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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Kenya	Iceland	Kenya
1960	175,574	7,695,307	-	-
1961	179,029	7,987,770	1.97%	3.8%
1962	182,378	8,299,308	1.87%	3.9%
1963	185,653	8,627,971	1.8%	3.96%
1964	188,983	8,973,535	1.79%	4.01%
1965	192,286	9,338,078	1.75%	4.06%
1966	195,570	9,717,816	1.71%	4.07%
1967	198,751	10,111,057	1.63%	4.05%
1968	201,488	10,518,823	1.38%	4.03%
1969	203,369	10,939,695	0.93%	4%
1970	204,438	11,368,791	0.53%	3.92%
1971	206,098	11,788,904	0.81%	3.7%
1972	209,137	12,206,060	1.47%	3.54%
1973	212,317	12,634,835	1.52%	3.51%
1974	215,209	13,070,078	1.36%	3.44%
1975	217,979	13,511,671	1.29%	3.38%
1976	220,154	13,957,623	1%	3.3%
1977	221,799	14,428,819	0.75%	3.38%
1978	223,537	14,934,126	0.78%	3.5%
1979	225,735	15,460,666	0.98%	3.53%
1980	228,138	16,018,459	1.06%	3.61%
1981	230,755	16,601,507	1.15%	3.64%
1982	233,860	17,206,175	1.35%	3.64%
1983	236,977	17,846,374	1.33%	3.72%
1984	239,511	18,514,906	1.07%	3.75%
1985	241,405	19,201,768	0.79%	3.71%
1986	243,180	19,901,646	0.74%	3.64%
1987	245,859	20,616,096	1.1%	3.59%
1988	249,740	21,356,219	1.58%	3.59%
1989	252,852	22,118,434	1.25%	3.57%
1990	254,826	22,892,651	0.78%	3.5%
1991	257,797	23,646,514	1.17%	3.29%
1992	261,057	24,382,460	1.26%	3.11%
1993	263,725	25,117,188	1.02%	3.01%
1994	266,021	25,857,130	0.87%	2.95%
1995	267,468	26,601,751	0.54%	2.88%
1996	268,916	27,344,211	0.54%	2.79%
1997	271,128	28,101,768	0.82%	2.77%
1998	274,047	28,888,057	1.08%	2.8%
1999	277,381	29,733,408	1.22%	2.93%
2000	281,205	30,642,890	1.38%	3.06%
2001	284,968	31,619,170	1.34%	3.19%
2002	287,523	32,629,808	0.9%	3.2%
2003	289,521	33,652,223	0.69%	3.13%
2004	292,074	34,713,455	0.88%	3.15%
2005	296,734	35,796,484	1.6%	3.12%
2006	303,782	36,904,008	2.38%	3.09%
2007	311,566	38,036,349	2.56%	3.07%
2008	317,414	39,206,351	1.88%	3.08%
2009	318,499	40,408,891	0.34%	3.07%
2010	318,041	41,598,567	-0.14%	2.94%
2011	319,014	42,758,461	0.31%	2.79%
2012	320,716	43,888,303	0.53%	2.64%
2013	323,764	44,986,791	0.95%	2.5%
2014	327,386	46,051,440	1.12%	2.37%
2015	330,815	47,088,526	1.05%	2.25%
2016	335,439	48,139,687	1.4%	2.23%
2017	343,400	49,197,766	2.37%	2.2%
2018	352,721	50,207,107	2.71%	2.05%
2019	360,563	51,202,827	2.22%	1.98%
2020	366,463	52,217,334	1.64%	1.98%
2021	372,520	53,219,166	1.65%	1.92%
2022	382,003	54,252,461	2.55%	1.94%
2023	393,349	55,339,003	2.97%	2%
2024	404,610	56,432,944	2.86%	1.98%
2025	409,614	57,532,489	1.24%	1.95%
2026	413,792	58,636,403	1.02%	1.92%
2027	417,406	59,745,751	0.87%	1.89%
2028	420,691	60,860,444	0.79%	1.87%
2029	423,592	61,979,186	0.69%	1.84%
2030	426,158	63,102,241	0.61%	1.81%
2031	428,479	64,230,108	0.54%	1.79%
2032	430,544	65,359,031	0.48%	1.76%
2033	432,406	66,484,805	0.43%	1.72%
2034	434,083	67,604,628	0.39%	1.68%
2035	435,646	68,715,909	0.36%	1.64%
2036	437,132	69,818,887	0.34%	1.61%
2037	438,466	70,910,404	0.31%	1.56%
2038	439,670	71,990,929	0.27%	1.52%
2039	440,754	73,057,760	0.25%	1.48%
2040	441,687	74,108,858	0.21%	1.44%
2041	442,487	75,144,357	0.18%	1.4%
2042	443,200	76,161,719	0.16%	1.35%
2043	443,884	77,159,121	0.15%	1.31%
2044	444,457	78,134,979	0.13%	1.26%
2045	444,812	79,088,832	0.08%	1.22%
2046	445,028	80,022,371	0.05%	1.18%
2047	445,183	80,938,635	0.03%	1.15%
2048	445,283	81,837,657	0.02%	1.11%
2049	445,335	82,721,766	0.01%	1.08%
2050	445,330	83,593,232	-0.001%	1.05%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Kenya gained 11,292,042 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,330,713 (a 24.1% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2005 and ranked 26th 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 Kenya will increase by 43.1% to 83,593,232 people and rank change from 26th to 22nd.