Hong Kong vs Solomon Islands: Population by world region
Hong Kong
2.08 million people
in 2100
Solomon Islands
1.85 million people
in 2100
Hong Kong rank
144th
Solomon Islands rank
147th
Population by world region over time
- Hong Kong
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 2.08 million people against 1.85 million people in Solomon Islands, a difference of 231,080 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 144th and Solomon Islands ranks 147th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 39 and Solomon Islands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,978 people | 190 people | 179,788 people | Hong Kong |
| 1100s | 443,565 people | 286 people | 443,279 people | Hong Kong |
| 1200s | 506,955 people | 429 people | 506,526 people | Hong Kong |
| 1300s | 13,463 people | 643 people | 12,820 people | Hong Kong |
| 1400s | 13,150 people | 965 people | 12,185 people | Hong Kong |
| 1500s | 12,844 people | 1,448 people | 11,396 people | Hong Kong |
| 1600s | 12,545 people | 2,173 people | 10,372 people | Hong Kong |
| 1700s | 12,254 people | 3,259 people | 8,995 people | Hong Kong |
| 1710s | 12,764 people | 4,074 people | 8,690 people | Hong Kong |
| 1720s | 13,296 people | 5,093 people | 8,203 people | Hong Kong |
| 1730s | 13,850 people | 6,366 people | 7,484 people | Hong Kong |
| 1740s | 14,427 people | 7,958 people | 6,469 people | Hong Kong |
| 1750s | 15,028 people | 9,947 people | 5,081 people | Hong Kong |
| 1760s | 15,655 people | 12,434 people | 3,221 people | Hong Kong |
| 1770s | 16,307 people | 15,543 people | 764 people | Hong Kong |
| 1780s | 16,986 people | 19,429 people | 2,443 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1790s | 17,694 people | 24,287 people | 6,593 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1800s | 20,000 people | 56,998 people | 36,998 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1810s | 20,274 people | 57,010 people | 36,737 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1820s | 22,030 people | 59,908 people | 37,878 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1830s | 25,637 people | 66,653 people | 41,016 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1840s | 31,870 people | 74,219 people | 42,349 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1850s | 50,245 people | 82,547 people | 32,302 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1860s | 89,849 people | 91,685 people | 1,836 people | Solomon Islands |
| 1870s | 139,424 people | 101,834 people | 37,590 people | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 186,619 people | 113,105 people | 73,514 people | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 256,971 people | 125,623 people | 131,348 people | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 367,403 people | 139,496 people | 227,907 people | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 529,548 people | 147,759 people | 381,789 people | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 706,487 people | 120,820 people | 585,667 people | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 1.10 million people | 93,246 people | 1.01 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 1.70 million people | 98,543 people | 1.60 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 121,318 people | 2.32 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3.27 million people | 155,367 people | 3.11 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4.36 million people | 200,149 people | 4.16 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5.31 million people | 278,551 people | 5.03 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6.09 million people | 379,977 people | 5.71 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 478,989 people | 6.42 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 629,618 people | 6.69 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7.40 million people | 829,869 people | 6.57 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2030s | 7.06 million people | 1.03 million people | 6.03 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2040s | 6.51 million people | 1.21 million people | 5.30 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2050s | 5.70 million people | 1.38 million people | 4.32 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2060s | 4.81 million people | 1.53 million people | 3.28 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2070s | 3.93 million people | 1.66 million people | 2.27 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2080s | 3.09 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.34 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2090s | 2.39 million people | 1.82 million people | 570,175 people | Hong Kong |
| 2100s | 2.08 million people | 1.85 million people | 231,080 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Hong Kong or Solomon Islands?
- Hong Kong, at 2.08 million people against 1.85 million people in Solomon Islands as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Hong Kong and Solomon Islands?
- 231,080 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Solomon Islands?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Hong Kong and Solomon Islands rank globally for population by world region?
- Hong Kong ranks 144th and Solomon Islands ranks 147th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.