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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Solomon Islands	Samoa	Solomon Islands
1960	112,490	139,688	-	-
1961	115,496	142,912	2.67%	2.31%
1962	118,597	146,201	2.68%	2.3%
1963	121,764	149,589	2.67%	2.32%
1964	124,894	153,085	2.57%	2.34%
1965	127,978	156,686	2.47%	2.35%
1966	131,073	160,393	2.42%	2.37%
1967	133,764	164,245	2.05%	2.4%
1968	136,020	168,282	1.69%	2.46%
1969	138,233	172,476	1.63%	2.49%
1970	140,400	176,579	1.57%	2.38%
1971	142,503	180,637	1.5%	2.3%
1972	144,538	184,994	1.43%	2.41%
1973	146,516	189,774	1.37%	2.58%
1974	149,431	195,041	1.99%	2.78%
1975	153,344	200,744	2.62%	2.92%
1976	157,113	207,194	2.46%	3.21%
1977	159,753	214,418	1.68%	3.49%
1978	161,375	222,029	1.02%	3.55%
1979	162,882	229,953	0.93%	3.57%
1980	164,322	238,135	0.88%	3.56%
1981	165,678	246,555	0.83%	3.54%
1982	166,484	255,200	0.49%	3.51%
1983	166,714	264,068	0.14%	3.47%
1984	166,796	273,163	0.05%	3.44%
1985	166,849	282,455	0.03%	3.4%
1986	167,061	291,842	0.13%	3.32%
1987	167,661	301,414	0.36%	3.28%
1988	168,346	311,265	0.41%	3.27%
1989	168,768	321,282	0.25%	3.22%
1990	169,042	331,435	0.16%	3.16%
1991	169,368	341,738	0.19%	3.11%
1992	170,331	352,205	0.57%	3.06%
1993	171,774	362,839	0.85%	3.02%
1994	173,159	373,675	0.81%	2.99%
1995	174,571	384,733	0.82%	2.96%
1996	176,071	396,009	0.86%	2.93%
1997	177,547	407,474	0.84%	2.9%
1998	178,905	419,071	0.76%	2.85%
1999	180,275	430,500	0.77%	2.73%
2000	181,685	440,469	0.78%	2.32%
2001	183,166	449,125	0.82%	1.97%
2002	184,471	457,671	0.71%	1.9%
2003	185,430	466,154	0.52%	1.85%
2004	186,249	474,611	0.44%	1.81%
2005	186,978	483,080	0.39%	1.78%
2006	187,709	491,594	0.39%	1.76%
2007	188,753	500,156	0.56%	1.74%
2008	190,107	508,790	0.72%	1.73%
2009	191,513	518,141	0.74%	1.84%
2010	193,023	532,968	0.79%	2.86%
2011	194,713	552,945	0.88%	3.75%
2012	196,498	573,606	0.92%	3.74%
2013	198,268	594,945	0.9%	3.72%
2014	200,037	616,908	0.89%	3.69%
2015	201,782	639,415	0.87%	3.65%
2016	203,499	662,379	0.85%	3.59%
2017	205,415	685,672	0.94%	3.52%
2018	207,582	709,101	1.05%	3.42%
2019	209,780	728,147	1.06%	2.69%
2020	211,944	744,498	1.03%	2.25%
2021	213,779	762,591	0.87%	2.43%
2022	215,261	781,066	0.69%	2.42%
2023	216,663	800,005	0.65%	2.42%
2024	218,019	819,198	0.63%	2.4%
2025	219,302	838,646	0.59%	2.37%
2026	220,530	858,283	0.56%	2.34%
2027	221,772	878,097	0.56%	2.31%
2028	223,104	898,073	0.6%	2.27%
2029	224,504	918,152	0.63%	2.24%
2030	225,968	938,340	0.65%	2.2%
2031	227,581	958,614	0.71%	2.16%
2032	229,298	978,977	0.75%	2.12%
2033	231,110	999,314	0.79%	2.08%
2034	233,061	1,019,534	0.84%	2.02%
2035	235,172	1,039,655	0.91%	1.97%
2036	237,415	1,059,521	0.95%	1.91%
2037	239,730	1,079,088	0.98%	1.85%
2038	242,155	1,098,284	1.01%	1.78%
2039	244,653	1,117,085	1.03%	1.71%
2040	247,196	1,135,445	1.04%	1.64%
2041	249,796	1,153,450	1.05%	1.59%
2042	252,427	1,171,334	1.05%	1.55%
2043	255,023	1,189,113	1.03%	1.52%
2044	257,609	1,206,729	1.01%	1.48%
2045	260,250	1,224,188	1.03%	1.45%
2046	262,849	1,241,491	1%	1.41%
2047	265,365	1,258,611	0.96%	1.38%
2048	267,836	1,275,579	0.93%	1.35%
2049	270,291	1,292,414	0.92%	1.32%
2050	272,711	1,309,098	0.9%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th 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) Samoa's population will grow by 23.7% to 272,711 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.