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Luxembourg vs Solomon Islands

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Luxembourg

686,970#166 · +1.46%/yr
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Solomon Islands

838,645#163 · +2.35%/yr

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

Flag of Luxembourg LuxembourgFlag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Population686,9702025838,6452025
Growth rate / yr+1.46%2025+2.35%2025
Births per 1,0009.5202426.72024
Deaths per 1,0006.620245.12024
Children per woman1.2520243.512024
Life expectancy83.2 yrs202470.7 yrs2024
Aged 0–1415.7%202536.6%2025
Aged 65+15.8%20253.7%2025
Density258.9 /km²202328.6 /km²2023
Area2,590 km²202328,900 km²2023
Urban population94.9%202531.3%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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Interpretation reviewed 12 October 2026. Underlying reference years are stated on the page; this is not a fresh census or dataset refresh.