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Number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Number of births, by world region was 21,548 births in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,548 births
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
152nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
21,548 births
in 2023
All-time low
4,869 births
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands is 21,548 births, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands peaked at 21,548 births in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,869 births, in 1950.

Solomon Islands ranks 152nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year births Change
1950 4,869 births —
1951 5,027 births +3.2%
1952 5,196 births +3.4%
1953 5,348 births +2.9%
1954 5,513 births +3.1%
1955 5,673 births +2.9%
1956 5,834 births +2.8%
1957 5,993 births +2.7%
1958 6,173 births +3.0%
1959 6,348 births +2.8%
1960 6,533 births +2.9%
1961 6,667 births +2.1%
1962 6,805 births +2.1%
1963 6,950 births +2.1%
1964 7,112 births +2.3%
1965 7,230 births +1.7%
1966 7,352 births +1.7%
1967 7,462 births +1.5%
1968 7,559 births +1.3%
1969 7,699 births +1.9%
1970 7,812 births +1.5%
1971 7,975 births +2.1%
1972 8,166 births +2.4%
1973 8,377 births +2.6%
1974 8,600 births +2.7%
1975 8,790 births +2.2%
1976 8,975 births +2.1%
1977 9,204 births +2.6%
1978 9,451 births +2.7%
1979 9,712 births +2.8%
1980 9,987 births +2.8%
1981 10,276 births +2.9%
1982 10,573 births +2.9%
1983 10,889 births +3.0%
1984 11,208 births +2.9%
1985 11,479 births +2.4%
1986 11,753 births +2.4%
1987 11,977 births +1.9%
1988 12,201 births +1.9%
1989 12,439 births +2.0%
1990 12,681 births +1.9%
1991 12,942 births +2.1%
1992 13,224 births +2.2%
1993 13,645 births +3.2%
1994 14,070 births +3.1%
1995 14,485 births +2.9%
1996 14,755 births +1.9%
1997 14,974 births +1.5%
1998 15,211 births +1.6%
1999 15,423 births +1.4%
2000 15,612 births +1.2%
2001 15,772 births +1.0%
2002 15,946 births +1.1%
2003 16,134 births +1.2%
2004 16,273 births +0.9%
2005 16,438 births +1.0%
2006 16,711 births +1.7%
2007 16,977 births +1.6%
2008 17,221 births +1.4%
2009 17,450 births +1.3%
2010 17,696 births +1.4%
2011 18,226 births +3.0%
2012 18,776 births +3.0%
2013 19,327 births +2.9%
2014 20,083 births +3.9%
2015 20,394 births +1.5%
2016 20,624 births +1.1%
2017 20,627 births +0.0%
2018 20,668 births +0.2%
2019 20,689 births +0.1%
2020 20,820 births +0.6%
2021 21,123 births +1.5%
2022 21,310 births +0.9%
2023 21,548 births +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5,597 births 4,869 births 6,348 births 10
1960s 7,137 births 6,533 births 7,699 births 10
1970s 8,706 births 7,812 births 9,712 births 10
1980s 11,278 births 9,987 births 12,439 births 10
1990s 14,141 births 12,681 births 15,423 births 10
2000s 16,453 births 15,612 births 17,450 births 10
2010s 19,711 births 17,696 births 20,689 births 10
2020s 21,200 births 20,820 births 21,548 births 4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24,569 births compare
  2. 150 Comoros 24,366 births compare
  3. 151 Djibouti 23,946 births compare
  4. 153 Lithuania 21,434 births compare
  5. 154 Bahrain 19,558 births compare
  6. 155 Puerto Rico 18,851 births compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands?
Number of births, by world region in Solomon Islands was 21,548 births in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births, by world region recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 21,548 births in 2023.
What is the lowest number of births, by world region recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 4,869 births in 1950.
How does Solomon Islands rank for number of births, by world region?
Solomon Islands ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births, by world region rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
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
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