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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Solomon Islands was 819,198 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Solomon Islands' population is 863,951 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 99.5 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • The Solomon Islands is ranked the 161st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.01% for the Solomon Islands vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.95% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Solomon Islands has increased from 492K people to 864K (75.7% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Solomon Islands vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Solomon Islands Turkey
2100 1,869,358 64,274,243
2099 1,865,277 64,924,706
2098 1,861,047 65,567,989
2097 1,856,421 66,219,045
2096 1,851,585 66,865,890
2095 1,846,229 67,516,190
2094 1,840,799 68,169,346
2093 1,834,881 68,835,313
2092 1,828,545 69,496,264
2091 1,822,001 70,159,325
2090 1,815,153 70,828,304
2089 1,808,103 71,490,133
2088 1,800,741 72,146,464
2087 1,793,136 72,792,552
2086 1,785,209 73,439,558
2085 1,777,013 74,085,313
2084 1,768,444 74,713,882
2083 1,759,601 75,342,464
2082 1,750,433 75,969,760
2081 1,740,952 76,583,769
2080 1,731,110 77,195,480
2079 1,721,146 77,793,711
2078 1,710,785 78,386,293
2077 1,700,043 78,973,194
2076 1,688,876 79,556,991
2075 1,677,587 80,128,010
2074 1,666,185 80,697,544
2073 1,654,264 81,244,619
2072 1,642,044 81,785,452
2071 1,629,467 82,311,503
2070 1,616,736 82,827,402
2069 1,603,679 83,324,862
2068 1,590,304 83,806,741
2067 1,576,716 84,270,976
2066 1,563,005 84,728,547
2065 1,549,060 85,177,268
2064 1,534,862 85,611,517
2063 1,520,351 86,026,471
2062 1,505,792 86,425,827
2061 1,490,935 86,800,591
2060 1,476,028 87,156,663
2059 1,460,816 87,500,101
2058 1,445,385 87,809,920
2057 1,429,967 88,100,397
2056 1,414,320 88,369,840
2055 1,398,440 88,598,739
2054 1,382,426 88,806,632
2053 1,366,190 88,985,609
2052 1,349,703 89,144,425
2051 1,333,136 89,270,515
2050 1,316,322 89,374,730
2049 1,299,367 89,447,182
2048 1,282,258 89,484,074
2047 1,265,007 89,492,406
2046 1,247,608 89,467,391
2045 1,230,002 89,441,098
2044 1,212,277 89,390,601
2043 1,194,351 89,326,342
2042 1,176,271 89,237,658
2041 1,158,172 89,137,199
2040 1,139,832 89,021,820
2039 1,121,014 88,885,792
2038 1,101,787 88,736,121
2037 1,082,148 88,562,197
2036 1,062,197 88,373,007
2035 1,041,925 88,178,595
2034 1,021,492 87,975,336
2033 1,000,997 87,754,631
2032 980,329 87,524,158
2031 959,788 87,274,280
2030 939,300 87,004,538
2029 918,921 86,741,614
2028 898,660 86,466,107
2027 878,499 86,189,693
2026 858,557 85,932,926
2025 838,746 85,718,588
2024 819,198 85,518,661
2023 800,005 85,325,965
2022 781,066 84,979,913
2021 762,591 84,147,318
2020 744,498 83,384,680
2019 728,147 82,579,440
2018 709,101 81,407,204
2017 685,672 80,312,698
2016 662,379 79,277,962
2015 639,415 78,218,479
2014 616,908 77,181,884
2013 594,945 76,147,624
2012 573,606 75,175,827
2011 552,945 74,223,629
2010 532,968 73,142,150
2009 518,141 72,039,206
2008 508,790 71,051,678
2007 500,156 70,158,112
2006 491,594 70,045,349
2005 483,080 69,329,557
2004 474,611 68,592,617
2003 466,154 67,831,730
2002 457,671 67,048,795
2001 449,125 66,245,128
2000 440,469 65,425,961
1999 430,500 64,591,923
1998 419,071 63,734,383
1997 407,474 62,852,966
1996 396,009 61,951,134
1995 384,733 61,024,503
1994 373,675 60,033,836
1993 362,839 58,999,167
1992 352,205 57,990,118
1991 341,738 57,009,887
1990 331,435 56,015,628
1989 321,282 54,976,723
1988 311,265 53,909,626
1987 301,414 52,843,670
1986 291,842 51,777,772
1985 282,455 50,687,115
1984 273,163 49,574,069
1983 264,068 48,447,410
1982 255,200 47,322,096
1981 246,555 46,321,190
1980 238,135 45,408,815
1979 229,953 44,510,429
1978 222,029 43,645,306
1977 214,418 42,773,298
1976 207,194 41,899,984
1975 200,744 41,053,126
1974 195,041 40,210,234
1973 189,774 39,329,533
1972 184,994 38,430,221
1971 180,637 37,518,611
1970 176,579 36,638,465
1969 172,476 35,787,774
1968 168,282 34,921,684
1967 164,245 34,050,421
1966 160,393 33,177,672
1965 156,686 32,345,220
1964 153,085 31,543,072
1963 149,589 30,726,841
1962 146,201 29,916,147
1961 142,912 29,119,238
1960 139,688 28,329,898

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Solomon Islands Turkey
2100 0.22% -1%
2099 0.23% -0.98%
2098 0.25% -0.98%
2097 0.26% -0.97%
2096 0.29% -0.96%
2095 0.29% -0.96%
2094 0.32% -0.97%
2093 0.35% -0.95%
2092 0.36% -0.95%
2091 0.38% -0.94%
2090 0.39% -0.93%
2089 0.41% -0.91%
2088 0.42% -0.89%
2087 0.44% -0.88%
2086 0.46% -0.87%
2085 0.48% -0.84%
2084 0.5% -0.83%
2083 0.52% -0.83%
2082 0.54% -0.8%
2081 0.57% -0.79%
2080 0.58% -0.77%
2079 0.61% -0.76%
2078 0.63% -0.74%
2077 0.66% -0.73%
2076 0.67% -0.71%
2075 0.68% -0.71%
2074 0.72% -0.67%
2073 0.74% -0.66%
2072 0.77% -0.64%
2071 0.79% -0.62%
2070 0.81% -0.6%
2069 0.84% -0.57%
2068 0.86% -0.55%
2067 0.88% -0.54%
2066 0.9% -0.53%
2065 0.93% -0.51%
2064 0.95% -0.48%
2063 0.97% -0.46%
2062 1% -0.43%
2061 1.01% -0.41%
2060 1.04% -0.39%
2059 1.07% -0.35%
2058 1.08% -0.33%
2057 1.11% -0.3%
2056 1.14% -0.26%
2055 1.16% -0.23%
2054 1.19% -0.2%
2053 1.22% -0.18%
2052 1.24% -0.14%
2051 1.28% -0.12%
2050 1.3% -0.08%
2049 1.33% -0.04%
2048 1.36% -0.009%
2047 1.39% 0.03%
2046 1.43% 0.03%
2045 1.46% 0.06%
2044 1.5% 0.07%
2043 1.54% 0.1%
2042 1.56% 0.11%
2041 1.61% 0.13%
2040 1.68% 0.15%
2039 1.75% 0.17%
2038 1.81% 0.2%
2037 1.88% 0.21%
2036 1.95% 0.22%
2035 2% 0.23%
2034 2.05% 0.25%
2033 2.11% 0.26%
2032 2.14% 0.29%
2031 2.18% 0.31%
2030 2.22% 0.3%
2029 2.25% 0.32%
2028 2.3% 0.32%
2027 2.32% 0.3%
2026 2.36% 0.25%
2025 2.39% 0.23%
2024 2.4% 0.23%
2023 2.42% 0.41%
2022 2.42% 0.99%
2021 2.43% 0.91%
2020 2.25% 0.98%
2019 2.69% 1.44%
2018 3.42% 1.36%
2017 3.52% 1.31%
2016 3.59% 1.35%
2015 3.65% 1.34%
2014 3.69% 1.36%
2013 3.72% 1.29%
2012 3.74% 1.28%
2011 3.75% 1.48%
2010 2.86% 1.53%
2009 1.84% 1.39%
2008 1.73% 1.27%
2007 1.74% 0.16%
2006 1.76% 1.03%
2005 1.78% 1.07%
2004 1.81% 1.12%
2003 1.85% 1.17%
2002 1.9% 1.21%
2001 1.97% 1.25%
2000 2.32% 1.29%
1999 2.73% 1.35%
1998 2.85% 1.4%
1997 2.9% 1.46%
1996 2.93% 1.52%
1995 2.96% 1.65%
1994 2.99% 1.75%
1993 3.02% 1.74%
1992 3.06% 1.72%
1991 3.11% 1.77%
1990 3.16% 1.89%
1989 3.22% 1.98%
1988 3.27% 2.02%
1987 3.28% 2.06%
1986 3.32% 2.15%
1985 3.4% 2.25%
1984 3.44% 2.33%
1983 3.47% 2.38%
1982 3.51% 2.16%
1981 3.54% 2.01%
1980 3.56% 2.02%
1979 3.57% 1.98%
1978 3.55% 2.04%
1977 3.49% 2.08%
1976 3.21% 2.06%
1975 2.92% 2.1%
1974 2.78% 2.24%
1973 2.58% 2.34%
1972 2.41% 2.43%
1971 2.3% 2.4%
1970 2.38% 2.38%
1969 2.49% 2.48%
1968 2.46% 2.56%
1967 2.4% 2.63%
1966 2.37% 2.57%
1965 2.35% 2.54%
1964 2.34% 2.66%
1963 2.32% 2.71%
1962 2.3% 2.74%
1961 2.31% 2.79%

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

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In 2024, the population of the Solomon Islands grew by 2.4%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Solomon Islands Turkey
Current population
863951
86002379
Population rank 161/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.04%
One net population change
27.4 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
24.4 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
2.13 hours
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +53 +528
Annual growth/decline +19,193 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 33/197 154/197
One migration net change every
5.39 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +1,631 -258,205
Net migration rank 59/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,469 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 192/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 184/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Solomon Islands Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,631 - -258,205
2024 - 1,610 - -275,952
2023 17,436 1,636 426,630 -318,070
2022 17,253 1,567 535,373 -301,544
2021 16,626 1,499 521,713 20,283
2020 16,488 1,556 608,708 37,934
2019 16,649 -1,990 751,472 -15,690
2018 16,790 6,653 830,353 187,570
2017 16,897 6,513 875,408 659,846
2016 17,027 6,146 895,841 352,063
2015 16,909 5,853 930,799 1,063,140
2014 16,652 5,598 957,055 1,033,384
2013 16,038 5,631 921,386 438,618
2012 15,585 5,420 917,145 258,623
2011 15,095 5,219 875,839 68,849
2010 14,604 5,040 892,334 55,532
2009 14,381 -4,360 900,491 24,276
2008 14,225 -5,538 868,749 47,915
2007 13,963 -5,383 876,626 -186,402
2006 13,799 -5,262 897,351 -190,194
2005 13,568 -5,082 898,650 -174,177
2004 13,444 -4,985 896,025 -146,574
2003 13,344 -4,881 893,683 -121,383
2002 13,195 -4,691 922,927 -129,444
2001 13,061 -4,474 980,560 -166,759
2000 12,938 -4,219 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 12,809 -1,588 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 12,658 -1,019 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 12,478 -931 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 12,328 -947 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 12,124 -952 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 11,771 -828 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 11,396 -665 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 11,029 -482 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 10,789 -410 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 10,561 -335 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 10,354 -270 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 10,142 -197 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 9,943 -179 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 9,656 -269 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 9,534 -150 1,098,846 8,960
1984 9,299 -102 1,096,529 21,787
1983 9,011 -30 1,095,106 39,871
1982 8,720 40 1,091,863 23,728
1981 8,436 99 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 8,156 151 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 7,874 188 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 7,598 174 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 7,290 159 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 7,058 -48 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 6,635 -760 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 6,612 -1,084 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 6,343 -1,329 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 6,074 -1,520 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 5,814 -1,646 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 5,575 -1,632 991,950 -150,924
1969 5,444 -1,187 970,958 -110,578
1968 5,285 -1,154 950,778 -78,973
1967 5,151 -1,213 936,727 -65,993
1966 5,028 -1,256 925,790 -50,999
1965 4,885 -1,237 904,016 -113,911
1964 4,747 -1,200 884,152 -69,978
1963 4,571 -1,129 862,626 -44,317
1962 4,408 -1,073 837,473 -34,353
1961 4,257 -1,016 816,911 -26,187
1960 4,119 -917 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,469 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in the Solomon Islands, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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