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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Iraq	Iceland	Iraq
1960	175,574	7,022,052	-	-
1961	179,029	7,194,553	1.97%	2.46%
1962	182,378	7,413,875	1.87%	3.05%
1963	185,653	7,667,928	1.8%	3.43%
1964	188,983	7,929,566	1.79%	3.41%
1965	192,286	8,202,140	1.75%	3.44%
1966	195,570	8,485,104	1.71%	3.45%
1967	198,751	8,778,869	1.63%	3.46%
1968	201,488	9,085,016	1.38%	3.49%
1969	203,369	9,403,356	0.93%	3.5%
1970	204,438	9,735,611	0.53%	3.53%
1971	206,098	10,077,809	0.81%	3.51%
1972	209,137	10,430,164	1.47%	3.5%
1973	212,317	10,795,869	1.52%	3.51%
1974	215,209	11,167,761	1.36%	3.44%
1975	217,979	11,543,639	1.29%	3.37%
1976	220,154	11,927,651	1%	3.33%
1977	221,799	12,331,046	0.75%	3.38%
1978	223,537	12,753,355	0.78%	3.42%
1979	225,735	13,170,365	0.98%	3.27%
1980	228,138	13,591,992	1.06%	3.2%
1981	230,755	14,006,381	1.15%	3.05%
1982	233,860	14,406,083	1.35%	2.85%
1983	236,977	14,840,555	1.33%	3.02%
1984	239,511	15,310,733	1.07%	3.17%
1985	241,405	15,683,430	0.79%	2.43%
1986	243,180	16,074,145	0.74%	2.49%
1987	245,859	16,521,049	1.1%	2.78%
1988	249,740	16,908,819	1.58%	2.35%
1989	252,852	17,364,542	1.25%	2.7%
1990	254,826	17,581,206	0.78%	1.25%
1991	257,797	17,767,253	1.17%	1.06%
1992	261,057	18,300,845	1.26%	3%
1993	263,725	19,201,195	1.02%	4.92%
1994	266,021	20,139,807	0.87%	4.89%
1995	267,468	20,825,860	0.54%	3.41%
1996	268,916	21,501,321	0.54%	3.24%
1997	271,128	22,176,593	0.82%	3.14%
1998	274,047	22,884,399	1.08%	3.19%
1999	277,381	23,636,527	1.22%	3.29%
2000	281,205	24,424,056	1.38%	3.33%
2001	284,968	25,197,840	1.34%	3.17%
2002	287,523	26,006,559	0.9%	3.21%
2003	289,521	26,802,659	0.69%	3.06%
2004	292,074	27,577,878	0.88%	2.89%
2005	296,734	28,407,448	1.6%	3.01%
2006	303,782	28,616,515	2.38%	0.74%
2007	311,566	28,391,607	2.56%	-0.79%
2008	317,414	28,971,036	1.88%	2.04%
2009	318,499	30,058,206	0.34%	3.75%
2010	318,041	31,045,366	-0.14%	3.28%
2011	319,014	32,161,424	0.31%	3.59%
2012	320,716	33,654,842	0.53%	4.64%
2013	323,764	35,281,989	0.95%	4.83%
2014	327,386	36,550,059	1.12%	3.59%
2015	330,815	37,560,535	1.05%	2.76%
2016	335,439	38,469,627	1.4%	2.42%
2017	343,400	39,337,353	2.37%	2.26%
2018	352,721	40,265,624	2.71%	2.36%
2019	360,563	41,192,171	2.22%	2.3%
2020	366,463	42,116,605	1.64%	2.24%
2021	372,520	43,071,211	1.65%	2.27%
2022	382,003	44,070,551	2.55%	2.32%
2023	393,349	45,074,049	2.97%	2.28%
2024	404,610	46,042,015	2.86%	2.15%
2025	409,614	47,020,778	1.24%	2.13%
2026	413,792	48,007,435	1.02%	2.1%
2027	417,406	48,987,424	0.87%	2.04%
2028	420,691	49,960,955	0.79%	1.99%
2029	423,592	50,943,339	0.69%	1.97%
2030	426,158	51,937,208	0.61%	1.95%
2031	428,479	52,934,373	0.54%	1.92%
2032	430,544	53,953,395	0.48%	1.93%
2033	432,406	54,985,129	0.43%	1.91%
2034	434,083	56,012,641	0.39%	1.87%
2035	435,646	57,035,917	0.36%	1.83%
2036	437,132	58,071,740	0.34%	1.82%
2037	438,466	59,109,258	0.31%	1.79%
2038	439,670	60,132,232	0.27%	1.73%
2039	440,754	61,174,679	0.25%	1.73%
2040	441,687	62,223,208	0.21%	1.71%
2041	442,487	63,249,167	0.18%	1.65%
2042	443,200	64,260,847	0.16%	1.6%
2043	443,884	65,257,000	0.15%	1.55%
2044	444,457	66,237,772	0.13%	1.5%
2045	444,812	67,204,176	0.08%	1.46%
2046	445,028	68,150,060	0.05%	1.41%
2047	445,183	69,098,087	0.03%	1.39%
2048	445,283	70,050,118	0.02%	1.38%
2049	445,335	70,999,566	0.01%	1.36%
2050	445,330	71,928,759	-0.001%	1.31%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Iraq gained 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Iraq was ranked 38th in 2005 and ranked 34th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.84% to 445,330 people with a rank change from 172nd to 173rd. The population of Iraq will increase by 50.4% to 71,928,759 people and rank change from 34th to 28th.