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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Iceland	Eritrea	Iceland
1960	972,547	175,574	-	-
1961	995,573	179,029	2.37%	1.97%
1962	1,019,788	182,378	2.43%	1.87%
1963	1,045,092	185,653	2.48%	1.8%
1964	1,071,287	188,983	2.51%	1.79%
1965	1,098,335	192,286	2.52%	1.75%
1966	1,124,957	195,570	2.42%	1.71%
1967	1,152,339	198,751	2.43%	1.63%
1968	1,181,737	201,488	2.55%	1.38%
1969	1,212,005	203,369	2.56%	0.93%
1970	1,243,453	204,438	2.59%	0.53%
1971	1,276,154	206,098	2.63%	0.81%
1972	1,309,235	209,137	2.59%	1.47%
1973	1,342,669	212,317	2.55%	1.52%
1974	1,375,688	215,209	2.46%	1.36%
1975	1,408,210	217,979	2.36%	1.29%
1976	1,443,807	220,154	2.53%	1%
1977	1,482,565	221,799	2.68%	0.75%
1978	1,522,378	223,537	2.69%	0.78%
1979	1,563,332	225,735	2.69%	0.98%
1980	1,605,797	228,138	2.72%	1.06%
1981	1,649,939	230,755	2.75%	1.15%
1982	1,695,461	233,860	2.76%	1.35%
1983	1,736,160	236,977	2.4%	1.33%
1984	1,771,730	239,511	2.05%	1.07%
1985	1,807,816	241,405	2.04%	0.79%
1986	1,845,164	243,180	2.07%	0.74%
1987	1,888,669	245,859	2.36%	1.1%
1988	1,938,255	249,740	2.63%	1.58%
1989	1,987,017	252,852	2.52%	1.25%
1990	2,032,737	254,826	2.3%	0.78%
1991	1,919,571	257,797	-5.57%	1.17%
1992	1,798,748	261,057	-6.29%	1.26%
1993	1,856,006	263,725	3.18%	1.02%
1994	1,913,915	266,021	3.12%	0.87%
1995	2,025,267	267,468	5.82%	0.54%
1996	2,128,464	268,916	5.1%	0.54%
1997	2,152,135	271,128	1.11%	0.82%
1998	2,180,419	274,047	1.31%	1.08%
1999	2,212,780	277,381	1.48%	1.22%
2000	2,247,031	281,205	1.55%	1.38%
2001	2,312,079	284,968	2.89%	1.34%
2002	2,392,978	287,523	3.5%	0.9%
2003	2,493,903	289,521	4.22%	0.69%
2004	2,598,284	292,074	4.19%	0.88%
2005	2,661,215	296,734	2.42%	1.6%
2006	2,703,502	303,782	1.59%	2.38%
2007	2,743,222	311,566	1.47%	2.56%
2008	2,816,327	317,414	2.66%	1.88%
2009	2,887,885	318,499	2.54%	0.34%
2010	2,945,186	318,041	1.98%	-0.14%
2011	2,998,485	319,014	1.81%	0.31%
2012	3,036,988	320,716	1.28%	0.53%
2013	3,074,360	323,764	1.23%	0.95%
2014	3,095,173	327,386	0.68%	1.12%
2015	3,105,546	330,815	0.34%	1.05%
2016	3,124,698	335,439	0.62%	1.4%
2017	3,150,347	343,400	0.82%	2.37%
2018	3,192,760	352,721	1.35%	2.71%
2019	3,240,194	360,563	1.49%	2.22%
2020	3,291,271	366,463	1.58%	1.64%
2021	3,350,183	372,520	1.79%	1.65%
2022	3,409,447	382,003	1.77%	2.55%
2023	3,470,390	385,663	1.79%	0.96%
2024	3,535,603	386,506	1.88%	0.22%
2025	3,606,996	391,286	2.02%	1.24%
2026	3,682,659	395,277	2.1%	1.02%
2027	3,760,368	398,729	2.11%	0.87%
2028	3,840,135	401,867	2.12%	0.79%
2029	3,920,467	404,639	2.09%	0.69%
2030	4,002,671	407,090	2.1%	0.61%
2031	4,085,037	409,307	2.06%	0.54%
2032	4,166,507	411,279	1.99%	0.48%
2033	4,249,501	413,059	1.99%	0.43%
2034	4,334,727	414,660	2.01%	0.39%
2035	4,420,915	416,153	1.99%	0.36%
2036	4,509,755	417,573	2.01%	0.34%
2037	4,601,933	418,847	2.04%	0.31%
2038	4,692,340	419,997	1.96%	0.27%
2039	4,780,469	421,032	1.88%	0.25%
2040	4,868,668	421,924	1.84%	0.21%
2041	4,954,481	422,688	1.76%	0.18%
2042	5,039,298	423,370	1.71%	0.16%
2043	5,124,256	424,023	1.69%	0.15%
2044	5,207,858	424,570	1.63%	0.13%
2045	5,292,756	424,909	1.63%	0.08%
2046	5,375,963	425,115	1.57%	0.05%
2047	5,456,488	425,264	1.5%	0.03%
2048	5,537,538	425,359	1.49%	0.02%
2049	5,617,348	425,409	1.44%	0.01%
2050	5,696,052	425,404	1.4%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 558,810 (a 17.9% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Eritrea's population will grow by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.