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Population in Cyprus compared to Iceland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 404,610 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,380,052 people compared to 412,970 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Cyprus' population is 3.34 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 172nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.05% in Iceland.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.04M people to 1.38M (33.2% growth), while Iceland has grown from 297K to 413K (39.2% growth).
  • Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.51M people compared to the peak of 445K people in 2049 for Iceland.

Cyprus vs Iceland: live population counter

Cyprus Iceland
Current population
1380052
412970
Population rank 153/197 172/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.005%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
46.7 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
2.02 hours
One death every
55.3 minutes
3.37 hours
One migration net change every
1.08 hours
2.47 hours
Annual migration change +8,138 +3,543
Daily growth/decline +36 +31
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +11,261
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +2.86%
Population growth rate rank 104/197 21/197

Cyprus and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Cyprus
Population

Growth rate
Iceland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cyprus Iceland Cyprus Iceland
1960 586,490 175,574 - -
1961 595,514 179,029 1.54% 1.97%
1962 601,466 182,378 1% 1.87%
1963 607,252 185,653 0.96% 1.8%
1964 612,521 188,983 0.87% 1.79%
1965 617,736 192,286 0.85% 1.75%
1966 623,390 195,570 0.92% 1.71%
1967 629,251 198,751 0.94% 1.63%
1968 635,157 201,488 0.94% 1.38%
1969 641,189 203,369 0.95% 0.93%
1970 647,446 204,438 0.98% 0.53%
1971 654,050 206,098 1.02% 0.81%
1972 661,063 209,137 1.07% 1.47%
1973 665,937 212,317 0.74% 1.52%
1974 663,254 215,209 -0.4% 1.36%
1975 659,405 217,979 -0.58% 1.29%
1976 662,032 220,154 0.4% 1%
1977 667,101 221,799 0.77% 0.75%
1978 672,249 223,537 0.77% 0.78%
1979 677,549 225,735 0.79% 0.98%
1980 683,076 228,138 0.82% 1.06%
1981 688,893 230,755 0.85% 1.15%
1982 696,497 233,860 1.1% 1.35%
1983 707,225 236,977 1.54% 1.33%
1984 719,334 239,511 1.71% 1.07%
1985 731,277 241,405 1.66% 0.79%
1986 743,105 243,180 1.62% 0.74%
1987 754,785 245,859 1.57% 1.1%
1988 766,235 249,740 1.52% 1.58%
1989 777,420 252,852 1.46% 1.25%
1990 788,351 254,826 1.41% 0.78%
1991 798,944 257,797 1.34% 1.17%
1992 810,341 261,057 1.43% 1.26%
1993 826,034 263,725 1.94% 1.02%
1994 844,667 266,021 2.26% 0.87%
1995 862,695 267,468 2.13% 0.54%
1996 880,290 268,916 2.04% 0.54%
1997 897,568 271,128 1.96% 0.82%
1998 914,548 274,047 1.89% 1.08%
1999 931,234 277,381 1.82% 1.22%
2000 947,667 281,205 1.76% 1.38%
2001 964,127 284,968 1.74% 1.34%
2002 981,440 287,523 1.8% 0.9%
2003 999,590 289,521 1.85% 0.69%
2004 1,017,875 292,074 1.83% 0.88%
2005 1,036,151 296,734 1.8% 1.6%
2006 1,054,418 303,782 1.76% 2.38%
2007 1,072,714 311,566 1.74% 2.56%
2008 1,091,026 317,414 1.71% 1.88%
2009 1,109,371 318,499 1.68% 0.34%
2010 1,127,816 318,041 1.66% -0.14%
2011 1,146,493 319,014 1.66% 0.31%
2012 1,165,397 320,716 1.65% 0.53%
2013 1,183,895 323,764 1.59% 0.95%
2014 1,201,801 327,386 1.51% 1.12%
2015 1,219,502 330,815 1.47% 1.05%
2016 1,237,112 335,439 1.44% 1.4%
2017 1,254,275 343,400 1.39% 2.37%
2018 1,270,737 352,721 1.31% 2.71%
2019 1,286,671 360,563 1.25% 2.22%
2020 1,302,247 366,463 1.21% 1.64%
2021 1,317,309 372,520 1.16% 1.65%
2022 1,331,370 382,003 1.07% 2.55%
2023 1,344,976 393,349 1.02% 2.97%
2024 1,358,282 404,610 0.99% 2.86%
2025 1,370,750 409,614 0.92% 1.24%
2026 1,382,331 413,792 0.84% 1.02%
2027 1,393,332 417,406 0.8% 0.87%
2028 1,403,777 420,691 0.75% 0.79%
2029 1,413,339 423,592 0.68% 0.69%
2030 1,422,317 426,158 0.64% 0.61%
2031 1,430,677 428,479 0.59% 0.54%
2032 1,438,502 430,544 0.55% 0.48%
2033 1,445,956 432,406 0.52% 0.43%
2034 1,452,842 434,083 0.48% 0.39%
2035 1,459,190 435,646 0.44% 0.36%
2036 1,465,171 437,132 0.41% 0.34%
2037 1,470,712 438,466 0.38% 0.31%
2038 1,475,792 439,670 0.35% 0.27%
2039 1,480,540 440,754 0.32% 0.25%
2040 1,484,845 441,687 0.29% 0.21%
2041 1,488,688 442,487 0.26% 0.18%
2042 1,492,043 443,200 0.23% 0.16%
2043 1,494,983 443,884 0.2% 0.15%
2044 1,497,653 444,457 0.18% 0.13%
2045 1,500,062 444,812 0.16% 0.08%
2046 1,502,255 445,028 0.15% 0.05%
2047 1,504,222 445,183 0.13% 0.03%
2048 1,505,909 445,283 0.11% 0.02%
2049 1,507,311 445,335 0.09% 0.01%
2050 1,508,478 445,330 0.08% -0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cyprus increased by 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cyprus gained 160,550 (a 13.2% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 153rd in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 152nd. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.

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