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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Solomon Islands was 819,198 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Solomon Islands' population is 863,951 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 81.2 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • The Solomon Islands is ranked the 161st most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.01% for the Solomon Islands vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.95% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Solomon Islands has increased from 492K people to 864K (75.7% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Solomon Islands vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Solomon Islands United Kingdom
2100 1,869,358 74,700,585
2099 1,865,277 74,831,175
2098 1,861,047 74,950,267
2097 1,856,421 75,064,397
2096 1,851,585 75,176,691
2095 1,846,229 75,287,063
2094 1,840,799 75,383,856
2093 1,834,881 75,482,205
2092 1,828,545 75,575,769
2091 1,822,001 75,666,091
2090 1,815,153 75,753,129
2089 1,808,103 75,835,723
2088 1,800,741 75,907,614
2087 1,793,136 75,978,712
2086 1,785,209 76,046,742
2085 1,777,013 76,105,680
2084 1,768,444 76,156,223
2083 1,759,601 76,205,894
2082 1,750,433 76,246,844
2081 1,740,952 76,274,040
2080 1,731,110 76,306,205
2079 1,721,146 76,334,949
2078 1,710,785 76,353,484
2077 1,700,043 76,371,123
2076 1,688,876 76,373,520
2075 1,677,587 76,386,071
2074 1,666,185 76,397,426
2073 1,654,264 76,406,554
2072 1,642,044 76,398,941
2071 1,629,467 76,388,223
2070 1,616,736 76,378,505
2069 1,603,679 76,371,827
2068 1,590,304 76,370,973
2067 1,576,716 76,363,548
2066 1,563,005 76,356,638
2065 1,549,060 76,355,841
2064 1,534,862 76,352,770
2063 1,520,351 76,353,175
2062 1,505,792 76,346,535
2061 1,490,935 76,344,206
2060 1,476,028 76,344,725
2059 1,460,816 76,345,215
2058 1,445,385 76,326,961
2057 1,429,967 76,307,006
2056 1,414,320 76,274,247
2055 1,398,440 76,235,304
2054 1,382,426 76,167,710
2053 1,366,190 76,094,051
2052 1,349,703 76,001,979
2051 1,333,136 75,895,690
2050 1,316,322 75,777,445
2049 1,299,367 75,646,044
2048 1,282,258 75,499,380
2047 1,265,007 75,338,951
2046 1,247,608 75,171,300
2045 1,230,002 74,993,186
2044 1,212,277 74,807,530
2043 1,194,351 74,607,485
2042 1,176,271 74,407,783
2041 1,158,172 74,203,292
2040 1,139,832 73,994,525
2039 1,121,014 73,782,112
2038 1,101,787 73,559,085
2037 1,082,148 73,335,723
2036 1,062,197 73,101,646
2035 1,041,925 72,850,722
2034 1,021,492 72,597,177
2033 1,000,997 72,322,802
2032 980,329 72,046,316
2031 959,788 71,757,868
2030 939,300 71,442,811
2029 918,921 71,123,782
2028 898,660 70,783,199
2027 878,499 70,421,923
2026 858,557 70,055,911
2025 838,746 69,658,188
2024 819,198 69,226,000
2023 800,005 68,492,000
2022 781,066 67,604,000
2021 762,591 66,984,000
2020 744,498 66,744,000
2019 728,147 66,631,000
2018 709,101 66,289,000
2017 685,672 65,966,000
2016 662,379 65,607,000
2015 639,415 65,088,000
2014 616,908 64,620,000
2013 594,945 64,139,000
2012 573,606 63,711,000
2011 552,945 63,258,810
2010 532,968 62,766,365
2009 518,141 62,276,270
2008 508,790 61,806,995
2007 500,156 61,322,463
2006 491,594 60,846,820
2005 483,080 60,401,206
2004 474,611 59,987,905
2003 466,154 59,647,577
2002 457,671 59,370,479
2001 449,125 59,119,673
2000 440,469 58,892,514
1999 430,500 58,682,466
1998 419,071 58,487,141
1997 407,474 58,316,954
1996 396,009 58,166,950
1995 384,733 58,019,030
1994 373,675 57,865,745
1993 362,839 57,718,614
1992 352,205 57,580,402
1991 341,738 57,424,897
1990 331,435 57,247,586
1989 321,282 57,076,711
1988 311,265 56,928,327
1987 301,414 56,802,050
1986 291,842 56,681,396
1985 282,455 56,550,268
1984 273,163 56,422,072
1983 264,068 56,332,848
1982 255,200 56,313,641
1981 246,555 56,333,829
1980 238,135 56,314,216
1979 229,953 56,246,951
1978 222,029 56,196,504
1977 214,418 56,193,492
1976 207,194 56,211,968
1975 200,744 56,225,800
1974 195,041 56,229,974
1973 189,774 56,194,527
1972 184,994 56,086,065
1971 180,637 55,896,223
1970 176,579 55,663,250
1969 172,476 55,441,750
1968 168,282 55,211,700
1967 164,245 54,943,600
1966 160,393 54,648,500
1965 156,686 54,348,050
1964 153,085 54,000,000
1963 149,589 53,650,000
1962 146,201 53,250,000
1961 142,912 52,800,000
1960 139,688 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Solomon Islands United Kingdom
2100 0.22% -0.17%
2099 0.23% -0.16%
2098 0.25% -0.15%
2097 0.26% -0.15%
2096 0.29% -0.15%
2095 0.29% -0.13%
2094 0.32% -0.13%
2093 0.35% -0.12%
2092 0.36% -0.12%
2091 0.38% -0.11%
2090 0.39% -0.11%
2089 0.41% -0.09%
2088 0.42% -0.09%
2087 0.44% -0.09%
2086 0.46% -0.08%
2085 0.48% -0.07%
2084 0.5% -0.07%
2083 0.52% -0.05%
2082 0.54% -0.04%
2081 0.57% -0.04%
2080 0.58% -0.04%
2079 0.61% -0.02%
2078 0.63% -0.02%
2077 0.66% -0.003%
2076 0.67% -0.02%
2075 0.68% -0.01%
2074 0.72% -0.01%
2073 0.74% 0.01%
2072 0.77% 0.01%
2071 0.79% 0.01%
2070 0.81% 0.009%
2069 0.84% 0.001%
2068 0.86% 0.01%
2067 0.88% 0.009%
2066 0.9% 0.001%
2065 0.93% 0.004%
2064 0.95% -0%
2063 0.97% 0.009%
2062 1% 0.003%
2061 1.01% -0.001%
2060 1.04% -0.001%
2059 1.07% 0.02%
2058 1.08% 0.03%
2057 1.11% 0.04%
2056 1.14% 0.05%
2055 1.16% 0.09%
2054 1.19% 0.1%
2053 1.22% 0.12%
2052 1.24% 0.14%
2051 1.28% 0.16%
2050 1.3% 0.17%
2049 1.33% 0.19%
2048 1.36% 0.21%
2047 1.39% 0.22%
2046 1.43% 0.24%
2045 1.46% 0.25%
2044 1.5% 0.27%
2043 1.54% 0.27%
2042 1.56% 0.28%
2041 1.61% 0.28%
2040 1.68% 0.29%
2039 1.75% 0.3%
2038 1.81% 0.3%
2037 1.88% 0.32%
2036 1.95% 0.34%
2035 2% 0.35%
2034 2.05% 0.38%
2033 2.11% 0.38%
2032 2.14% 0.4%
2031 2.18% 0.44%
2030 2.22% 0.45%
2029 2.25% 0.48%
2028 2.3% 0.51%
2027 2.32% 0.52%
2026 2.36% 0.57%
2025 2.39% 0.62%
2024 2.4% 1.07%
2023 2.42% 1.31%
2022 2.42% 0.93%
2021 2.43% 0.36%
2020 2.25% 0.17%
2019 2.69% 0.52%
2018 3.42% 0.49%
2017 3.52% 0.55%
2016 3.59% 0.8%
2015 3.65% 0.72%
2014 3.69% 0.75%
2013 3.72% 0.67%
2012 3.74% 0.71%
2011 3.75% 0.78%
2010 2.86% 0.79%
2009 1.84% 0.76%
2008 1.73% 0.79%
2007 1.74% 0.78%
2006 1.76% 0.74%
2005 1.78% 0.69%
2004 1.81% 0.57%
2003 1.85% 0.47%
2002 1.9% 0.42%
2001 1.97% 0.39%
2000 2.32% 0.36%
1999 2.73% 0.33%
1998 2.85% 0.29%
1997 2.9% 0.26%
1996 2.93% 0.25%
1995 2.96% 0.26%
1994 2.99% 0.25%
1993 3.02% 0.24%
1992 3.06% 0.27%
1991 3.11% 0.31%
1990 3.16% 0.3%
1989 3.22% 0.26%
1988 3.27% 0.22%
1987 3.28% 0.21%
1986 3.32% 0.23%
1985 3.4% 0.23%
1984 3.44% 0.16%
1983 3.47% 0.03%
1982 3.51% -0.04%
1981 3.54% 0.03%
1980 3.56% 0.12%
1979 3.57% 0.09%
1978 3.55% 0.005%
1977 3.49% -0.03%
1976 3.21% -0.02%
1975 2.92% -0.007%
1974 2.78% 0.06%
1973 2.58% 0.19%
1972 2.41% 0.34%
1971 2.3% 0.42%
1970 2.38% 0.4%
1969 2.49% 0.42%
1968 2.46% 0.49%
1967 2.4% 0.54%
1966 2.37% 0.55%
1965 2.35% 0.64%
1964 2.34% 0.65%
1963 2.32% 0.75%
1962 2.3% 0.85%
1961 2.31% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Solomon Islands grew by 2.4%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Solomon Islands United Kingdom
Current population
863951
70154914
Population rank 161/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.85%
One net population change
27.4 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
24.4 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
2.13 hours
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +53 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +19,193 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.4% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 33/197 97/197
One migration net change every
5.39 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +1,631 +389,911
Net migration rank 59/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,469 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 192/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 184/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Solomon Islands United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,631 - 389,911
2024 - 1,610 - 417,114
2023 17,436 1,636 34,589 445,523
2022 17,253 1,567 39,751 487,029
2021 16,626 1,499 30,612 462,967
2020 16,488 1,556 -4,272 144,221
2019 16,649 -1,990 108,342 232,727
2018 16,790 6,653 119,321 259,744
2017 16,897 6,513 145,125 272,311
2016 17,027 6,146 177,139 324,649
2015 16,909 5,853 175,738 347,839
2014 16,652 5,598 206,784 306,091
2013 16,038 5,631 198,830 237,272
2012 15,585 5,420 248,473 172,088
2011 15,095 5,219 259,361 228,773
2010 14,604 5,040 251,066 274,811
2009 14,381 -4,360 230,422 249,639
2008 14,225 -5,538 216,325 263,390
2007 13,963 -5,383 196,232 309,385
2006 13,799 -5,262 176,455 288,923
2005 13,568 -5,082 144,963 308,279
2004 13,444 -4,985 131,974 276,077
2003 13,344 -4,881 89,471 211,846
2002 13,195 -4,691 65,308 203,577
2001 13,061 -4,474 65,032 175,133
2000 12,938 -4,219 70,671 153,917
1999 12,809 -1,588 64,551 152,653
1998 12,658 -1,019 87,730 125,541
1997 12,478 -931 99,138 59,723
1996 12,328 -947 98,884 54,964
1995 12,124 -952 87,028 61,385
1994 11,771 -828 127,304 45,339
1993 11,396 -665 103,893 27,403
1992 11,029 -482 149,709 17,846
1991 10,789 -410 143,562 27,601
1990 10,561 -335 154,569 57,132
1989 10,354 -270 119,861 49,586
1988 10,142 -197 136,628 13,952
1987 9,943 -179 136,325 8,266
1986 9,656 -269 90,690 41,836
1985 9,534 -150 79,170 83,164
1984 9,299 -102 84,633 71,107
1983 9,011 -30 61,966 27,063
1982 8,720 40 56,314 -61,152
1981 8,436 99 73,234 -83,876
1980 8,156 151 95,734 -25,187
1979 7,874 188 61,872 11,255
1978 7,598 174 16,859 3,783
1977 7,290 159 0 -21,636
1976 7,058 -48 -5,621 -19,135
1975 6,635 -760 33,735 -40,241
1974 6,612 -1,084 67,476 -65,710
1973 6,343 -1,329 112,389 -33,840
1972 6,074 -1,520 162,650 -1,406
1971 5,814 -1,646 257,123 1,175
1970 5,575 -1,632 244,918 -15,254
1969 5,444 -1,187 260,577 -60,655
1968 5,285 -1,154 292,622 -38,852
1967 5,151 -1,213 346,145 -39,659
1966 5,028 -1,256 333,356 -27,935
1965 4,885 -1,237 364,132 -24,955
1964 4,747 -1,200 405,000 -23,885
1963 4,571 -1,129 337,995 8,271
1962 4,408 -1,073 340,800 76,443
1961 4,257 -1,016 311,519 52,295
1960 4,119 -917 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 2,469 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in the Solomon Islands, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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