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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	South Sudan	Solomon Islands	South Sudan
1960	139,688	2,931,559	-	-
1961	142,912	2,976,724	2.31%	1.54%
1962	146,201	3,024,308	2.3%	1.6%
1963	149,589	3,072,669	2.32%	1.6%
1964	153,085	3,129,918	2.34%	1.86%
1965	156,686	3,189,835	2.35%	1.91%
1966	160,393	3,236,423	2.37%	1.46%
1967	164,245	3,277,648	2.4%	1.27%
1968	168,282	3,321,528	2.46%	1.34%
1969	172,476	3,365,533	2.49%	1.32%
1970	176,579	3,409,614	2.38%	1.31%
1971	180,637	3,468,646	2.3%	1.73%
1972	184,994	3,542,497	2.41%	2.13%
1973	189,774	3,627,383	2.58%	2.4%
1974	195,041	3,723,259	2.78%	2.64%
1975	200,744	3,821,494	2.92%	2.64%
1976	207,194	3,921,910	3.21%	2.63%
1977	214,418	4,024,032	3.49%	2.6%
1978	222,029	4,127,657	3.55%	2.58%
1979	229,953	4,232,605	3.57%	2.54%
1980	238,135	4,339,030	3.56%	2.51%
1981	246,555	4,447,272	3.54%	2.49%
1982	255,200	4,557,686	3.51%	2.48%
1983	264,068	4,661,574	3.47%	2.28%
1984	273,163	4,750,627	3.44%	1.91%
1985	282,455	4,834,296	3.4%	1.76%
1986	291,842	4,921,240	3.32%	1.8%
1987	301,414	4,962,395	3.28%	0.84%
1988	311,265	4,848,029	3.27%	-2.3%
1989	321,282	4,713,229	3.22%	-2.78%
1990	331,435	4,737,633	3.16%	0.52%
1991	341,738	4,836,677	3.11%	2.09%
1992	352,205	4,909,749	3.06%	1.51%
1993	362,839	4,956,002	3.02%	0.94%
1994	373,675	5,071,184	2.99%	2.32%
1995	384,733	5,225,836	2.96%	3.05%
1996	396,009	5,356,925	2.93%	2.51%
1997	407,474	5,509,136	2.9%	2.84%
1998	419,071	5,620,068	2.85%	2.01%
1999	430,500	5,771,628	2.73%	2.7%
2000	440,469	6,032,267	2.32%	4.52%
2001	449,125	6,308,391	1.97%	4.58%
2002	457,671	6,596,806	1.9%	4.57%
2003	466,154	6,903,127	1.85%	4.64%
2004	474,611	7,233,041	1.81%	4.78%
2005	483,080	7,590,143	1.78%	4.94%
2006	491,594	7,976,526	1.76%	5.09%
2007	500,156	8,388,788	1.74%	5.17%
2008	508,790	8,817,647	1.73%	5.11%
2009	518,141	9,243,556	1.84%	4.83%
2010	532,968	9,745,953	2.86%	5.44%
2011	552,945	10,288,109	3.75%	5.56%
2012	573,606	10,756,240	3.74%	4.55%
2013	594,945	11,166,275	3.72%	3.81%
2014	616,908	11,235,073	3.69%	0.62%
2015	639,415	11,107,561	3.65%	-1.13%
2016	662,379	10,830,102	3.59%	-2.5%
2017	685,672	10,259,154	3.52%	-5.27%
2018	709,101	10,122,977	3.42%	-1.33%
2019	728,147	10,423,384	2.69%	2.97%
2020	744,498	10,698,467	2.25%	2.64%
2021	762,591	10,865,780	2.43%	1.56%
2022	781,066	11,021,177	2.42%	1.43%
2023	800,005	11,483,374	2.42%	4.19%
2024	819,198	11,943,408	2.4%	4.01%
2025	838,646	12,188,793	2.37%	2.05%
2026	858,283	12,436,036	2.34%	2.03%
2027	878,097	12,687,301	2.31%	2.02%
2028	898,073	12,941,503	2.27%	2%
2029	918,152	13,198,080	2.24%	1.98%
2030	938,340	13,457,446	2.2%	1.97%
2031	958,614	13,725,413	2.16%	1.99%
2032	978,977	13,996,343	2.12%	1.97%
2033	999,314	14,261,762	2.08%	1.9%
2034	1,019,534	14,527,550	2.02%	1.86%
2035	1,039,655	14,798,602	1.97%	1.87%
2036	1,059,521	15,070,098	1.91%	1.83%
2037	1,079,088	15,335,700	1.85%	1.76%
2038	1,098,284	15,595,968	1.78%	1.7%
2039	1,117,085	15,850,696	1.71%	1.63%
2040	1,135,445	16,101,470	1.64%	1.58%
2041	1,153,450	16,350,149	1.59%	1.54%
2042	1,171,334	16,593,361	1.55%	1.49%
2043	1,189,113	16,829,209	1.52%	1.42%
2044	1,206,729	17,060,176	1.48%	1.37%
2045	1,224,188	17,286,412	1.45%	1.33%
2046	1,241,491	17,509,693	1.41%	1.29%
2047	1,258,611	17,728,331	1.38%	1.25%
2048	1,275,579	17,938,437	1.35%	1.19%
2049	1,292,414	18,142,893	1.32%	1.14%
2050	1,309,098	18,341,968	1.29%	1.1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 196,120 (a 29.6% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Solomon Islands' population will grow by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people with a rank change from 161st to 156th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.