Which has higher number of births, Puerto Rico or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 21,548 births against 18,851 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands?

2,697 births, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Solomon Islands: Number of births

Puerto Rico

18,851 births

in 2023

Solomon Islands

21,548 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

155th

Solomon Islands rank

152nd

Number of births over time

Puerto Rico
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 21,548 births against 18,851 births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2,697 births.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Solomon Islands ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	79,979 births	5,597 births	74,382 births	Puerto Rico
1960s	74,418 births	7,137 births	67,281 births	Puerto Rico
1970s	71,210 births	8,706 births	62,503 births	Puerto Rico
1980s	66,938 births	11,278 births	55,660 births	Puerto Rico
1990s	63,622 births	14,141 births	49,482 births	Puerto Rico
2000s	50,314 births	16,453 births	33,861 births	Puerto Rico
2010s	31,847 births	19,711 births	12,136 births	Puerto Rico
2020s	18,770 births	21,200 births	2,430 births	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Puerto Rico or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 21,548 births against 18,851 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands?: 2,697 births, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of births?: Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Solomon Islands ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.