Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 838,645 people in the Solomon Islands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 868,694 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 1,708 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +2.83% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 869K (76.7% growth).

India vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Solomon Islands
2100 1,515,764,791 1,869,132
2099 1,523,450,562 1,865,051
2098 1,531,147,367 1,860,822
2097 1,538,780,583 1,856,197
2096 1,546,380,447 1,851,361
2095 1,553,964,615 1,846,006
2094 1,561,496,245 1,840,576
2093 1,568,975,448 1,834,659
2092 1,576,332,553 1,828,323
2091 1,583,655,135 1,821,781
2090 1,590,899,630 1,814,933
2089 1,598,026,427 1,807,885
2088 1,605,029,461 1,800,523
2087 1,611,883,136 1,792,919
2086 1,618,654,560 1,784,993
2085 1,625,282,641 1,776,798
2084 1,631,712,094 1,768,230
2083 1,637,989,363 1,759,388
2082 1,644,062,886 1,750,221
2081 1,649,962,836 1,740,741
2080 1,655,654,966 1,730,900
2079 1,661,116,882 1,720,938
2078 1,666,332,415 1,710,578
2077 1,671,298,348 1,699,838
2076 1,676,004,895 1,688,671
2075 1,680,459,350 1,677,384
2074 1,684,595,952 1,665,984
2073 1,688,431,647 1,654,063
2072 1,691,990,872 1,641,845
2071 1,695,203,041 1,629,270
2070 1,698,107,519 1,616,540
2069 1,700,664,858 1,603,485
2068 1,702,876,723 1,590,112
2067 1,704,723,837 1,576,525
2066 1,706,198,000 1,562,815
2065 1,707,391,009 1,548,873
2064 1,708,212,818 1,534,676
2063 1,708,696,045 1,520,167
2062 1,708,862,369 1,505,610
2061 1,708,717,131 1,490,754
2060 1,708,195,453 1,475,849
2059 1,707,339,651 1,460,639
2058 1,706,165,210 1,445,210
2057 1,704,656,327 1,429,794
2056 1,702,865,262 1,414,149
2055 1,700,741,939 1,398,271
2054 1,698,325,374 1,382,259
2053 1,695,513,304 1,366,025
2052 1,692,384,182 1,349,539
2051 1,688,910,288 1,332,975
2050 1,685,088,884 1,316,163
2049 1,680,936,533 1,299,210
2048 1,676,430,514 1,282,103
2047 1,671,532,064 1,264,854
2046 1,666,226,180 1,247,457
2045 1,660,522,084 1,229,853
2044 1,654,412,346 1,212,131
2043 1,647,924,060 1,194,206
2042 1,640,993,579 1,176,128
2041 1,633,629,291 1,158,032
2040 1,625,848,393 1,139,694
2039 1,617,677,625 1,120,879
2038 1,609,097,629 1,101,654
2037 1,600,073,012 1,082,017
2036 1,590,593,050 1,062,068
2035 1,580,726,905 1,041,799
2034 1,570,491,868 1,021,368
2033 1,559,906,905 1,000,876
2032 1,548,963,391 980,211
2031 1,537,676,208 959,672
2030 1,526,059,268 939,186
2029 1,514,142,607 918,810
2028 1,501,971,477 898,552
2027 1,489,498,223 878,392
2026 1,476,782,637 858,453
2025 1,463,865,525 838,645
2024 1,450,935,791 819,198
2023 1,438,069,596 800,005
2022 1,425,423,212 781,066
2021 1,414,203,896 762,591
2020 1,402,617,695 744,498
2019 1,389,030,312 728,147
2018 1,374,659,064 709,101
2017 1,359,657,400 685,672
2016 1,343,944,296 662,379
2015 1,328,024,498 639,415
2014 1,312,277,191 616,908
2013 1,295,829,511 594,945
2012 1,278,674,502 573,606
2011 1,261,224,954 552,945
2010 1,243,481,564 532,968
2009 1,225,524,753 518,141
2008 1,207,930,964 508,790
2007 1,190,676,021 500,156
2006 1,172,878,890 491,594
2005 1,154,676,322 483,080
2004 1,135,991,513 474,611
2003 1,116,803,006 466,154
2002 1,097,600,380 457,671
2001 1,077,898,575 449,125
2000 1,057,922,733 440,469
1999 1,038,225,823 430,500
1998 1,018,665,080 419,071
1997 999,133,762 407,474
1996 979,678,458 396,009
1995 960,301,044 384,733
1994 941,163,767 373,675
1993 922,118,387 362,839
1992 902,957,070 352,205
1991 883,927,600 341,738
1990 864,972,221 331,435
1989 846,039,529 321,282
1988 827,342,990 311,265
1987 808,931,270 301,414
1986 790,689,978 291,842
1985 772,647,793 282,455
1984 754,875,449 273,163
1983 737,372,681 264,068
1982 720,313,473 255,200
1981 703,696,250 246,555
1980 687,354,025 238,135
1979 671,155,747 229,953
1978 655,728,229 222,029
1977 640,801,103 214,418
1976 625,861,883 207,194
1975 611,309,535 200,744
1974 597,041,391 195,041
1973 583,465,598 189,774
1972 570,482,142 184,994
1971 558,096,387 180,637
1970 545,864,268 176,579
1969 533,880,544 172,476
1968 522,716,889 168,282
1967 511,606,372 164,245
1966 500,740,247 160,393
1965 490,140,146 156,686
1964 479,229,598 153,085
1963 468,138,575 149,589
1962 457,283,090 146,201
1961 446,564,729 142,912
1960 435,990,338 139,688

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 206,315 people (a 31.1% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 51.5% to 1,316,163 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Solomon Islands
2100 -0.5% 0.22%
2099 -0.5% 0.23%
2098 -0.5% 0.25%
2097 -0.49% 0.26%
2096 -0.49% 0.29%
2095 -0.48% 0.29%
2094 -0.48% 0.32%
2093 -0.47% 0.35%
2092 -0.46% 0.36%
2091 -0.46% 0.38%
2090 -0.45% 0.39%
2089 -0.44% 0.41%
2088 -0.43% 0.42%
2087 -0.42% 0.44%
2086 -0.41% 0.46%
2085 -0.39% 0.48%
2084 -0.38% 0.5%
2083 -0.37% 0.52%
2082 -0.36% 0.54%
2081 -0.34% 0.57%
2080 -0.33% 0.58%
2079 -0.31% 0.61%
2078 -0.3% 0.63%
2077 -0.28% 0.66%
2076 -0.27% 0.67%
2075 -0.25% 0.68%
2074 -0.23% 0.72%
2073 -0.21% 0.74%
2072 -0.19% 0.77%
2071 -0.17% 0.79%
2070 -0.15% 0.81%
2069 -0.13% 0.84%
2068 -0.11% 0.86%
2067 -0.09% 0.88%
2066 -0.07% 0.9%
2065 -0.05% 0.93%
2064 -0.03% 0.95%
2063 -0.01% 0.97%
2062 0.008% 1%
2061 0.03% 1.01%
2060 0.05% 1.04%
2059 0.07% 1.07%
2058 0.09% 1.08%
2057 0.11% 1.11%
2056 0.12% 1.14%
2055 0.14% 1.16%
2054 0.17% 1.19%
2053 0.18% 1.22%
2052 0.21% 1.24%
2051 0.23% 1.28%
2050 0.25% 1.3%
2049 0.27% 1.33%
2048 0.29% 1.36%
2047 0.32% 1.39%
2046 0.34% 1.43%
2045 0.37% 1.46%
2044 0.39% 1.5%
2043 0.42% 1.54%
2042 0.45% 1.56%
2041 0.48% 1.61%
2040 0.51% 1.68%
2039 0.53% 1.75%
2038 0.56% 1.81%
2037 0.6% 1.88%
2036 0.62% 1.95%
2035 0.65% 2%
2034 0.68% 2.05%
2033 0.71% 2.11%
2032 0.73% 2.14%
2031 0.76% 2.18%
2030 0.79% 2.22%
2029 0.81% 2.25%
2028 0.84% 2.3%
2027 0.86% 2.32%
2026 0.88% 2.36%
2025 0.89% 2.37%
2024 0.89% 2.4%
2023 0.89% 2.42%
2022 0.79% 2.42%
2021 0.83% 2.43%
2020 0.98% 2.25%
2019 1.05% 2.69%
2018 1.1% 3.42%
2017 1.17% 3.52%
2016 1.2% 3.59%
2015 1.2% 3.65%
2014 1.27% 3.69%
2013 1.34% 3.72%
2012 1.38% 3.74%
2011 1.43% 3.75%
2010 1.47% 2.86%
2009 1.46% 1.84%
2008 1.45% 1.73%
2007 1.52% 1.74%
2006 1.58% 1.76%
2005 1.64% 1.78%
2004 1.72% 1.81%
2003 1.75% 1.85%
2002 1.83% 1.9%
2001 1.89% 1.97%
2000 1.9% 2.32%
1999 1.92% 2.73%
1998 1.95% 2.85%
1997 1.99% 2.9%
1996 2.02% 2.93%
1995 2.03% 2.96%
1994 2.07% 2.99%
1993 2.12% 3.02%
1992 2.15% 3.06%
1991 2.19% 3.11%
1990 2.24% 3.16%
1989 2.26% 3.22%
1988 2.28% 3.27%
1987 2.31% 3.28%
1986 2.34% 3.32%
1985 2.35% 3.4%
1984 2.37% 3.44%
1983 2.37% 3.47%
1982 2.36% 3.51%
1981 2.38% 3.54%
1980 2.41% 3.56%
1979 2.35% 3.57%
1978 2.33% 3.55%
1977 2.39% 3.49%
1976 2.38% 3.21%
1975 2.39% 2.92%
1974 2.33% 2.78%
1973 2.28% 2.58%
1972 2.22% 2.41%
1971 2.24% 2.3%
1970 2.24% 2.38%
1969 2.14% 2.49%
1968 2.17% 2.46%
1967 2.17% 2.4%
1966 2.16% 2.37%
1965 2.28% 2.35%
1964 2.37% 2.34%
1963 2.37% 2.32%
1962 2.4% 2.3%
1961 2.43% 2.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.37%.

Live population counters

India Solomon Islands
Current population
1483314140
868694
Population rank 1/197 161/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.01%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
27.1 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
24 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +53
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +19,447
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.37%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 32/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 +1,631
Net migration rank 195/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 1,631
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 17,715 1,610
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 17,436 1,636
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 17,253 1,567
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 16,626 1,499
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 16,488 1,556
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 16,649 -1,990
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 16,790 6,653
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 16,897 6,513
2016 16,202,593 81,248 17,027 6,146
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 16,909 5,853
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 16,652 5,598
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 16,038 5,631
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 15,585 5,420
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 15,095 5,219
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 14,604 5,040
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 14,381 -4,360
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 14,225 -5,538
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 13,963 -5,383
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 13,799 -5,262
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 13,568 -5,082
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 13,444 -4,985
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 13,344 -4,881
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 13,195 -4,691
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 13,061 -4,474
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 12,938 -4,219
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 12,809 -1,588
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 12,658 -1,019
1997 19,494,098 880 12,478 -931
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 12,328 -947
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 12,124 -952
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 11,771 -828
1993 19,152,399 2,364 11,396 -665
1992 19,132,757 35,155 11,029 -482
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 10,789 -410
1990 18,893,588 125,514 10,561 -335
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 10,354 -270
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 10,142 -197
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 9,943 -179
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 9,656 -269
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 9,534 -150
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 9,299 -102
1983 17,219,127 119,694 9,011 -30
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 8,720 40
1981 16,422,159 33,243 8,436 99
1980 16,018,786 210,914 8,156 151
1979 15,392,957 774,094 7,874 188
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 7,598 174
1977 14,575,662 590,626 7,290 159
1976 14,435,504 275,984 7,058 -48
1975 13,958,642 434,205 6,635 -760
1974 13,795,836 347,869 6,612 -1,084
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 6,343 -1,329
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 6,074 -1,520
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 5,814 -1,646
1970 12,417,866 233,782 5,575 -1,632
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 5,444 -1,187
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 5,285 -1,154
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 5,151 -1,213
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 5,028 -1,256
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 4,885 -1,237
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 4,747 -1,200
1963 11,016,705 21,640 4,571 -1,129
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 4,408 -1,073
1961 10,468,816 295,177 4,257 -1,016
1960 10,237,489 146,955 4,119 -917

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In the Solomon Islands 84.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 169,790 people) and 15.5% is from migration (a gain of 31,043 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.