Luxembourg vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands has 1.2× the population of Luxembourg: 838,645 vs 686,970, a gap of 151,675. Solomon Islands is growing faster (+2.35% vs +1.46% a year), adding about 19,676 people a year against +10,031. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Luxembourg is the older society: 15.8% aged 65+ against 3.7% in Solomon Islands, while Solomon Islands has more children (36.6% under 15 vs 15.7%). Luxembourg is 9.1× as densely populated (258.9 vs 28.6 people per km²). People in Luxembourg live 12.5 years longer on average (83.2 vs 70.7). GDP per capita is 70.6× higher in Luxembourg ($147,252 vs $2,086).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Luxembourg) and 2025 (Solomon Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Luxembourg vs Solomon Islands — side by side
| Population | 686,9702025 | 838,6452025 |
|---|---|---|
| Growth rate / yr | +1.46%2025 | +2.35%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 9.52024 | 26.72024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 6.62024 | 5.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.252024 | 3.512024 |
| Life expectancy | 83.2 yrs2024 | 70.7 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.7%2025 | 36.6%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 15.8%2025 | 3.7%2025 |
| Density | 258.9 /km²2023 | 28.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 2,590 km²2023 | 28,900 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 94.9%2025 | 31.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +5,2372025 | +1,6312025 |
| GDP per capita | $147,2522025 | $2,0862025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #166 | #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). Luxembourg: 2.2× 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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