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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Luxembourg	Iceland	Luxembourg
1960	175,574	313,970	-	-
1961	179,029	316,845	1.97%	0.92%
1962	182,378	320,750	1.87%	1.23%
1963	185,653	324,100	1.8%	1.04%
1964	188,983	327,750	1.79%	1.13%
1965	192,286	331,500	1.75%	1.14%
1966	195,570	333,895	1.71%	0.72%
1967	198,751	334,995	1.63%	0.33%
1968	201,488	335,850	1.38%	0.26%
1969	203,369	337,500	0.93%	0.49%
1970	204,438	339,171	0.53%	0.5%
1971	206,098	342,421	0.81%	0.96%
1972	209,137	346,600	1.47%	1.22%
1973	212,317	350,450	1.52%	1.11%
1974	215,209	355,050	1.36%	1.31%
1975	217,979	358,950	1.29%	1.1%
1976	220,154	360,731	1%	0.5%
1977	221,799	361,358	0.75%	0.17%
1978	223,537	362,007	0.78%	0.18%
1979	225,735	362,856	0.98%	0.23%
1980	228,138	364,150	1.06%	0.36%
1981	230,755	365,225	1.15%	0.3%
1982	233,860	365,525	1.35%	0.08%
1983	236,977	365,622	1.33%	0.03%
1984	239,511	365,998	1.07%	0.1%
1985	241,405	366,706	0.79%	0.19%
1986	243,180	368,355	0.74%	0.45%
1987	245,859	370,750	1.1%	0.65%
1988	249,740	373,450	1.58%	0.73%
1989	252,852	377,100	1.25%	0.98%
1990	254,826	381,850	0.78%	1.26%
1991	257,797	387,000	1.17%	1.35%
1992	261,057	392,175	1.26%	1.34%
1993	263,725	397,475	1.02%	1.35%
1994	266,021	402,925	0.87%	1.37%
1995	267,468	408,625	0.54%	1.41%
1996	268,916	414,225	0.54%	1.37%
1997	271,128	419,450	0.82%	1.26%
1998	274,047	424,700	1.08%	1.25%
1999	277,381	430,475	1.22%	1.36%
2000	281,205	436,300	1.38%	1.35%
2001	284,968	441,525	1.34%	1.2%
2002	287,523	446,175	0.9%	1.05%
2003	289,521	451,630	0.69%	1.22%
2004	292,074	458,095	0.88%	1.43%
2005	296,734	465,158	1.6%	1.54%
2006	303,782	472,637	2.38%	1.61%
2007	311,566	479,993	2.56%	1.56%
2008	317,414	488,650	1.88%	1.8%
2009	318,499	497,783	0.34%	1.87%
2010	318,041	506,953	-0.14%	1.84%
2011	319,014	518,347	0.31%	2.25%
2012	320,716	530,946	0.53%	2.43%
2013	323,764	543,360	0.95%	2.34%
2014	327,386	556,319	1.12%	2.38%
2015	330,815	569,604	1.05%	2.39%
2016	335,439	582,014	1.4%	2.18%
2017	343,400	596,336	2.37%	2.46%
2018	352,721	607,950	2.71%	1.95%
2019	360,563	620,001	2.22%	1.98%
2020	366,463	630,419	1.64%	1.68%
2021	372,520	640,064	1.65%	1.53%
2022	382,003	653,103	2.55%	2.04%
2023	385,663	666,430	0.96%	2.04%
2024	386,506	677,012	0.22%	1.59%
2025	391,286	684,467	1.24%	1.1%
2026	395,277	691,496	1.02%	1.03%
2027	398,729	698,375	0.87%	0.99%
2028	401,867	705,222	0.79%	0.98%
2029	404,639	711,761	0.69%	0.93%
2030	407,090	717,879	0.61%	0.86%
2031	409,307	723,679	0.54%	0.81%
2032	411,279	729,358	0.48%	0.78%
2033	413,059	734,839	0.43%	0.75%
2034	414,660	739,997	0.39%	0.7%
2035	416,153	745,000	0.36%	0.68%
2036	417,573	749,815	0.34%	0.65%
2037	418,847	754,334	0.31%	0.6%
2038	419,997	758,761	0.27%	0.59%
2039	421,032	763,128	0.25%	0.58%
2040	421,924	767,173	0.21%	0.53%
2041	422,688	770,954	0.18%	0.49%
2042	423,370	774,612	0.16%	0.47%
2043	424,023	778,001	0.15%	0.44%
2044	424,570	781,123	0.13%	0.4%
2045	424,909	784,141	0.08%	0.39%
2046	425,115	786,968	0.05%	0.36%
2047	425,264	789,534	0.03%	0.33%
2048	425,359	791,997	0.02%	0.31%
2049	425,409	794,237	0.01%	0.28%
2050	425,404	796,129	-0.001%	0.24%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.