Which has higher population, Bhutan or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 800,014 people against 786,386 people in Bhutan as of 2023.

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

13,628 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan 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 Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Solomon Islands: Population

Bhutan

786,386 people

in 2023

Solomon Islands

800,014 people

in 2023

Bhutan rank

166th

Solomon Islands rank

165th

Population over time

Bhutan
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 800,014 people against 786,386 people in Bhutan, a difference of 13,628 people.

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

Bhutan ranks 166th and Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	192,832 people	121,318 people	71,514 people	Bhutan
1960s	258,696 people	155,367 people	103,329 people	Bhutan
1970s	361,369 people	200,149 people	161,220 people	Bhutan
1980s	501,792 people	278,551 people	223,240 people	Bhutan
1990s	568,357 people	379,977 people	188,380 people	Bhutan
2000s	651,199 people	478,989 people	172,210 people	Bhutan
2010s	735,419 people	629,618 people	105,801 people	Bhutan
2020s	778,192 people	772,047 people	6,146 people	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bhutan or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 800,014 people against 786,386 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Bhutan and Solomon Islands?: 13,628 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Solomon Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Solomon Islands rank globally for population?: Bhutan ranks 166th 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 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: 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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.