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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nauru	Solomon Islands	Nauru	Solomon Islands
1960	4,607	139,688	-	-
1961	4,774	142,912	3.62%	2.31%
1962	4,979	146,201	4.29%	2.3%
1963	5,226	149,589	4.96%	2.32%
1964	5,515	153,085	5.53%	2.34%
1965	5,832	156,686	5.75%	2.35%
1966	6,043	160,393	3.62%	2.37%
1967	6,135	164,245	1.52%	2.4%
1968	6,328	168,282	3.15%	2.46%
1969	6,581	172,476	4%	2.49%
1970	6,710	176,579	1.96%	2.38%
1971	6,762	180,637	0.77%	2.3%
1972	6,812	184,994	0.74%	2.41%
1973	6,866	189,774	0.79%	2.58%
1974	6,923	195,041	0.83%	2.78%
1975	6,987	200,744	0.92%	2.92%
1976	7,064	207,194	1.1%	3.21%
1977	7,163	214,418	1.4%	3.49%
1978	7,298	222,029	1.88%	3.55%
1979	7,468	229,953	2.33%	3.57%
1980	7,649	238,135	2.42%	3.56%
1981	7,839	246,555	2.48%	3.54%
1982	8,040	255,200	2.56%	3.51%
1983	8,216	264,068	2.19%	3.47%
1984	8,377	273,163	1.96%	3.44%
1985	8,551	282,455	2.08%	3.4%
1986	8,742	291,842	2.23%	3.32%
1987	8,946	301,414	2.33%	3.28%
1988	9,165	311,265	2.45%	3.27%
1989	9,390	321,282	2.45%	3.22%
1990	9,622	331,435	2.47%	3.16%
1991	9,850	341,738	2.37%	3.11%
1992	10,021	352,205	1.74%	3.06%
1993	10,102	362,839	0.81%	3.02%
1994	10,137	373,675	0.35%	2.99%
1995	10,165	384,733	0.28%	2.96%
1996	10,183	396,009	0.18%	2.93%
1997	10,197	407,474	0.14%	2.9%
1998	10,198	419,071	0.01%	2.85%
1999	10,187	430,500	-0.11%	2.73%
2000	10,168	440,469	-0.19%	2.32%
2001	10,130	449,125	-0.37%	1.97%
2002	10,082	457,671	-0.47%	1.9%
2003	10,059	466,154	-0.23%	1.85%
2004	10,060	474,611	0.01%	1.81%
2005	10,049	483,080	-0.11%	1.78%
2006	10,034	491,594	-0.15%	1.76%
2007	10,020	500,156	-0.14%	1.74%
2008	10,009	508,790	-0.11%	1.73%
2009	10,016	518,141	0.07%	1.84%
2010	10,043	532,968	0.27%	2.86%
2011	10,098	552,945	0.55%	3.75%
2012	10,267	573,606	1.67%	3.74%
2013	10,517	594,945	2.43%	3.72%
2014	10,742	616,908	2.14%	3.69%
2015	10,954	639,415	1.97%	3.65%
2016	11,150	662,379	1.79%	3.59%
2017	11,324	685,672	1.56%	3.52%
2018	11,477	709,101	1.35%	3.42%
2019	11,587	728,147	0.96%	2.69%
2020	11,643	744,498	0.48%	2.25%
2021	11,709	762,591	0.57%	2.43%
2022	11,801	781,066	0.79%	2.42%
2023	11,875	800,005	0.63%	2.42%
2024	11,947	819,198	0.61%	2.4%
2025	12,030	838,646	0.7%	2.37%
2026	12,103	858,283	0.61%	2.34%
2027	12,196	878,097	0.77%	2.31%
2028	12,296	898,073	0.82%	2.27%
2029	12,403	918,152	0.87%	2.24%
2030	12,519	938,340	0.94%	2.2%
2031	12,645	958,614	1%	2.16%
2032	12,785	978,977	1.11%	2.12%
2033	12,921	999,314	1.06%	2.08%
2034	13,071	1,019,534	1.16%	2.02%
2035	13,230	1,039,655	1.22%	1.97%
2036	13,391	1,059,521	1.21%	1.91%
2037	13,541	1,079,088	1.12%	1.85%
2038	13,697	1,098,284	1.16%	1.78%
2039	13,857	1,117,085	1.17%	1.71%
2040	14,041	1,135,445	1.33%	1.64%
2041	14,220	1,153,450	1.27%	1.59%
2042	14,402	1,171,334	1.28%	1.55%
2043	14,579	1,189,113	1.23%	1.52%
2044	14,754	1,206,729	1.2%	1.48%
2045	14,920	1,224,188	1.13%	1.45%
2046	15,098	1,241,491	1.19%	1.41%
2047	15,268	1,258,611	1.12%	1.38%
2048	15,431	1,275,579	1.07%	1.35%
2049	15,595	1,292,414	1.06%	1.32%
2050	15,751	1,309,098	1%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th 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) Nauru's population will grow by 30.3% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.