Population growth on the Solomon Islands
From 1960 to 2020 the population of the Solomon Islands increased from 117,866.00 to 686,878.00 people. This is a growth by 482.8 percent in 60 years. The highest increase on the Solomon Islands was recorded in 1973 with 3.91%. The smallest increase in 2008 with 2.28%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 155.5 percent.
The average age on the Solomon Islands rose by 0.08 years from 2012 to 2013 from 19.62 to 19.70 years (median value).
Around 25% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 4.4% annually.
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Population development on the Solomon Islands since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Solomon Islands | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121,000 | 2.99 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 125,000 | 3.02 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 129,000 | 3.04 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 133,000 | 3.04 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 137,000 | 3.06 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 141,000 | 3.05 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 145,000 | 3.07 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 150,000 | 3.14 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 155,000 | 3.30 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 160,000 | 3.50 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 166,000 | 3.69 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 173,000 | 3.84 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 179,000 | 3.91 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 186,000 | 3.89 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 193,000 | 3.82 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 201,000 | 3.72 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 208,000 | 3.64 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 215,000 | 3.56 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 223,000 | 3.48 % | 45.0 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 231,000 | 3.46 % | 44.2 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 238,000 | 3.42 % | 43.5 ‰ | 10.4 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 246,000 | 3.36 % | 42.9 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 255,000 | 3.29 % | 42.4 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 263,000 | 3.19 % | 42.0 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 271,000 | 3.08 % | 41.6 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 279,000 | 2.97 % | 41.3 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 287,000 | 2.88 % | 41.1 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 295,000 | 2.82 % | 40.8 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 303,000 | 2.81 % | 40.4 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 312,000 | 2.83 % | 40.0 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 321,000 | 2.86 % | 39.5 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 330,000 | 2.87 % | 39.0 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 340,000 | 2.88 % | 38.5 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 349,000 | 2.88 % | 38.0 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 359,000 | 2.86 % | 37.5 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 370,000 | 2.85 % | 37.0 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 380,000 | 2.84 % | 36.6 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 391,000 | 2.81 % | 36.2 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 402,000 | 2.79 % | 35.9 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 413,000 | 2.76 % | 35.6 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 424,000 | 2.73 % | 35.4 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 435,000 | 2.71 % | 35.2 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 447,000 | 2.66 % | 35.0 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 459,000 | 2.58 % | 34.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 470,000 | 2.48 % | 34.6 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 481,000 | 2.37 % | 34.4 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 492,000 | 2.30 % | 34.0 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 503,000 | 2.28 % | 33.6 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 515,000 | 2.35 % | 34.0 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 528,000 | 2.46 % | 34.0 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 542,000 | 2.59 % | 34.0 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 556,000 | 2.69 % | 34.0 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 571,000 | 2.74 % | 33.9 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 587,000 | 2.76 % | 33.8 ‰ | 4.4 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 603,000 | 2.73 % | 33.6 ‰ | 4.4 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 619,000 | 2.70 % | 33.3 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 636,000 | 2.68 % | 32.9 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 653,000 | 2.65 % | 32.4 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 670,000 | 2.60 % | 32.0 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 7,673 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 687,000 | 2.55 % | 7,753 M | 1.04 % |
Birth- and deathrate on the Solomon Islands
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2019 in the graph: The population on the Solomon Islands increased by about 17,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.2 per 1000 people (~ 2,760 deaths) and the birth rate was 32.0 per 1000 people (~ 20,900 births). As a result, around 1,140 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 2,644 on the Solomon Islands. The number of births was 19,873 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate