Macao vs Solomon Islands: Has the population peaked?
Macao
713,916 people
in 2023
Solomon Islands
800,014 people
in 2023
Macao rank
167th
Solomon Islands rank
165th
Has the population peaked? 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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 167th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Macao or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 800,014 people against 713,916 people in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? 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?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Solomon Islands rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Macao ranks 167th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.