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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	South Korea	Solomon Islands	South Korea
1960	139,688	25,012,374	-	-
1961	142,912	25,765,673	2.31%	3.01%
1962	146,201	26,513,030	2.3%	2.9%
1963	149,589	27,261,747	2.32%	2.82%
1964	153,085	27,984,155	2.34%	2.65%
1965	156,686	28,704,674	2.35%	2.57%
1966	160,393	29,435,571	2.37%	2.55%
1967	164,245	30,130,983	2.4%	2.36%
1968	168,282	30,838,302	2.46%	2.35%
1969	172,476	31,544,266	2.49%	2.29%
1970	176,579	32,240,827	2.38%	2.21%
1971	180,637	32,882,704	2.3%	1.99%
1972	184,994	33,505,406	2.41%	1.89%
1973	189,774	34,103,149	2.58%	1.78%
1974	195,041	34,692,266	2.78%	1.73%
1975	200,744	35,280,725	2.92%	1.7%
1976	207,194	35,848,523	3.21%	1.61%
1977	214,418	36,411,795	3.49%	1.57%
1978	222,029	36,969,185	3.55%	1.53%
1979	229,953	37,534,236	3.57%	1.53%
1980	238,135	38,123,775	3.56%	1.57%
1981	246,555	38,723,248	3.54%	1.57%
1982	255,200	39,326,352	3.51%	1.56%
1983	264,068	39,910,403	3.47%	1.49%
1984	273,163	40,405,956	3.44%	1.24%
1985	282,455	40,805,744	3.4%	0.99%
1986	291,842	41,213,674	3.32%	1%
1987	301,414	41,621,690	3.28%	0.99%
1988	311,265	42,031,247	3.27%	0.98%
1989	321,282	42,449,038	3.22%	0.99%
1990	331,435	42,869,283	3.16%	0.99%
1991	341,738	43,295,704	3.11%	0.99%
1992	352,205	43,747,962	3.06%	1.04%
1993	362,839	44,194,628	3.02%	1.02%
1994	373,675	44,641,540	2.99%	1.01%
1995	384,733	45,092,991	2.96%	1.01%
1996	396,009	45,524,681	2.93%	0.96%
1997	407,474	45,953,580	2.9%	0.94%
1998	419,071	46,286,503	2.85%	0.72%
1999	430,500	46,616,677	2.73%	0.71%
2000	440,469	47,008,111	2.32%	0.84%
2001	449,125	47,370,164	1.97%	0.77%
2002	457,671	47,644,736	1.9%	0.58%
2003	466,154	47,892,330	1.85%	0.52%
2004	474,611	48,082,519	1.81%	0.4%
2005	483,080	48,184,561	1.78%	0.21%
2006	491,594	48,438,292	1.76%	0.53%
2007	500,156	48,683,638	1.74%	0.51%
2008	508,790	49,054,708	1.73%	0.76%
2009	518,141	49,307,835	1.84%	0.52%
2010	532,968	49,554,112	2.86%	0.5%
2011	552,945	49,936,638	3.75%	0.77%
2012	573,606	50,199,853	3.74%	0.53%
2013	594,945	50,428,893	3.72%	0.46%
2014	616,908	50,746,659	3.69%	0.63%
2015	639,415	51,014,947	3.65%	0.53%
2016	662,379	51,217,803	3.59%	0.4%
2017	685,672	51,361,911	3.52%	0.28%
2018	709,101	51,585,058	3.42%	0.43%
2019	728,147	51,764,822	2.69%	0.35%
2020	744,498	51,836,239	2.25%	0.14%
2021	762,591	51,769,539	2.43%	-0.13%
2022	781,066	51,672,569	2.42%	-0.19%
2023	800,005	51,712,619	2.42%	0.08%
2024	819,198	51,751,065	2.4%	0.07%
2025	838,646	51,700,480	2.37%	-0.1%
2026	858,283	51,633,793	2.34%	-0.13%
2027	878,097	51,552,198	2.31%	-0.16%
2028	898,073	51,456,707	2.27%	-0.19%
2029	918,152	51,347,230	2.24%	-0.21%
2030	938,340	51,221,713	2.2%	-0.24%
2031	958,614	51,081,220	2.16%	-0.27%
2032	978,977	50,924,233	2.12%	-0.31%
2033	999,314	50,747,132	2.08%	-0.35%
2034	1,019,534	50,549,508	2.02%	-0.39%
2035	1,039,655	50,333,286	1.97%	-0.43%
2036	1,059,521	50,098,951	1.91%	-0.47%
2037	1,079,088	49,845,669	1.85%	-0.51%
2038	1,098,284	49,573,234	1.78%	-0.55%
2039	1,117,085	49,283,770	1.71%	-0.58%
2040	1,135,445	48,980,369	1.64%	-0.62%
2041	1,153,450	48,661,905	1.59%	-0.65%
2042	1,171,334	48,331,004	1.55%	-0.68%
2043	1,189,113	47,990,085	1.52%	-0.71%
2044	1,206,729	47,634,183	1.48%	-0.74%
2045	1,224,188	47,263,526	1.45%	-0.78%
2046	1,241,491	46,881,228	1.41%	-0.81%
2047	1,258,611	46,482,133	1.38%	-0.85%
2048	1,275,579	46,063,595	1.35%	-0.9%
2049	1,292,414	45,626,805	1.32%	-0.95%
2050	1,309,098	45,172,356	1.29%	-1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.