Djibouti vs Solomon Islands
Djibouti has 1.4× the population of Solomon Islands: 1,184,076 vs 838,645, a gap of 345,431. Solomon Islands is growing faster (+2.35% vs +1.31% a year), adding about 19,676 people a year against +15,454. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Solomon Islands would overtake Djibouti in about 33 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2058) — a projection, not a forecast. Djibouti is the older society: 5.0% aged 65+ against 3.7% in Solomon Islands, while Solomon Islands has more children (36.6% under 15 vs 28.8%). Djibouti is 1.7× as densely populated (49.7 vs 28.6 people per km²). People in Solomon Islands live 4.5 years longer on average (70.7 vs 66.2). GDP per capita is 1.9× higher in Djibouti ($3,906 vs $2,086).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Djibouti) and 2025 (Solomon Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Djibouti vs Solomon Islands — side by side
 Djibouti |  Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,184,0762025 | 838,6452025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.31%2025 | +2.35%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 20.92024 | 26.72024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.52024 | 5.12024 |
| Children per woman | 2.622024 | 3.512024 |
| Life expectancy | 66.2 yrs2024 | 70.7 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 28.8%2025 | 36.6%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 5.0%2025 | 3.7%2025 |
| Density | 49.7 /km²2023 | 28.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 23,200 km²2023 | 28,900 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 73.0%2025 | 31.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -5812025 | +1,6312025 |
| GDP per capita | $3,9062025 | $2,0862025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #160 | #163 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Djibouti: 13.8× from 1960 to 2025; Solomon Islands: 6.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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