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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1960	139,688	64,431	-	-
1961	142,912	66,264	2.31%	2.84%
1962	146,201	68,174	2.3%	2.88%
1963	149,589	70,159	2.32%	2.91%
1964	153,085	72,219	2.34%	2.94%
1965	156,686	74,358	2.35%	2.96%
1966	160,393	76,590	2.37%	3%
1967	164,245	78,921	2.4%	3.04%
1968	168,282	81,314	2.46%	3.03%
1969	172,476	83,755	2.49%	3%
1970	176,579	86,266	2.38%	3%
1971	180,637	88,862	2.3%	3.01%
1972	184,994	91,562	2.41%	3.04%
1973	189,774	94,362	2.58%	3.06%
1974	195,041	97,260	2.78%	3.07%
1975	200,744	100,269	2.92%	3.09%
1976	207,194	103,388	3.21%	3.11%
1977	214,418	106,618	3.49%	3.12%
1978	222,029	109,963	3.55%	3.14%
1979	229,953	113,040	3.57%	2.8%
1980	238,135	115,660	3.56%	2.32%
1981	246,555	118,249	3.54%	2.24%
1982	255,200	121,035	3.51%	2.36%
1983	264,068	123,998	3.47%	2.45%
1984	273,163	127,109	3.44%	2.51%
1985	282,455	130,356	3.4%	2.55%
1986	291,842	133,720	3.32%	2.58%
1987	301,414	137,187	3.28%	2.59%
1988	311,265	140,756	3.27%	2.6%
1989	321,282	144,393	3.22%	2.58%
1990	331,435	148,063	3.16%	2.54%
1991	341,738	151,793	3.11%	2.52%
1992	352,205	155,608	3.06%	2.51%
1993	362,839	159,463	3.02%	2.48%
1994	373,675	163,314	2.99%	2.41%
1995	384,733	167,137	2.96%	2.34%
1996	396,009	170,911	2.93%	2.26%
1997	407,474	174,626	2.9%	2.17%
1998	419,071	178,313	2.85%	2.11%
1999	430,500	182,048	2.73%	2.09%
2000	440,469	186,281	2.32%	2.33%
2001	449,125	191,031	1.97%	2.55%
2002	457,671	195,863	1.9%	2.53%
2003	466,154	200,746	1.85%	2.49%
2004	474,611	205,711	1.81%	2.47%
2005	483,080	210,760	1.78%	2.45%
2006	491,594	215,923	1.76%	2.45%
2007	500,156	221,276	1.74%	2.48%
2008	508,790	226,896	1.73%	2.54%
2009	518,141	232,731	1.84%	2.57%
2010	532,968	238,248	2.86%	2.37%
2011	552,945	243,474	3.75%	2.19%
2012	573,606	248,883	3.74%	2.22%
2013	594,945	254,482	3.72%	2.25%
2014	616,908	260,240	3.69%	2.26%
2015	639,415	266,101	3.65%	2.25%
2016	662,379	272,087	3.59%	2.25%
2017	685,672	278,507	3.52%	2.36%
2018	709,101	285,259	3.42%	2.42%
2019	728,147	291,985	2.69%	2.36%
2020	744,498	298,858	2.25%	2.35%
2021	762,591	305,868	2.43%	2.35%
2022	781,066	313,046	2.42%	2.35%
2023	800,005	320,409	2.42%	2.35%
2024	819,198	327,777	2.4%	2.3%
2025	838,646	335,169	2.37%	2.26%
2026	858,283	342,565	2.34%	2.21%
2027	878,097	349,970	2.31%	2.16%
2028	898,073	357,397	2.27%	2.12%
2029	918,152	364,883	2.24%	2.09%
2030	938,340	372,429	2.2%	2.07%
2031	958,614	380,015	2.16%	2.04%
2032	978,977	387,657	2.12%	2.01%
2033	999,314	395,366	2.08%	1.99%
2034	1,019,534	403,188	2.02%	1.98%
2035	1,039,655	411,061	1.97%	1.95%
2036	1,059,521	419,006	1.91%	1.93%
2037	1,079,088	427,031	1.85%	1.92%
2038	1,098,284	435,150	1.78%	1.9%
2039	1,117,085	443,311	1.71%	1.88%
2040	1,135,445	451,509	1.64%	1.85%
2041	1,153,450	459,733	1.59%	1.82%
2042	1,171,334	468,003	1.55%	1.8%
2043	1,189,113	476,308	1.52%	1.77%
2044	1,206,729	484,636	1.48%	1.75%
2045	1,224,188	492,989	1.45%	1.72%
2046	1,241,491	501,316	1.41%	1.69%
2047	1,258,611	509,621	1.38%	1.66%
2048	1,275,579	517,889	1.35%	1.62%
2049	1,292,414	526,138	1.32%	1.59%
2050	1,309,098	534,374	1.29%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.