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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Solomon Islands	Maldives	Solomon Islands
1960	91,189	139,688	-	-
1961	93,450	142,912	2.48%	2.31%
1962	95,802	146,201	2.52%	2.3%
1963	98,222	149,589	2.53%	2.32%
1964	100,662	153,085	2.48%	2.34%
1965	104,102	156,686	3.42%	2.35%
1966	108,507	160,393	4.23%	2.37%
1967	112,528	164,245	3.71%	2.4%
1968	116,075	168,282	3.15%	2.46%
1969	119,564	172,476	3.01%	2.49%
1970	123,219	176,579	3.06%	2.38%
1971	127,035	180,637	3.1%	2.3%
1972	130,968	184,994	3.1%	2.41%
1973	134,952	189,774	3.04%	2.58%
1974	138,978	195,041	2.98%	2.78%
1975	143,158	200,744	3.01%	2.92%
1976	147,525	207,194	3.05%	3.21%
1977	151,930	214,418	2.99%	3.49%
1978	156,159	222,029	2.78%	3.55%
1979	160,360	229,953	2.69%	3.57%
1980	164,835	238,135	2.79%	3.56%
1981	169,532	246,555	2.85%	3.54%
1982	174,333	255,200	2.83%	3.51%
1983	179,128	264,068	2.75%	3.47%
1984	184,198	273,163	2.83%	3.44%
1985	190,169	282,455	3.24%	3.4%
1986	196,935	291,842	3.56%	3.32%
1987	203,944	301,414	3.56%	3.28%
1988	210,885	311,265	3.4%	3.27%
1989	217,738	321,282	3.25%	3.22%
1990	224,762	331,435	3.23%	3.16%
1991	231,802	341,738	3.13%	3.11%
1992	238,543	352,205	2.91%	3.06%
1993	244,884	362,839	2.66%	3.02%
1994	250,822	373,675	2.42%	2.99%
1995	256,649	384,733	2.32%	2.96%
1996	262,347	396,009	2.22%	2.93%
1997	267,707	407,474	2.04%	2.9%
1998	272,723	419,071	1.87%	2.85%
1999	277,412	430,500	1.72%	2.73%
2000	282,019	440,469	1.66%	2.32%
2001	286,767	449,125	1.68%	1.97%
2002	291,616	457,671	1.69%	1.9%
2003	296,491	466,154	1.67%	1.85%
2004	301,413	474,611	1.66%	1.81%
2005	306,429	483,080	1.66%	1.78%
2006	313,851	491,594	2.42%	1.76%
2007	324,479	500,156	3.39%	1.74%
2008	336,170	508,790	3.6%	1.73%
2009	348,275	518,141	3.6%	1.84%
2010	360,792	532,968	3.59%	2.86%
2011	373,674	552,945	3.57%	3.75%
2012	386,818	573,606	3.52%	3.74%
2013	400,070	594,945	3.43%	3.72%
2014	413,617	616,908	3.39%	3.69%
2015	428,154	639,415	3.51%	3.65%
2016	443,308	662,379	3.54%	3.59%
2017	458,287	685,672	3.38%	3.52%
2018	473,099	709,101	3.23%	3.42%
2019	487,731	728,147	3.09%	2.69%
2020	502,118	744,498	2.95%	2.25%
2021	516,154	762,591	2.8%	2.43%
2022	524,106	781,066	1.54%	2.42%
2023	525,994	800,005	0.36%	2.42%
2024	527,799	819,198	0.34%	2.4%
2025	529,677	838,646	0.36%	2.37%
2026	531,514	858,283	0.35%	2.34%
2027	533,433	878,097	0.36%	2.31%
2028	535,502	898,073	0.39%	2.27%
2029	537,574	918,152	0.39%	2.24%
2030	539,667	938,340	0.39%	2.2%
2031	541,929	958,614	0.42%	2.16%
2032	544,288	978,977	0.44%	2.12%
2033	546,723	999,314	0.45%	2.08%
2034	549,162	1,019,534	0.45%	2.02%
2035	551,599	1,039,655	0.44%	1.97%
2036	554,092	1,059,521	0.45%	1.91%
2037	556,637	1,079,088	0.46%	1.85%
2038	559,231	1,098,284	0.47%	1.78%
2039	561,958	1,117,085	0.49%	1.71%
2040	564,800	1,135,445	0.51%	1.64%
2041	567,606	1,153,450	0.5%	1.59%
2042	570,381	1,171,334	0.49%	1.55%
2043	573,138	1,189,113	0.48%	1.52%
2044	575,811	1,206,729	0.47%	1.48%
2045	578,459	1,224,188	0.46%	1.45%
2046	581,026	1,241,491	0.44%	1.41%
2047	583,393	1,258,611	0.41%	1.38%
2048	585,720	1,275,579	0.4%	1.35%
2049	587,988	1,292,414	0.39%	1.32%
2050	589,960	1,309,098	0.34%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th 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) Maldives' population will grow by 11.1% to 589,960 people with a rank change from 168th to 166th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.