Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 10,130 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,130 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
153rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
10,130 people
in 2023
All-time low
2,029 people
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands is 10,130 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands peaked at 10,130 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,029 people, in 1952.

Solomon Islands ranks 153rd 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 2,127 people
1951 2,087 people -1.9%
1952 2,029 people -2.8%
1953 2,105 people +3.7%
1954 2,180 people +3.6%
1955 2,256 people +3.5%
1956 2,328 people +3.2%
1957 2,401 people +3.1%
1958 2,484 people +3.5%
1959 2,571 people +3.5%
1960 2,636 people +2.5%
1961 2,714 people +3.0%
1962 2,796 people +3.0%
1963 2,849 people +1.9%
1964 2,906 people +2.0%
1965 2,965 people +2.0%
1966 3,021 people +1.9%
1967 3,083 people +2.1%
1968 3,159 people +2.5%
1969 3,249 people +2.8%
1970 3,322 people +2.2%
1971 3,409 people +2.6%
1972 3,527 people +3.5%
1973 3,654 people +3.6%
1974 3,804 people +4.1%
1975 3,974 people +4.5%
1976 4,116 people +3.6%
1977 4,146 people +0.7%
1978 4,176 people +0.7%
1979 4,281 people +2.5%
1980 4,380 people +2.3%
1981 4,476 people +2.2%
1982 4,574 people +2.2%
1983 4,678 people +2.3%
1984 4,789 people +2.4%
1985 4,905 people +2.4%
1986 5,020 people +2.3%
1987 5,139 people +2.4%
1988 5,433 people +5.7%
1989 5,715 people +5.2%
1990 5,819 people +1.8%
1991 5,926 people +1.8%
1992 6,042 people +2.0%
1993 6,167 people +2.1%
1994 6,302 people +2.2%
1995 6,450 people +2.3%
1996 6,608 people +2.4%
1997 6,765 people +2.4%
1998 6,904 people +2.1%
1999 7,007 people +1.5%
2000 7,042 people +0.5%
2001 7,167 people +1.8%
2002 7,319 people +2.1%
2003 7,374 people +0.8%
2004 7,444 people +0.9%
2005 7,526 people +1.1%
2006 7,612 people +1.1%
2007 7,702 people +1.2%
2008 7,793 people +1.2%
2009 7,896 people +1.3%
2010 8,061 people +2.1%
2011 8,371 people +3.8%
2012 8,708 people +4.0%
2013 8,980 people +3.1%
2014 9,246 people +3.0%
2015 9,488 people +2.6%
2016 9,690 people +2.1%
2017 9,842 people +1.6%
2018 9,937 people +1.0%
2019 9,974 people +0.4%
2020 9,909 people -0.7%
2021 9,884 people -0.3%
2022 10,008 people +1.3%
2023 10,130 people +1.2%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 10,130 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421 people, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 10,130 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,257 people 2,029 people 2,571 people 10
1960s 2,938 people 2,636 people 3,249 people 10
1970s 3,841 people 3,322 people 4,281 people 10
1980s 4,911 people 4,380 people 5,715 people 10
1990s 6,399 people 5,819 people 7,007 people 10
2000s 7,488 people 7,042 people 7,896 people 10
2010s 9,230 people 8,061 people 9,974 people 10
2020s 9,983 people 9,884 people 10,130 people 4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 150 Lithuania 11,586 people compare
  2. 151 Comoros 11,385 people compare
  3. 152 Djibouti 11,328 people compare
  4. 154 Puerto Rico 9,198 people compare
  5. 155 Slovenia 9,143 people compare
  6. 156 North Macedonia 9,040 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Solomon Islands was 10,130 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 10,130 people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,029 people in 1952.
How does Solomon Islands rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Solomon Islands ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.