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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Solomon Islands was 819,198 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Solomon Islands' population is 863,951 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 61.5 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • The Solomon Islands is ranked the 161st most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.01% for the Solomon Islands vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.95% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Solomon Islands has increased from 492K people to 864K (75.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Solomon Islands vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Solomon Islands Uganda
2100 1,869,358 122,497,526
2099 1,865,277 122,436,109
2098 1,861,047 122,364,302
2097 1,856,421 122,266,255
2096 1,851,585 122,146,810
2095 1,846,229 121,976,411
2094 1,840,799 121,799,752
2093 1,834,881 121,584,860
2092 1,828,545 121,336,796
2091 1,822,001 121,070,447
2090 1,815,153 120,767,412
2089 1,808,103 120,427,771
2088 1,800,741 120,064,594
2087 1,793,136 119,668,549
2086 1,785,209 119,256,686
2085 1,777,013 118,815,763
2084 1,768,444 118,339,179
2083 1,759,601 117,821,938
2082 1,750,433 117,274,958
2081 1,740,952 116,707,394
2080 1,731,110 116,096,095
2079 1,721,146 115,474,153
2078 1,710,785 114,805,376
2077 1,700,043 114,118,687
2076 1,688,876 113,390,189
2075 1,677,587 112,637,851
2074 1,666,185 111,863,410
2073 1,654,264 111,070,771
2072 1,642,044 110,240,940
2071 1,629,467 109,392,890
2070 1,616,736 108,505,633
2069 1,603,679 107,607,659
2068 1,590,304 106,677,578
2067 1,576,716 105,722,829
2066 1,563,005 104,739,111
2065 1,549,060 103,737,893
2064 1,534,862 102,701,560
2063 1,520,351 101,646,533
2062 1,505,792 100,561,859
2061 1,490,935 99,450,764
2060 1,476,028 98,334,788
2059 1,460,816 97,187,498
2058 1,445,385 96,014,439
2057 1,429,967 94,821,765
2056 1,414,320 93,613,209
2055 1,398,440 92,385,049
2054 1,382,426 91,132,827
2053 1,366,190 89,857,705
2052 1,349,703 88,568,311
2051 1,333,136 87,270,603
2050 1,316,322 85,957,376
2049 1,299,367 84,632,277
2048 1,282,258 83,284,965
2047 1,265,007 81,928,165
2046 1,247,608 80,569,225
2045 1,230,002 79,208,662
2044 1,212,277 77,834,944
2043 1,194,351 76,453,982
2042 1,176,271 75,075,287
2041 1,158,172 73,701,695
2040 1,139,832 72,333,375
2039 1,121,014 70,963,211
2038 1,101,787 69,580,447
2037 1,082,148 68,186,136
2036 1,062,197 66,804,746
2035 1,041,925 65,411,934
2034 1,021,492 64,023,352
2033 1,000,997 62,634,483
2032 980,329 61,235,174
2031 959,788 59,825,075
2030 939,300 58,415,479
2029 918,921 57,006,283
2028 898,660 55,596,520
2027 878,499 54,191,271
2026 858,557 52,792,624
2025 838,746 51,400,003
2024 819,198 50,015,092
2023 800,005 48,656,601
2022 781,066 47,312,719
2021 762,591 45,910,930
2020 744,498 44,457,152
2019 728,147 42,999,637
2018 709,101 41,565,831
2017 685,672 40,177,388
2016 662,379 38,799,152
2015 639,415 37,531,446
2014 616,908 36,395,539
2013 594,945 35,337,042
2012 573,606 34,337,438
2011 552,945 33,354,543
2010 532,968 32,390,802
2009 518,141 31,451,151
2008 508,790 30,539,553
2007 500,156 29,653,430
2006 491,594 28,794,003
2005 483,080 27,963,289
2004 474,611 27,154,515
2003 466,154 26,352,124
2002 457,671 25,532,870
2001 449,125 24,745,676
2000 440,469 24,000,150
1999 430,500 23,257,281
1998 419,071 22,515,806
1997 407,474 21,856,046
1996 396,009 21,231,550
1995 384,733 20,665,667
1994 373,675 20,108,801
1993 362,839 19,445,161
1992 352,205 18,785,032
1991 341,738 18,155,901
1990 331,435 17,569,897
1989 321,282 17,010,698
1988 311,265 16,470,483
1987 301,414 15,954,170
1986 291,842 15,467,579
1985 282,455 15,023,681
1984 273,163 14,607,677
1983 264,068 14,221,881
1982 255,200 13,873,631
1981 246,555 13,556,452
1980 238,135 13,275,741
1979 229,953 13,002,163
1978 222,029 12,692,113
1977 214,418 12,359,669
1976 207,194 12,037,294
1975 200,744 11,725,240
1974 195,041 11,424,846
1973 189,774 11,144,236
1972 184,994 10,885,796
1971 180,637 10,618,206
1970 176,579 10,321,603
1969 172,476 10,014,858
1968 168,282 9,708,632
1967 164,245 9,408,924
1966 160,393 9,122,864
1965 156,686 8,849,203
1964 153,085 8,586,363
1963 149,589 8,333,663
1962 146,201 8,092,231
1961 142,912 7,862,217
1960 139,688 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Solomon Islands Uganda
2100 0.22% 0.05%
2099 0.23% 0.06%
2098 0.25% 0.08%
2097 0.26% 0.1%
2096 0.29% 0.14%
2095 0.29% 0.15%
2094 0.32% 0.18%
2093 0.35% 0.2%
2092 0.36% 0.22%
2091 0.38% 0.25%
2090 0.39% 0.28%
2089 0.41% 0.3%
2088 0.42% 0.33%
2087 0.44% 0.35%
2086 0.46% 0.37%
2085 0.48% 0.4%
2084 0.5% 0.44%
2083 0.52% 0.47%
2082 0.54% 0.49%
2081 0.57% 0.53%
2080 0.58% 0.54%
2079 0.61% 0.58%
2078 0.63% 0.6%
2077 0.66% 0.64%
2076 0.67% 0.67%
2075 0.68% 0.69%
2074 0.72% 0.71%
2073 0.74% 0.75%
2072 0.77% 0.78%
2071 0.79% 0.82%
2070 0.81% 0.83%
2069 0.84% 0.87%
2068 0.86% 0.9%
2067 0.88% 0.94%
2066 0.9% 0.97%
2065 0.93% 1.01%
2064 0.95% 1.04%
2063 0.97% 1.08%
2062 1% 1.12%
2061 1.01% 1.13%
2060 1.04% 1.18%
2059 1.07% 1.22%
2058 1.08% 1.26%
2057 1.11% 1.29%
2056 1.14% 1.33%
2055 1.16% 1.37%
2054 1.19% 1.42%
2053 1.22% 1.46%
2052 1.24% 1.49%
2051 1.28% 1.53%
2050 1.3% 1.57%
2049 1.33% 1.62%
2048 1.36% 1.66%
2047 1.39% 1.69%
2046 1.43% 1.72%
2045 1.46% 1.76%
2044 1.5% 1.81%
2043 1.54% 1.84%
2042 1.56% 1.86%
2041 1.61% 1.89%
2040 1.68% 1.93%
2039 1.75% 1.99%
2038 1.81% 2.04%
2037 1.88% 2.07%
2036 1.95% 2.13%
2035 2% 2.17%
2034 2.05% 2.22%
2033 2.11% 2.29%
2032 2.14% 2.36%
2031 2.18% 2.41%
2030 2.22% 2.47%
2029 2.25% 2.54%
2028 2.3% 2.59%
2027 2.32% 2.65%
2026 2.36% 2.71%
2025 2.39% 2.77%
2024 2.4% 2.79%
2023 2.42% 2.84%
2022 2.42% 3.05%
2021 2.43% 3.27%
2020 2.25% 3.39%
2019 2.69% 3.45%
2018 3.42% 3.46%
2017 3.52% 3.55%
2016 3.59% 3.38%
2015 3.65% 3.12%
2014 3.69% 3%
2013 3.72% 2.91%
2012 3.74% 2.95%
2011 3.75% 2.98%
2010 2.86% 2.99%
2009 1.84% 2.98%
2008 1.73% 2.99%
2007 1.74% 2.98%
2006 1.76% 2.97%
2005 1.78% 2.98%
2004 1.81% 3.04%
2003 1.85% 3.21%
2002 1.9% 3.18%
2001 1.97% 3.11%
2000 2.32% 3.19%
1999 2.73% 3.29%
1998 2.85% 3.02%
1997 2.9% 2.94%
1996 2.93% 2.74%
1995 2.96% 2.77%
1994 2.99% 3.41%
1993 3.02% 3.51%
1992 3.06% 3.47%
1991 3.11% 3.34%
1990 3.16% 3.29%
1989 3.22% 3.28%
1988 3.27% 3.24%
1987 3.28% 3.15%
1986 3.32% 2.95%
1985 3.4% 2.85%
1984 3.44% 2.71%
1983 3.47% 2.51%
1982 3.51% 2.34%
1981 3.54% 2.11%
1980 3.56% 2.1%
1979 3.57% 2.44%
1978 3.55% 2.69%
1977 3.49% 2.68%
1976 3.21% 2.66%
1975 2.92% 2.63%
1974 2.78% 2.52%
1973 2.58% 2.37%
1972 2.41% 2.52%
1971 2.3% 2.87%
1970 2.38% 3.06%
1969 2.49% 3.15%
1968 2.46% 3.19%
1967 2.4% 3.14%
1966 2.37% 3.09%
1965 2.35% 3.06%
1964 2.34% 3.03%
1963 2.32% 2.98%
1962 2.3% 2.93%
1961 2.31% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Solomon Islands Uganda
Current population
863951
53170946
Population rank 161/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.64%
One net population change
27.4 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
24.4 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
2.13 hours
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +53 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +19,193 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 33/197 22/197
One migration net change every
5.39 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +1,631 -119,059
Net migration rank 59/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,469 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 192/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 184/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Solomon Islands Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,631 - -119,059
2024 - 1,610 - -117,924
2023 17,436 1,636 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 17,253 1,567 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 16,626 1,499 1,423,377 43,464
2020 16,488 1,556 1,397,288 43,464
2019 16,649 -1,990 1,367,044 107,210
2018 16,790 6,653 1,332,600 60,724
2017 16,897 6,513 1,290,658 92,879
2016 17,027 6,146 1,249,565 123,379
2015 16,909 5,853 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 16,652 5,598 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 16,038 5,631 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 15,585 5,420 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 15,095 5,219 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 14,604 5,040 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 14,381 -4,360 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 14,225 -5,538 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 13,963 -5,383 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 13,799 -5,262 999,958 -156,232
2005 13,568 -5,082 969,096 -151,386
2004 13,444 -4,985 938,623 -138,770
2003 13,344 -4,881 901,374 -96,429
2002 13,195 -4,691 868,756 -35,149
2001 13,061 -4,474 836,751 -95,956
2000 12,938 -4,219 803,069 -52,824
1999 12,809 -1,588 775,166 -39,695
1998 12,658 -1,019 741,175 6,277
1997 12,478 -931 727,523 -155,461
1996 12,328 -947 699,707 -22,795
1995 12,124 -952 697,218 -242,378
1994 11,771 -828 675,092 -16,198
1993 11,396 -665 650,032 18,349
1992 11,029 -482 627,139 24,723
1991 10,789 -410 602,740 3,643
1990 10,561 -335 587,291 -21,688
1989 10,354 -270 565,367 -12,576
1988 10,142 -197 547,759 -20,113
1987 9,943 -179 527,397 -22,415
1986 9,656 -269 487,693 -19,485
1985 9,534 -150 462,534 -42,942
1984 9,299 -102 421,241 -8,818
1983 9,011 -30 404,940 -45,776
1982 8,720 40 390,820 -53,497
1981 8,436 99 380,028 -83,010
1980 8,156 151 370,287 -105,900
1979 7,874 188 381,626 -98,863
1978 7,598 174 371,930 -34,606
1977 7,290 159 365,216 -37,671
1976 7,058 -48 359,458 -42,259
1975 6,635 -760 354,278 -47,359
1974 6,612 -1,084 345,773 -51,910
1973 6,343 -1,329 340,780 -73,439
1972 6,074 -1,520 335,935 -86,409
1971 5,814 -1,646 328,294 -42,642
1970 5,575 -1,632 333,202 -25,646
1969 5,444 -1,187 320,486 -14,548
1968 5,285 -1,154 309,725 -3,214
1967 5,151 -1,213 296,692 -3,773
1966 5,028 -1,256 282,225 -3,021
1965 4,885 -1,237 271,830 -3,716
1964 4,747 -1,200 260,733 -3,169
1963 4,571 -1,129 250,885 -3,058
1962 4,408 -1,073 241,513 -6,470
1961 4,257 -1,016 232,894 -7,893
1960 4,119 -917 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 2,469 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in the Solomon Islands, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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