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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Malaysia	Iceland	Malaysia
1960	175,574	7,956,197	-	-
1961	179,029	8,164,443	1.97%	2.62%
1962	182,378	8,380,172	1.87%	2.64%
1963	185,653	8,602,160	1.8%	2.65%
1964	188,983	8,828,406	1.79%	2.63%
1965	192,286	9,056,408	1.75%	2.58%
1966	195,570	9,284,688	1.71%	2.52%
1967	198,751	9,507,099	1.63%	2.4%
1968	201,488	9,725,281	1.38%	2.29%
1969	203,369	9,947,597	0.93%	2.29%
1970	204,438	10,178,802	0.53%	2.32%
1971	206,098	10,423,453	0.81%	2.4%
1972	209,137	10,676,835	1.47%	2.43%
1973	212,317	10,935,621	1.52%	2.42%
1974	215,209	11,200,906	1.36%	2.43%
1975	217,979	11,471,914	1.29%	2.42%
1976	220,154	11,750,097	1%	2.42%
1977	221,799	12,035,713	0.75%	2.43%
1978	223,537	12,328,157	0.78%	2.43%
1979	225,735	12,627,862	0.98%	2.43%
1980	228,138	12,983,363	1.06%	2.82%
1981	230,755	13,399,203	1.15%	3.2%
1982	233,860	13,832,798	1.35%	3.24%
1983	236,977	14,285,907	1.33%	3.28%
1984	239,511	14,759,009	1.07%	3.31%
1985	241,405	15,252,258	0.79%	3.34%
1986	243,180	15,760,419	0.74%	3.33%
1987	245,859	16,276,737	1.1%	3.28%
1988	249,740	16,796,605	1.58%	3.19%
1989	252,852	17,314,997	1.25%	3.09%
1990	254,826	17,833,171	0.78%	2.99%
1991	257,797	18,342,464	1.17%	2.86%
1992	261,057	18,834,572	1.26%	2.68%
1993	263,725	19,322,664	1.02%	2.59%
1994	266,021	19,820,446	0.87%	2.58%
1995	267,468	20,330,599	0.54%	2.57%
1996	268,916	20,850,087	0.54%	2.56%
1997	271,128	21,375,218	0.82%	2.52%
1998	274,047	21,906,713	1.08%	2.49%
1999	277,381	22,435,531	1.22%	2.41%
2000	281,205	22,967,816	1.38%	2.37%
2001	284,968	23,526,538	1.34%	2.43%
2002	287,523	24,102,477	0.9%	2.45%
2003	289,521	24,679,602	0.69%	2.39%
2004	292,074	25,256,772	0.88%	2.34%
2005	296,734	25,836,071	1.6%	2.29%
2006	303,782	26,417,909	2.38%	2.25%
2007	311,566	26,998,389	2.56%	2.2%
2008	317,414	27,570,059	1.88%	2.12%
2009	318,499	28,124,778	0.34%	2.01%
2010	318,041	28,655,776	-0.14%	1.89%
2011	319,014	29,162,039	0.31%	1.77%
2012	320,716	29,662,831	0.53%	1.72%
2013	323,764	30,174,265	0.95%	1.72%
2014	327,386	30,696,137	1.12%	1.73%
2015	330,815	31,232,798	1.05%	1.75%
2016	335,439	31,789,685	1.4%	1.78%
2017	343,400	32,355,644	2.37%	1.78%
2018	352,721	32,910,967	2.71%	1.72%
2019	360,563	33,440,596	2.22%	1.61%
2020	366,463	33,889,558	1.64%	1.34%
2021	372,520	34,282,399	1.65%	1.16%
2022	382,003	34,695,493	2.55%	1.2%
2023	385,663	35,126,298	0.96%	1.24%
2024	386,506	35,557,673	0.22%	1.23%
2025	391,286	35,977,838	1.24%	1.18%
2026	395,277	36,385,119	1.02%	1.13%
2027	398,729	36,785,089	0.87%	1.1%
2028	401,867	37,182,773	0.79%	1.08%
2029	404,639	37,574,292	0.69%	1.05%
2030	407,090	37,961,722	0.61%	1.03%
2031	409,307	38,347,786	0.54%	1.02%
2032	411,279	38,728,383	0.48%	0.99%
2033	413,059	39,097,871	0.43%	0.95%
2034	414,660	39,457,849	0.39%	0.92%
2035	416,153	39,814,834	0.36%	0.9%
2036	417,573	40,166,904	0.34%	0.88%
2037	418,847	40,512,289	0.31%	0.86%
2038	419,997	40,853,318	0.27%	0.84%
2039	421,032	41,185,892	0.25%	0.81%
2040	421,924	41,509,646	0.21%	0.79%
2041	422,688	41,828,594	0.18%	0.77%
2042	423,370	42,144,474	0.16%	0.76%
2043	424,023	42,455,952	0.15%	0.74%
2044	424,570	42,754,140	0.13%	0.7%
2045	424,909	43,038,205	0.08%	0.66%
2046	425,115	43,313,754	0.05%	0.64%
2047	425,264	43,580,459	0.03%	0.62%
2048	425,359	43,831,577	0.02%	0.58%
2049	425,409	44,065,538	0.01%	0.53%
2050	425,404	44,289,765	-0.001%	0.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.