The latest officially reported population of the Solomon Islands was 819,198 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Solomon Islands' population is 858,499 people compared to 7,737,847 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Turkmenistan's population is 9.01 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
- The Solomon Islands is ranked the 161st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.01% for the Solomon Islands vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
- For the last 10 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.95% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2006, the population of the Solomon Islands has increased from 492K people to 858K (74.6% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.74M (50.3% growth).
- The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M people compared to the peak of 10.3M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.
Solomon Islands vs Turkmenistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
858499
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7737847
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| Population rank | 161/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
27.4 minutes
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4.04 minutes
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| One birth every |
24.4 minutes
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| One death every |
2.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.44 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,610 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | +53 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | +19,193 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.4% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 33/197 | 61/197 |
the Solomon Islands and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 139,688 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 142,912 | 1,695,400 | 2.31% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 146,201 | 1,749,214 | 2.3% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 149,589 | 1,804,272 | 2.32% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 153,085 | 1,859,997 | 2.34% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 156,686 | 1,915,916 | 2.35% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 160,393 | 1,971,737 | 2.37% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 164,245 | 2,027,403 | 2.4% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 168,282 | 2,083,069 | 2.46% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 172,476 | 2,139,024 | 2.49% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 176,579 | 2,195,616 | 2.38% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 180,637 | 2,253,119 | 2.3% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 184,994 | 2,311,430 | 2.41% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 189,774 | 2,370,919 | 2.58% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 195,041 | 2,432,028 | 2.78% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 200,744 | 2,494,570 | 2.92% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 207,194 | 2,558,521 | 3.21% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 214,418 | 2,623,948 | 3.49% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 222,029 | 2,691,088 | 3.55% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 229,953 | 2,760,358 | 3.57% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 238,135 | 2,832,203 | 3.56% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 246,555 | 2,907,187 | 3.54% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 255,200 | 2,985,557 | 3.51% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 264,068 | 3,067,534 | 3.47% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 273,163 | 3,154,079 | 3.44% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 282,455 | 3,247,534 | 3.4% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 291,842 | 3,347,809 | 3.32% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 301,414 | 3,452,731 | 3.28% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 311,265 | 3,559,363 | 3.27% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 321,282 | 3,662,459 | 3.22% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 331,435 | 3,760,562 | 3.16% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 341,738 | 3,855,894 | 3.11% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 352,205 | 3,944,689 | 3.06% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 362,839 | 4,032,407 | 3.02% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 373,675 | 4,116,662 | 2.99% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 384,733 | 4,191,203 | 2.96% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 396,009 | 4,263,819 | 2.93% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 407,474 | 4,336,730 | 2.9% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 419,071 | 4,410,507 | 2.85% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 430,500 | 4,492,170 | 2.73% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 440,469 | 4,582,677 | 2.32% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 449,125 | 4,675,409 | 1.97% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 457,671 | 4,769,465 | 1.9% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 466,154 | 4,863,865 | 1.85% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 474,611 | 4,958,093 | 1.81% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 483,080 | 5,052,257 | 1.78% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 491,594 | 5,147,105 | 1.76% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 500,156 | 5,244,046 | 1.74% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 508,790 | 5,345,029 | 1.73% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 518,141 | 5,451,592 | 1.84% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 532,968 | 5,564,356 | 2.86% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 552,945 | 5,683,417 | 3.75% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 573,606 | 5,808,546 | 3.74% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 594,945 | 5,939,341 | 3.72% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 616,908 | 6,075,283 | 3.69% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 639,415 | 6,215,770 | 3.65% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 662,379 | 6,360,041 | 3.59% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 685,672 | 6,507,061 | 3.52% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 709,101 | 6,655,524 | 3.42% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 728,147 | 6,803,944 | 2.69% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 744,498 | 6,949,912 | 2.25% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 762,591 | 7,092,043 | 2.43% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 781,066 | 7,230,193 | 2.42% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 800,005 | 7,364,438 | 2.42% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 819,198 | 7,494,498 | 2.4% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 838,646 | 7,618,855 | 2.37% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 858,283 | 7,736,635 | 2.34% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 878,097 | 7,847,563 | 2.31% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 898,073 | 7,951,300 | 2.27% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 918,152 | 8,047,445 | 2.24% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 938,340 | 8,135,732 | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 958,614 | 8,218,959 | 2.16% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 978,977 | 8,300,260 | 2.12% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 999,314 | 8,380,356 | 2.08% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 1,019,534 | 8,459,731 | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 1,039,655 | 8,538,678 | 1.97% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 1,059,521 | 8,617,567 | 1.91% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 1,079,088 | 8,696,458 | 1.85% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 1,098,284 | 8,775,204 | 1.78% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 1,117,085 | 8,853,842 | 1.71% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 1,135,445 | 8,932,237 | 1.64% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 1,153,450 | 9,010,272 | 1.59% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 1,171,334 | 9,087,668 | 1.55% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 1,189,113 | 9,164,056 | 1.52% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 1,206,729 | 9,239,278 | 1.48% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 1,224,188 | 9,312,825 | 1.45% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 1,241,491 | 9,384,188 | 1.41% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 1,258,611 | 9,452,893 | 1.38% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 1,275,579 | 9,518,558 | 1.35% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 1,292,414 | 9,580,906 | 1.32% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 1,309,098 | 9,639,711 | 1.29% | 0.61% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 196,120 (a 29.6% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,377,806 (a 21.7% growth).
The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.6% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Honiara | 84.5K |
| Auki | 6.81K |
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| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
| Anau | 29.6K |
| Baherden | 24.7K |
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Population differences between the Solomon Islands and Turkmenistan
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| Life expectancy | 71 years | 70.5 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.1:48.9 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.56 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 75.8 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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