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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 334 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 3.49% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Indonesia vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Solomon Islands
2100 297,263,579 1,869,358
2099 298,386,561 1,865,277
2098 299,496,396 1,861,047
2097 300,596,542 1,856,421
2096 301,680,965 1,851,585
2095 302,745,817 1,846,229
2094 303,798,670 1,840,799
2093 304,837,512 1,834,881
2092 305,857,297 1,828,545
2091 306,853,321 1,822,001
2090 307,827,852 1,815,153
2089 308,775,620 1,808,103
2088 309,700,566 1,800,741
2087 310,605,359 1,793,136
2086 311,483,180 1,785,209
2085 312,332,996 1,777,013
2084 313,155,965 1,768,444
2083 313,952,990 1,759,601
2082 314,719,759 1,750,433
2081 315,453,880 1,740,952
2080 316,158,503 1,731,110
2079 316,839,281 1,721,146
2078 317,487,448 1,710,785
2077 318,105,938 1,700,043
2076 318,684,532 1,688,876
2075 319,239,982 1,677,587
2074 319,759,087 1,666,185
2073 320,251,181 1,654,264
2072 320,709,370 1,642,044
2071 321,136,059 1,629,467
2070 321,534,979 1,616,736
2069 321,908,058 1,603,679
2068 322,252,027 1,590,304
2067 322,566,642 1,576,716
2066 322,849,032 1,563,005
2065 323,098,730 1,549,060
2064 323,318,973 1,534,862
2063 323,506,247 1,520,351
2062 323,662,911 1,505,792
2061 323,784,985 1,490,935
2060 323,865,045 1,476,028
2059 323,904,988 1,460,816
2058 323,894,318 1,445,385
2057 323,837,237 1,429,967
2056 323,721,448 1,414,320
2055 323,552,405 1,398,440
2054 323,324,404 1,382,426
2053 323,032,528 1,366,190
2052 322,677,809 1,349,703
2051 322,252,898 1,333,136
2050 321,749,772 1,316,322
2049 321,169,163 1,299,367
2048 320,507,607 1,282,258
2047 319,778,332 1,265,007
2046 318,970,565 1,247,608
2045 318,077,606 1,230,002
2044 317,100,688 1,212,277
2043 316,041,251 1,194,351
2042 314,905,847 1,176,271
2041 313,692,611 1,158,172
2040 312,407,319 1,139,832
2039 311,049,484 1,121,014
2038 309,626,850 1,101,787
2037 308,137,773 1,082,148
2036 306,592,068 1,062,197
2035 304,988,219 1,041,925
2034 303,322,890 1,021,492
2033 301,599,483 1,000,997
2032 299,828,261 980,329
2031 298,003,267 959,788
2030 296,127,253 939,300
2029 294,190,935 918,921
2028 292,188,833 898,660
2027 290,114,110 878,499
2026 287,972,484 858,557
2025 285,765,617 838,746
2024 283,487,931 819,198
2023 281,190,067 800,005
2022 278,830,529 781,066
2021 276,758,053 762,591
2020 274,814,866 744,498
2019 272,489,381 728,147
2018 269,951,846 709,101
2017 267,346,658 685,672
2016 264,627,418 662,379
2015 261,799,249 639,415
2014 258,877,399 616,908
2013 255,852,467 594,945
2012 252,698,525 573,606
2011 249,470,032 552,945
2010 246,305,322 532,968
2009 243,220,028 518,141
2008 240,157,903 508,790
2007 237,062,337 500,156
2006 233,951,652 491,594
2005 230,871,650 483,080
2004 227,926,649 474,611
2003 225,048,008 466,154
2002 222,088,495 457,671
2001 219,097,902 449,125
2000 216,077,790 440,469
1999 213,004,668 430,500
1998 209,826,788 419,071
1997 206,536,095 407,474
1996 203,204,348 396,009
1995 199,888,057 384,733
1994 196,591,828 373,675
1993 193,305,168 362,839
1992 190,043,744 352,205
1991 186,778,238 341,738
1990 183,501,098 331,435
1989 180,201,630 321,282
1988 176,855,065 311,265
1987 173,511,154 301,414
1986 170,175,065 291,842
1985 166,776,185 282,455
1984 163,251,124 273,163
1983 159,651,381 264,068
1982 156,052,152 255,200
1981 152,485,035 246,555
1980 148,950,540 238,135
1979 145,434,834 229,953
1978 141,953,163 222,029
1977 138,533,541 214,418
1976 135,173,655 207,194
1975 131,843,848 200,744
1974 128,555,045 195,041
1973 125,288,515 189,774
1972 122,039,841 184,994
1971 118,833,702 180,637
1970 115,657,495 176,579
1969 112,517,639 172,476
1968 109,450,006 168,282
1967 106,526,393 164,245
1966 103,792,754 160,393
1965 101,365,130 156,686
1964 98,833,749 153,085
1963 96,051,424 149,589
1962 93,375,850 146,201
1961 90,791,249 142,912
1960 88,296,070 139,688

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/indonesia/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th 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) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Solomon Islands
2100 -0.38% 0.22%
2099 -0.37% 0.23%
2098 -0.37% 0.25%
2097 -0.36% 0.26%
2096 -0.35% 0.29%
2095 -0.35% 0.29%
2094 -0.34% 0.32%
2093 -0.33% 0.35%
2092 -0.32% 0.36%
2091 -0.32% 0.38%
2090 -0.31% 0.39%
2089 -0.3% 0.41%
2088 -0.29% 0.42%
2087 -0.28% 0.44%
2086 -0.27% 0.46%
2085 -0.26% 0.48%
2084 -0.25% 0.5%
2083 -0.24% 0.52%
2082 -0.23% 0.54%
2081 -0.22% 0.57%
2080 -0.21% 0.58%
2079 -0.2% 0.61%
2078 -0.19% 0.63%
2077 -0.18% 0.66%
2076 -0.17% 0.67%
2075 -0.16% 0.68%
2074 -0.15% 0.72%
2073 -0.14% 0.74%
2072 -0.13% 0.77%
2071 -0.12% 0.79%
2070 -0.12% 0.81%
2069 -0.11% 0.84%
2068 -0.1% 0.86%
2067 -0.09% 0.88%
2066 -0.08% 0.9%
2065 -0.07% 0.93%
2064 -0.06% 0.95%
2063 -0.05% 0.97%
2062 -0.04% 1%
2061 -0.02% 1.01%
2060 -0.01% 1.04%
2059 0.003% 1.07%
2058 0.02% 1.08%
2057 0.04% 1.11%
2056 0.05% 1.14%
2055 0.07% 1.16%
2054 0.09% 1.19%
2053 0.11% 1.22%
2052 0.13% 1.24%
2051 0.16% 1.28%
2050 0.18% 1.3%
2049 0.21% 1.33%
2048 0.23% 1.36%
2047 0.25% 1.39%
2046 0.28% 1.43%
2045 0.31% 1.46%
2044 0.34% 1.5%
2043 0.36% 1.54%
2042 0.39% 1.56%
2041 0.41% 1.61%
2040 0.44% 1.68%
2039 0.46% 1.75%
2038 0.48% 1.81%
2037 0.5% 1.88%
2036 0.53% 1.95%
2035 0.55% 2%
2034 0.57% 2.05%
2033 0.59% 2.11%
2032 0.61% 2.14%
2031 0.63% 2.18%
2030 0.66% 2.22%
2029 0.69% 2.25%
2028 0.72% 2.3%
2027 0.74% 2.32%
2026 0.77% 2.36%
2025 0.8% 2.39%
2024 0.82% 2.4%
2023 0.85% 2.42%
2022 0.75% 2.42%
2021 0.71% 2.43%
2020 0.85% 2.25%
2019 0.94% 2.69%
2018 0.97% 3.42%
2017 1.03% 3.52%
2016 1.08% 3.59%
2015 1.13% 3.65%
2014 1.18% 3.69%
2013 1.25% 3.72%
2012 1.29% 3.74%
2011 1.28% 3.75%
2010 1.27% 2.86%
2009 1.28% 1.84%
2008 1.31% 1.73%
2007 1.33% 1.74%
2006 1.33% 1.76%
2005 1.29% 1.78%
2004 1.28% 1.81%
2003 1.33% 1.85%
2002 1.36% 1.9%
2001 1.4% 1.97%
2000 1.44% 2.32%
1999 1.51% 2.73%
1998 1.59% 2.85%
1997 1.64% 2.9%
1996 1.66% 2.93%
1995 1.68% 2.96%
1994 1.7% 2.99%
1993 1.72% 3.02%
1992 1.75% 3.06%
1991 1.79% 3.11%
1990 1.83% 3.16%
1989 1.89% 3.22%
1988 1.93% 3.27%
1987 1.96% 3.28%
1986 2.04% 3.32%
1985 2.16% 3.4%
1984 2.25% 3.44%
1983 2.31% 3.47%
1982 2.34% 3.51%
1981 2.37% 3.54%
1980 2.42% 3.56%
1979 2.45% 3.57%
1978 2.47% 3.55%
1977 2.49% 3.49%
1976 2.53% 3.21%
1975 2.56% 2.92%
1974 2.61% 2.78%
1973 2.66% 2.58%
1972 2.7% 2.41%
1971 2.75% 2.3%
1970 2.79% 2.38%
1969 2.8% 2.49%
1968 2.74% 2.46%
1967 2.63% 2.4%
1966 2.39% 2.37%
1965 2.56% 2.35%
1964 2.9% 2.34%
1963 2.87% 2.32%
1962 2.85% 2.3%
1961 2.83% 2.31%

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

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In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Solomon Islands
Current population
288551776
863951
Population rank 4/197 161/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.01%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
27.4 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
24.4 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +53
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 33/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 +1,631
Net migration rank 171/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 1,631
2024 - -38,469 - 1,610
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 17,436 1,636
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 17,253 1,567
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 16,626 1,499
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 16,488 1,556
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 16,649 -1,990
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 16,790 6,653
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 16,897 6,513
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 17,027 6,146
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 16,909 5,853
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 16,652 5,598
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 16,038 5,631
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 15,585 5,420
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 15,095 5,219
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 14,604 5,040
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 14,381 -4,360
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 14,225 -5,538
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 13,963 -5,383
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 13,799 -5,262
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 13,568 -5,082
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 13,444 -4,985
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 13,344 -4,881
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 13,195 -4,691
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 13,061 -4,474
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 12,938 -4,219
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 12,809 -1,588
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 12,658 -1,019
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 12,478 -931
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 12,328 -947
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 12,124 -952
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 11,771 -828
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 11,396 -665
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 11,029 -482
1991 3,288,791 3,096 10,789 -410
1990 3,250,906 11,539 10,561 -335
1989 3,316,792 19,905 10,354 -270
1988 3,331,242 25,383 10,142 -197
1987 3,304,520 26,705 9,943 -179
1986 3,309,905 30,988 9,656 -269
1985 3,419,412 37,451 9,534 -150
1984 3,549,570 43,693 9,299 -102
1983 3,558,949 47,375 9,011 -30
1982 3,545,504 46,792 8,720 40
1981 3,497,244 44,710 8,436 99
1980 3,484,846 42,254 8,156 151
1979 3,460,621 43,900 7,874 188
1978 3,412,980 45,911 7,598 174
1977 3,334,779 45,610 7,290 159
1976 3,291,479 48,010 7,058 -48
1975 3,263,794 56,386 6,635 -760
1974 3,196,136 61,188 6,612 -1,084
1973 3,210,643 64,991 6,343 -1,329
1972 3,149,726 72,007 6,074 -1,520
1971 3,111,304 79,264 5,814 -1,646
1970 3,080,421 81,368 5,575 -1,632
1969 3,034,825 82,955 5,444 -1,187
1968 2,961,608 55,731 5,285 -1,154
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 5,151 -1,213
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 5,028 -1,256
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 4,885 -1,237
1964 2,700,138 144,819 4,747 -1,200
1963 2,609,526 110,166 4,571 -1,129
1962 2,525,163 106,264 4,408 -1,073
1961 2,434,113 103,628 4,257 -1,016
1960 2,350,971 101,631 4,119 -917

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

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Over the last 10 years, 98.9% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 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, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

Biggest cities by population

Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M
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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