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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	Somalia	Solomon Islands	Somalia
1960	139,688	2,876,331	-	-
1961	142,912	2,952,054	2.31%	2.63%
1962	146,201	3,030,091	2.3%	2.64%
1963	149,589	3,110,361	2.32%	2.65%
1964	153,085	3,192,796	2.34%	2.65%
1965	156,686	3,277,874	2.35%	2.66%
1966	160,393	3,365,106	2.37%	2.66%
1967	164,245	3,454,537	2.4%	2.66%
1968	168,282	3,546,590	2.46%	2.66%
1969	172,476	3,641,015	2.49%	2.66%
1970	176,579	3,738,448	2.38%	2.68%
1971	180,637	3,837,691	2.3%	2.65%
1972	184,994	3,939,436	2.41%	2.65%
1973	189,774	4,045,592	2.58%	2.69%
1974	195,041	4,151,842	2.78%	2.63%
1975	200,744	4,257,535	2.92%	2.55%
1976	207,194	4,365,812	3.21%	2.54%
1977	214,418	4,484,050	3.49%	2.71%
1978	222,029	4,814,892	3.55%	7.38%
1979	229,953	5,449,117	3.57%	13.2%
1980	238,135	5,936,154	3.56%	8.94%
1981	246,555	5,982,849	3.54%	0.79%
1982	255,200	6,003,840	3.51%	0.35%
1983	264,068	6,198,430	3.47%	3.24%
1984	273,163	6,428,389	3.44%	3.71%
1985	282,455	6,693,289	3.4%	4.12%
1986	291,842	6,974,788	3.32%	4.21%
1987	301,414	7,228,302	3.28%	3.63%
1988	311,265	7,235,360	3.27%	0.1%
1989	321,282	7,114,817	3.22%	-1.67%
1990	331,435	7,082,811	3.16%	-0.45%
1991	341,738	6,813,760	3.11%	-3.8%
1992	352,205	6,495,107	3.06%	-4.68%
1993	362,839	6,681,399	3.02%	2.87%
1994	373,675	7,026,797	2.99%	5.17%
1995	384,733	7,285,007	2.96%	3.67%
1996	396,009	7,554,474	2.93%	3.7%
1997	407,474	7,824,525	2.9%	3.57%
1998	419,071	8,155,417	2.85%	4.23%
1999	430,500	8,492,059	2.73%	4.13%
2000	440,469	8,838,713	2.32%	4.08%
2001	449,125	9,198,493	1.97%	4.07%
2002	457,671	9,550,063	1.9%	3.82%
2003	466,154	9,909,157	1.85%	3.76%
2004	474,611	10,280,998	1.81%	3.75%
2005	483,080	10,644,228	1.78%	3.53%
2006	491,594	10,975,502	1.76%	3.11%
2007	500,156	11,322,582	1.74%	3.16%
2008	508,790	11,663,084	1.73%	3.01%
2009	518,141	11,961,201	1.84%	2.56%
2010	532,968	12,261,756	2.86%	2.51%
2011	552,945	12,348,830	3.75%	0.71%
2012	573,606	12,461,160	3.74%	0.91%
2013	594,945	12,869,594	3.72%	3.28%
2014	616,908	13,339,491	3.69%	3.65%
2015	639,415	13,806,963	3.65%	3.5%
2016	662,379	14,348,740	3.59%	3.92%
2017	685,672	14,916,629	3.52%	3.96%
2018	709,101	15,452,487	3.42%	3.59%
2019	728,147	16,030,971	2.69%	3.74%
2020	744,498	16,651,191	2.25%	3.87%
2021	762,591	17,271,431	2.43%	3.72%
2022	781,066	17,801,897	2.42%	3.07%
2023	800,005	18,358,615	2.42%	3.13%
2024	819,198	19,009,151	2.4%	3.54%
2025	838,646	19,654,737	2.37%	3.4%
2026	858,283	20,305,905	2.34%	3.31%
2027	878,097	20,959,056	2.31%	3.22%
2028	898,073	21,601,810	2.27%	3.07%
2029	918,152	22,247,714	2.24%	2.99%
2030	938,340	22,915,042	2.2%	3%
2031	958,614	23,589,793	2.16%	2.94%
2032	978,977	24,258,789	2.12%	2.84%
2033	999,314	24,921,830	2.08%	2.73%
2034	1,019,534	25,593,666	2.02%	2.7%
2035	1,039,655	26,294,943	1.97%	2.74%
2036	1,059,521	27,009,199	1.91%	2.72%
2037	1,079,088	27,731,170	1.85%	2.67%
2038	1,098,284	28,455,755	1.78%	2.61%
2039	1,117,085	29,167,897	1.71%	2.5%
2040	1,135,445	29,896,286	1.64%	2.5%
2041	1,153,450	30,635,956	1.59%	2.47%
2042	1,171,334	31,350,028	1.55%	2.33%
2043	1,189,113	32,057,980	1.52%	2.26%
2044	1,206,729	32,780,417	1.48%	2.25%
2045	1,224,188	33,510,163	1.45%	2.23%
2046	1,241,491	34,248,030	1.41%	2.2%
2047	1,258,611	34,996,366	1.38%	2.19%
2048	1,275,579	35,743,960	1.35%	2.14%
2049	1,292,414	36,474,683	1.32%	2.04%
2050	1,309,098	37,206,497	1.29%	2.01%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Solomon Islands' population will grow by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people with a rank change from 161st to 156th. The population of Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.