The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 12,025 in 2025 vs 838,645 people in the Solomon Islands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,139 people compared to 868,694 in the Solomon Islands.
Population statistics:
- The Solomon Islands' population is 71.6 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +2.83% in the Solomon Islands.
- Since 2006, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (21% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 869K (76.7% growth).
Nauru vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Nauru
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 2100 | 20,708 | 1,869,132 |
| 2099 | 20,677 | 1,865,051 |
| 2098 | 20,636 | 1,860,822 |
| 2097 | 20,596 | 1,856,197 |
| 2096 | 20,561 | 1,851,361 |
| 2095 | 20,526 | 1,846,006 |
| 2094 | 20,479 | 1,840,576 |
| 2093 | 20,423 | 1,834,659 |
| 2092 | 20,377 | 1,828,323 |
| 2091 | 20,332 | 1,821,781 |
| 2090 | 20,276 | 1,814,933 |
| 2089 | 20,210 | 1,807,885 |
| 2088 | 20,143 | 1,800,523 |
| 2087 | 20,087 | 1,792,919 |
| 2086 | 20,019 | 1,784,993 |
| 2085 | 19,950 | 1,776,798 |
| 2084 | 19,872 | 1,768,230 |
| 2083 | 19,787 | 1,759,388 |
| 2082 | 19,700 | 1,750,221 |
| 2081 | 19,603 | 1,740,741 |
| 2080 | 19,517 | 1,730,900 |
| 2079 | 19,411 | 1,720,938 |
| 2078 | 19,304 | 1,710,578 |
| 2077 | 19,198 | 1,699,838 |
| 2076 | 19,089 | 1,688,671 |
| 2075 | 18,978 | 1,677,384 |
| 2074 | 18,866 | 1,665,984 |
| 2073 | 18,750 | 1,654,063 |
| 2072 | 18,630 | 1,641,845 |
| 2071 | 18,527 | 1,629,270 |
| 2070 | 18,388 | 1,616,540 |
| 2069 | 18,281 | 1,603,485 |
| 2068 | 18,160 | 1,590,112 |
| 2067 | 18,017 | 1,576,525 |
| 2066 | 17,896 | 1,562,815 |
| 2065 | 17,769 | 1,548,873 |
| 2064 | 17,641 | 1,534,676 |
| 2063 | 17,516 | 1,520,167 |
| 2062 | 17,394 | 1,505,610 |
| 2061 | 17,260 | 1,490,754 |
| 2060 | 17,129 | 1,475,849 |
| 2059 | 17,006 | 1,460,639 |
| 2058 | 16,874 | 1,445,210 |
| 2057 | 16,745 | 1,429,794 |
| 2056 | 16,605 | 1,414,149 |
| 2055 | 16,465 | 1,398,271 |
| 2054 | 16,328 | 1,382,259 |
| 2053 | 16,186 | 1,366,025 |
| 2052 | 16,042 | 1,349,539 |
| 2051 | 15,881 | 1,332,975 |
| 2050 | 15,731 | 1,316,163 |
| 2049 | 15,565 | 1,299,210 |
| 2048 | 15,405 | 1,282,103 |
| 2047 | 15,234 | 1,264,854 |
| 2046 | 15,058 | 1,247,457 |
| 2045 | 14,888 | 1,229,853 |
| 2044 | 14,712 | 1,212,131 |
| 2043 | 14,539 | 1,194,206 |
| 2042 | 14,357 | 1,176,128 |
| 2041 | 14,174 | 1,158,032 |
| 2040 | 13,990 | 1,139,694 |
| 2039 | 13,821 | 1,120,879 |
| 2038 | 13,666 | 1,101,654 |
| 2037 | 13,507 | 1,082,017 |
| 2036 | 13,358 | 1,062,068 |
| 2035 | 13,190 | 1,041,799 |
| 2034 | 13,035 | 1,021,368 |
| 2033 | 12,888 | 1,000,876 |
| 2032 | 12,753 | 980,211 |
| 2031 | 12,619 | 959,672 |
| 2030 | 12,499 | 939,186 |
| 2029 | 12,381 | 918,810 |
| 2028 | 12,286 | 898,552 |
| 2027 | 12,177 | 878,392 |
| 2026 | 12,100 | 858,453 |
| 2025 | 12,025 | 838,645 |
| 2024 | 11,947 | 819,198 |
| 2023 | 11,875 | 800,005 |
| 2022 | 11,801 | 781,066 |
| 2021 | 11,709 | 762,591 |
| 2020 | 11,643 | 744,498 |
| 2019 | 11,587 | 728,147 |
| 2018 | 11,477 | 709,101 |
| 2017 | 11,324 | 685,672 |
| 2016 | 11,150 | 662,379 |
| 2015 | 10,954 | 639,415 |
| 2014 | 10,742 | 616,908 |
| 2013 | 10,517 | 594,945 |
| 2012 | 10,267 | 573,606 |
| 2011 | 10,098 | 552,945 |
| 2010 | 10,043 | 532,968 |
| 2009 | 10,016 | 518,141 |
| 2008 | 10,009 | 508,790 |
| 2007 | 10,020 | 500,156 |
| 2006 | 10,034 | 491,594 |
| 2005 | 10,049 | 483,080 |
| 2004 | 10,060 | 474,611 |
| 2003 | 10,059 | 466,154 |
| 2002 | 10,082 | 457,671 |
| 2001 | 10,130 | 449,125 |
| 2000 | 10,168 | 440,469 |
| 1999 | 10,187 | 430,500 |
| 1998 | 10,198 | 419,071 |
| 1997 | 10,197 | 407,474 |
| 1996 | 10,183 | 396,009 |
| 1995 | 10,165 | 384,733 |
| 1994 | 10,137 | 373,675 |
| 1993 | 10,102 | 362,839 |
| 1992 | 10,021 | 352,205 |
| 1991 | 9,850 | 341,738 |
| 1990 | 9,622 | 331,435 |
| 1989 | 9,390 | 321,282 |
| 1988 | 9,165 | 311,265 |
| 1987 | 8,946 | 301,414 |
| 1986 | 8,742 | 291,842 |
| 1985 | 8,551 | 282,455 |
| 1984 | 8,377 | 273,163 |
| 1983 | 8,216 | 264,068 |
| 1982 | 8,040 | 255,200 |
| 1981 | 7,839 | 246,555 |
| 1980 | 7,649 | 238,135 |
| 1979 | 7,468 | 229,953 |
| 1978 | 7,298 | 222,029 |
| 1977 | 7,163 | 214,418 |
| 1976 | 7,064 | 207,194 |
| 1975 | 6,987 | 200,744 |
| 1974 | 6,923 | 195,041 |
| 1973 | 6,866 | 189,774 |
| 1972 | 6,812 | 184,994 |
| 1971 | 6,762 | 180,637 |
| 1970 | 6,710 | 176,579 |
| 1969 | 6,581 | 172,476 |
| 1968 | 6,328 | 168,282 |
| 1967 | 6,135 | 164,245 |
| 1966 | 6,043 | 160,393 |
| 1965 | 5,832 | 156,686 |
| 1964 | 5,515 | 153,085 |
| 1963 | 5,226 | 149,589 |
| 1962 | 4,979 | 146,201 |
| 1961 | 4,774 | 142,912 |
| 1960 | 4,607 | 139,688 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nauru increased by 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nauru gained 989 people (a 8.87% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 206,315 people (a 31.1% growth).
Nauru was ranked 196th most populous country in 2006 and is 195th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nauru's population will grow by 29.6% to 15,731 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 51.5% to 1,316,163 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.
Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.7K people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nauru
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 2100 | 0.15% | 0.22% |
| 2099 | 0.2% | 0.23% |
| 2098 | 0.19% | 0.25% |
| 2097 | 0.17% | 0.26% |
| 2096 | 0.17% | 0.29% |
| 2095 | 0.23% | 0.29% |
| 2094 | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| 2093 | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| 2092 | 0.22% | 0.36% |
| 2091 | 0.28% | 0.38% |
| 2090 | 0.33% | 0.39% |
| 2089 | 0.33% | 0.41% |
| 2088 | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| 2087 | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| 2086 | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| 2085 | 0.39% | 0.48% |
| 2084 | 0.43% | 0.5% |
| 2083 | 0.44% | 0.52% |
| 2082 | 0.5% | 0.54% |
| 2081 | 0.44% | 0.57% |
| 2080 | 0.54% | 0.58% |
| 2079 | 0.56% | 0.61% |
| 2078 | 0.55% | 0.63% |
| 2077 | 0.57% | 0.66% |
| 2076 | 0.59% | 0.67% |
| 2075 | 0.6% | 0.68% |
| 2074 | 0.62% | 0.72% |
| 2073 | 0.65% | 0.74% |
| 2072 | 0.56% | 0.77% |
| 2071 | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| 2070 | 0.59% | 0.81% |
| 2069 | 0.66% | 0.84% |
| 2068 | 0.8% | 0.86% |
| 2067 | 0.68% | 0.88% |
| 2066 | 0.71% | 0.9% |
| 2065 | 0.73% | 0.93% |
| 2064 | 0.71% | 0.95% |
| 2063 | 0.7% | 0.97% |
| 2062 | 0.78% | 1% |
| 2061 | 0.76% | 1.01% |
| 2060 | 0.73% | 1.04% |
| 2059 | 0.78% | 1.07% |
| 2058 | 0.77% | 1.08% |
| 2057 | 0.85% | 1.11% |
| 2056 | 0.85% | 1.14% |
| 2055 | 0.84% | 1.16% |
| 2054 | 0.87% | 1.19% |
| 2053 | 0.9% | 1.22% |
| 2052 | 1.01% | 1.24% |
| 2051 | 0.96% | 1.28% |
| 2050 | 1.06% | 1.3% |
| 2049 | 1.04% | 1.33% |
| 2048 | 1.12% | 1.36% |
| 2047 | 1.17% | 1.39% |
| 2046 | 1.14% | 1.43% |
| 2045 | 1.2% | 1.46% |
| 2044 | 1.19% | 1.5% |
| 2043 | 1.27% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 1.29% | 1.56% |
| 2041 | 1.32% | 1.61% |
| 2040 | 1.22% | 1.68% |
| 2039 | 1.14% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 1.17% | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 1.12% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 1.27% | 1.95% |
| 2035 | 1.19% | 2% |
| 2034 | 1.14% | 2.05% |
| 2033 | 1.06% | 2.11% |
| 2032 | 1.06% | 2.14% |
| 2031 | 0.96% | 2.18% |
| 2030 | 0.96% | 2.22% |
| 2029 | 0.77% | 2.25% |
| 2028 | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 0.64% | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 0.63% | 2.36% |
| 2025 | 0.65% | 2.37% |
| 2024 | 0.61% | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.63% | 2.42% |
| 2022 | 0.79% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 0.57% | 2.43% |
| 2020 | 0.48% | 2.25% |
| 2019 | 0.96% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 1.35% | 3.42% |
| 2017 | 1.56% | 3.52% |
| 2016 | 1.79% | 3.59% |
| 2015 | 1.97% | 3.65% |
| 2014 | 2.14% | 3.69% |
| 2013 | 2.43% | 3.72% |
| 2012 | 1.67% | 3.74% |
| 2011 | 0.55% | 3.75% |
| 2010 | 0.27% | 2.86% |
| 2009 | 0.07% | 1.84% |
| 2008 | -0.11% | 1.73% |
| 2007 | -0.14% | 1.74% |
| 2006 | -0.15% | 1.76% |
| 2005 | -0.11% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 0.01% | 1.81% |
| 2003 | -0.23% | 1.85% |
| 2002 | -0.47% | 1.9% |
| 2001 | -0.37% | 1.97% |
| 2000 | -0.19% | 2.32% |
| 1999 | -0.11% | 2.73% |
| 1998 | 0.01% | 2.85% |
| 1997 | 0.14% | 2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.18% | 2.93% |
| 1995 | 0.28% | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 0.35% | 2.99% |
| 1993 | 0.81% | 3.02% |
| 1992 | 1.74% | 3.06% |
| 1991 | 2.37% | 3.11% |
| 1990 | 2.47% | 3.16% |
| 1989 | 2.45% | 3.22% |
| 1988 | 2.45% | 3.27% |
| 1987 | 2.33% | 3.28% |
| 1986 | 2.23% | 3.32% |
| 1985 | 2.08% | 3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.96% | 3.44% |
| 1983 | 2.19% | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 2.56% | 3.51% |
| 1981 | 2.48% | 3.54% |
| 1980 | 2.42% | 3.56% |
| 1979 | 2.33% | 3.57% |
| 1978 | 1.88% | 3.55% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | 3.49% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | 3.21% |
| 1975 | 0.92% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 0.83% | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 0.79% | 2.58% |
| 1972 | 0.74% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 0.77% | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.96% | 2.38% |
| 1969 | 4% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 3.15% | 2.46% |
| 1967 | 1.52% | 2.4% |
| 1966 | 3.62% | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 5.75% | 2.35% |
| 1964 | 5.53% | 2.34% |
| 1963 | 4.96% | 2.32% |
| 1962 | 4.29% | 2.3% |
| 1961 | 3.62% | 2.31% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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In 2025, the population of Nauru grew by 0.65%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.37%.
Live population counters
|
Nauru
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
12139
|
868694
|
| Population rank | 195/197 | 161/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
4.69 days
|
27.1 minutes
|
| One birth every |
1.25 days
|
24 minutes
|
| One death every |
4.06 days
|
2.1 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +53 |
| Annual growth/decline | +78 | +19,447 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +2.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 119/197 | 32/197 |
| One migration net change every |
3 days
|
5.39 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -122 | +1,631 |
| Net migration rank | 82/196 | 59/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 2,548 | 2,469 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 191/195 | 192/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 21.3% | 0.3% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 29/195 | 184/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nauru
|
Solomon Islands
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -122 | - | 1,631 |
| 2024 | 203 | -121 | 17,715 | 1,610 |
| 2023 | 213 | -148 | 17,436 | 1,636 |
| 2022 | 226 | -144 | 17,253 | 1,567 |
| 2021 | 236 | -137 | 16,626 | 1,499 |
| 2020 | 246 | -214 | 16,488 | 1,556 |
| 2019 | 255 | -171 | 16,649 | -1,990 |
| 2018 | 265 | -131 | 16,790 | 6,653 |
| 2017 | 279 | -115 | 16,897 | 6,513 |
| 2016 | 289 | -105 | 17,027 | 6,146 |
| 2015 | 291 | -86 | 16,909 | 5,853 |
| 2014 | 290 | -69 | 16,652 | 5,598 |
| 2013 | 291 | -53 | 16,038 | 5,631 |
| 2012 | 292 | -38 | 15,585 | 5,420 |
| 2011 | 291 | -206 | 15,095 | 5,219 |
| 2010 | 281 | -246 | 14,604 | 5,040 |
| 2009 | 261 | -249 | 14,381 | -4,360 |
| 2008 | 240 | -243 | 14,225 | -5,538 |
| 2007 | 222 | -235 | 13,963 | -5,383 |
| 2006 | 209 | -224 | 13,799 | -5,262 |
| 2005 | 204 | -217 | 13,568 | -5,082 |
| 2004 | 202 | -210 | 13,444 | -4,985 |
| 2003 | 201 | -199 | 13,344 | -4,881 |
| 2002 | 200 | -247 | 13,195 | -4,691 |
| 2001 | 203 | -252 | 13,061 | -4,474 |
| 2000 | 207 | -236 | 12,938 | -4,219 |
| 1999 | 212 | -227 | 12,809 | -1,588 |
| 1998 | 214 | -217 | 12,658 | -1,019 |
| 1997 | 218 | -209 | 12,478 | -931 |
| 1996 | 221 | -204 | 12,328 | -947 |
| 1995 | 225 | -201 | 12,124 | -952 |
| 1994 | 229 | -196 | 11,771 | -828 |
| 1993 | 235 | -194 | 11,396 | -665 |
| 1992 | 237 | -121 | 11,029 | -482 |
| 1991 | 225 | 0 | 10,789 | -410 |
| 1990 | 214 | 20 | 10,561 | -335 |
| 1989 | 204 | 24 | 10,354 | -270 |
| 1988 | 195 | 29 | 10,142 | -197 |
| 1987 | 186 | 27 | 9,943 | -179 |
| 1986 | 178 | 21 | 9,656 | -269 |
| 1985 | 171 | 8 | 9,534 | -150 |
| 1984 | 166 | -2 | 9,299 | -102 |
| 1983 | 163 | -5 | 9,011 | -30 |
| 1982 | 162 | 30 | 8,720 | 40 |
| 1981 | 157 | 44 | 8,436 | 99 |
| 1980 | 145 | 44 | 8,156 | 151 |
| 1979 | 130 | 48 | 7,874 | 188 |
| 1978 | 111 | 40 | 7,598 | 174 |
| 1977 | 89 | 32 | 7,290 | 159 |
| 1976 | 79 | 0 | 7,058 | -48 |
| 1975 | 70 | 0 | 6,635 | -760 |
| 1974 | 63 | 0 | 6,612 | -1,084 |
| 1973 | 57 | 0 | 6,343 | -1,329 |
| 1972 | 53 | 0 | 6,074 | -1,520 |
| 1971 | 50 | 0 | 5,814 | -1,646 |
| 1970 | 49 | 0 | 5,575 | -1,632 |
| 1969 | 71 | 132 | 5,444 | -1,187 |
| 1968 | 116 | 180 | 5,285 | -1,154 |
| 1967 | 117 | -28 | 5,151 | -1,213 |
| 1966 | 123 | -32 | 5,028 | -1,256 |
| 1965 | 113 | 218 | 4,885 | -1,237 |
| 1964 | 100 | 203 | 4,747 | -1,200 |
| 1963 | 88 | 181 | 4,571 | -1,129 |
| 1962 | 75 | 158 | 4,408 | -1,073 |
| 1961 | 70 | 120 | 4,257 | -1,016 |
| 1960 | 72 | 76 | 4,119 | -917 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Over the last 10 years, 64.6% of the population change in Nauru is from natural causes (a gain of 2,503 people) and 35.4% is from migration (a loss of 1,372 people). In the Solomon Islands 84.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 169,790 people) and 15.5% is from migration (a gain of 31,043 people).
As of 2024, 2,548 residents or 21.3% of the population were not native-born in Nauru, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.
Biggest cities by population
|
Nauru
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Yaren | 747 |
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Honiara | 84.5K |
| Auki | 6.81K |
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Population differences between Nauru and the Solomon Islands
|
Nauru
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 62.6 years | 71 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 25.7 years |
| Median age | 21.3 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 51.1:48.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.29 births per woman | 3.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,567 ppl/mi² | 79.4 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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