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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Solomon Islands was 819,198 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Solomon Islands' population is 863,951 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 61.7 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • The Solomon Islands is ranked the 161st most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.01% for the Solomon Islands vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.95% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Solomon Islands has increased from 492K people to 864K (75.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Solomon Islands vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Solomon Islands Sudan
2100 1,869,358 137,695,876
2099 1,865,277 137,114,644
2098 1,861,047 136,500,499
2097 1,856,421 135,860,701
2096 1,851,585 135,222,218
2095 1,846,229 134,553,615
2094 1,840,799 133,902,112
2093 1,834,881 133,186,791
2092 1,828,545 132,427,642
2091 1,822,001 131,674,049
2090 1,815,153 130,893,042
2089 1,808,103 130,075,970
2088 1,800,741 129,234,968
2087 1,793,136 128,358,981
2086 1,785,209 127,463,823
2085 1,777,013 126,555,673
2084 1,768,444 125,612,419
2083 1,759,601 124,663,868
2082 1,750,433 123,716,124
2081 1,740,952 122,772,016
2080 1,731,110 121,805,246
2079 1,721,146 120,822,781
2078 1,710,785 119,802,944
2077 1,700,043 118,776,597
2076 1,688,876 117,748,457
2075 1,677,587 116,688,549
2074 1,666,185 115,601,159
2073 1,654,264 114,499,847
2072 1,642,044 113,374,089
2071 1,629,467 112,235,978
2070 1,616,736 111,102,687
2069 1,603,679 109,945,533
2068 1,590,304 108,791,037
2067 1,576,716 107,581,192
2066 1,563,005 106,357,353
2065 1,549,060 105,145,307
2064 1,534,862 103,903,801
2063 1,520,351 102,642,643
2062 1,505,792 101,354,095
2061 1,490,935 100,067,335
2060 1,476,028 98,765,585
2059 1,460,816 97,461,067
2058 1,445,385 96,135,716
2057 1,429,967 94,800,344
2056 1,414,320 93,458,640
2055 1,398,440 92,089,717
2054 1,382,426 90,711,253
2053 1,366,190 89,342,122
2052 1,349,703 87,962,125
2051 1,333,136 86,581,277
2050 1,316,322 85,194,794
2049 1,299,367 83,803,171
2048 1,282,258 82,442,635
2047 1,265,007 81,085,689
2046 1,247,608 79,725,126
2045 1,230,002 78,359,927
2044 1,212,277 77,006,049
2043 1,194,351 75,652,858
2042 1,176,271 74,312,465
2041 1,158,172 72,968,877
2040 1,139,832 71,640,015
2039 1,121,014 70,319,906
2038 1,101,787 69,001,239
2037 1,082,148 67,665,904
2036 1,062,197 66,337,650
2035 1,041,925 65,001,359
2034 1,021,492 63,664,516
2033 1,000,997 62,329,849
2032 980,329 61,007,985
2031 959,788 59,695,860
2030 939,300 58,384,521
2029 918,921 57,082,767
2028 898,660 55,800,806
2027 878,499 54,523,219
2026 858,557 52,894,744
2025 838,746 51,256,148
2024 819,198 50,448,963
2023 800,005 50,042,791
2022 781,066 49,383,346
2021 762,591 48,066,924
2020 744,498 46,789,231
2019 728,147 45,548,175
2018 709,101 44,230,596
2017 685,672 42,714,306
2016 662,379 41,259,892
2015 639,415 40,024,431
2014 616,908 38,823,318
2013 594,945 37,785,849
2012 573,606 36,923,178
2011 552,945 36,140,806
2010 532,968 35,414,399
2009 518,141 34,569,113
2008 508,790 33,623,980
2007 500,156 32,764,135
2006 491,594 31,992,435
2005 483,080 31,262,444
2004 474,611 30,556,637
2003 466,154 29,896,035
2002 457,671 29,228,727
2001 449,125 28,516,770
2000 440,469 27,816,745
1999 430,500 27,130,613
1998 419,071 26,458,999
1997 407,474 25,799,821
1996 396,009 25,231,528
1995 384,733 24,672,143
1994 373,675 24,043,948
1993 362,839 23,445,592
1992 352,205 22,927,355
1991 341,738 22,470,676
1990 331,435 22,021,481
1989 321,282 21,578,022
1988 311,265 21,138,431
1987 301,414 20,704,904
1986 291,842 20,288,238
1985 282,455 19,905,872
1984 273,163 19,546,528
1983 264,068 19,109,770
1982 255,200 18,486,645
1981 246,555 17,780,572
1980 238,135 17,058,905
1979 229,953 16,355,352
1978 222,029 15,695,003
1977 214,418 15,086,614
1976 207,194 14,569,716
1975 200,744 14,064,798
1974 195,041 13,580,723
1973 189,774 13,049,315
1972 184,994 12,527,856
1971 180,637 12,105,539
1970 176,579 11,695,771
1969 172,476 11,298,936
1968 168,282 10,917,999
1967 164,245 10,550,597
1966 160,393 10,197,578
1965 156,686 9,858,030
1964 153,085 9,531,109
1963 149,589 9,218,077
1962 146,201 8,919,028
1961 142,912 8,634,941
1960 139,688 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Solomon Islands' population will grow by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people with a rank change from 161st to 156th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Solomon Islands Sudan
2100 0.22% 0.42%
2099 0.23% 0.45%
2098 0.25% 0.47%
2097 0.26% 0.47%
2096 0.29% 0.5%
2095 0.29% 0.49%
2094 0.32% 0.54%
2093 0.35% 0.57%
2092 0.36% 0.57%
2091 0.38% 0.6%
2090 0.39% 0.63%
2089 0.41% 0.65%
2088 0.42% 0.68%
2087 0.44% 0.7%
2086 0.46% 0.72%
2085 0.48% 0.75%
2084 0.5% 0.76%
2083 0.52% 0.77%
2082 0.54% 0.77%
2081 0.57% 0.79%
2080 0.58% 0.81%
2079 0.61% 0.85%
2078 0.63% 0.86%
2077 0.66% 0.87%
2076 0.67% 0.91%
2075 0.68% 0.94%
2074 0.72% 0.96%
2073 0.74% 0.99%
2072 0.77% 1.01%
2071 0.79% 1.02%
2070 0.81% 1.05%
2069 0.84% 1.06%
2068 0.86% 1.12%
2067 0.88% 1.15%
2066 0.9% 1.15%
2065 0.93% 1.19%
2064 0.95% 1.23%
2063 0.97% 1.27%
2062 1% 1.29%
2061 1.01% 1.32%
2060 1.04% 1.34%
2059 1.07% 1.38%
2058 1.08% 1.41%
2057 1.11% 1.44%
2056 1.14% 1.49%
2055 1.16% 1.52%
2054 1.19% 1.53%
2053 1.22% 1.57%
2052 1.24% 1.59%
2051 1.28% 1.63%
2050 1.3% 1.66%
2049 1.33% 1.65%
2048 1.36% 1.67%
2047 1.39% 1.71%
2046 1.43% 1.74%
2045 1.46% 1.76%
2044 1.5% 1.79%
2043 1.54% 1.8%
2042 1.56% 1.84%
2041 1.61% 1.85%
2040 1.68% 1.88%
2039 1.75% 1.91%
2038 1.81% 1.97%
2037 1.88% 2%
2036 1.95% 2.06%
2035 2% 2.1%
2034 2.05% 2.14%
2033 2.11% 2.17%
2032 2.14% 2.2%
2031 2.18% 2.25%
2030 2.22% 2.28%
2029 2.25% 2.3%
2028 2.3% 2.34%
2027 2.32% 3.08%
2026 2.36% 3.2%
2025 2.39% 1.6%
2024 2.4% 0.81%
2023 2.42% 1.34%
2022 2.42% 2.74%
2021 2.43% 2.73%
2020 2.25% 2.72%
2019 2.69% 2.98%
2018 3.42% 3.55%
2017 3.52% 3.53%
2016 3.59% 3.09%
2015 3.65% 3.09%
2014 3.69% 2.75%
2013 3.72% 2.34%
2012 3.74% 2.16%
2011 3.75% 2.05%
2010 2.86% 2.45%
2009 1.84% 2.81%
2008 1.73% 2.62%
2007 1.74% 2.41%
2006 1.76% 2.34%
2005 1.78% 2.31%
2004 1.81% 2.21%
2003 1.85% 2.28%
2002 1.9% 2.5%
2001 1.97% 2.52%
2000 2.32% 2.53%
1999 2.73% 2.54%
1998 2.85% 2.55%
1997 2.9% 2.25%
1996 2.93% 2.27%
1995 2.96% 2.61%
1994 2.99% 2.55%
1993 3.02% 2.26%
1992 3.06% 2.03%
1991 3.11% 2.04%
1990 3.16% 2.06%
1989 3.22% 2.08%
1988 3.27% 2.09%
1987 3.28% 2.05%
1986 3.32% 1.92%
1985 3.4% 1.84%
1984 3.44% 2.29%
1983 3.47% 3.37%
1982 3.51% 3.97%
1981 3.54% 4.23%
1980 3.56% 4.3%
1979 3.57% 4.21%
1978 3.55% 4.03%
1977 3.49% 3.55%
1976 3.21% 3.59%
1975 2.92% 3.56%
1974 2.78% 4.07%
1973 2.58% 4.16%
1972 2.41% 3.49%
1971 2.3% 3.5%
1970 2.38% 3.51%
1969 2.49% 3.49%
1968 2.46% 3.48%
1967 2.4% 3.46%
1966 2.37% 3.44%
1965 2.35% 3.43%
1964 2.34% 3.4%
1963 2.32% 3.35%
1962 2.3% 3.29%
1961 2.31% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Solomon Islands grew by 2.4%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Solomon Islands Sudan
Current population
863951
53335233
Population rank 161/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.64%
One net population change
27.4 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
24.4 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.13 hours
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +53 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +19,193 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 33/197 116/197
One migration net change every
5.39 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +1,631 +291,469
Net migration rank 59/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,469 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 192/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 184/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Solomon Islands Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,631 - 291,469
2024 - 1,610 - -544,257
2023 17,436 1,636 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 17,253 1,567 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 16,626 1,499 1,293,817 31,664
2020 16,488 1,556 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 16,649 -1,990 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 16,790 6,653 1,257,387 125,499
2017 16,897 6,513 1,208,046 441,623
2016 17,027 6,146 1,174,422 84,728
2015 16,909 5,853 1,145,259 66,476
2014 16,652 5,598 1,097,962 92,504
2013 16,038 5,631 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 15,585 5,420 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 15,095 5,219 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 14,604 5,040 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 14,381 -4,360 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 14,225 -5,538 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 13,963 -5,383 992,819 -201,769
2006 13,799 -5,262 963,740 -211,387
2005 13,568 -5,082 907,017 -199,378
2004 13,444 -4,985 889,382 -185,392
2003 13,344 -4,881 898,226 -281,001
2002 13,195 -4,691 897,965 -180,603
2001 13,061 -4,474 880,284 -173,745
2000 12,938 -4,219 858,536 -165,030
1999 12,809 -1,588 835,840 -157,090
1998 12,658 -1,019 814,752 -150,271
1997 12,478 -931 802,245 -148,368
1996 12,328 -947 792,926 -310,221
1995 12,124 -952 780,700 -144,670
1994 11,771 -828 764,645 -144,324
1993 11,396 -665 743,249 -166,861
1992 11,029 -482 731,177 -271,093
1991 10,789 -410 714,612 -261,341
1990 10,561 -335 699,953 -254,825
1989 10,354 -270 683,743 -241,979
1988 10,142 -197 672,604 -235,213
1987 9,943 -179 658,416 -228,756
1986 9,656 -269 649,649 -245,968
1985 9,534 -150 583,382 -222,315
1984 9,299 -102 577,405 -219,755
1983 9,011 -30 570,198 -54,325
1982 8,720 40 606,362 124,007
1981 8,436 99 585,087 96,697
1980 8,156 151 552,930 208,602
1979 7,874 188 524,942 120,613
1978 7,598 174 497,987 177,153
1977 7,290 159 483,089 58,540
1976 7,058 -48 470,019 22,147
1975 6,635 -760 454,813 62,843
1974 6,612 -1,084 444,456 6,023
1973 6,343 -1,329 439,201 173,143
1972 6,074 -1,520 428,340 2,238
1971 5,814 -1,646 417,641 -3,577
1970 5,575 -1,632 401,013 4,479
1969 5,444 -1,187 385,712 2,476
1968 5,285 -1,154 370,917 2,776
1967 5,151 -1,213 356,599 4,508
1966 5,028 -1,256 342,118 2,813
1965 4,885 -1,237 327,799 6,367
1964 4,747 -1,200 315,166 4,505
1963 4,571 -1,129 302,132 4,263
1962 4,408 -1,073 287,317 4,387
1961 4,257 -1,016 272,562 3,904
1960 4,119 -917 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 82.8% of the population change in the Solomon Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,469 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in the Solomon Islands, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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