,139,832
2039 69,936,874 1,121,014
2038 69,858,693 1,101,787
2037 69,770,244 1,082,148
2036 69,681,800 1,062,197
2035 69,590,103 1,041,925
2034 69,496,656 1,021,492
2033 69,406,955 1,000,997
2032 69,316,572 980,329
2031 69,227,320 959,788
2030 69,136,856 939,300
2029 69,043,072 918,921
2028 68,951,924 898,660
2027 68,856,735 878,499
2026 68,762,523 858,557
2025 68,659,633 838,746
2024 68,551,653 819,198
2023 68,372,286 800,005
2022 68,184,457 781,066
2021 67,842,811 762,591
2020 67,601,110 744,498
2019 67,382,061 728,147
2018 67,158,348 709,101
2017 66,918,020 685,672
2016 66,724,104 662,379
2015 66,548,272 639,415
2014 66,312,067 616,908
2013 65,997,932 594,945
2012 65,657,659 573,606
2011 65,340,830 552,945
2010 65,026,211 532,968
2009 64,706,436 518,141
2008 64,375,116 508,790
2007 64,016,890 500,156
2006 63,622,342 491,594
2005 63,180,854 483,080
2004 62,707,588 474,611
2003 62,249,855 466,154
2002 61,812,142 457,671
2001 61,364,377 449,125
2000 60,918,661 440,469
1999 60,501,986 430,500
1998 60,190,684 419,071
1997 59,968,066 407,474
1996 59,754,504 396,009
1995 59,541,294 384,733
1994 59,324,863 373,675
1993 59,103,094 362,839
1992 58,846,584 352,205
1991 58,554,242 341,738
1990 58,261,012 331,435
1989 57,943,062 321,282
1988 57,598,186 311,265
1987 57,266,167 301,414
1986 56,956,002 291,842
1985 56,665,619 282,455
1984 56,383,085 273,163
1983 56,108,330 264,068
1982 55,806,789 255,200
1981 55,603,353 246,555
1980 55,274,184 238,135
1979 54,979,851 229,953
1978 54,734,030 222,029
1977 54,486,467 214,418
1976 54,232,383 207,194
1975 54,002,853 200,744
1974 53,746,571 195,041
1973 53,392,161 189,774
1972 52,962,356 184,994
1971 52,499,553 180,637
1970 52,007,169 176,579
1969 51,536,014 172,476
1968 51,112,980 168,282
1967 50,722,791 164,245
1966 50,311,637 160,393
1965 49,877,725 156,686
1964 49,401,492 153,085
1963 48,877,567 149,589
1962 48,389,516 146,201
1961 47,905,982 142,912
1960 47,412,964 139,688

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd 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) France's population will grow by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Solomon Islands
2100 -0.02% 0.22%
2099 -0.01% 0.23%
2098 -0.007% 0.25%
2097 -0.009% 0.26%
2096 0.009% 0.29%
2095 0.02% 0.29%
2094 0.04% 0.32%
2093 0.03% 0.35%
2092 0.04% 0.36%
2091 0.05% 0.38%
2090 0.05% 0.39%
2089 0.06% 0.41%
2088 0.06% 0.42%
2087 0.06% 0.44%
2086 0.05% 0.46%
2085 0.06% 0.48%
2084 0.07% 0.5%
2083 0.06% 0.52%
2082 0.06% 0.54%
2081 0.06% 0.57%
2080 0.06% 0.58%
2079 0.06% 0.61%
2078 0.06% 0.63%
2077 0.06% 0.66%
2076 0.06% 0.67%
2075 0.05% 0.68%
2074 0.04% 0.72%
2073 0.04% 0.74%
2072 0.04% 0.77%
2071 0.02% 0.79%
2070 0.01% 0.81%
2069 -0.003% 0.84%
2068 -0.01% 0.86%
2067 -0.01% 0.88%
2066 -0.03% 0.9%
2065 -0.03% 0.93%
2064 -0.04% 0.95%
2063 -0.06% 0.97%
2062 -0.06% 1%
2061 -0.06% 1.01%
2060 -0.07% 1.04%
2059 -0.06% 1.07%
2058 -0.06% 1.08%
2057 -0.06% 1.11%
2056 -0.07% 1.14%
2055 -0.06% 1.16%
2054 -0.05% 1.19%
2053 -0.04% 1.22%
2052 -0.04% 1.24%
2051 -0.02% 1.28%
2050 -0.01% 1.3%
2049 0.002% 1.33%
2048 0.02% 1.36%
2047 0.03% 1.39%
2046 0.04% 1.43%
2045 0.06% 1.46%
2044 0.07% 1.5%
2043 0.09% 1.54%
2042 0.09% 1.56%
2041 0.09% 1.61%
2040 0.1% 1.68%
2039 0.11% 1.75%
2038 0.13% 1.81%
2037 0.13% 1.88%
2036 0.13% 1.95%
2035 0.13% 2%
2034 0.13% 2.05%
2033 0.13% 2.11%
2032 0.13% 2.14%
2031 0.13% 2.18%
2030 0.14% 2.22%
2029 0.13% 2.25%
2028 0.14% 2.3%
2027 0.14% 2.32%
2026 0.15% 2.36%
2025 0.16% 2.39%
2024 0.26% 2.4%
2023 0.28% 2.42%
2022 0.5% 2.42%
2021 0.36% 2.43%
2020 0.33% 2.25%
2019 0.33% 2.69%
2018 0.36% 3.42%
2017 0.29% 3.52%
2016 0.26% 3.59%
2015 0.36% 3.65%
2014 0.48% 3.69%
2013 0.52% 3.72%
2012 0.48% 3.74%
2011 0.48% 3.75%
2010 0.49% 2.86%
2009 0.51% 1.84%
2008 0.56% 1.73%
2007 0.62% 1.74%
2006 0.7% 1.76%
2005 0.75% 1.78%
2004 0.74% 1.81%
2003 0.71% 1.85%
2002 0.73% 1.9%
2001 0.73% 1.97%
2000 0.69% 2.32%
1999 0.52% 2.73%
1998 0.37% 2.85%
1997 0.36% 2.9%
1996 0.36% 2.93%
1995 0.36% 2.96%
1994 0.38% 2.99%
1993 0.44% 3.02%
1992 0.5% 3.06%
1991 0.5% 3.11%
1990 0.55% 3.16%
1989 0.6% 3.22%
1988 0.58% 3.27%
1987 0.54% 3.28%
1986 0.51% 3.32%
1985 0.5% 3.4%
1984 0.49% 3.44%
1983 0.54% 3.47%
1982 0.37% 3.51%
1981 0.6% 3.54%
1980 0.54% 3.56%
1979 0.45% 3.57%
1978 0.45% 3.55%
1977 0.47% 3.49%
1976 0.43% 3.21%
1975 0.48% 2.92%
1974 0.66% 2.78%
1973 0.81% 2.58%
1972 0.88% 2.41%
1971 0.95% 2.3%
1970 0.91% 2.38%
1969 0.83% 2.49%
1968 0.77% 2.46%
1967 0.82% 2.4%
1966 0.87% 2.37%
1965 0.96% 2.35%
1964 1.07% 2.34%
1963 1.01% 2.32%
1962 1.01% 2.3%
1961 1.04% 2.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

France Solomon Islands
Current population
68788006
863951
Population rank 23/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.01%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
24.4 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +491 +53
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 33/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change +91,737 +1,631
Net migration rank 18/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 1,631
2024 - 90,527 - 1,610
2023 47,860 91,862 17,436 1,636
2022 54,547 179,377 17,253 1,567
2021 74,627 131,465 16,626 1,499
2020 67,602 145,593 16,488 1,556
2019 141,503 71,972 16,649 -1,990
2018 147,749 132,925 16,790 6,653
2017 160,604 102,984 16,897 6,513
2016 193,500 15,548 17,027 6,146
2015 206,300 -345 16,909 5,853
2014 265,248 52,342 16,652 5,598
2013 244,192 116,297 16,038 5,631
2012 256,065 103,287 15,585 5,420
2011 280,966 70,178 15,095 5,219
2010 286,116 52,644 14,604 5,040
2009 278,238 58,032 14,381 -4,360
2008 283,250 79,528 14,225 -5,538
2007 288,076 91,973 13,963 -5,383
2006 305,387 132,512 13,799 -5,262
2005 271,677 191,417 13,568 -5,082
2004 282,185 200,629 13,444 -4,985
2003 230,325 195,616 13,344 -4,881
2002 253,430 191,373 13,195 -4,691
2001 263,867 179,476 13,061 -4,474
2000 268,042 171,637 12,938 -4,219
1999 229,907 169,448 12,809 -1,588
1998 222,705 20,216 12,658 -1,019
1997 215,885 -15,255 12,478 -931
1996 221,092 -21,463 12,328 -947
1995 220,303 -17,128 12,124 -952
1994 201,704 -4,232 11,771 -828
1993 224,592 16,892 11,396 -665
1992 229,502 61,964 11,029 -482
1991 234,216 35,201 10,789 -410
1990 238,870 43,323 10,561 -335
1989 243,361 82,052 10,354 -270
1988 247,672 69,935 10,142 -197
1987 251,971 59,890 9,943 -179
1986 250,606 51,642 9,656 -269
1985 249,328 66,149 9,534 -150
1984 248,086 76,175 9,299 -102
1983 235,655 88,166 9,011 -30
1982 234,389 81,084 8,720 40
1981 222,414 69,365 8,436 99
1980 210,042 54,718 8,156 151
1979 208,923 34,295 7,874 188
1978 213,462 18,692 7,598 174
1977 217,946 44,918 7,290 159
1976 227,776 59,515 7,058 -48
1975 248,413 16,139 6,635 -760
1974 268,733 26,203 6,612 -1,084
1973 282,979 103,910 6,343 -1,329
1972 296,589 101,223 6,074 -1,520
1971 309,747 144,321 5,814 -1,646
1970 322,444 182,941 5,575 -1,632
1969 329,831 160,403 5,444 -1,187
1968 337,346 113,115 5,285 -1,154
1967 339,843 63,018 5,151 -1,213
1966 352,181 96,097 5,028 -1,256
1965 354,132 82,879 4,885 -1,237
1964 360,631 163,039 4,747 -1,200
1963 361,694 190,925 4,571 -1,129
1962 358,082 141,634 4,408 -1,073
1961 354,504 128,618 4,257 -1,016
1960 346,115 143,032 4,119 -917

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people). In the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

Biggest cities by population

France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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