Population growth rate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population growth rate was 0.205 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.205
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
51st
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.69
in 2010
All-time low
-4.74
in 1925
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Solomon Islands, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Solomon Islands is 0.205, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 3.69 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.74, in 1925.
That places Solomon Islands 51st out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4053 | — |
| 1800 | 1.12 | +175.3% |
| 1900 | 1.05 | -5.9% |
| 1905 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.6415 | -38.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0405 | -93.7% |
| 1920 | -1.8 | -4547.7% |
| 1925 | -4.74 | +162.9% |
| 1930 | -2.88 | -39.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1055 | -103.7% |
| 1940 | 0.5291 | +401.3% |
| 1945 | 1.16 | +118.6% |
| 1950 | 2.04 | +76.0% |
| 1951 | 2.19 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 2.31 | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 2.43 | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 2.5 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 2.6 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 2.5 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 2.74 | +9.6% |
| 1958 | 2.81 | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 2.88 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 2.29 | -20.3% |
| 1961 | 2.27 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.28 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.3 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.33 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2.35 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.4 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.46 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.47 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.24 | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 2.31 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.46 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 2.64 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 2.83 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 2.93 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 3.38 | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 3.47 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.51 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.51 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.49 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.46 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.43 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.37 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.32 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.22 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 3.24 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.19 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.14 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.08 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.04 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.99 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.96 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.93 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.88 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.83 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.78 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.98 | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 1.91 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.86 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.82 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.93 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.69 | +90.5% |
| 2011 | 3.67 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.66 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.64 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.56 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.42 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.31 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 2.38 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.41 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.38 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.36 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.33 | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 2.3 | -1.6% |
| 2027 | 2.27 | -1.2% |
| 2028 | 2.23 | -1.7% |
| 2029 | 2.19 | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 2.16 | -1.6% |
| 2031 | 2.12 | -1.9% |
| 2032 | 2.09 | -1.5% |
| 2033 | 2.03 | -2.8% |
| 2034 | 1.98 | -2.3% |
| 2035 | 1.93 | -2.7% |
| 2036 | 1.86 | -3.4% |
| 2037 | 1.8 | -3.3% |
| 2038 | 1.73 | -3.8% |
| 2039 | 1.67 | -3.8% |
| 2040 | 1.6 | -4.1% |
| 2041 | 1.55 | -2.8% |
| 2042 | 1.52 | -1.7% |
| 2043 | 1.49 | -2.3% |
| 2044 | 1.45 | -2.6% |
| 2045 | 1.42 | -2.1% |
| 2046 | 1.39 | -2.5% |
| 2047 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 2048 | 1.32 | -2.2% |
| 2049 | 1.3 | -2.2% |
| 2050 | 1.27 | -2.1% |
| 2051 | 1.24 | -2.7% |
| 2052 | 1.21 | -1.7% |
| 2053 | 1.18 | -2.7% |
| 2054 | 1.15 | -2.5% |
| 2055 | 1.13 | -2.0% |
| 2056 | 1.1 | -2.6% |
| 2057 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 2058 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 2059 | 1.04 | -2.4% |
| 2060 | 1 | -3.0% |
| 2061 | 0.992 | -1.3% |
| 2062 | 0.962 | -3.0% |
| 2063 | 0.95 | -1.2% |
| 2064 | 0.921 | -3.1% |
| 2065 | 0.896 | -2.7% |
| 2066 | 0.873 | -2.6% |
| 2067 | 0.858 | -1.7% |
| 2068 | 0.837 | -2.4% |
| 2069 | 0.811 | -3.1% |
| 2070 | 0.784 | -3.3% |
| 2071 | 0.769 | -1.9% |
| 2072 | 0.741 | -3.6% |
| 2073 | 0.718 | -3.1% |
| 2074 | 0.682 | -5.0% |
| 2075 | 0.671 | -1.6% |
| 2076 | 0.659 | -1.8% |
| 2077 | 0.63 | -4.4% |
| 2078 | 0.604 | -4.1% |
| 2079 | 0.577 | -4.5% |
| 2080 | 0.567 | -1.7% |
| 2081 | 0.543 | -4.2% |
| 2082 | 0.522 | -3.9% |
| 2083 | 0.501 | -4.0% |
| 2084 | 0.483 | -3.6% |
| 2085 | 0.46 | -4.8% |
| 2086 | 0.443 | -3.7% |
| 2087 | 0.423 | -4.5% |
| 2088 | 0.408 | -3.5% |
| 2089 | 0.389 | -4.7% |
| 2090 | 0.377 | -3.1% |
| 2091 | 0.358 | -5.0% |
| 2092 | 0.346 | -3.4% |
| 2093 | 0.322 | -6.9% |
| 2094 | 0.295 | -8.4% |
| 2095 | 0.29 | -1.7% |
| 2096 | 0.261 | -10.0% |
| 2097 | 0.249 | -4.6% |
| 2098 | 0.227 | -8.8% |
| 2099 | 0.219 | -3.5% |
| 2100 | 0.205 | -6.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.205 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.205 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | -4547.7% | 0.0405 | -1.8 |
| 1940 | +401.3% | 0.1055 | 0.5291 |
| 1800 | +175.3% | 0.4053 | 1.12 |
| 1925 | -162.9% | -1.8 | -4.74 |
| 1945 | +118.6% | 0.5291 | 1.16 |
| 1935 | +103.7% | -2.88 | 0.1055 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4053 | 0.4053 | 0.4053 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.341 | 0.0405 | 0.6415 | 2 |
| 1920s | -3.27 | -4.74 | -1.8 | 2 |
| 1930s | -1.39 | -2.88 | 0.1055 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8428 | 0.5291 | 1.16 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.5 | 2.04 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.35 | 2.27 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.93 | 2.24 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 | 3.14 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 | 1.71 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 2.01 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.19 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.94 | 1.67 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.44 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9105 | 0.811 | 1 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6835 | 0.577 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.4739 | 0.389 | 0.567 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2944 | 0.219 | 0.377 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.205 | 0.205 | 0.205 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Solomon Islands?
- Population growth rate in Solomon Islands was 0.205 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.74 in 1925.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population growth rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 51st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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