The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,792,179 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,783,115 people compared to 854,419 in the Solomon Islands.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 2.09 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
- North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
- For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.64% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 2.01M people to 1.78M (11.1% decline), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 483K to 854K (76.9% growth).
- The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 848K people by 2100.
North Macedonia vs Solomon Islands: live population counter
North Macedonia
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Solomon Islands
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1783115
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854419
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| Population rank | 150/197 | 161/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
14.7 minutes
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27.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.3 minutes
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24.4 minutes
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| One death every |
26.1 minutes
|
2.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.53 hours
|
5.44 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,728 | +1,610 |
| Daily growth/decline | -98 | +53 |
| Annual growth/decline | -35,637 | +19,193 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.95% | +2.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 195/197 | 35/197 |
North Macedonia and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
North Macedonia
Population
Growth rate
Solomon Islands
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Macedonia
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Solomon Islands
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North Macedonia
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 1960 | 1,435,059 | 139,688 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,455,171 | 142,912 | 1.4% | 2.31% |
| 1962 | 1,471,745 | 146,201 | 1.14% | 2.3% |
| 1963 | 1,488,737 | 149,589 | 1.15% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 1,510,900 | 153,085 | 1.49% | 2.34% |
| 1965 | 1,533,466 | 156,686 | 1.49% | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 1,557,349 | 160,393 | 1.56% | 2.37% |
| 1967 | 1,582,492 | 164,245 | 1.61% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 1,608,930 | 168,282 | 1.67% | 2.46% |
| 1969 | 1,636,345 | 172,476 | 1.7% | 2.49% |
| 1970 | 1,664,208 | 176,579 | 1.7% | 2.38% |
| 1971 | 1,691,216 | 180,637 | 1.62% | 2.3% |
| 1972 | 1,717,395 | 184,994 | 1.55% | 2.41% |
| 1973 | 1,743,816 | 189,774 | 1.54% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 1,770,545 | 195,041 | 1.53% | 2.78% |
| 1975 | 1,797,972 | 200,744 | 1.55% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 1,825,830 | 207,194 | 1.55% | 3.21% |
| 1977 | 1,853,138 | 214,418 | 1.5% | 3.49% |
| 1978 | 1,879,847 | 222,029 | 1.44% | 3.55% |
| 1979 | 1,906,523 | 229,953 | 1.42% | 3.57% |
| 1980 | 1,933,038 | 238,135 | 1.39% | 3.56% |
| 1981 | 1,959,065 | 246,555 | 1.35% | 3.54% |
| 1982 | 1,978,956 | 255,200 | 1.02% | 3.51% |
| 1983 | 1,991,901 | 264,068 | 0.65% | 3.47% |
| 1984 | 2,003,399 | 273,163 | 0.58% | 3.44% |
| 1985 | 2,014,331 | 282,455 | 0.55% | 3.4% |
| 1986 | 2,024,732 | 291,842 | 0.52% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 2,035,157 | 301,414 | 0.51% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 2,045,737 | 311,265 | 0.52% | 3.27% |
| 1989 | 2,055,649 | 321,282 | 0.48% | 3.22% |
| 1990 | 2,063,689 | 331,435 | 0.39% | 3.16% |
| 1991 | 2,055,994 | 341,738 | -0.37% | 3.11% |
| 1992 | 2,032,523 | 352,205 | -1.14% | 3.06% |
| 1993 | 2,006,854 | 362,839 | -1.26% | 3.02% |
| 1994 | 1,992,666 | 373,675 | -0.71% | 2.99% |
| 1995 | 1,998,534 | 384,733 | 0.29% | 2.96% |
| 1996 | 2,012,553 | 396,009 | 0.7% | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 1,996,869 | 407,474 | -0.78% | 2.9% |
| 1998 | 2,007,523 | 419,071 | 0.53% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 2,017,142 | 430,500 | 0.48% | 2.73% |
| 2000 | 2,026,350 | 440,469 | 0.46% | 2.32% |
| 2001 | 2,034,882 | 449,125 | 0.42% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 2,020,157 | 457,671 | -0.72% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,022,725 | 466,154 | 0.13% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 2,016,186 | 474,611 | -0.32% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 2,005,330 | 483,080 | -0.54% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 1,994,287 | 491,594 | -0.55% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 1,982,933 | 500,156 | -0.57% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 1,971,493 | 508,790 | -0.58% | 1.73% |
| 2009 | 1,958,782 | 518,141 | -0.64% | 1.84% |
| 2010 | 1,946,298 | 532,968 | -0.64% | 2.86% |
| 2011 | 1,937,398 | 552,945 | -0.46% | 3.75% |
| 2012 | 1,929,821 | 573,606 | -0.39% | 3.74% |
| 2013 | 1,922,716 | 594,945 | -0.37% | 3.72% |
| 2014 | 1,917,557 | 616,908 | -0.27% | 3.69% |
| 2015 | 1,912,430 | 639,415 | -0.27% | 3.65% |
| 2016 | 1,906,313 | 662,379 | -0.32% | 3.59% |
| 2017 | 1,898,657 | 685,672 | -0.4% | 3.52% |
| 2018 | 1,889,051 | 709,101 | -0.51% | 3.42% |
| 2019 | 1,876,262 | 728,147 | -0.68% | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 1,856,124 | 744,498 | -1.07% | 2.25% |
| 2021 | 1,837,114 | 762,591 | -1.02% | 2.43% |
| 2022 | 1,831,712 | 781,066 | -0.29% | 2.42% |
| 2023 | 1,827,816 | 800,005 | -0.21% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 1,792,179 | 819,198 | -1.95% | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 1,783,115 | 838,646 | -0.51% | 2.37% |
| 2026 | 1,773,550 | 858,283 | -0.54% | 2.34% |
| 2027 | 1,763,753 | 878,097 | -0.55% | 2.31% |
| 2028 | 1,753,839 | 898,073 | -0.56% | 2.27% |
| 2029 | 1,743,553 | 918,152 | -0.59% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 1,732,679 | 938,340 | -0.62% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 1,721,421 | 958,614 | -0.65% | 2.16% |
| 2032 | 1,710,089 | 978,977 | -0.66% | 2.12% |
| 2033 | 1,698,723 | 999,314 | -0.66% | 2.08% |
| 2034 | 1,687,185 | 1,019,534 | -0.68% | 2.02% |
| 2035 | 1,675,373 | 1,039,655 | -0.7% | 1.97% |
| 2036 | 1,663,329 | 1,059,521 | -0.72% | 1.91% |
| 2037 | 1,651,095 | 1,079,088 | -0.74% | 1.85% |
| 2038 | 1,638,881 | 1,098,284 | -0.74% | 1.78% |
| 2039 | 1,626,617 | 1,117,085 | -0.75% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 1,614,140 | 1,135,445 | -0.77% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 1,601,579 | 1,153,450 | -0.78% | 1.59% |
| 2042 | 1,588,898 | 1,171,334 | -0.79% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 1,576,060 | 1,189,113 | -0.81% | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 1,563,352 | 1,206,729 | -0.81% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 1,550,675 | 1,224,188 | -0.81% | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 1,537,866 | 1,241,491 | -0.83% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 1,525,180 | 1,258,611 | -0.82% | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 1,512,637 | 1,275,579 | -0.82% | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 1,499,950 | 1,292,414 | -0.84% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 1,487,102 | 1,309,098 | -0.86% | 1.29% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, North Macedonia lost -129,315 (a 6.76% decline), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).
North Macedonia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2005 and is 150th 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) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16.6% to 1,487,102 people with a rank change from 150th to 155th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.
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Population differences between North Macedonia and the Solomon Islands
|
North Macedonia
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.7 years | 70.8 years |
| Average age | 41.2 years | 25.5 years |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 21.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 51.1:48.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 3.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 184 ppl/mi² | 75.8 ppl/mi² |
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