Which has higher population, Macao or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 800,014 people against 713,916 people in Macao as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Macao and Solomon Islands?

86,098 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.

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

84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macao vs Solomon Islands: Population

Macao

713,916 people

in 2023

Solomon Islands

800,014 people

in 2023

Macao rank

167th

Solomon Islands rank

165th

Population over time

Macao
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 800,014 people against 713,916 people in Macao, a difference of 86,098 people.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Macao ranks 167th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 238 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 8 and Solomon Islands in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macao	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1800s	17,310 people	56,998 people	39,688 people	Solomon Islands
1830s	24,000 people	68,452 people	44,452 people	Solomon Islands
1860s	85,000 people	87,415 people	2,415 people	Solomon Islands
1900s	64,000 people	133,028 people	69,028 people	Solomon Islands
1910s	76,000 people	146,847 people	70,847 people	Solomon Islands
1920s	120,500 people	125,554 people	5,054 people	Solomon Islands
1930s	170,000 people	93,101 people	76,899 people	Macao
1940s	375,000 people	93,992 people	281,008 people	Macao
1950s	193,265 people	121,318 people	71,947 people	Macao
1960s	223,459 people	155,367 people	68,091 people	Macao
1970s	242,606 people	200,149 people	42,456 people	Macao
1980s	288,549 people	278,551 people	9,998 people	Macao
1990s	393,099 people	379,977 people	13,122 people	Macao
2000s	490,161 people	478,989 people	11,172 people	Macao
2010s	616,778 people	629,618 people	12,839 people	Solomon Islands
2020s	698,937 people	772,047 people	73,110 people	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Macao or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 800,014 people against 713,916 people in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Macao and Solomon Islands?: 86,098 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Solomon Islands?: 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Macao and Solomon Islands rank globally for population?: Macao ranks 167th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.