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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 386,506 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 397,129 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 727 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.49% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +1.63% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 397K (30.7% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Iceland vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iceland Indonesia
2100 359,553 297,263,579
2099 361,331 298,386,561
2098 363,133 299,496,396
2097 364,957 300,596,542
2096 366,850 301,680,965
2095 368,746 302,745,817
2094 370,650 303,798,670
2093 372,614 304,837,512
2092 374,717 305,857,297
2091 376,803 306,853,321
2090 378,807 307,827,852
2089 380,812 308,775,620
2088 382,997 309,700,566
2087 385,164 310,605,359
2086 387,257 311,483,180
2085 389,362 312,332,996
2084 391,416 313,155,965
2083 393,481 313,952,990
2082 395,438 314,719,759
2081 397,470 315,453,880
2080 399,499 316,158,503
2079 401,462 316,839,281
2078 403,324 317,487,448
2077 405,255 318,105,938
2076 406,954 318,684,532
2075 408,546 319,239,982
2074 410,015 319,759,087
2073 411,402 320,251,181
2072 412,903 320,709,370
2071 414,245 321,136,059
2070 415,521 321,534,979
2069 416,683 321,908,058
2068 417,749 322,252,027
2067 418,899 322,566,642
2066 419,918 322,849,032
2065 420,941 323,098,730
2064 421,814 323,318,973
2063 422,695 323,506,247
2062 423,614 323,662,911
2061 424,319 323,784,985
2060 425,096 323,865,045
2059 425,721 323,904,988
2058 426,288 323,894,318
2057 426,844 323,837,237
2056 427,304 323,721,448
2055 427,695 323,552,405
2054 427,915 323,324,404
2053 428,108 323,032,528
2052 428,300 322,677,809
2051 428,278 322,252,898
2050 428,323 321,749,772
2049 428,289 321,169,163
2048 428,213 320,507,607
2047 428,102 319,778,332
2046 427,911 318,970,565
2045 427,683 318,077,606
2044 427,236 317,100,688
2043 426,580 316,041,251
2042 425,915 314,905,847
2041 425,212 313,692,611
2040 424,385 312,407,319
2039 423,407 311,049,484
2038 422,302 309,626,850
2037 421,094 308,137,773
2036 419,738 306,592,068
2035 418,238 304,988,219
2034 416,721 303,322,890
2033 415,006 301,599,483
2032 413,150 299,828,261
2031 411,039 298,003,267
2030 408,677 296,127,253
2029 406,109 294,190,935
2028 403,085 292,188,833
2027 399,797 290,114,110
2026 396,141 287,972,484
2025 391,759 285,765,617
2024 386,506 283,487,931
2023 385,663 281,190,067
2022 382,003 278,830,529
2021 372,520 276,758,053
2020 366,463 274,814,866
2019 360,563 272,489,381
2018 352,721 269,951,846
2017 343,400 267,346,658
2016 335,439 264,627,418
2015 330,815 261,799,249
2014 327,386 258,877,399
2013 323,764 255,852,467
2012 320,716 252,698,525
2011 319,014 249,470,032
2010 318,041 246,305,322
2009 318,499 243,220,028
2008 317,414 240,157,903
2007 311,566 237,062,337
2006 303,782 233,951,652
2005 296,734 230,871,650
2004 292,074 227,926,649
2003 289,521 225,048,008
2002 287,523 222,088,495
2001 284,968 219,097,902
2000 281,205 216,077,790
1999 277,381 213,004,668
1998 274,047 209,826,788
1997 271,128 206,536,095
1996 268,916 203,204,348
1995 267,468 199,888,057
1994 266,021 196,591,828
1993 263,725 193,305,168
1992 261,057 190,043,744
1991 257,797 186,778,238
1990 254,826 183,501,098
1989 252,852 180,201,630
1988 249,740 176,855,065
1987 245,859 173,511,154
1986 243,180 170,175,065
1985 241,405 166,776,185
1984 239,511 163,251,124
1983 236,977 159,651,381
1982 233,860 156,052,152
1981 230,755 152,485,035
1980 228,138 148,950,540
1979 225,735 145,434,834
1978 223,537 141,953,163
1977 221,799 138,533,541
1976 220,154 135,173,655
1975 217,979 131,843,848
1974 215,209 128,555,045
1973 212,317 125,288,515
1972 209,137 122,039,841
1971 206,098 118,833,702
1970 204,438 115,657,495
1969 203,369 112,517,639
1968 201,488 109,450,006
1967 198,751 106,526,393
1966 195,570 103,792,754
1965 192,286 101,365,130
1964 188,983 98,833,749
1963 185,653 96,051,424
1962 182,378 93,375,850
1961 179,029 90,791,249
1960 175,574 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 61,690 people (a 18.4% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.85% to 428,323 people and will still be ranked 173rd. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 428K people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iceland Indonesia
2100 -0.49% -0.38%
2099 -0.5% -0.37%
2098 -0.5% -0.37%
2097 -0.52% -0.36%
2096 -0.51% -0.35%
2095 -0.51% -0.35%
2094 -0.53% -0.34%
2093 -0.56% -0.33%
2092 -0.55% -0.32%
2091 -0.53% -0.32%
2090 -0.53% -0.31%
2089 -0.57% -0.3%
2088 -0.56% -0.29%
2087 -0.54% -0.28%
2086 -0.54% -0.27%
2085 -0.52% -0.26%
2084 -0.52% -0.25%
2083 -0.49% -0.24%
2082 -0.51% -0.23%
2081 -0.51% -0.22%
2080 -0.49% -0.21%
2079 -0.46% -0.2%
2078 -0.48% -0.19%
2077 -0.42% -0.18%
2076 -0.39% -0.17%
2075 -0.36% -0.16%
2074 -0.34% -0.15%
2073 -0.36% -0.14%
2072 -0.32% -0.13%
2071 -0.31% -0.12%
2070 -0.28% -0.12%
2069 -0.26% -0.11%
2068 -0.27% -0.1%
2067 -0.24% -0.09%
2066 -0.24% -0.08%
2065 -0.21% -0.07%
2064 -0.21% -0.06%
2063 -0.22% -0.05%
2062 -0.17% -0.04%
2061 -0.18% -0.02%
2060 -0.15% -0.01%
2059 -0.13% 0.003%
2058 -0.13% 0.02%
2057 -0.11% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.05%
2055 -0.05% 0.07%
2054 -0.05% 0.09%
2053 -0.04% 0.11%
2052 0.005% 0.13%
2051 -0.01% 0.16%
2050 0.008% 0.18%
2049 0.02% 0.21%
2048 0.03% 0.23%
2047 0.04% 0.25%
2046 0.05% 0.28%
2045 0.1% 0.31%
2044 0.15% 0.34%
2043 0.16% 0.36%
2042 0.17% 0.39%
2041 0.2% 0.41%
2040 0.23% 0.44%
2039 0.26% 0.46%
2038 0.29% 0.48%
2037 0.32% 0.5%
2036 0.36% 0.53%
2035 0.36% 0.55%
2034 0.41% 0.57%
2033 0.45% 0.59%
2032 0.51% 0.61%
2031 0.58% 0.63%
2030 0.63% 0.66%
2029 0.75% 0.69%
2028 0.82% 0.72%
2027 0.92% 0.74%
2026 1.12% 0.77%
2025 1.36% 0.8%
2024 0.22% 0.82%
2023 0.96% 0.85%
2022 2.55% 0.75%
2021 1.65% 0.71%
2020 1.64% 0.85%
2019 2.22% 0.94%
2018 2.71% 0.97%
2017 2.37% 1.03%
2016 1.4% 1.08%
2015 1.05% 1.13%
2014 1.12% 1.18%
2013 0.95% 1.25%
2012 0.53% 1.29%
2011 0.31% 1.28%
2010 -0.14% 1.27%
2009 0.34% 1.28%
2008 1.88% 1.31%
2007 2.56% 1.33%
2006 2.38% 1.33%
2005 1.6% 1.29%
2004 0.88% 1.28%
2003 0.69% 1.33%
2002 0.9% 1.36%
2001 1.34% 1.4%
2000 1.38% 1.44%
1999 1.22% 1.51%
1998 1.08% 1.59%
1997 0.82% 1.64%
1996 0.54% 1.66%
1995 0.54% 1.68%
1994 0.87% 1.7%
1993 1.02% 1.72%
1992 1.26% 1.75%
1991 1.17% 1.79%
1990 0.78% 1.83%
1989 1.25% 1.89%
1988 1.58% 1.93%
1987 1.1% 1.96%
1986 0.74% 2.04%
1985 0.79% 2.16%
1984 1.07% 2.25%
1983 1.33% 2.31%
1982 1.35% 2.34%
1981 1.15% 2.37%
1980 1.06% 2.42%
1979 0.98% 2.45%
1978 0.78% 2.47%
1977 0.75% 2.49%
1976 1% 2.53%
1975 1.29% 2.56%
1974 1.36% 2.61%
1973 1.52% 2.66%
1972 1.47% 2.7%
1971 0.81% 2.75%
1970 0.53% 2.79%
1969 0.93% 2.8%
1968 1.38% 2.74%
1967 1.63% 2.63%
1966 1.71% 2.39%
1965 1.75% 2.56%
1964 1.79% 2.9%
1963 1.8% 2.87%
1962 1.87% 2.85%
1961 1.97% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Iceland grew by 0.22%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Iceland Indonesia
Current population
397129
288551776
Population rank 173/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 3.48%
One net population change
10.4 hours
13.7 seconds
One birth every
2.07 hours
7.04 seconds
One death every
3.44 hours
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +843 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.22% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 155/197 115/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +2,709 -39,509
Net migration rank 56/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 98,818 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 130/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 23/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iceland
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iceland Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,709 - -39,509
2024 - 3,543 - -38,469
2023 1,697 4,630 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 1,719 6,535 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 2,534 4,911 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 2,199 2,498 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 2,163 5,030 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 1,975 6,638 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 1,854 8,348 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 1,711 4,128 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 1,952 1,499 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 2,324 1,139 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 2,169 1,666 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 2,566 -277 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 2,521 -1,393 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 2,862 -2,055 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 3,026 -4,785 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 2,825 1,138 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 2,617 5,254 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 2,491 5,300 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 2,433 3,925 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 2,425 610 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 2,317 -204 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 2,243 -333 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 2,365 867 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 2,475 1,877 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 2,192 1,165 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 2,357 1,014 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 2,305 225 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 2,447 -511 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 2,354 -1,354 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 2,713 -804 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 2,875 -194 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 2,898 -225 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 2,733 1,145 3,288,791 3,096
1990 3,058 -971 3,250,906 11,539
1989 2,832 -994 3,316,792 19,905
1988 2,847 1,572 3,331,242 25,383
1987 2,360 944 3,304,520 26,705
1986 2,384 -335 3,309,905 30,988
1985 2,221 -628 3,419,412 37,451
1984 2,539 -328 3,549,570 43,693
1983 2,702 170 3,558,949 47,375
1982 2,736 616 3,545,504 46,792
1981 2,677 157 3,497,244 44,710
1980 2,966 -629 3,484,846 42,254
1979 2,980 -572 3,460,621 43,900
1978 2,727 -781 3,412,980 45,911
1977 2,551 -1,079 3,334,779 45,610
1976 2,951 -1,181 3,291,479 48,010
1975 2,965 -388 3,263,794 56,386
1974 2,776 209 3,196,136 61,188
1973 3,121 -310 3,210,643 64,991
1972 3,241 362 3,149,726 72,007
1971 2,782 -231 3,111,304 79,264
1970 2,576 -1,754 3,080,421 81,368
1969 2,766 -1,414 3,034,825 82,955
1968 2,841 -448 2,961,608 55,731
1967 3,021 47 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 3,305 39 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 3,442 -194 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 3,459 -67 2,700,138 144,819
1963 3,490 -113 2,609,526 110,166
1962 3,465 -228 2,525,163 106,264
1961 3,312 164 2,434,113 103,628
1960 3,758 -269 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 30.7% of the population change in Iceland is from natural causes (a gain of 20,128 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 45,356 people). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 98,818 residents or 25.1% of the population were not native-born in Iceland, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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