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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	South Africa	Solomon Islands	South Africa
1960	139,688	16,440,172	-	-
1961	142,912	16,908,035	2.31%	2.85%
1962	146,201	17,418,522	2.3%	3.02%
1963	149,589	17,954,564	2.32%	3.08%
1964	153,085	18,511,361	2.34%	3.1%
1965	156,686	19,089,380	2.35%	3.12%
1966	160,393	19,690,087	2.37%	3.15%
1967	164,245	20,314,066	2.4%	3.17%
1968	168,282	20,957,287	2.46%	3.17%
1969	172,476	21,614,676	2.49%	3.14%
1970	176,579	22,279,984	2.38%	3.08%
1971	180,637	22,942,143	2.3%	2.97%
1972	184,994	23,609,456	2.41%	2.91%
1973	189,774	24,294,263	2.58%	2.9%
1974	195,041	24,989,108	2.78%	2.86%
1975	200,744	25,690,940	2.92%	2.81%
1976	207,194	26,395,450	3.21%	2.74%
1977	214,418	27,118,952	3.49%	2.74%
1978	222,029	27,869,507	3.55%	2.77%
1979	229,953	28,634,162	3.57%	2.74%
1980	238,135	29,518,857	3.56%	3.09%
1981	246,555	30,541,044	3.54%	3.46%
1982	255,200	31,615,339	3.51%	3.52%
1983	264,068	32,739,304	3.47%	3.56%
1984	273,163	33,892,788	3.44%	3.52%
1985	282,455	35,042,093	3.4%	3.39%
1986	291,842	36,180,515	3.32%	3.25%
1987	301,414	37,326,190	3.28%	3.17%
1988	311,265	38,480,649	3.27%	3.09%
1989	321,282	39,628,575	3.22%	2.98%
1990	331,435	40,746,268	3.16%	2.82%
1991	341,738	41,687,898	3.11%	2.31%
1992	352,205	42,443,509	3.06%	1.81%
1993	362,839	43,297,156	3.02%	2.01%
1994	373,675	44,004,139	2.99%	1.63%
1995	384,733	44,541,554	2.96%	1.22%
1996	396,009	45,123,018	2.93%	1.31%
1997	407,474	45,666,838	2.9%	1.21%
1998	419,071	46,223,880	2.85%	1.22%
1999	430,500	46,730,335	2.73%	1.1%
2000	440,469	47,159,719	2.32%	0.92%
2001	449,125	47,566,800	1.97%	0.86%
2002	457,671	48,019,415	1.9%	0.95%
2003	466,154	48,500,348	1.85%	1%
2004	474,611	48,991,421	1.81%	1.01%
2005	483,080	49,490,033	1.78%	1.02%
2006	491,594	49,998,277	1.76%	1.03%
2007	500,156	50,528,584	1.74%	1.06%
2008	508,790	51,114,599	1.73%	1.16%
2009	518,141	51,728,516	1.84%	1.2%
2010	532,968	52,344,051	2.86%	1.19%
2011	552,945	52,995,205	3.75%	1.24%
2012	573,606	53,782,567	3.74%	1.49%
2013	594,945	54,678,791	3.72%	1.67%
2014	616,908	55,594,838	3.69%	1.68%
2015	639,415	56,723,537	3.65%	2.03%
2016	662,379	57,259,551	3.59%	0.94%
2017	685,672	57,635,162	3.52%	0.66%
2018	709,101	58,613,001	3.42%	1.7%
2019	728,147	59,587,885	2.69%	1.66%
2020	744,498	60,562,381	2.25%	1.64%
2021	762,591	61,502,603	2.43%	1.55%
2022	781,066	62,378,410	2.42%	1.42%
2023	800,005	63,212,384	2.42%	1.34%
2024	819,198	64,007,187	2.4%	1.26%
2025	838,646	64,747,317	2.37%	1.16%
2026	858,283	65,453,086	2.34%	1.09%
2027	878,097	66,143,018	2.31%	1.05%
2028	898,073	66,830,384	2.27%	1.04%
2029	918,152	67,506,850	2.24%	1.01%
2030	938,340	68,161,357	2.2%	0.97%
2031	958,614	68,798,574	2.16%	0.93%
2032	978,977	69,426,441	2.12%	0.91%
2033	999,314	70,040,484	2.08%	0.88%
2034	1,019,534	70,641,572	2.02%	0.86%
2035	1,039,655	71,234,749	1.97%	0.84%
2036	1,059,521	71,816,372	1.91%	0.82%
2037	1,079,088	72,387,807	1.85%	0.8%
2038	1,098,284	72,949,611	1.78%	0.78%
2039	1,117,085	73,496,152	1.71%	0.75%
2040	1,135,445	74,035,615	1.64%	0.73%
2041	1,153,450	74,575,444	1.59%	0.73%
2042	1,171,334	75,111,899	1.55%	0.72%
2043	1,189,113	75,641,512	1.52%	0.71%
2044	1,206,729	76,164,461	1.48%	0.69%
2045	1,224,188	76,681,448	1.45%	0.68%
2046	1,241,491	77,199,542	1.41%	0.68%
2047	1,258,611	77,716,650	1.38%	0.67%
2048	1,275,579	78,215,323	1.35%	0.64%
2049	1,292,414	78,699,584	1.32%	0.62%
2050	1,309,098	79,177,329	1.29%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.