The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 386,506 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 395,314 people compared to 21,086,160 in Kazakhstan.
Population statistics:
- Kazakhstan's population is 53.3 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.25% for Kazakhstan.
- For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +1.63% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
- Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 395K (30.1% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.1M (30.9% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 425K people compared to the peak of 33.7M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.
Iceland vs Kazakhstan: live population counter
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| Current population |
395314
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21086160
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| Population rank | 173/197 | 65/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.25% |
| One net population change |
10.4 hours
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2 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.07 hours
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1.28 minutes
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| One death every |
3.44 hours
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3.85 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.47 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,543 | -7,368 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2 | +719 |
| Annual growth/decline | +843 | +262,467 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.22% | +1.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 83/197 |
Iceland and Kazakhstan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 175,574 | 9,429,981 | - | - |
| 1961 | 179,029 | 9,742,085 | 1.97% | 3.31% |
| 1962 | 182,378 | 10,058,928 | 1.87% | 3.25% |
| 1963 | 185,653 | 10,377,466 | 1.8% | 3.17% |
| 1964 | 188,983 | 10,690,309 | 1.79% | 3.01% |
| 1965 | 192,286 | 10,993,183 | 1.75% | 2.83% |
| 1966 | 195,570 | 11,288,989 | 1.71% | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 198,751 | 11,584,428 | 1.63% | 2.62% |
| 1968 | 201,488 | 11,879,182 | 1.38% | 2.54% |
| 1969 | 203,369 | 12,156,212 | 0.93% | 2.33% |
| 1970 | 204,438 | 12,419,057 | 0.53% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 206,098 | 12,684,813 | 0.81% | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 209,137 | 12,951,798 | 1.47% | 2.1% |
| 1973 | 212,317 | 13,208,121 | 1.52% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 215,209 | 13,454,570 | 1.36% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 217,979 | 13,700,843 | 1.29% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 220,154 | 13,998,738 | 1% | 2.17% |
| 1977 | 221,799 | 14,353,265 | 0.75% | 2.53% |
| 1978 | 223,537 | 14,711,497 | 0.78% | 2.5% |
| 1979 | 225,735 | 14,978,696 | 0.98% | 1.82% |
| 1980 | 228,138 | 15,152,949 | 1.06% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 230,755 | 15,323,082 | 1.15% | 1.12% |
| 1982 | 233,860 | 15,492,595 | 1.35% | 1.11% |
| 1983 | 236,977 | 15,665,551 | 1.33% | 1.12% |
| 1984 | 239,511 | 15,844,621 | 1.07% | 1.14% |
| 1985 | 241,405 | 16,031,090 | 0.79% | 1.18% |
| 1986 | 243,180 | 16,262,702 | 0.74% | 1.44% |
| 1987 | 245,859 | 16,527,715 | 1.1% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 249,740 | 16,781,168 | 1.58% | 1.53% |
| 1989 | 252,852 | 16,997,013 | 1.25% | 1.29% |
| 1990 | 254,826 | 17,154,054 | 0.78% | 0.92% |
| 1991 | 257,797 | 17,278,600 | 1.17% | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 261,057 | 17,332,625 | 1.26% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 263,725 | 17,274,487 | 1.02% | -0.34% |
| 1994 | 266,021 | 17,043,771 | 0.87% | -1.34% |
| 1995 | 267,468 | 16,730,536 | 0.54% | -1.84% |
| 1996 | 268,916 | 16,416,027 | 0.54% | -1.88% |
| 1997 | 271,128 | 16,043,251 | 0.82% | -2.27% |
| 1998 | 274,047 | 15,647,785 | 1.08% | -2.46% |
| 1999 | 277,381 | 15,455,874 | 1.22% | -1.23% |
| 2000 | 281,205 | 15,501,103 | 1.38% | 0.29% |
| 2001 | 284,968 | 15,575,550 | 1.34% | 0.48% |
| 2002 | 287,523 | 15,656,677 | 0.9% | 0.52% |
| 2003 | 289,521 | 15,747,380 | 0.69% | 0.58% |
| 2004 | 292,074 | 15,850,159 | 0.88% | 0.65% |
| 2005 | 296,734 | 15,968,117 | 1.6% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 303,782 | 16,103,716 | 2.38% | 0.85% |
| 2007 | 311,566 | 16,257,214 | 2.56% | 0.95% |
| 2008 | 317,414 | 16,426,525 | 1.88% | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 318,499 | 16,619,846 | 0.34% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 318,041 | 16,836,810 | -0.14% | 1.31% |
| 2011 | 319,014 | 17,066,002 | 0.31% | 1.36% |
| 2012 | 320,716 | 17,306,106 | 0.53% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 323,764 | 17,556,502 | 0.95% | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 327,386 | 17,816,285 | 1.12% | 1.48% |
| 2015 | 330,815 | 18,084,169 | 1.05% | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 335,439 | 18,363,600 | 1.4% | 1.55% |
| 2017 | 343,400 | 18,651,931 | 2.37% | 1.57% |
| 2018 | 352,721 | 18,932,727 | 2.71% | 1.51% |
| 2019 | 360,563 | 19,209,555 | 2.22% | 1.46% |
| 2020 | 366,463 | 19,482,117 | 1.64% | 1.42% |
| 2021 | 372,520 | 19,743,603 | 1.65% | 1.34% |
| 2022 | 382,003 | 20,034,609 | 2.55% | 1.47% |
| 2023 | 385,663 | 20,330,104 | 0.96% | 1.47% |
| 2024 | 386,506 | 20,592,571 | 0.22% | 1.29% |
| 2025 | 391,286 | 20,843,753 | 1.24% | 1.22% |
| 2026 | 395,277 | 21,083,619 | 1.02% | 1.15% |
| 2027 | 398,729 | 21,316,177 | 0.87% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 401,867 | 21,547,638 | 0.79% | 1.09% |
| 2029 | 404,639 | 21,777,008 | 0.69% | 1.06% |
| 2030 | 407,090 | 22,003,192 | 0.61% | 1.04% |
| 2031 | 409,307 | 22,227,045 | 0.54% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 411,279 | 22,452,639 | 0.48% | 1.01% |
| 2033 | 413,059 | 22,679,377 | 0.43% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 414,660 | 22,903,209 | 0.39% | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 416,153 | 23,125,951 | 0.36% | 0.97% |
| 2036 | 417,573 | 23,349,072 | 0.34% | 0.96% |
| 2037 | 418,847 | 23,571,233 | 0.31% | 0.95% |
| 2038 | 419,997 | 23,793,387 | 0.27% | 0.94% |
| 2039 | 421,032 | 24,017,887 | 0.25% | 0.94% |
| 2040 | 421,924 | 24,246,822 | 0.21% | 0.95% |
| 2041 | 422,688 | 24,477,612 | 0.18% | 0.95% |
| 2042 | 423,370 | 24,707,974 | 0.16% | 0.94% |
| 2043 | 424,023 | 24,941,020 | 0.15% | 0.94% |
| 2044 | 424,570 | 25,175,225 | 0.13% | 0.94% |
| 2045 | 424,909 | 25,409,749 | 0.08% | 0.93% |
| 2046 | 425,115 | 25,642,870 | 0.05% | 0.92% |
| 2047 | 425,264 | 25,875,743 | 0.03% | 0.91% |
| 2048 | 425,359 | 26,106,834 | 0.02% | 0.89% |
| 2049 | 425,409 | 26,328,898 | 0.01% | 0.85% |
| 2050 | 425,404 | 26,544,261 | -0.001% | 0.82% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,722,560 (a 14.8% growth).
Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.9% to 26,544,261 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.
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Population differences between Iceland and Kazakhstan
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| Life expectancy | 83.3 years | 74.8 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 32 years |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.59 births per woman | 3.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.93 ppl/mi² | 19.8 ppl/mi² |
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