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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 404,610 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 412,970 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Iceland's population is 2.99 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2005, the population of Iceland has increased from 297K people to 413K (39.2% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
  • Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 445K people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.

Iceland vs Kiribati: live population counter

Iceland Kiribati
Current population
412970
138067
Population rank 172/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.002%
One net population change
46.7 minutes
4.41 hours
One birth every
2.02 hours
2.56 hours
One death every
3.37 hours
9.39 hours
One migration net change every
2.47 hours
18.6 hours
Annual migration change +3,543 -471
Daily growth/decline +31 +5
Annual growth/decline +11,261 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate +2.86% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 21/197 74/197

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

Iceland
Population

Growth rate
Kiribati
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Iceland Kiribati Iceland Kiribati
1960 175,574 47,157 - -
1961 179,029 48,323 1.97% 2.47%
1962 182,378 49,538 1.87% 2.51%
1963 185,653 50,791 1.8% 2.53%
1964 188,983 52,088 1.79% 2.55%
1965 192,286 53,439 1.75% 2.59%
1966 195,570 54,425 1.71% 1.85%
1967 198,751 54,996 1.63% 1.05%
1968 201,488 55,529 1.38% 0.97%
1969 203,369 56,360 0.93% 1.5%
1970 204,438 57,510 0.53% 2.04%
1971 206,098 58,652 0.81% 1.99%
1972 209,137 59,778 1.47% 1.92%
1973 212,317 60,824 1.52% 1.75%
1974 215,209 61,219 1.36% 0.65%
1975 217,979 60,987 1.29% -0.38%
1976 220,154 60,661 1% -0.53%
1977 221,799 60,267 0.75% -0.65%
1978 223,537 59,864 0.78% -0.67%
1979 225,735 60,172 0.98% 0.51%
1980 228,138 61,148 1.06% 1.62%
1981 230,755 62,121 1.15% 1.59%
1982 233,860 63,134 1.35% 1.63%
1983 236,977 64,169 1.33% 1.64%
1984 239,511 65,228 1.07% 1.65%
1985 241,405 66,496 0.79% 1.94%
1986 243,180 68,059 0.74% 2.35%
1987 245,859 69,733 1.1% 2.46%
1988 249,740 71,427 1.58% 2.43%
1989 252,852 73,147 1.25% 2.41%
1990 254,826 74,855 0.78% 2.34%
1991 257,797 76,367 1.17% 2.02%
1992 261,057 77,641 1.26% 1.67%
1993 263,725 78,841 1.02% 1.55%
1994 266,021 80,021 0.87% 1.5%
1995 267,468 81,234 0.54% 1.52%
1996 268,916 82,623 0.54% 1.71%
1997 271,128 84,147 0.82% 1.84%
1998 274,047 85,657 1.08% 1.79%
1999 277,381 87,126 1.22% 1.71%
2000 281,205 88,613 1.38% 1.71%
2001 284,968 90,335 1.34% 1.94%
2002 287,523 92,264 0.9% 2.14%
2003 289,521 94,175 0.69% 2.07%
2004 292,074 96,085 0.88% 2.03%
2005 296,734 98,035 1.6% 2.03%
2006 303,782 100,017 2.38% 2.02%
2007 311,566 102,068 2.56% 2.05%
2008 317,414 104,222 1.88% 2.11%
2009 318,499 106,467 0.34% 2.15%
2010 318,041 108,704 -0.14% 2.1%
2011 319,014 110,647 0.31% 1.79%
2012 320,716 112,284 0.53% 1.48%
2013 323,764 113,838 0.95% 1.38%
2014 327,386 115,326 1.12% 1.31%
2015 330,815 116,815 1.05% 1.29%
2016 335,439 118,478 1.4% 1.42%
2017 343,400 120,275 2.37% 1.52%
2018 352,721 122,084 2.71% 1.5%
2019 360,563 123,921 2.22% 1.5%
2020 366,463 126,099 1.64% 1.76%
2021 372,520 128,377 1.65% 1.81%
2022 382,003 130,469 2.55% 1.63%
2023 393,349 132,530 2.97% 1.58%
2024 404,610 134,518 2.86% 1.5%
2025 409,614 136,501 1.24% 1.47%
2026 413,792 138,451 1.02% 1.43%
2027 417,406 140,405 0.87% 1.41%
2028 420,691 142,335 0.79% 1.37%
2029 423,592 144,231 0.69% 1.33%
2030 426,158 146,130 0.61% 1.32%
2031 428,479 148,028 0.54% 1.3%
2032 430,544 149,915 0.48% 1.27%
2033 432,406 151,768 0.43% 1.24%
2034 434,083 153,602 0.39% 1.21%
2035 435,646 155,447 0.36% 1.2%
2036 437,132 157,316 0.34% 1.2%
2037 438,466 159,188 0.31% 1.19%
2038 439,670 161,050 0.27% 1.17%
2039 440,754 162,895 0.25% 1.15%
2040 441,687 164,711 0.21% 1.11%
2041 442,487 166,508 0.18% 1.09%
2042 443,200 168,325 0.16% 1.09%
2043 443,884 170,182 0.15% 1.1%
2044 444,457 172,012 0.13% 1.08%
2045 444,812 173,818 0.08% 1.05%
2046 445,028 175,629 0.05% 1.04%
2047 445,183 177,392 0.03% 1%
2048 445,283 179,152 0.02% 0.99%
2049 445,335 180,915 0.01% 0.98%
2050 445,330 182,629 -0.001% 0.95%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

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