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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Fiji	Iceland	Fiji	Iceland
1960	404,887	175,574	-	-
1961	417,406	179,029	3.09%	1.97%
1962	430,536	182,378	3.15%	1.87%
1963	444,276	185,653	3.19%	1.8%
1964	458,324	188,983	3.16%	1.79%
1965	472,575	192,286	3.11%	1.75%
1966	486,487	195,570	2.94%	1.71%
1967	498,873	198,751	2.55%	1.63%
1968	510,002	201,488	2.23%	1.38%
1969	520,797	203,369	2.12%	0.93%
1970	531,188	204,438	2%	0.53%
1971	541,121	206,098	1.87%	0.81%
1972	550,499	209,137	1.73%	1.47%
1973	559,222	212,317	1.58%	1.52%
1974	567,489	215,209	1.48%	1.36%
1975	575,906	217,979	1.48%	1.29%
1976	585,534	220,154	1.67%	1%
1977	597,805	221,799	2.1%	0.75%
1978	612,091	223,537	2.39%	0.78%
1979	626,862	225,735	2.41%	0.98%
1980	641,975	228,138	2.41%	1.06%
1981	657,471	230,755	2.41%	1.15%
1982	673,414	233,860	2.42%	1.35%
1983	689,835	236,977	2.44%	1.33%
1984	706,716	239,511	2.45%	1.07%
1985	723,761	241,405	2.41%	0.79%
1986	739,306	243,180	2.15%	0.74%
1987	750,540	245,859	1.52%	1.1%
1988	758,697	249,740	1.09%	1.58%
1989	766,321	252,852	1%	1.25%
1990	773,316	254,826	0.91%	0.78%
1991	779,656	257,797	0.82%	1.17%
1992	785,346	261,057	0.73%	1.26%
1993	790,369	263,725	0.64%	1.02%
1994	794,771	266,021	0.56%	0.87%
1995	798,746	267,468	0.5%	0.54%
1996	803,789	268,916	0.63%	0.54%
1997	812,139	271,128	1.04%	0.82%
1998	822,258	274,047	1.25%	1.08%
1999	831,828	277,381	1.16%	1.22%
2000	840,909	281,205	1.09%	1.38%
2001	849,596	284,968	1.03%	1.34%
2002	858,049	287,523	0.99%	0.9%
2003	866,286	289,521	0.96%	0.69%
2004	874,366	292,074	0.93%	0.88%
2005	882,379	296,734	0.92%	1.6%
2006	890,365	303,782	0.91%	2.38%
2007	897,832	311,566	0.84%	2.56%
2008	903,399	317,414	0.62%	1.88%
2009	907,239	318,499	0.43%	0.34%
2010	910,419	318,041	0.35%	-0.14%
2011	912,989	319,014	0.28%	0.31%
2012	914,918	320,716	0.21%	0.53%
2013	916,352	323,764	0.16%	0.95%
2014	917,585	327,386	0.13%	1.12%
2015	918,578	330,815	0.11%	1.05%
2016	919,166	335,439	0.06%	1.4%
2017	918,759	343,400	-0.04%	2.37%
2018	917,180	352,721	-0.17%	2.71%
2019	914,899	360,563	-0.25%	2.22%
2020	914,963	366,463	0.007%	1.64%
2021	916,711	372,520	0.19%	1.65%
2022	919,422	382,003	0.3%	2.55%
2023	924,145	385,663	0.51%	0.96%
2024	928,784	386,506	0.5%	0.22%
2025	933,141	391,286	0.47%	1.24%
2026	937,268	395,277	0.44%	1.02%
2027	941,304	398,729	0.43%	0.87%
2028	945,347	401,867	0.43%	0.79%
2029	949,269	404,639	0.41%	0.69%
2030	953,095	407,090	0.4%	0.61%
2031	956,685	409,307	0.38%	0.54%
2032	960,056	411,279	0.35%	0.48%
2033	963,339	413,059	0.34%	0.43%
2034	966,516	414,660	0.33%	0.39%
2035	969,613	416,153	0.32%	0.36%
2036	972,641	417,573	0.31%	0.34%
2037	975,643	418,847	0.31%	0.31%
2038	978,533	419,997	0.3%	0.27%
2039	981,270	421,032	0.28%	0.25%
2040	983,842	421,924	0.26%	0.21%
2041	986,409	422,688	0.26%	0.18%
2042	988,810	423,370	0.24%	0.16%
2043	990,851	424,023	0.21%	0.15%
2044	992,731	424,570	0.19%	0.13%
2045	994,437	424,909	0.17%	0.08%
2046	995,957	425,115	0.15%	0.05%
2047	997,319	425,264	0.14%	0.03%
2048	998,544	425,359	0.12%	0.02%
2049	999,530	425,409	0.1%	0.01%
2050	1,000,244	425,404	0.07%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 18,146 (a 1.97% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th 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) Fiji's population will grow by 6.71% to 1,000,244 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.