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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,701,636 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,687,819 people compared to 854,419 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 12.5 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2005, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.76% growth), 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 Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.99M people by 2100.

Portugal vs Solomon Islands: live population counter

Portugal Solomon Islands
Current population
10687819
854419
Population rank 92/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.01%
One net population change
4.26 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
6.13 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
4.44 minutes
2.13 hours
One migration net change every
25.5 minutes
5.44 hours
Annual migration change +20,648 +1,610
Daily growth/decline +338 +53
Annual growth/decline +123,462 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +1.17% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 35/197

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

Portugal
Population

Growth rate
Solomon Islands
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Portugal Solomon Islands Portugal Solomon Islands
1960 8,857,716 139,688 - -
1961 8,929,316 142,912 0.81% 2.31%
1962 8,993,985 146,201 0.72% 2.3%
1963 9,030,355 149,589 0.4% 2.32%
1964 9,035,365 153,085 0.06% 2.34%
1965 8,998,595 156,686 -0.41% 2.35%
1966 8,930,990 160,393 -0.75% 2.37%
1967 8,874,520 164,245 -0.63% 2.4%
1968 8,836,650 168,282 -0.43% 2.46%
1969 8,757,705 172,476 -0.89% 2.49%
1970 8,680,431 176,579 -0.88% 2.38%
1971 8,643,756 180,637 -0.42% 2.3%
1972 8,630,430 184,994 -0.15% 2.41%
1973 8,633,100 189,774 0.03% 2.58%
1974 8,754,365 195,041 1.4% 2.78%
1975 9,093,470 200,744 3.87% 2.92%
1976 9,355,810 207,194 2.88% 3.21%
1977 9,455,675 214,418 1.07% 3.49%
1978 9,558,250 222,029 1.08% 3.55%
1979 9,661,265 229,953 1.08% 3.57%
1980 9,766,312 238,135 1.09% 3.56%
1981 9,851,362 246,555 0.87% 3.54%
1982 9,911,771 255,200 0.61% 3.51%
1983 9,957,865 264,068 0.47% 3.47%
1984 9,996,232 273,163 0.39% 3.44%
1985 10,023,613 282,455 0.27% 3.4%
1986 10,032,734 291,842 0.09% 3.32%
1987 10,030,031 301,414 -0.03% 3.28%
1988 10,019,610 311,265 -0.1% 3.27%
1989 10,005,000 321,282 -0.15% 3.22%
1990 9,983,218 331,435 -0.22% 3.16%
1991 9,960,235 341,738 -0.23% 3.11%
1992 9,952,494 352,205 -0.08% 3.06%
1993 9,964,675 362,839 0.12% 3.02%
1994 9,991,525 373,675 0.27% 2.99%
1995 10,026,176 384,733 0.35% 2.96%
1996 10,063,945 396,009 0.38% 2.93%
1997 10,108,977 407,474 0.45% 2.9%
1998 10,160,196 419,071 0.51% 2.85%
1999 10,217,828 430,500 0.57% 2.73%
2000 10,289,898 440,469 0.71% 2.32%
2001 10,362,722 449,125 0.71% 1.97%
2002 10,419,631 457,671 0.55% 1.9%
2003 10,458,821 466,154 0.38% 1.85%
2004 10,483,861 474,611 0.24% 1.81%
2005 10,503,330 483,080 0.19% 1.78%
2006 10,522,288 491,594 0.18% 1.76%
2007 10,542,964 500,156 0.2% 1.74%
2008 10,558,177 508,790 0.14% 1.73%
2009 10,568,247 518,141 0.1% 1.84%
2010 10,573,100 532,968 0.05% 2.86%
2011 10,557,560 552,945 -0.15% 3.75%
2012 10,514,844 573,606 -0.4% 3.74%
2013 10,457,295 594,945 -0.55% 3.72%
2014 10,401,062 616,908 -0.54% 3.69%
2015 10,358,076 639,415 -0.41% 3.65%
2016 10,325,452 662,379 -0.31% 3.59%
2017 10,300,300 685,672 -0.24% 3.52%
2018 10,283,822 709,101 -0.16% 3.42%
2019 10,286,263 728,147 0.02% 2.69%
2020 10,297,081 744,498 0.11% 2.25%
2021 10,361,831 762,591 0.63% 2.43%
2022 10,434,332 781,066 0.7% 2.42%
2023 10,578,174 800,005 1.38% 2.42%
2024 10,701,636 819,198 1.17% 2.4%
2025 10,687,819 838,646 -0.13% 2.37%
2026 10,670,917 858,283 -0.16% 2.34%
2027 10,653,073 878,097 -0.17% 2.31%
2028 10,632,868 898,073 -0.19% 2.27%
2029 10,611,484 918,152 -0.2% 2.24%
2030 10,591,436 938,340 -0.19% 2.2%
2031 10,571,418 958,614 -0.19% 2.16%
2032 10,549,456 978,977 -0.21% 2.12%
2033 10,526,482 999,314 -0.22% 2.08%
2034 10,502,882 1,019,534 -0.22% 2.02%
2035 10,478,843 1,039,655 -0.23% 1.97%
2036 10,454,630 1,059,521 -0.23% 1.91%
2037 10,430,128 1,079,088 -0.23% 1.85%
2038 10,404,947 1,098,284 -0.24% 1.78%
2039 10,377,968 1,117,085 -0.26% 1.71%
2040 10,349,515 1,135,445 -0.27% 1.64%
2041 10,321,577 1,153,450 -0.27% 1.59%
2042 10,294,106 1,171,334 -0.27% 1.55%
2043 10,264,596 1,189,113 -0.29% 1.52%
2044 10,233,543 1,206,729 -0.3% 1.48%
2045 10,201,832 1,224,188 -0.31% 1.45%
2046 10,168,932 1,241,491 -0.32% 1.41%
2047 10,135,159 1,258,611 -0.33% 1.38%
2048 10,101,419 1,275,579 -0.33% 1.35%
2049 10,066,064 1,292,414 -0.35% 1.32%
2050 10,029,252 1,309,098 -0.37% 1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. 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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