The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 386,506 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 395,314 people compared to 10,252,907 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Israel's population is 25.9 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
- 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 +1.63% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
- Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 395K (30.1% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.4% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 425K 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 |
395314
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10252907
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| Population rank | 173/197 | 95/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
10.4 hours
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4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.07 hours
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2.87 minutes
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| One death every |
3.44 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 | +2 | +344 |
| Annual growth/decline | +843 | +125,400 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.22% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 85/197 |
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 | 385,663 | 9,849,000 | 0.96% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 386,506 | 9,974,400 | 0.22% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 391,286 | 10,112,712 | 1.24% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 395,277 | 10,251,384 | 1.02% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 398,729 | 10,390,790 | 0.87% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 401,867 | 10,530,831 | 0.79% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 404,639 | 10,670,808 | 0.69% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 407,090 | 10,812,707 | 0.61% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 409,307 | 10,958,256 | 0.54% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 411,279 | 11,102,895 | 0.48% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 413,059 | 11,245,826 | 0.43% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 414,660 | 11,390,158 | 0.39% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 416,153 | 11,537,556 | 0.36% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 417,573 | 11,685,531 | 0.34% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 418,847 | 11,835,669 | 0.31% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 419,997 | 11,990,527 | 0.27% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 421,032 | 12,147,999 | 0.25% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 421,924 | 12,306,173 | 0.21% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 422,688 | 12,464,653 | 0.18% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 423,370 | 12,626,052 | 0.16% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 424,023 | 12,788,911 | 0.15% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 424,570 | 12,952,526 | 0.13% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 424,909 | 13,114,360 | 0.08% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 425,115 | 13,274,365 | 0.05% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 425,264 | 13,433,565 | 0.03% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 425,359 | 13,590,900 | 0.02% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 425,409 | 13,750,245 | 0.01% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 425,404 | 13,911,988 | -0.001% | 1.18% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,706,907 (a 20% growth).
Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd. The population of Israel will increase by 35.7% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.
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Population differences between Iceland and Israel
|
Iceland
|
Israel
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.3 years | 82.9 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 | 9.93 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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