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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Solomon Islands	Zimbabwe	Solomon Islands	Zimbabwe
1960	139,688	3,809,389	-	-
1961	142,912	3,930,401	2.31%	3.18%
1962	146,201	4,055,959	2.3%	3.19%
1963	149,589	4,185,877	2.32%	3.2%
1964	153,085	4,320,006	2.34%	3.2%
1965	156,686	4,458,462	2.35%	3.2%
1966	160,393	4,601,217	2.37%	3.2%
1967	164,245	4,748,307	2.4%	3.2%
1968	168,282	4,900,440	2.46%	3.2%
1969	172,476	5,058,181	2.49%	3.22%
1970	176,579	5,215,918	2.38%	3.12%
1971	180,637	5,374,712	2.3%	3.04%
1972	184,994	5,542,445	2.41%	3.12%
1973	189,774	5,720,404	2.58%	3.21%
1974	195,041	5,908,328	2.78%	3.29%
1975	200,744	6,098,658	2.92%	3.22%
1976	207,194	6,287,105	3.21%	3.09%
1977	214,418	6,449,512	3.49%	2.58%
1978	222,029	6,543,575	3.55%	1.46%
1979	229,953	6,647,556	3.57%	1.59%
1980	238,135	7,041,303	3.56%	5.92%
1981	246,555	7,498,635	3.54%	6.49%
1982	255,200	7,796,496	3.51%	3.97%
1983	264,068	8,098,404	3.47%	3.87%
1984	273,163	8,391,488	3.44%	3.62%
1985	282,455	8,686,813	3.4%	3.52%
1986	291,842	8,982,578	3.32%	3.4%
1987	301,414	9,284,644	3.28%	3.36%
1988	311,265	9,583,094	3.27%	3.21%
1989	321,282	9,864,798	3.22%	2.94%
1990	331,435	10,137,281	3.16%	2.76%
1991	341,738	10,404,816	3.11%	2.64%
1992	352,205	10,702,700	3.06%	2.86%
1993	362,839	10,860,288	3.02%	1.47%
1994	373,675	10,873,148	2.99%	0.12%
1995	384,733	10,974,599	2.96%	0.93%
1996	396,009	11,158,360	2.93%	1.67%
1997	407,474	11,369,827	2.9%	1.9%
1998	419,071	11,594,297	2.85%	1.97%
1999	430,500	11,783,458	2.73%	1.63%
2000	440,469	11,892,055	2.32%	0.92%
2001	449,125	11,971,901	1.97%	0.67%
2002	457,671	12,087,653	1.9%	0.97%
2003	466,154	12,232,323	1.85%	1.2%
2004	474,611	12,365,896	1.81%	1.09%
2005	483,080	12,483,432	1.78%	0.95%
2006	491,594	12,636,445	1.76%	1.23%
2007	500,156	12,804,058	1.74%	1.33%
2008	508,790	12,959,149	1.73%	1.21%
2009	518,141	13,142,790	1.84%	1.42%
2010	532,968	13,356,548	2.86%	1.63%
2011	552,945	13,595,424	3.75%	1.79%
2012	573,606	13,817,887	3.74%	1.64%
2013	594,945	14,013,808	3.72%	1.42%
2014	616,908	14,207,359	3.69%	1.38%
2015	639,415	14,399,013	3.65%	1.35%
2016	662,379	14,600,294	3.59%	1.4%
2017	685,672	14,812,482	3.52%	1.45%
2018	709,101	15,034,452	3.42%	1.5%
2019	728,147	15,271,368	2.69%	1.58%
2020	744,498	15,526,888	2.25%	1.67%
2021	762,591	15,797,210	2.43%	1.74%
2022	781,066	16,069,056	2.42%	1.72%
2023	800,005	16,340,822	2.42%	1.69%
2024	819,198	16,634,373	2.4%	1.8%
2025	838,646	16,950,805	2.37%	1.9%
2026	858,283	17,273,591	2.34%	1.9%
2027	878,097	17,600,621	2.31%	1.89%
2028	898,073	17,932,015	2.27%	1.88%
2029	918,152	18,268,967	2.24%	1.88%
2030	938,340	18,610,356	2.2%	1.87%
2031	958,614	18,956,207	2.16%	1.86%
2032	978,977	19,311,368	2.12%	1.87%
2033	999,314	19,675,929	2.08%	1.89%
2034	1,019,534	20,041,125	2.02%	1.86%
2035	1,039,655	20,409,159	1.97%	1.84%
2036	1,059,521	20,778,662	1.91%	1.81%
2037	1,079,088	21,144,748	1.85%	1.76%
2038	1,098,284	21,512,919	1.78%	1.74%
2039	1,117,085	21,881,123	1.71%	1.71%
2040	1,135,445	22,250,123	1.64%	1.69%
2041	1,153,450	22,627,428	1.59%	1.7%
2042	1,171,334	23,000,906	1.55%	1.65%
2043	1,189,113	23,371,301	1.52%	1.61%
2044	1,206,729	23,740,630	1.48%	1.58%
2045	1,224,188	24,102,391	1.45%	1.52%
2046	1,241,491	24,462,491	1.41%	1.49%
2047	1,258,611	24,816,449	1.38%	1.45%
2048	1,275,579	25,168,419	1.35%	1.42%
2049	1,292,414	25,518,513	1.32%	1.39%
2050	1,309,098	25,866,397	1.29%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Solomon Islands increased by 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Solomon Islands gained 215,004 (a 33.6% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th most populous country in 2005 and is 161st in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.