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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,862,441 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,844,219 people compared to 854,419 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Latvia's population is 2.16 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.7% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2005, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.24M people to 1.84M (17.6% decline), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 483K to 854K (76.9% growth).
  • The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 921K people by 2100.

Latvia vs Solomon Islands: live population counter

Latvia Solomon Islands
Current population
1844219
854419
Population rank 149/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.01%
One net population change
35 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
36.4 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
18.8 minutes
2.13 hours
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
5.44 hours
Annual migration change -2,225 +1,610
Daily growth/decline -41 +53
Annual growth/decline -15,004 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate -0.8% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 35/197

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

Latvia
Population

Growth rate
Solomon Islands
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Latvia Solomon Islands Latvia Solomon Islands
1960 2,120,979 139,688 - -
1961 2,152,681 142,912 1.49% 2.31%
1962 2,181,586 146,201 1.34% 2.3%
1963 2,210,919 149,589 1.34% 2.32%
1964 2,240,623 153,085 1.34% 2.34%
1965 2,265,919 156,686 1.13% 2.35%
1966 2,283,217 160,393 0.76% 2.37%
1967 2,301,220 164,245 0.79% 2.4%
1968 2,323,619 168,282 0.97% 2.46%
1969 2,343,173 172,476 0.84% 2.49%
1970 2,359,164 176,579 0.68% 2.38%
1971 2,376,389 180,637 0.73% 2.3%
1972 2,395,674 184,994 0.81% 2.41%
1973 2,415,819 189,774 0.84% 2.58%
1974 2,437,186 195,041 0.88% 2.78%
1975 2,456,130 200,744 0.78% 2.92%
1976 2,470,989 207,194 0.6% 3.21%
1977 2,485,073 214,418 0.57% 3.49%
1978 2,497,921 222,029 0.52% 3.55%
1979 2,505,953 229,953 0.32% 3.57%
1980 2,511,701 238,135 0.23% 3.56%
1981 2,519,421 246,555 0.31% 3.54%
1982 2,531,080 255,200 0.46% 3.51%
1983 2,546,011 264,068 0.59% 3.47%
1984 2,562,047 273,163 0.63% 3.44%
1985 2,578,873 282,455 0.66% 3.4%
1986 2,599,892 291,842 0.82% 3.32%
1987 2,626,583 301,414 1.03% 3.28%
1988 2,653,434 311,265 1.02% 3.27%
1989 2,666,955 321,282 0.51% 3.22%
1990 2,663,151 331,435 -0.14% 3.16%
1991 2,650,581 341,738 -0.47% 3.11%
1992 2,614,338 352,205 -1.37% 3.06%
1993 2,563,290 362,839 -1.95% 3.02%
1994 2,520,742 373,675 -1.66% 2.99%
1995 2,485,056 384,733 -1.42% 2.96%
1996 2,457,222 396,009 -1.12% 2.93%
1997 2,432,851 407,474 -0.99% 2.9%
1998 2,410,019 419,071 -0.94% 2.85%
1999 2,390,482 430,500 -0.81% 2.73%
2000 2,367,550 440,469 -0.96% 2.32%
2001 2,337,170 449,125 -1.28% 1.97%
2002 2,310,173 457,671 -1.16% 1.9%
2003 2,287,955 466,154 -0.96% 1.85%
2004 2,263,122 474,611 -1.09% 1.81%
2005 2,238,799 483,080 -1.07% 1.78%
2006 2,218,357 491,594 -0.91% 1.76%
2007 2,200,325 500,156 -0.81% 1.74%
2008 2,177,322 508,790 -1.05% 1.73%
2009 2,141,669 518,141 -1.64% 1.84%
2010 2,097,555 532,968 -2.06% 2.86%
2011 2,059,709 552,945 -1.8% 3.75%
2012 2,034,319 573,606 -1.23% 3.74%
2013 2,012,647 594,945 -1.07% 3.72%
2014 1,993,782 616,908 -0.94% 3.69%
2015 1,977,527 639,415 -0.82% 3.65%
2016 1,959,537 662,379 -0.91% 3.59%
2017 1,942,248 685,672 -0.88% 3.52%
2018 1,927,174 709,101 -0.78% 3.42%
2019 1,913,822 728,147 -0.69% 2.69%
2020 1,900,449 744,498 -0.7% 2.25%
2021 1,884,490 762,591 -0.84% 2.43%
2022 1,879,383 781,066 -0.27% 2.42%
2023 1,877,445 800,005 -0.1% 2.42%
2024 1,862,441 819,198 -0.8% 2.4%
2025 1,844,219 838,646 -0.98% 2.37%
2026 1,826,681 858,283 -0.95% 2.34%
2027 1,812,384 878,097 -0.78% 2.31%
2028 1,797,965 898,073 -0.8% 2.27%
2029 1,783,455 918,152 -0.81% 2.24%
2030 1,768,667 938,340 -0.83% 2.2%
2031 1,753,985 958,614 -0.83% 2.16%
2032 1,739,582 978,977 -0.82% 2.12%
2033 1,725,261 999,314 -0.82% 2.08%
2034 1,711,332 1,019,534 -0.81% 2.02%
2035 1,697,827 1,039,655 -0.79% 1.97%
2036 1,684,492 1,059,521 -0.79% 1.91%
2037 1,671,323 1,079,088 -0.78% 1.85%
2038 1,658,336 1,098,284 -0.78% 1.78%
2039 1,645,282 1,117,085 -0.79% 1.71%
2040 1,632,376 1,135,445 -0.78% 1.64%
2041 1,619,616 1,153,450 -0.78% 1.59%
2042 1,607,019 1,171,334 -0.78% 1.55%
2043 1,594,558 1,189,113 -0.78% 1.52%
2044 1,582,077 1,206,729 -0.78% 1.48%
2045 1,569,454 1,224,188 -0.8% 1.45%
2046 1,556,840 1,241,491 -0.8% 1.41%
2047 1,544,315 1,258,611 -0.8% 1.38%
2048 1,531,684 1,275,579 -0.82% 1.35%
2049 1,518,941 1,292,414 -0.83% 1.32%
2050 1,506,179 1,309,098 -0.84% 1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Latvia decreased by 261,272 people (a 11.7% decline), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Latvia lost -133,308 (a 6.74% decline), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Latvia was ranked 139th most populous country in 2005 and is 149th 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) Latvia's population will shrink by 18.3% to 1,506,179 people with a rank change from 149th to 153rd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Biggest cities by population

Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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