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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Rwanda	Solomon Islands	Rwanda	Solomon Islands
1960	3,022,294	139,688	-	-
1961	3,106,779	142,912	2.8%	2.31%
1962	3,186,025	146,201	2.55%	2.3%
1963	3,258,890	149,589	2.29%	2.32%
1964	3,334,834	153,085	2.33%	2.34%
1965	3,423,210	156,686	2.65%	2.35%
1966	3,521,626	160,393	2.87%	2.37%
1967	3,629,577	164,245	3.07%	2.4%
1968	3,744,010	168,282	3.15%	2.46%
1969	3,861,271	172,476	3.13%	2.49%
1970	3,980,669	176,579	3.09%	2.38%
1971	4,100,044	180,637	3%	2.3%
1972	4,220,335	184,994	2.93%	2.41%
1973	4,345,047	189,774	2.96%	2.58%
1974	4,474,228	195,041	2.97%	2.78%
1975	4,607,728	200,744	2.98%	2.92%
1976	4,745,954	207,194	3%	3.21%
1977	4,888,240	214,418	3%	3.49%
1978	5,035,171	222,029	3.01%	3.55%
1979	5,189,541	229,953	3.07%	3.57%
1980	5,353,259	238,135	3.15%	3.56%
1981	5,527,230	246,555	3.25%	3.54%
1982	5,711,549	255,200	3.33%	3.51%
1983	5,905,311	264,068	3.39%	3.47%
1984	6,107,627	273,163	3.43%	3.44%
1985	6,317,228	282,455	3.43%	3.4%
1986	6,531,881	291,842	3.4%	3.32%
1987	6,749,493	301,414	3.33%	3.28%
1988	6,968,071	311,265	3.24%	3.27%
1989	7,184,706	321,282	3.11%	3.22%
1990	7,375,307	331,435	2.65%	3.16%
1991	7,526,966	341,738	2.06%	3.11%
1992	7,683,266	352,205	2.08%	3.06%
1993	7,981,132	362,839	3.88%	3.02%
1994	6,792,352	373,675	-14.9%	2.99%
1995	5,674,118	384,733	-16.5%	2.96%
1996	6,708,764	396,009	18.2%	2.93%
1997	7,755,238	407,474	15.6%	2.9%
1998	8,081,681	419,071	4.21%	2.85%
1999	8,147,912	430,500	0.82%	2.73%
2000	8,213,931	440,469	0.81%	2.32%
2001	8,287,094	449,125	0.89%	1.97%
2002	8,400,180	457,671	1.36%	1.9%
2003	8,586,875	466,154	2.22%	1.85%
2004	8,816,844	474,611	2.68%	1.81%
2005	9,054,528	483,080	2.7%	1.78%
2006	9,299,246	491,594	2.7%	1.76%
2007	9,549,933	500,156	2.7%	1.74%
2008	9,804,269	508,790	2.66%	1.73%
2009	10,060,432	518,141	2.61%	1.84%
2010	10,317,553	532,968	2.56%	2.86%
2011	10,573,733	552,945	2.48%	3.75%
2012	10,829,901	573,606	2.42%	3.74%
2013	11,093,340	594,945	2.43%	3.72%
2014	11,364,757	616,908	2.45%	3.69%
2015	11,640,022	639,415	2.42%	3.65%
2016	11,919,183	662,379	2.4%	3.59%
2017	12,202,060	685,672	2.37%	3.52%
2018	12,487,996	709,101	2.34%	3.42%
2019	12,776,103	728,147	2.31%	2.69%
2020	13,065,837	744,498	2.27%	2.25%
2021	13,355,260	762,591	2.22%	2.43%
2022	13,651,030	781,066	2.21%	2.42%
2023	13,954,471	800,005	2.22%	2.42%
2024	14,256,567	819,198	2.16%	2.4%
2025	14,569,343	838,646	2.19%	2.37%
2026	14,889,694	858,283	2.2%	2.34%
2027	15,214,324	878,097	2.18%	2.31%
2028	15,536,461	898,073	2.12%	2.27%
2029	15,844,649	918,152	1.98%	2.24%
2030	16,154,698	938,340	1.96%	2.2%
2031	16,473,106	958,614	1.97%	2.16%
2032	16,771,820	978,977	1.81%	2.12%
2033	17,073,475	999,314	1.8%	2.08%
2034	17,402,250	1,019,534	1.93%	2.02%
2035	17,746,315	1,039,655	1.98%	1.97%
2036	18,076,769	1,059,521	1.86%	1.91%
2037	18,395,838	1,079,088	1.77%	1.85%
2038	18,729,778	1,098,284	1.82%	1.78%
2039	19,076,783	1,117,085	1.85%	1.71%
2040	19,440,762	1,135,445	1.91%	1.64%
2041	19,806,170	1,153,450	1.88%	1.59%
2042	20,153,979	1,171,334	1.76%	1.55%
2043	20,500,826	1,189,113	1.72%	1.52%
2044	20,837,079	1,206,729	1.64%	1.48%
2045	21,152,650	1,224,188	1.51%	1.45%
2046	21,459,144	1,241,491	1.45%	1.41%
2047	21,764,578	1,258,611	1.42%	1.38%
2048	22,086,112	1,275,579	1.48%	1.35%
2049	22,403,887	1,292,414	1.44%	1.32%
2050	22,707,896	1,309,098	1.36%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Rwanda gained 2,974,058 (a 25% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Rwanda was ranked 86th most populous country in 2006 and is 77th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Rwanda's population will grow by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people with a rank change from 77th to 72nd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.