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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Solomon Islands	Gambia	Solomon Islands
1960	398,060	139,688	-	-
1961	408,930	142,912	2.73%	2.31%
1962	420,163	146,201	2.75%	2.3%
1963	431,757	149,589	2.76%	2.32%
1964	443,687	153,085	2.76%	2.34%
1965	455,952	156,686	2.76%	2.35%
1966	468,516	160,393	2.76%	2.37%
1967	481,588	164,245	2.79%	2.4%
1968	495,269	168,282	2.84%	2.46%
1969	509,440	172,476	2.86%	2.49%
1970	524,105	176,579	2.88%	2.38%
1971	539,388	180,637	2.92%	2.3%
1972	555,370	184,994	2.96%	2.41%
1973	571,991	189,774	2.99%	2.58%
1974	589,085	195,041	2.99%	2.78%
1975	606,821	200,744	3.01%	2.92%
1976	625,667	207,194	3.11%	3.21%
1977	645,770	214,418	3.21%	3.49%
1978	667,103	222,029	3.3%	3.55%
1979	689,781	229,953	3.4%	3.57%
1980	713,913	238,135	3.5%	3.56%
1981	739,125	246,555	3.53%	3.54%
1982	765,753	255,200	3.6%	3.51%
1983	794,525	264,068	3.76%	3.47%
1984	825,631	273,163	3.92%	3.44%
1985	858,874	282,455	4.03%	3.4%
1986	894,019	291,842	4.09%	3.32%
1987	931,091	301,414	4.15%	3.28%
1988	970,160	311,265	4.2%	3.27%
1989	1,011,357	321,282	4.25%	3.22%
1990	1,054,696	331,435	4.29%	3.16%
1991	1,099,959	341,738	4.29%	3.11%
1992	1,145,582	352,205	4.15%	3.06%
1993	1,188,365	362,839	3.73%	3.02%
1994	1,227,226	373,675	3.27%	2.99%
1995	1,264,313	384,733	3.02%	2.96%
1996	1,301,410	396,009	2.93%	2.93%
1997	1,338,889	407,474	2.88%	2.9%
1998	1,376,987	419,071	2.85%	2.85%
1999	1,415,779	430,500	2.82%	2.73%
2000	1,455,084	440,469	2.78%	2.32%
2001	1,495,011	449,125	2.74%	1.97%
2002	1,535,691	457,671	2.72%	1.9%
2003	1,577,611	466,154	2.73%	1.85%
2004	1,621,312	474,611	2.77%	1.81%
2005	1,667,037	483,080	2.82%	1.78%
2006	1,715,275	491,594	2.89%	1.76%
2007	1,765,774	500,156	2.94%	1.74%
2008	1,817,852	508,790	2.95%	1.73%
2009	1,871,422	518,141	2.95%	1.84%
2010	1,926,630	532,968	2.95%	2.86%
2011	1,983,784	552,945	2.97%	3.75%
2012	2,043,094	573,606	2.99%	3.74%
2013	2,103,820	594,945	2.97%	3.72%
2014	2,164,528	616,908	2.89%	3.69%
2015	2,224,529	639,415	2.77%	3.65%
2016	2,283,769	662,379	2.66%	3.59%
2017	2,342,189	685,672	2.56%	3.52%
2018	2,399,632	709,101	2.45%	3.42%
2019	2,456,844	728,147	2.38%	2.69%
2020	2,515,733	744,498	2.4%	2.25%
2021	2,576,010	762,591	2.4%	2.43%
2022	2,636,470	781,066	2.35%	2.42%
2023	2,697,845	800,005	2.33%	2.42%
2024	2,759,988	819,198	2.3%	2.4%
2025	2,822,083	838,646	2.25%	2.37%
2026	2,884,075	858,283	2.2%	2.34%
2027	2,945,874	878,097	2.14%	2.31%
2028	3,007,541	898,073	2.09%	2.27%
2029	3,069,012	918,152	2.04%	2.24%
2030	3,130,117	938,340	1.99%	2.2%
2031	3,190,986	958,614	1.94%	2.16%
2032	3,251,816	978,977	1.91%	2.12%
2033	3,312,585	999,314	1.87%	2.08%
2034	3,373,117	1,019,534	1.83%	2.02%
2035	3,433,418	1,039,655	1.79%	1.97%
2036	3,493,569	1,059,521	1.75%	1.91%
2037	3,553,521	1,079,088	1.72%	1.85%
2038	3,613,489	1,098,284	1.69%	1.78%
2039	3,673,332	1,117,085	1.66%	1.71%
2040	3,732,793	1,135,445	1.62%	1.64%
2041	3,791,791	1,153,450	1.58%	1.59%
2042	3,850,526	1,171,334	1.55%	1.55%
2043	3,909,016	1,189,113	1.52%	1.52%
2044	3,966,899	1,206,729	1.48%	1.48%
2045	4,024,221	1,224,188	1.45%	1.45%
2046	4,080,955	1,241,491	1.41%	1.41%
2047	4,137,188	1,258,611	1.38%	1.38%
2048	4,192,836	1,275,579	1.35%	1.35%
2049	4,247,701	1,292,414	1.31%	1.32%
2050	4,301,881	1,309,098	1.28%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th 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) the Gambia's population will grow by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.