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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Palau	Solomon Islands	Palau	Solomon Islands
1960	9,328	139,688	-	-
1961	9,555	142,912	2.43%	2.31%
1962	9,793	146,201	2.49%	2.3%
1963	10,037	149,589	2.49%	2.32%
1964	10,292	153,085	2.54%	2.34%
1965	10,547	156,686	2.48%	2.35%
1966	10,805	160,393	2.45%	2.37%
1967	10,988	164,245	1.69%	2.4%
1968	11,080	168,282	0.84%	2.46%
1969	11,159	172,476	0.71%	2.49%
1970	11,368	176,579	1.87%	2.38%
1971	11,759	180,637	3.44%	2.3%
1972	12,194	184,994	3.7%	2.41%
1973	12,552	189,774	2.94%	2.58%
1974	12,687	195,041	1.08%	2.78%
1975	12,655	200,744	-0.25%	2.92%
1976	12,598	207,194	-0.45%	3.21%
1977	12,525	214,418	-0.58%	3.49%
1978	12,440	222,029	-0.68%	3.55%
1979	12,337	229,953	-0.83%	3.57%
1980	12,271	238,135	-0.53%	3.56%
1981	12,402	246,555	1.07%	3.54%
1982	12,694	255,200	2.35%	3.51%
1983	13,006	264,068	2.46%	3.47%
1984	13,337	273,163	2.54%	3.44%
1985	13,688	282,455	2.63%	3.4%
1986	14,024	291,842	2.45%	3.32%
1987	14,334	301,414	2.21%	3.28%
1988	14,645	311,265	2.17%	3.27%
1989	14,945	321,282	2.05%	3.22%
1990	15,259	331,435	2.1%	3.16%
1991	15,614	341,738	2.33%	3.11%
1992	15,989	352,205	2.4%	3.06%
1993	16,372	362,839	2.4%	3.02%
1994	16,770	373,675	2.43%	2.99%
1995	17,195	384,733	2.53%	2.96%
1996	17,654	396,009	2.67%	2.93%
1997	18,108	407,474	2.57%	2.9%
1998	18,524	419,071	2.3%	2.85%
1999	18,901	430,500	2.04%	2.73%
2000	19,178	440,469	1.47%	2.32%
2001	19,352	449,125	0.91%	1.97%
2002	19,503	457,671	0.78%	1.9%
2003	19,659	466,154	0.8%	1.85%
2004	19,820	474,611	0.82%	1.81%
2005	19,819	483,080	-0.005%	1.78%
2006	19,593	491,594	-1.14%	1.76%
2007	19,302	500,156	-1.49%	1.74%
2008	19,009	508,790	-1.52%	1.73%
2009	18,709	518,141	-1.58%	1.84%
2010	18,396	532,968	-1.67%	2.86%
2011	18,078	552,945	-1.73%	3.75%
2012	17,765	573,606	-1.73%	3.74%
2013	17,648	594,945	-0.66%	3.72%
2014	17,715	616,908	0.38%	3.69%
2015	17,770	639,415	0.31%	3.65%
2016	17,797	662,379	0.15%	3.59%
2017	17,812	685,672	0.08%	3.52%
2018	17,814	709,101	0.01%	3.42%
2019	17,798	728,147	-0.09%	2.69%
2020	17,792	744,498	-0.03%	2.25%
2021	17,783	762,591	-0.05%	2.43%
2022	17,759	781,066	-0.13%	2.42%
2023	17,727	800,005	-0.18%	2.42%
2024	17,695	819,198	-0.18%	2.4%
2025	17,663	838,646	-0.18%	2.37%
2026	17,618	858,283	-0.25%	2.34%
2027	17,564	878,097	-0.31%	2.31%
2028	17,504	898,073	-0.34%	2.27%
2029	17,436	918,152	-0.39%	2.24%
2030	17,376	938,340	-0.34%	2.2%
2031	17,299	958,614	-0.44%	2.16%
2032	17,228	978,977	-0.41%	2.12%
2033	17,163	999,314	-0.38%	2.08%
2034	17,092	1,019,534	-0.41%	2.02%
2035	17,012	1,039,655	-0.47%	1.97%
2036	16,940	1,059,521	-0.43%	1.91%
2037	16,858	1,079,088	-0.48%	1.85%
2038	16,779	1,098,284	-0.47%	1.78%
2039	16,689	1,117,085	-0.54%	1.71%
2040	16,604	1,135,445	-0.51%	1.64%
2041	16,510	1,153,450	-0.57%	1.59%
2042	16,403	1,171,334	-0.65%	1.55%
2043	16,302	1,189,113	-0.61%	1.52%
2044	16,202	1,206,729	-0.62%	1.48%
2045	16,097	1,224,188	-0.65%	1.45%
2046	15,977	1,241,491	-0.74%	1.41%
2047	15,863	1,258,611	-0.71%	1.38%
2048	15,749	1,275,579	-0.72%	1.35%
2049	15,632	1,292,414	-0.74%	1.32%
2050	15,515	1,309,098	-0.75%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palau decreased by 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palau lost -107 (a 0.6% decline), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2005 and is still 194th 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) Palau's population will shrink by 12.2% to 15,515 people with a rank change from 194th to 195th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.