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

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The latest officially reported population of the Solomon Islands was 838,645 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Solomon Islands' population is 868,694 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 118 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • The Solomon Islands is ranked the 161st most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.01% for the Solomon Islands vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, the Solomon Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.83% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Solomon Islands has increased from 492K people to 869K (76.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Solomon Islands vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Solomon Islands Vietnam
2100 1,869,132 92,225,380
2099 1,865,051 92,721,469
2098 1,860,822 93,212,742
2097 1,856,197 93,688,693
2096 1,851,361 94,163,950
2095 1,846,006 94,626,063
2094 1,840,576 95,083,879
2093 1,834,659 95,543,293
2092 1,828,323 96,000,019
2091 1,821,781 96,459,165
2090 1,814,933 96,922,871
2089 1,807,885 97,384,434
2088 1,800,523 97,843,001
2087 1,792,919 98,308,755
2086 1,784,993 98,773,008
2085 1,776,798 99,233,927
2084 1,768,230 99,695,401
2083 1,759,388 100,162,677
2082 1,750,221 100,634,653
2081 1,740,741 101,104,469
2080 1,730,900 101,568,526
2079 1,720,938 102,030,723
2078 1,710,578 102,480,219
2077 1,699,838 102,928,253
2076 1,688,671 103,358,352
2075 1,677,384 103,783,177
2074 1,665,984 104,197,814
2073 1,654,063 104,606,950
2072 1,641,845 105,005,673
2071 1,629,270 105,384,777
2070 1,616,540 105,757,144
2069 1,603,485 106,110,195
2068 1,590,112 106,454,379
2067 1,576,525 106,794,625
2066 1,562,815 107,126,965
2065 1,548,873 107,442,675
2064 1,534,676 107,744,261
2063 1,520,167 108,038,461
2062 1,505,610 108,322,712
2061 1,490,754 108,590,617
2060 1,475,849 108,842,045
2059 1,460,639 109,087,333
2058 1,445,210 109,320,301
2057 1,429,794 109,529,799
2056 1,414,149 109,715,196
2055 1,398,271 109,886,647
2054 1,382,259 110,035,740
2053 1,366,025 110,156,643
2052 1,349,539 110,253,026
2051 1,332,975 110,321,289
2050 1,316,163 110,344,733
2049 1,299,210 110,339,565
2048 1,282,103 110,296,602
2047 1,264,854 110,211,618
2046 1,247,457 110,090,837
2045 1,229,853 109,926,260
2044 1,212,131 109,731,512
2043 1,194,206 109,497,595
2042 1,176,128 109,225,525
2041 1,158,032 108,919,674
2040 1,139,694 108,594,542
2039 1,120,879 108,237,715
2038 1,101,654 107,861,117
2037 1,082,017 107,463,482
2036 1,062,068 107,058,359
2035 1,041,799 106,630,705
2034 1,021,368 106,189,495
2033 1,000,876 105,745,684
2032 980,211 105,283,013
2031 959,672 104,809,957
2030 939,186 104,314,150
2029 918,810 103,819,556
2028 898,552 103,300,347
2027 878,392 102,759,746
2026 858,453 102,197,177
2025 838,645 101,598,527
2024 819,198 100,987,686
2023 800,005 100,352,192
2022 781,066 99,680,655
2021 762,591 98,935,098
2020 744,498 98,079,191
2019 728,147 97,173,776
2018 709,101 96,237,319
2017 685,672 95,176,977
2016 662,379 94,000,117
2015 639,415 92,823,254
2014 616,908 91,679,578
2013 594,945 90,573,104
2012 573,606 89,510,356
2011 552,945 88,468,314
2010 532,968 87,455,152
2009 518,141 86,460,018
2008 508,790 85,175,788
2007 500,156 83,633,375
2006 491,594 82,167,897
2005 483,080 81,088,313
2004 474,611 80,338,971
2003 466,154 79,563,777
2002 457,671 78,772,224
2001 449,125 77,969,361
2000 440,469 77,154,011
1999 430,500 76,287,452
1998 419,071 75,299,660
1997 407,474 74,226,889
1996 396,009 73,156,447
1995 384,733 72,049,940
1994 373,675 70,854,391
1993 362,839 69,586,384
1992 352,205 68,260,337
1991 341,738 66,891,775
1990 331,435 65,504,552
1989 321,282 64,147,348
1988 311,265 62,843,228
1987 301,414 61,584,651
1986 291,842 60,347,048
1985 282,455 59,060,622
1984 273,163 57,706,067
1983 264,068 56,337,921
1982 255,200 55,011,289
1981 246,555 53,738,141
1980 238,135 52,490,101
1979 229,953 51,378,211
1978 222,029 50,249,552
1977 214,418 48,954,872
1976 207,194 47,684,931
1975 200,744 46,482,903
1974 195,041 45,413,537
1973 189,774 44,409,861
1972 184,994 43,429,168
1971 180,637 42,449,276
1970 176,579 41,475,230
1969 172,476 40,582,096
1968 168,282 39,734,609
1967 164,245 38,895,080
1966 160,393 38,024,836
1965 156,686 37,129,656
1964 153,085 36,201,563
1963 149,589 35,249,101
1962 146,201 34,288,560
1961 142,912 33,409,059
1960 139,688 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Solomon Islands gained 206,315 people (a 31.1% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th most populous country in 2006 and is 161st in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Solomon Islands' population will grow by 51.5% to 1,316,163 people with a rank change from 161st to 156th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Solomon Islands Vietnam
2100 0.22% -0.54%
2099 0.23% -0.53%
2098 0.25% -0.51%
2097 0.26% -0.5%
2096 0.29% -0.49%
2095 0.29% -0.48%
2094 0.32% -0.48%
2093 0.35% -0.48%
2092 0.36% -0.48%
2091 0.38% -0.48%
2090 0.39% -0.47%
2089 0.41% -0.47%
2088 0.42% -0.47%
2087 0.44% -0.47%
2086 0.46% -0.46%
2085 0.48% -0.46%
2084 0.5% -0.47%
2083 0.52% -0.47%
2082 0.54% -0.46%
2081 0.57% -0.46%
2080 0.58% -0.45%
2079 0.61% -0.44%
2078 0.63% -0.44%
2077 0.66% -0.42%
2076 0.67% -0.41%
2075 0.68% -0.4%
2074 0.72% -0.39%
2073 0.74% -0.38%
2072 0.77% -0.36%
2071 0.79% -0.35%
2070 0.81% -0.33%
2069 0.84% -0.32%
2068 0.86% -0.32%
2067 0.88% -0.31%
2066 0.9% -0.29%
2065 0.93% -0.28%
2064 0.95% -0.27%
2063 0.97% -0.26%
2062 1% -0.25%
2061 1.01% -0.23%
2060 1.04% -0.22%
2059 1.07% -0.21%
2058 1.08% -0.19%
2057 1.11% -0.17%
2056 1.14% -0.16%
2055 1.16% -0.14%
2054 1.19% -0.11%
2053 1.22% -0.09%
2052 1.24% -0.06%
2051 1.28% -0.02%
2050 1.3% 0.005%
2049 1.33% 0.04%
2048 1.36% 0.08%
2047 1.39% 0.11%
2046 1.43% 0.15%
2045 1.46% 0.18%
2044 1.5% 0.21%
2043 1.54% 0.25%
2042 1.56% 0.28%
2041 1.61% 0.3%
2040 1.68% 0.33%
2039 1.75% 0.35%
2038 1.81% 0.37%
2037 1.88% 0.38%
2036 1.95% 0.4%
2035 2% 0.42%
2034 2.05% 0.42%
2033 2.11% 0.44%
2032 2.14% 0.45%
2031 2.18% 0.48%
2030 2.22% 0.48%
2029 2.25% 0.5%
2028 2.3% 0.53%
2027 2.32% 0.55%
2026 2.36% 0.59%
2025 2.37% 0.6%
2024 2.4% 0.63%
2023 2.42% 0.67%
2022 2.42% 0.75%
2021 2.43% 0.87%
2020 2.25% 0.93%
2019 2.69% 0.97%
2018 3.42% 1.11%
2017 3.52% 1.25%
2016 3.59% 1.27%
2015 3.65% 1.25%
2014 3.69% 1.22%
2013 3.72% 1.19%
2012 3.74% 1.18%
2011 3.75% 1.16%
2010 2.86% 1.15%
2009 1.84% 1.51%
2008 1.73% 1.84%
2007 1.74% 1.78%
2006 1.76% 1.33%
2005 1.78% 0.93%
2004 1.81% 0.97%
2003 1.85% 1%
2002 1.9% 1.03%
2001 1.97% 1.06%
2000 2.32% 1.14%
1999 2.73% 1.31%
1998 2.85% 1.45%
1997 2.9% 1.46%
1996 2.93% 1.54%
1995 2.96% 1.69%
1994 2.99% 1.82%
1993 3.02% 1.94%
1992 3.06% 2.05%
1991 3.11% 2.12%
1990 3.16% 2.12%
1989 3.22% 2.08%
1988 3.27% 2.04%
1987 3.28% 2.05%
1986 3.32% 2.18%
1985 3.4% 2.35%
1984 3.44% 2.43%
1983 3.47% 2.41%
1982 3.51% 2.37%
1981 3.54% 2.38%
1980 3.56% 2.16%
1979 3.57% 2.25%
1978 3.55% 2.64%
1977 3.49% 2.66%
1976 3.21% 2.59%
1975 2.92% 2.35%
1974 2.78% 2.26%
1973 2.58% 2.26%
1972 2.41% 2.31%
1971 2.3% 2.35%
1970 2.38% 2.2%
1969 2.49% 2.13%
1968 2.46% 2.16%
1967 2.4% 2.29%
1966 2.37% 2.41%
1965 2.35% 2.56%
1964 2.34% 2.7%
1963 2.32% 2.8%
1962 2.3% 2.63%
1961 2.31% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Solomon Islands grew by 2.37%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Solomon Islands Vietnam
Current population
868694
102486146
Population rank 161/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.23%
One net population change
27.1 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
24 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
2.1 hours
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +53 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +19,447 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +2.37% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 122/197
One migration net change every
5.39 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +1,631 -48,171
Net migration rank 59/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 2,469 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 192/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 184/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Solomon Islands Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,631 - -48,171
2024 17,715 1,610 684,393 -59,645
2023 17,436 1,636 727,955 -81,789
2022 17,253 1,567 775,914 -78,977
2021 16,626 1,499 799,593 -5,418
2020 16,488 1,556 924,004 -6,457
2019 16,649 -1,990 895,262 -2,051
2018 16,790 6,653 882,977 96,650
2017 16,897 6,513 1,001,833 139,245
2016 17,027 6,146 1,045,094 167,652
2015 16,909 5,853 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 16,652 5,598 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 16,038 5,631 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 15,585 5,420 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 15,095 5,219 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 14,604 5,040 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 14,381 -4,360 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 14,225 -5,538 1,008,141 571,113
2007 13,963 -5,383 981,689 523,784
2006 13,799 -5,262 943,041 482,399
2005 13,568 -5,082 942,084 -208,337
2004 13,444 -4,985 985,438 -220,458
2003 13,344 -4,881 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 13,195 -4,691 991,427 -193,766
2001 13,061 -4,474 985,610 -177,586
2000 12,938 -4,219 966,894 -144,298
1999 12,809 -1,588 925,519 -15,010
1998 12,658 -1,019 959,016 106,091
1997 12,478 -931 1,028,116 52,382
1996 12,328 -947 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 12,124 -952 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 11,771 -828 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 11,396 -665 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 11,029 -482 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 10,789 -410 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 10,561 -335 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 10,354 -270 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 10,142 -197 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 9,943 -179 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 9,656 -269 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 9,534 -150 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 9,299 -102 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 9,011 -30 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 8,720 40 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 8,436 99 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 8,156 151 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 7,874 188 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 7,598 174 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 7,290 159 1,259,315 49,655
1976 7,058 -48 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 6,635 -760 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 6,612 -1,084 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 6,343 -1,329 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 6,074 -1,520 921,524 -1,920
1971 5,814 -1,646 963,259 76,961
1970 5,575 -1,632 905,902 1,997
1969 5,444 -1,187 878,359 0
1968 5,285 -1,154 815,116 1,489
1967 5,151 -1,213 862,071 394
1966 5,028 -1,256 876,283 1,769
1965 4,885 -1,237 913,761 -1,438
1964 4,747 -1,200 950,219 -6,328
1963 4,571 -1,129 961,067 0
1962 4,408 -1,073 960,046 0
1961 4,257 -1,016 798,978 0
1960 4,119 -917 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/solomon-islands/vietnam | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.5% of the population change in the Solomon Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 169,790 people) and 15.5% is from migration (a gain of 31,043 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 2,469 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in the Solomon Islands, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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