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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Solomon Islands	Marshall Islands	Solomon Islands
1960	14,703	139,688	-	-
1961	15,219	142,912	3.51%	2.31%
1962	15,755	146,201	3.52%	2.3%
1963	16,302	149,589	3.47%	2.32%
1964	16,852	153,085	3.37%	2.34%
1965	17,402	156,686	3.26%	2.35%
1966	17,927	160,393	3.02%	2.37%
1967	18,655	164,245	4.06%	2.4%
1968	19,862	168,282	6.47%	2.46%
1969	21,305	172,476	7.27%	2.49%
1970	22,530	176,579	5.75%	2.38%
1971	23,366	180,637	3.71%	2.3%
1972	23,992	184,994	2.68%	2.41%
1973	24,581	189,774	2.45%	2.58%
1974	25,296	195,041	2.91%	2.78%
1975	26,154	200,744	3.39%	2.92%
1976	27,021	207,194	3.31%	3.21%
1977	27,906	214,418	3.28%	3.49%
1978	28,809	222,029	3.24%	3.55%
1979	29,738	229,953	3.22%	3.57%
1980	30,774	238,135	3.48%	3.56%
1981	32,017	246,555	4.04%	3.54%
1982	33,397	255,200	4.31%	3.51%
1983	34,811	264,068	4.23%	3.47%
1984	36,264	273,163	4.17%	3.44%
1985	37,761	282,455	4.13%	3.4%
1986	39,286	291,842	4.04%	3.32%
1987	40,828	301,414	3.93%	3.28%
1988	42,321	311,265	3.66%	3.27%
1989	43,586	321,282	2.99%	3.22%
1990	44,629	331,435	2.39%	3.16%
1991	45,568	341,738	2.1%	3.11%
1992	46,388	352,205	1.8%	3.06%
1993	47,093	362,839	1.52%	3.02%
1994	47,712	373,675	1.31%	2.99%
1995	48,266	384,733	1.16%	2.96%
1996	48,775	396,009	1.05%	2.93%
1997	49,259	407,474	0.99%	2.9%
1998	49,717	419,071	0.93%	2.85%
1999	50,202	430,500	0.98%	2.73%
2000	50,706	440,469	1%	2.32%
2001	51,123	449,125	0.82%	1.97%
2002	51,425	457,671	0.59%	1.9%
2003	51,639	466,154	0.42%	1.85%
2004	51,791	474,611	0.29%	1.81%
2005	51,906	483,080	0.22%	1.78%
2006	51,992	491,594	0.17%	1.76%
2007	52,035	500,156	0.08%	1.74%
2008	52,030	508,790	-0.01%	1.73%
2009	52,019	518,141	-0.02%	1.84%
2010	52,044	532,968	0.05%	2.86%
2011	51,907	552,945	-0.26%	3.75%
2012	51,419	573,606	-0.94%	3.74%
2013	50,681	594,945	-1.44%	3.72%
2014	49,796	616,908	-1.75%	3.69%
2015	48,800	639,415	-2%	3.65%
2016	47,709	662,379	-2.24%	3.59%
2017	46,529	685,672	-2.47%	3.52%
2018	45,285	709,101	-2.67%	3.42%
2019	44,007	728,147	-2.82%	2.69%
2020	42,706	744,498	-2.96%	2.25%
2021	41,367	762,591	-3.14%	2.43%
2022	40,077	781,066	-3.12%	2.42%
2023	38,827	800,005	-3.12%	2.42%
2024	37,548	819,198	-3.29%	2.4%
2025	36,281	838,646	-3.37%	2.37%
2026	35,078	858,283	-3.32%	2.34%
2027	33,976	878,097	-3.14%	2.31%
2028	32,977	898,073	-2.94%	2.27%
2029	32,054	918,152	-2.8%	2.24%
2030	31,191	938,340	-2.69%	2.2%
2031	30,420	958,614	-2.47%	2.16%
2032	29,740	978,977	-2.23%	2.12%
2033	29,142	999,314	-2.01%	2.08%
2034	28,608	1,019,534	-1.83%	2.02%
2035	28,147	1,039,655	-1.61%	1.97%
2036	27,751	1,059,521	-1.41%	1.91%
2037	27,405	1,079,088	-1.25%	1.85%
2038	27,092	1,098,284	-1.14%	1.78%
2039	26,836	1,117,085	-0.94%	1.71%
2040	26,598	1,135,445	-0.89%	1.64%
2041	26,396	1,153,450	-0.76%	1.59%
2042	26,217	1,171,334	-0.68%	1.55%
2043	26,054	1,189,113	-0.62%	1.52%
2044	25,913	1,206,729	-0.54%	1.48%
2045	25,777	1,224,188	-0.52%	1.45%
2046	25,653	1,241,491	-0.48%	1.41%
2047	25,543	1,258,611	-0.43%	1.38%
2048	25,429	1,275,579	-0.45%	1.35%
2049	25,311	1,292,414	-0.46%	1.32%
2050	25,195	1,309,098	-0.46%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd 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) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 30.6% to 25,195 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.