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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Solomon Islands	Kiribati	Solomon Islands
1960	47,157	139,688	-	-
1961	48,323	142,912	2.47%	2.31%
1962	49,538	146,201	2.51%	2.3%
1963	50,791	149,589	2.53%	2.32%
1964	52,088	153,085	2.55%	2.34%
1965	53,439	156,686	2.59%	2.35%
1966	54,425	160,393	1.85%	2.37%
1967	54,996	164,245	1.05%	2.4%
1968	55,529	168,282	0.97%	2.46%
1969	56,360	172,476	1.5%	2.49%
1970	57,510	176,579	2.04%	2.38%
1971	58,652	180,637	1.99%	2.3%
1972	59,778	184,994	1.92%	2.41%
1973	60,824	189,774	1.75%	2.58%
1974	61,219	195,041	0.65%	2.78%
1975	60,987	200,744	-0.38%	2.92%
1976	60,661	207,194	-0.53%	3.21%
1977	60,267	214,418	-0.65%	3.49%
1978	59,864	222,029	-0.67%	3.55%
1979	60,172	229,953	0.51%	3.57%
1980	61,148	238,135	1.62%	3.56%
1981	62,121	246,555	1.59%	3.54%
1982	63,134	255,200	1.63%	3.51%
1983	64,169	264,068	1.64%	3.47%
1984	65,228	273,163	1.65%	3.44%
1985	66,496	282,455	1.94%	3.4%
1986	68,059	291,842	2.35%	3.32%
1987	69,733	301,414	2.46%	3.28%
1988	71,427	311,265	2.43%	3.27%
1989	73,147	321,282	2.41%	3.22%
1990	74,855	331,435	2.34%	3.16%
1991	76,367	341,738	2.02%	3.11%
1992	77,641	352,205	1.67%	3.06%
1993	78,841	362,839	1.55%	3.02%
1994	80,021	373,675	1.5%	2.99%
1995	81,234	384,733	1.52%	2.96%
1996	82,623	396,009	1.71%	2.93%
1997	84,147	407,474	1.84%	2.9%
1998	85,657	419,071	1.79%	2.85%
1999	87,126	430,500	1.71%	2.73%
2000	88,613	440,469	1.71%	2.32%
2001	90,335	449,125	1.94%	1.97%
2002	92,264	457,671	2.14%	1.9%
2003	94,175	466,154	2.07%	1.85%
2004	96,085	474,611	2.03%	1.81%
2005	98,035	483,080	2.03%	1.78%
2006	100,017	491,594	2.02%	1.76%
2007	102,068	500,156	2.05%	1.74%
2008	104,222	508,790	2.11%	1.73%
2009	106,467	518,141	2.15%	1.84%
2010	108,704	532,968	2.1%	2.86%
2011	110,647	552,945	1.79%	3.75%
2012	112,284	573,606	1.48%	3.74%
2013	113,838	594,945	1.38%	3.72%
2014	115,326	616,908	1.31%	3.69%
2015	116,815	639,415	1.29%	3.65%
2016	118,478	662,379	1.42%	3.59%
2017	120,275	685,672	1.52%	3.52%
2018	122,084	709,101	1.5%	3.42%
2019	123,921	728,147	1.5%	2.69%
2020	126,099	744,498	1.76%	2.25%
2021	128,377	762,591	1.81%	2.43%
2022	130,469	781,066	1.63%	2.42%
2023	132,530	800,005	1.58%	2.42%
2024	134,518	819,198	1.5%	2.4%
2025	136,501	838,646	1.47%	2.37%
2026	138,451	858,283	1.43%	2.34%
2027	140,405	878,097	1.41%	2.31%
2028	142,335	898,073	1.37%	2.27%
2029	144,231	918,152	1.33%	2.24%
2030	146,130	938,340	1.32%	2.2%
2031	148,028	958,614	1.3%	2.16%
2032	149,915	978,977	1.27%	2.12%
2033	151,768	999,314	1.24%	2.08%
2034	153,602	1,019,534	1.21%	2.02%
2035	155,447	1,039,655	1.2%	1.97%
2036	157,316	1,059,521	1.2%	1.91%
2037	159,188	1,079,088	1.19%	1.85%
2038	161,050	1,098,284	1.17%	1.78%
2039	162,895	1,117,085	1.15%	1.71%
2040	164,711	1,135,445	1.11%	1.64%
2041	166,508	1,153,450	1.09%	1.59%
2042	168,325	1,171,334	1.09%	1.55%
2043	170,182	1,189,113	1.1%	1.52%
2044	172,012	1,206,729	1.08%	1.48%
2045	173,818	1,224,188	1.05%	1.45%
2046	175,629	1,241,491	1.04%	1.41%
2047	177,392	1,258,611	1%	1.38%
2048	179,152	1,275,579	0.99%	1.35%
2049	180,915	1,292,414	0.98%	1.32%
2050	182,629	1,309,098	0.95%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th 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) Kiribati's population will grow by 32.3% to 182,629 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.