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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Liberia	Iceland	Liberia
1960	175,574	1,139,522	-	-
1961	179,029	1,167,717	1.97%	2.47%
1962	182,378	1,197,039	1.87%	2.51%
1963	185,653	1,227,414	1.8%	2.54%
1964	188,983	1,258,745	1.79%	2.55%
1965	192,286	1,291,156	1.75%	2.57%
1966	195,570	1,324,383	1.71%	2.57%
1967	198,751	1,358,435	1.63%	2.57%
1968	201,488	1,393,530	1.38%	2.58%
1969	203,369	1,429,605	0.93%	2.59%
1970	204,438	1,466,676	0.53%	2.59%
1971	206,098	1,504,077	0.81%	2.55%
1972	209,137	1,542,670	1.47%	2.57%
1973	212,317	1,583,588	1.52%	2.65%
1974	215,209	1,626,362	1.36%	2.7%
1975	217,979	1,670,913	1.29%	2.74%
1976	220,154	1,717,060	1%	2.76%
1977	221,799	1,766,019	0.75%	2.85%
1978	223,537	1,818,247	0.78%	2.96%
1979	225,735	1,872,713	0.98%	3%
1980	228,138	1,929,253	1.06%	3.02%
1981	230,755	1,986,867	1.15%	2.99%
1982	233,860	2,045,073	1.35%	2.93%
1983	236,977	2,107,113	1.33%	3.03%
1984	239,511	2,173,312	1.07%	3.14%
1985	241,405	2,240,539	0.79%	3.09%
1986	243,180	2,308,511	0.74%	3.03%
1987	245,859	2,377,229	1.1%	2.98%
1988	249,740	2,446,941	1.58%	2.93%
1989	252,852	2,517,858	1.25%	2.9%
1990	254,826	2,223,667	0.78%	-11.7%
1991	257,797	1,956,518	1.17%	-12%
1992	261,057	2,072,461	1.26%	5.93%
1993	263,725	2,155,126	1.02%	3.99%
1994	266,021	2,149,928	0.87%	-0.24%
1995	267,468	2,169,162	0.54%	0.89%
1996	268,916	2,232,289	0.54%	2.91%
1997	271,128	2,412,989	0.82%	8.09%
1998	274,047	2,670,124	1.08%	10.7%
1999	277,381	2,821,684	1.22%	5.68%
2000	281,205	2,928,117	1.38%	3.77%
2001	284,968	3,015,338	1.34%	2.98%
2002	287,523	3,094,782	0.9%	2.63%
2003	289,521	3,119,532	0.69%	0.8%
2004	292,074	3,156,892	0.88%	1.2%
2005	296,734	3,301,015	1.6%	4.57%
2006	303,782	3,490,787	2.38%	5.75%
2007	311,566	3,669,050	2.56%	5.11%
2008	317,414	3,821,003	1.88%	4.14%
2009	318,499	3,943,028	0.34%	3.19%
2010	318,041	4,058,890	-0.14%	2.94%
2011	319,014	4,221,178	0.31%	4%
2012	320,716	4,373,043	0.53%	3.6%
2013	323,764	4,470,239	0.95%	2.22%
2014	327,386	4,564,293	1.12%	2.1%
2015	330,815	4,659,431	1.05%	2.08%
2016	335,439	4,755,608	1.4%	2.06%
2017	343,400	4,848,925	2.37%	1.96%
2018	352,721	4,944,726	2.71%	1.98%
2019	360,563	5,043,721	2.22%	2%
2020	366,463	5,149,463	1.64%	2.1%
2021	372,520	5,259,323	1.65%	2.13%
2022	382,003	5,373,294	2.55%	2.17%
2023	393,349	5,493,031	2.97%	2.23%
2024	404,610	5,612,817	2.86%	2.18%
2025	409,614	5,731,211	1.24%	2.11%
2026	413,792	5,853,958	1.02%	2.14%
2027	417,406	5,986,805	0.87%	2.27%
2028	420,691	6,118,769	0.79%	2.2%
2029	423,592	6,245,093	0.69%	2.06%
2030	426,158	6,366,293	0.61%	1.94%
2031	428,479	6,486,749	0.54%	1.89%
2032	430,544	6,614,257	0.48%	1.97%
2033	432,406	6,744,927	0.43%	1.98%
2034	434,083	6,873,688	0.39%	1.91%
2035	435,646	7,003,567	0.36%	1.89%
2036	437,132	7,142,326	0.34%	1.98%
2037	438,466	7,278,759	0.31%	1.91%
2038	439,670	7,408,720	0.27%	1.79%
2039	440,754	7,545,510	0.25%	1.85%
2040	441,687	7,681,693	0.21%	1.8%
2041	442,487	7,817,089	0.18%	1.76%
2042	443,200	7,954,182	0.16%	1.75%
2043	443,884	8,077,173	0.15%	1.55%
2044	444,457	8,194,136	0.13%	1.45%
2045	444,812	8,310,657	0.08%	1.42%
2046	445,028	8,428,924	0.05%	1.42%
2047	445,183	8,552,033	0.03%	1.46%
2048	445,283	8,673,963	0.02%	1.43%
2049	445,335	8,795,838	0.01%	1.41%
2050	445,330	8,910,539	-0.001%	1.3%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Liberia gained 1,358,416 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,170,380 (a 25.1% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Liberia was ranked 129th in 2005 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.8% to 8,910,539 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.