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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
1960	139,688	9,661,389	-	-
1961	142,912	9,899,372	2.31%	2.46%
1962	146,201	10,143,754	2.3%	2.47%
1963	149,589	10,395,040	2.32%	2.48%
1964	153,085	10,653,397	2.34%	2.49%
1965	156,686	10,916,965	2.35%	2.47%
1966	160,393	11,183,928	2.37%	2.45%
1967	164,245	11,457,328	2.4%	2.44%
1968	168,282	11,736,088	2.46%	2.43%
1969	172,476	12,013,858	2.49%	2.37%
1970	176,579	12,287,110	2.38%	2.27%
1971	180,637	12,551,910	2.3%	2.16%
1972	184,994	12,809,205	2.41%	2.05%
1973	189,774	13,060,916	2.58%	1.97%
1974	195,041	13,305,693	2.78%	1.87%
1975	200,744	13,548,984	2.92%	1.83%
1976	207,194	13,796,770	3.21%	1.83%
1977	214,418	14,049,371	3.49%	1.83%
1978	222,029	14,310,128	3.55%	1.86%
1979	229,953	14,579,614	3.57%	1.88%
1980	238,135	14,847,974	3.56%	1.84%
1981	246,555	15,099,414	3.54%	1.69%
1982	255,200	15,286,567	3.51%	1.24%
1983	264,068	15,388,794	3.47%	0.67%
1984	273,163	15,441,860	3.44%	0.34%
1985	282,455	15,544,154	3.4%	0.66%
1986	291,842	15,731,256	3.32%	1.2%
1987	301,414	15,916,576	3.28%	1.18%
1988	311,265	16,078,621	3.27%	1.02%
1989	321,282	16,248,557	3.22%	1.06%
1990	331,435	16,352,458	3.16%	0.64%
1991	341,738	16,475,354	3.11%	0.75%
1992	352,205	16,739,284	3.06%	1.6%
1993	362,839	17,025,918	3.02%	1.71%
1994	373,675	17,275,773	2.99%	1.47%
1995	384,733	17,564,068	2.96%	1.67%
1996	396,009	17,905,018	2.93%	1.94%
1997	407,474	18,248,200	2.9%	1.92%
1998	419,071	18,596,003	2.85%	1.91%
1999	430,500	18,944,731	2.73%	1.88%
2000	440,469	19,293,054	2.32%	1.84%
2001	449,125	19,600,362	1.97%	1.59%
2002	457,671	19,805,752	1.9%	1.05%
2003	466,154	19,951,521	1.85%	0.74%
2004	474,611	20,087,605	1.81%	0.68%
2005	483,080	20,216,524	1.78%	0.64%
2006	491,594	20,352,411	1.76%	0.67%
2007	500,156	20,492,545	1.74%	0.69%
2008	508,790	20,629,378	1.73%	0.67%
2009	518,141	20,756,435	1.84%	0.62%
2010	532,968	20,879,089	2.86%	0.59%
2011	552,945	21,009,048	3.75%	0.62%
2012	573,606	21,169,458	3.74%	0.76%
2013	594,945	20,585,000	3.72%	-2.76%
2014	616,908	20,778,000	3.69%	0.94%
2015	639,415	20,970,000	3.65%	0.92%
2016	662,379	21,209,000	3.59%	1.14%
2017	685,672	21,453,000	3.52%	1.15%
2018	709,101	21,670,000	3.42%	1.01%
2019	728,147	21,803,000	2.69%	0.61%
2020	744,498	21,919,000	2.25%	0.53%
2021	762,591	22,156,000	2.43%	1.08%
2022	781,066	22,181,000	2.42%	0.11%
2023	800,005	22,037,000	2.42%	-0.65%
2024	819,198	21,916,000	2.4%	-0.55%
2025	838,646	22,035,440	2.37%	0.54%
2026	858,283	22,148,172	2.34%	0.51%
2027	878,097	22,255,601	2.31%	0.49%
2028	898,073	22,357,682	2.27%	0.46%
2029	918,152	22,453,922	2.24%	0.43%
2030	938,340	22,546,245	2.2%	0.41%
2031	958,614	22,635,106	2.16%	0.39%
2032	978,977	22,720,118	2.12%	0.38%
2033	999,314	22,802,043	2.08%	0.36%
2034	1,019,534	22,879,527	2.02%	0.34%
2035	1,039,655	22,952,739	1.97%	0.32%
2036	1,059,521	23,022,027	1.91%	0.3%
2037	1,079,088	23,088,877	1.85%	0.29%
2038	1,098,284	23,152,480	1.78%	0.28%
2039	1,117,085	23,211,633	1.71%	0.26%
2040	1,135,445	23,265,986	1.64%	0.23%
2041	1,153,450	23,315,260	1.59%	0.21%
2042	1,171,334	23,359,578	1.55%	0.19%
2043	1,189,113	23,398,752	1.52%	0.17%
2044	1,206,729	23,433,096	1.48%	0.15%
2045	1,224,188	23,464,943	1.45%	0.14%
2046	1,241,491	23,492,738	1.41%	0.12%
2047	1,258,611	23,512,629	1.38%	0.08%
2048	1,275,579	23,525,953	1.35%	0.06%
2049	1,292,414	23,533,940	1.32%	0.03%
2050	1,309,098	23,538,230	1.29%	0.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.