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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Malta	Solomon Islands	Malta	Solomon Islands
1960	326,550	139,688	-	-
1961	325,250	142,912	-0.4%	2.31%
1962	323,900	146,201	-0.42%	2.3%
1963	322,550	149,589	-0.42%	2.32%
1964	321,250	153,085	-0.4%	2.34%
1965	318,800	156,686	-0.76%	2.35%
1966	315,200	160,393	-1.13%	2.37%
1967	311,550	164,245	-1.16%	2.4%
1968	307,900	168,282	-1.17%	2.46%
1969	304,300	172,476	-1.17%	2.49%
1970	302,650	176,579	-0.54%	2.38%
1971	302,700	180,637	0.02%	2.3%
1972	302,450	184,994	-0.08%	2.41%
1973	302,200	189,774	-0.08%	2.58%
1974	301,996	195,041	-0.07%	2.78%
1975	304,222	200,744	0.74%	2.92%
1976	305,774	207,194	0.51%	3.21%
1977	306,970	214,418	0.39%	3.49%
1978	310,182	222,029	1.05%	3.55%
1979	313,342	229,953	1.02%	3.57%
1980	316,645	238,135	1.05%	3.56%
1981	318,982	246,555	0.74%	3.54%
1982	325,898	255,200	2.17%	3.51%
1983	330,524	264,068	1.42%	3.47%
1984	330,593	273,163	0.02%	3.44%
1985	336,452	282,455	1.77%	3.4%
1986	342,121	291,842	1.68%	3.32%
1987	344,485	301,414	0.69%	3.28%
1988	347,325	311,265	0.82%	3.27%
1989	350,722	321,282	0.98%	3.22%
1990	354,170	331,435	0.98%	3.16%
1991	363,845	341,738	2.73%	3.11%
1992	367,618	352,205	1.04%	3.06%
1993	371,308	362,839	1%	3.02%
1994	374,797	373,675	0.94%	2.99%
1995	377,419	384,733	0.7%	2.96%
1996	379,905	396,009	0.66%	2.93%
1997	382,791	407,474	0.76%	2.9%
1998	385,287	419,071	0.65%	2.85%
1999	387,578	430,500	0.59%	2.73%
2000	390,087	440,469	0.65%	2.32%
2001	393,028	449,125	0.75%	1.97%
2002	395,969	457,671	0.75%	1.9%
2003	398,582	466,154	0.66%	1.85%
2004	401,268	474,611	0.67%	1.81%
2005	403,834	483,080	0.64%	1.78%
2006	405,308	491,594	0.37%	1.76%
2007	406,724	500,156	0.35%	1.74%
2008	409,379	508,790	0.65%	1.73%
2009	412,477	518,141	0.76%	1.84%
2010	414,508	532,968	0.49%	2.86%
2011	416,268	552,945	0.42%	3.75%
2012	420,028	573,606	0.9%	3.74%
2013	424,810	594,945	1.14%	3.72%
2014	433,481	616,908	2.04%	3.69%
2015	444,220	639,415	2.48%	3.65%
2016	454,505	662,379	2.32%	3.59%
2017	467,106	685,672	2.77%	3.52%
2018	483,903	709,101	3.6%	3.42%
2019	503,912	728,147	4.13%	2.69%
2020	515,490	744,498	2.3%	2.25%
2021	518,150	762,591	0.52%	2.43%
2022	531,113	781,066	2.5%	2.42%
2023	552,747	800,005	4.07%	2.42%
2024	574,346	819,198	3.91%	2.4%
2025	580,514	838,646	1.07%	2.37%
2026	584,351	858,283	0.66%	2.34%
2027	586,444	878,097	0.36%	2.31%
2028	588,290	898,073	0.31%	2.27%
2029	589,776	918,152	0.25%	2.24%
2030	590,973	938,340	0.2%	2.2%
2031	591,921	958,614	0.16%	2.16%
2032	592,622	978,977	0.12%	2.12%
2033	592,974	999,314	0.06%	2.08%
2034	592,827	1,019,534	-0.02%	2.02%
2035	592,332	1,039,655	-0.08%	1.97%
2036	591,668	1,059,521	-0.11%	1.91%
2037	590,830	1,079,088	-0.14%	1.85%
2038	589,771	1,098,284	-0.18%	1.78%
2039	588,528	1,117,085	-0.21%	1.71%
2040	587,256	1,135,445	-0.22%	1.64%
2041	585,895	1,153,450	-0.23%	1.59%
2042	584,467	1,171,334	-0.24%	1.55%
2043	582,966	1,189,113	-0.26%	1.52%
2044	581,355	1,206,729	-0.28%	1.48%
2045	579,693	1,224,188	-0.29%	1.45%
2046	577,954	1,241,491	-0.3%	1.41%
2047	576,050	1,258,611	-0.33%	1.38%
2048	574,050	1,275,579	-0.35%	1.35%
2049	572,187	1,292,414	-0.32%	1.32%
2050	570,210	1,309,098	-0.35%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Malta increased by 40,386 people (a 10% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Malta gained 139,376 (a 31.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Malta was ranked 168th most populous country in 2005 and is 167th 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) Malta's population will shrink by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.