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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	Switzerland	Solomon Islands	Switzerland
1960	139,688	5,327,827	-	-
1961	142,912	5,434,294	2.31%	2%
1962	146,201	5,573,815	2.3%	2.57%
1963	149,589	5,694,247	2.32%	2.16%
1964	153,085	5,789,228	2.34%	1.67%
1965	156,686	5,856,472	2.35%	1.16%
1966	160,393	5,918,002	2.37%	1.05%
1967	164,245	5,991,785	2.4%	1.25%
1968	168,282	6,067,714	2.46%	1.27%
1969	172,476	6,136,387	2.49%	1.13%
1970	176,579	6,180,877	2.38%	0.73%
1971	180,637	6,213,399	2.3%	0.53%
1972	184,994	6,260,956	2.41%	0.77%
1973	189,774	6,307,347	2.58%	0.74%
1974	195,041	6,341,405	2.78%	0.54%
1975	200,744	6,338,632	2.92%	-0.04%
1976	207,194	6,302,504	3.21%	-0.57%
1977	214,418	6,281,174	3.49%	-0.34%
1978	222,029	6,281,738	3.55%	0.009%
1979	229,953	6,294,365	3.57%	0.2%
1980	238,135	6,319,408	3.56%	0.4%
1981	246,555	6,354,074	3.54%	0.55%
1982	255,200	6,391,309	3.51%	0.59%
1983	264,068	6,418,773	3.47%	0.43%
1984	273,163	6,441,865	3.44%	0.36%
1985	282,455	6,470,365	3.4%	0.44%
1986	291,842	6,504,124	3.32%	0.52%
1987	301,414	6,545,106	3.28%	0.63%
1988	311,265	6,593,386	3.27%	0.74%
1989	321,282	6,646,912	3.22%	0.81%
1990	331,435	6,715,519	3.16%	1.03%
1991	341,738	6,799,978	3.11%	1.26%
1992	352,205	6,875,364	3.06%	1.11%
1993	362,839	6,938,265	3.02%	0.91%
1994	373,675	6,993,795	2.99%	0.8%
1995	384,733	7,040,687	2.96%	0.67%
1996	396,009	7,071,850	2.93%	0.44%
1997	407,474	7,088,906	2.9%	0.24%
1998	419,071	7,110,001	2.85%	0.3%
1999	430,500	7,143,991	2.73%	0.48%
2000	440,469	7,184,250	2.32%	0.56%
2001	449,125	7,229,854	1.97%	0.63%
2002	457,671	7,284,753	1.9%	0.76%
2003	466,154	7,339,001	1.85%	0.74%
2004	474,611	7,389,625	1.81%	0.69%
2005	483,080	7,437,115	1.78%	0.64%
2006	491,594	7,483,934	1.76%	0.63%
2007	500,156	7,551,117	1.74%	0.9%
2008	508,790	7,647,675	1.73%	1.28%
2009	518,141	7,743,831	1.84%	1.26%
2010	532,968	7,824,909	2.86%	1.05%
2011	552,945	7,912,398	3.75%	1.12%
2012	573,606	7,996,861	3.74%	1.07%
2013	594,945	8,089,346	3.72%	1.16%
2014	616,908	8,188,649	3.69%	1.23%
2015	639,415	8,282,396	3.65%	1.14%
2016	662,379	8,373,338	3.59%	1.1%
2017	685,672	8,451,840	3.52%	0.94%
2018	709,101	8,514,329	3.42%	0.74%
2019	728,147	8,575,280	2.69%	0.72%
2020	744,498	8,638,167	2.25%	0.73%
2021	762,591	8,704,546	2.43%	0.77%
2022	781,066	8,777,088	2.42%	0.83%
2023	800,005	8,888,093	2.42%	1.26%
2024	819,198	9,034,102	2.4%	1.64%
2025	838,646	9,080,106	2.37%	0.51%
2026	858,283	9,120,994	2.34%	0.45%
2027	878,097	9,157,559	2.31%	0.4%
2028	898,073	9,190,572	2.27%	0.36%
2029	918,152	9,219,373	2.24%	0.31%
2030	938,340	9,245,030	2.2%	0.28%
2031	958,614	9,269,063	2.16%	0.26%
2032	978,977	9,289,991	2.12%	0.23%
2033	999,314	9,307,909	2.08%	0.19%
2034	1,019,534	9,324,938	2.02%	0.18%
2035	1,039,655	9,340,145	1.97%	0.16%
2036	1,059,521	9,352,822	1.91%	0.14%
2037	1,079,088	9,364,126	1.85%	0.12%
2038	1,098,284	9,373,988	1.78%	0.11%
2039	1,117,085	9,382,808	1.71%	0.09%
2040	1,135,445	9,392,748	1.64%	0.11%
2041	1,153,450	9,401,829	1.59%	0.1%
2042	1,171,334	9,410,286	1.55%	0.09%
2043	1,189,113	9,418,963	1.52%	0.09%
2044	1,206,729	9,426,166	1.48%	0.08%
2045	1,224,188	9,432,561	1.45%	0.07%
2046	1,241,491	9,438,518	1.41%	0.06%
2047	1,258,611	9,445,091	1.38%	0.07%
2048	1,275,579	9,452,109	1.35%	0.07%
2049	1,292,414	9,457,335	1.32%	0.06%
2050	1,309,098	9,459,997	1.29%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.