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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Myanmar	Solomon Islands	Myanmar	Solomon Islands
1960	21,730,250	139,688	-	-
1961	22,210,581	142,912	2.21%	2.31%
1962	22,704,719	146,201	2.22%	2.3%
1963	23,213,408	149,589	2.24%	2.32%
1964	23,737,315	153,085	2.26%	2.34%
1965	24,279,431	156,686	2.28%	2.35%
1966	24,836,496	160,393	2.29%	2.37%
1967	25,406,429	164,245	2.29%	2.4%
1968	25,989,662	168,282	2.3%	2.46%
1969	26,585,112	172,476	2.29%	2.49%
1970	27,193,016	176,579	2.29%	2.38%
1971	27,807,219	180,637	2.26%	2.3%
1972	28,428,324	184,994	2.23%	2.41%
1973	29,026,388	189,774	2.1%	2.58%
1974	29,598,167	195,041	1.97%	2.78%
1975	30,176,565	200,744	1.95%	2.92%
1976	30,758,811	207,194	1.93%	3.21%
1977	31,355,966	214,418	1.94%	3.49%
1978	31,972,976	222,029	1.97%	3.55%
1979	32,596,550	229,953	1.95%	3.57%
1980	33,227,204	238,135	1.93%	3.56%
1981	33,858,783	246,555	1.9%	3.54%
1982	34,482,965	255,200	1.84%	3.51%
1983	35,162,715	264,068	1.97%	3.47%
1984	35,899,313	273,163	2.09%	3.44%
1985	36,622,827	282,455	2.02%	3.4%
1986	37,314,878	291,842	1.89%	3.32%
1987	37,971,594	301,414	1.76%	3.28%
1988	38,600,927	311,265	1.66%	3.27%
1989	39,214,618	321,282	1.59%	3.22%
1990	39,817,251	331,435	1.54%	3.16%
1991	40,394,154	341,738	1.45%	3.11%
1992	40,950,342	352,205	1.38%	3.06%
1993	41,502,429	362,839	1.35%	3.02%
1994	42,055,143	373,675	1.33%	2.99%
1995	42,605,338	384,733	1.31%	2.96%
1996	43,154,860	396,009	1.29%	2.93%
1997	43,708,798	407,474	1.28%	2.9%
1998	44,257,793	419,071	1.26%	2.85%
1999	44,787,724	430,500	1.2%	2.73%
2000	45,290,841	440,469	1.12%	2.32%
2001	45,771,139	449,125	1.06%	1.97%
2002	46,232,653	457,671	1.01%	1.9%
2003	46,667,192	466,154	0.94%	1.85%
2004	47,068,772	474,611	0.86%	1.81%
2005	47,438,365	483,080	0.79%	1.78%
2006	47,785,135	491,594	0.73%	1.76%
2007	48,125,043	500,156	0.71%	1.74%
2008	48,390,793	508,790	0.55%	1.73%
2009	48,660,459	518,141	0.56%	1.84%
2010	49,024,382	532,968	0.75%	2.86%
2011	49,419,820	552,945	0.81%	3.75%
2012	49,837,446	573,606	0.85%	3.74%
2013	50,262,658	594,945	0.85%	3.72%
2014	50,681,634	616,908	0.83%	3.69%
2015	51,089,056	639,415	0.8%	3.65%
2016	51,495,696	662,379	0.8%	3.59%
2017	51,894,938	685,672	0.78%	3.52%
2018	52,272,247	709,101	0.73%	3.42%
2019	52,640,713	728,147	0.7%	2.69%
2020	53,016,522	744,498	0.71%	2.25%
2021	53,387,102	762,591	0.7%	2.43%
2022	53,756,787	781,066	0.69%	2.42%
2023	54,133,798	800,005	0.7%	2.42%
2024	54,500,091	819,198	0.68%	2.4%
2025	54,850,652	838,646	0.64%	2.37%
2026	55,184,831	858,283	0.61%	2.34%
2027	55,502,494	878,097	0.58%	2.31%
2028	55,802,778	898,073	0.54%	2.27%
2029	56,085,147	918,152	0.51%	2.24%
2030	56,351,028	938,340	0.47%	2.2%
2031	56,601,632	958,614	0.44%	2.16%
2032	56,836,048	978,977	0.41%	2.12%
2033	57,054,552	999,314	0.38%	2.08%
2034	57,257,183	1,019,534	0.36%	2.02%
2035	57,444,471	1,039,655	0.33%	1.97%
2036	57,616,158	1,059,521	0.3%	1.91%
2037	57,773,912	1,079,088	0.27%	1.85%
2038	57,919,868	1,098,284	0.25%	1.78%
2039	58,052,183	1,117,085	0.23%	1.71%
2040	58,169,863	1,135,445	0.2%	1.64%
2041	58,274,275	1,153,450	0.18%	1.59%
2042	58,365,927	1,171,334	0.16%	1.55%
2043	58,443,291	1,189,113	0.13%	1.52%
2044	58,506,418	1,206,729	0.11%	1.48%
2045	58,558,173	1,224,188	0.09%	1.45%
2046	58,596,775	1,241,491	0.07%	1.41%
2047	58,620,774	1,258,611	0.04%	1.38%
2048	58,632,733	1,275,579	0.02%	1.35%
2049	58,633,128	1,292,414	0.001%	1.32%
2050	58,623,237	1,309,098	-0.02%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,692,606 (a 7.17% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Myanmar's population will grow by 6.22% to 58,623,237 people with a rank change from 27th to 35th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.