The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 404,610 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 412,970 people compared to 10,224,104 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Israel's population is 24.8 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Iceland is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.12% for Israel.
- For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
- Since 2005, the population of Iceland has increased from 297K people to 413K (39.2% growth), while Israel has grown from 6.93M to 10.2M (47.5% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 445K people compared to the peak of 21M people in 2100 for Israel.
Iceland vs Israel: live population counter
Iceland
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Israel
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| Current population |
412970
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10224104
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
46.7 minutes
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4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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2.87 minutes
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| One death every |
3.37 hours
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10.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.47 hours
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49.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,543 | +10,612 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | +344 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,261 | +125,400 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.86% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 21/197 | 86/197 |
Iceland and Israel: population history and growth rate by year chart
Iceland
Population
Growth rate
Israel
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Iceland
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Israel
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Iceland
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Israel
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| 1960 | 175,574 | 2,114,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 179,029 | 2,185,000 | 1.97% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 182,378 | 2,293,000 | 1.87% | 4.94% |
| 1963 | 185,653 | 2,379,000 | 1.8% | 3.75% |
| 1964 | 188,983 | 2,475,000 | 1.79% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 192,286 | 2,563,000 | 1.75% | 3.56% |
| 1966 | 195,570 | 2,629,000 | 1.71% | 2.58% |
| 1967 | 198,751 | 2,745,000 | 1.63% | 4.41% |
| 1968 | 201,488 | 2,803,000 | 1.38% | 2.11% |
| 1969 | 203,369 | 2,877,000 | 0.93% | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 204,438 | 2,974,000 | 0.53% | 3.37% |
| 1971 | 206,098 | 3,069,000 | 0.81% | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 209,137 | 3,148,000 | 1.47% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 212,317 | 3,278,000 | 1.52% | 4.13% |
| 1974 | 215,209 | 3,377,000 | 1.36% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 217,979 | 3,455,000 | 1.29% | 2.31% |
| 1976 | 220,154 | 3,533,000 | 1% | 2.26% |
| 1977 | 221,799 | 3,613,000 | 0.75% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 223,537 | 3,690,000 | 0.78% | 2.13% |
| 1979 | 225,735 | 3,786,000 | 0.98% | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 228,138 | 3,878,000 | 1.06% | 2.43% |
| 1981 | 230,755 | 3,956,000 | 1.15% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 233,860 | 4,031,000 | 1.35% | 1.9% |
| 1983 | 236,977 | 4,105,000 | 1.33% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 239,511 | 4,159,000 | 1.07% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 241,405 | 4,233,000 | 0.79% | 1.78% |
| 1986 | 243,180 | 4,299,000 | 0.74% | 1.56% |
| 1987 | 245,859 | 4,369,000 | 1.1% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 249,740 | 4,442,000 | 1.58% | 1.67% |
| 1989 | 252,852 | 4,518,000 | 1.25% | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 254,826 | 4,660,000 | 0.78% | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 257,797 | 4,949,000 | 1.17% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 261,057 | 5,123,000 | 1.26% | 3.52% |
| 1993 | 263,725 | 5,261,000 | 1.02% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 266,021 | 5,399,000 | 0.87% | 2.62% |
| 1995 | 267,468 | 5,545,000 | 0.54% | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 268,916 | 5,692,000 | 0.54% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 271,128 | 5,836,000 | 0.82% | 2.53% |
| 1998 | 274,047 | 5,971,000 | 1.08% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 277,381 | 6,125,000 | 1.22% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 281,205 | 6,289,000 | 1.38% | 2.68% |
| 2001 | 284,968 | 6,439,000 | 1.34% | 2.39% |
| 2002 | 287,523 | 6,570,000 | 0.9% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 289,521 | 6,689,700 | 0.69% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 292,074 | 6,809,000 | 0.88% | 1.78% |
| 2005 | 296,734 | 6,930,100 | 1.6% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 303,782 | 7,053,700 | 2.38% | 1.78% |
| 2007 | 311,566 | 7,180,100 | 2.56% | 1.79% |
| 2008 | 317,414 | 7,308,800 | 1.88% | 1.79% |
| 2009 | 318,499 | 7,485,600 | 0.34% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | 318,041 | 7,623,600 | -0.14% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 319,014 | 7,765,800 | 0.31% | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 320,716 | 7,910,500 | 0.53% | 1.86% |
| 2013 | 323,764 | 8,059,500 | 0.95% | 1.88% |
| 2014 | 327,386 | 8,215,700 | 1.12% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 330,815 | 8,380,100 | 1.05% | 2% |
| 2016 | 335,439 | 8,546,000 | 1.4% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | 343,400 | 8,713,300 | 2.37% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 352,721 | 8,882,800 | 2.71% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 360,563 | 9,054,000 | 2.22% | 1.93% |
| 2020 | 366,463 | 9,215,100 | 1.64% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | 372,520 | 9,371,400 | 1.65% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 382,003 | 9,557,500 | 2.55% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 393,349 | 9,849,000 | 2.97% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 404,610 | 9,974,400 | 2.86% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 409,614 | 10,112,712 | 1.24% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 413,792 | 10,251,384 | 1.02% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 417,406 | 10,390,790 | 0.87% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 420,691 | 10,530,831 | 0.79% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 423,592 | 10,670,808 | 0.69% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 426,158 | 10,812,707 | 0.61% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 428,479 | 10,958,256 | 0.54% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 430,544 | 11,102,895 | 0.48% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 432,406 | 11,245,826 | 0.43% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 434,083 | 11,390,158 | 0.39% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 435,646 | 11,537,556 | 0.36% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 437,132 | 11,685,531 | 0.34% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 438,466 | 11,835,669 | 0.31% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 439,670 | 11,990,527 | 0.27% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 440,754 | 12,147,999 | 0.25% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 441,687 | 12,306,173 | 0.21% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 442,487 | 12,464,653 | 0.18% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 443,200 | 12,626,052 | 0.16% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 443,884 | 12,788,911 | 0.15% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 444,457 | 12,952,526 | 0.13% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 444,812 | 13,114,360 | 0.08% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 445,028 | 13,274,365 | 0.05% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 445,183 | 13,433,565 | 0.03% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 445,283 | 13,590,900 | 0.02% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 445,335 | 13,750,245 | 0.01% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 445,330 | 13,911,988 | -0.001% | 1.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Israel gained 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,844,004 (a 22% growth).
Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Israel was ranked 98th in 2005 and ranked 96th 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 Israel will increase by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 96th to 88th.
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Population differences between Iceland and Israel
|
Iceland
|
Israel
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.2 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 33.6 years |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.59 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.4 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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