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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Saint Lucia	Solomon Islands	Saint Lucia	Solomon Islands
1960	92,585	139,688	-	-
1961	93,490	142,912	0.98%	2.31%
1962	94,505	146,201	1.09%	2.3%
1963	95,519	149,589	1.07%	2.32%
1964	96,505	153,085	1.03%	2.34%
1965	97,493	156,686	1.02%	2.35%
1966	98,463	160,393	0.99%	2.37%
1967	99,504	164,245	1.06%	2.4%
1968	100,675	168,282	1.18%	2.46%
1969	101,879	172,476	1.2%	2.49%
1970	103,165	176,579	1.26%	2.38%
1971	104,564	180,637	1.36%	2.3%
1972	106,002	184,994	1.38%	2.41%
1973	107,498	189,774	1.41%	2.58%
1974	109,076	195,041	1.47%	2.78%
1975	110,725	200,744	1.51%	2.92%
1976	112,425	207,194	1.54%	3.21%
1977	114,135	214,418	1.52%	3.49%
1978	115,834	222,029	1.49%	3.55%
1979	117,528	229,953	1.46%	3.57%
1980	119,290	238,135	1.5%	3.56%
1981	121,166	246,555	1.57%	3.54%
1982	123,087	255,200	1.59%	3.51%
1983	125,044	264,068	1.59%	3.47%
1984	127,067	273,163	1.62%	3.44%
1985	129,159	282,455	1.65%	3.4%
1986	131,239	291,842	1.61%	3.32%
1987	133,227	301,414	1.51%	3.28%
1988	135,000	311,265	1.33%	3.27%
1989	136,512	321,282	1.12%	3.22%
1990	137,857	331,435	0.99%	3.16%
1991	139,520	341,738	1.21%	3.11%
1992	141,617	352,205	1.5%	3.06%
1993	143,726	362,839	1.49%	3.02%
1994	145,890	373,675	1.51%	2.99%
1995	148,208	384,733	1.59%	2.96%
1996	150,436	396,009	1.5%	2.93%
1997	152,569	407,474	1.42%	2.9%
1998	154,677	419,071	1.38%	2.85%
1999	156,702	430,500	1.31%	2.73%
2000	158,616	440,469	1.22%	2.32%
2001	160,237	449,125	1.02%	1.97%
2002	161,641	457,671	0.88%	1.9%
2003	162,976	466,154	0.83%	1.85%
2004	164,239	474,611	0.77%	1.81%
2005	165,450	483,080	0.74%	1.78%
2006	166,639	491,594	0.72%	1.76%
2007	167,758	500,156	0.67%	1.74%
2008	168,808	508,790	0.63%	1.73%
2009	169,869	518,141	0.63%	1.84%
2010	170,906	532,968	0.61%	2.86%
2011	171,801	552,945	0.52%	3.75%
2012	172,587	573,606	0.46%	3.74%
2013	173,369	594,945	0.45%	3.72%
2014	174,138	616,908	0.44%	3.69%
2015	174,905	639,415	0.44%	3.65%
2016	175,646	662,379	0.42%	3.59%
2017	176,342	685,672	0.4%	3.52%
2018	177,017	709,101	0.38%	3.42%
2019	177,661	728,147	0.36%	2.69%
2020	178,250	744,498	0.33%	2.25%
2021	178,522	762,591	0.15%	2.43%
2022	178,781	781,066	0.15%	2.42%
2023	179,285	800,005	0.28%	2.42%
2024	179,744	819,198	0.26%	2.4%
2025	180,148	838,646	0.23%	2.37%
2026	180,489	858,283	0.19%	2.34%
2027	180,771	878,097	0.16%	2.31%
2028	181,003	898,073	0.13%	2.27%
2029	181,198	918,152	0.11%	2.24%
2030	181,360	938,340	0.09%	2.2%
2031	181,463	958,614	0.06%	2.16%
2032	181,495	978,977	0.02%	2.12%
2033	181,458	999,314	-0.02%	2.08%
2034	181,354	1,019,534	-0.06%	2.02%
2035	181,177	1,039,655	-0.1%	1.97%
2036	180,948	1,059,521	-0.13%	1.91%
2037	180,636	1,079,088	-0.17%	1.85%
2038	180,230	1,098,284	-0.22%	1.78%
2039	179,781	1,117,085	-0.25%	1.71%
2040	179,296	1,135,445	-0.27%	1.64%
2041	178,760	1,153,450	-0.3%	1.59%
2042	178,187	1,171,334	-0.32%	1.55%
2043	177,593	1,189,113	-0.33%	1.52%
2044	176,937	1,206,729	-0.37%	1.48%
2045	176,243	1,224,188	-0.39%	1.45%
2046	175,520	1,241,491	-0.41%	1.41%
2047	174,726	1,258,611	-0.45%	1.38%
2048	173,877	1,275,579	-0.49%	1.35%
2049	172,991	1,292,414	-0.51%	1.32%
2050	172,081	1,309,098	-0.53%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saint Lucia gained 4,846 (a 2.76% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2006 and is 178th 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) Saint Lucia's population will shrink by 4.66% to 172,081 people with a rank change from 178th to 179th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.