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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Malta	Iceland	Malta
1960	175,574	326,550	-	-
1961	179,029	325,250	1.97%	-0.4%
1962	182,378	323,900	1.87%	-0.42%
1963	185,653	322,550	1.8%	-0.42%
1964	188,983	321,250	1.79%	-0.4%
1965	192,286	318,800	1.75%	-0.76%
1966	195,570	315,200	1.71%	-1.13%
1967	198,751	311,550	1.63%	-1.16%
1968	201,488	307,900	1.38%	-1.17%
1969	203,369	304,300	0.93%	-1.17%
1970	204,438	302,650	0.53%	-0.54%
1971	206,098	302,700	0.81%	0.02%
1972	209,137	302,450	1.47%	-0.08%
1973	212,317	302,200	1.52%	-0.08%
1974	215,209	301,996	1.36%	-0.07%
1975	217,979	304,222	1.29%	0.74%
1976	220,154	305,774	1%	0.51%
1977	221,799	306,970	0.75%	0.39%
1978	223,537	310,182	0.78%	1.05%
1979	225,735	313,342	0.98%	1.02%
1980	228,138	316,645	1.06%	1.05%
1981	230,755	318,982	1.15%	0.74%
1982	233,860	325,898	1.35%	2.17%
1983	236,977	330,524	1.33%	1.42%
1984	239,511	330,593	1.07%	0.02%
1985	241,405	336,452	0.79%	1.77%
1986	243,180	342,121	0.74%	1.68%
1987	245,859	344,485	1.1%	0.69%
1988	249,740	347,325	1.58%	0.82%
1989	252,852	350,722	1.25%	0.98%
1990	254,826	354,170	0.78%	0.98%
1991	257,797	363,845	1.17%	2.73%
1992	261,057	367,618	1.26%	1.04%
1993	263,725	371,308	1.02%	1%
1994	266,021	374,797	0.87%	0.94%
1995	267,468	377,419	0.54%	0.7%
1996	268,916	379,905	0.54%	0.66%
1997	271,128	382,791	0.82%	0.76%
1998	274,047	385,287	1.08%	0.65%
1999	277,381	387,578	1.22%	0.59%
2000	281,205	390,087	1.38%	0.65%
2001	284,968	393,028	1.34%	0.75%
2002	287,523	395,969	0.9%	0.75%
2003	289,521	398,582	0.69%	0.66%
2004	292,074	401,268	0.88%	0.67%
2005	296,734	403,834	1.6%	0.64%
2006	303,782	405,308	2.38%	0.37%
2007	311,566	406,724	2.56%	0.35%
2008	317,414	409,379	1.88%	0.65%
2009	318,499	412,477	0.34%	0.76%
2010	318,041	414,508	-0.14%	0.49%
2011	319,014	416,268	0.31%	0.42%
2012	320,716	420,028	0.53%	0.9%
2013	323,764	424,810	0.95%	1.14%
2014	327,386	433,481	1.12%	2.04%
2015	330,815	444,220	1.05%	2.48%
2016	335,439	454,505	1.4%	2.32%
2017	343,400	467,106	2.37%	2.77%
2018	352,721	483,903	2.71%	3.6%
2019	360,563	503,912	2.22%	4.13%
2020	366,463	515,490	1.64%	2.3%
2021	372,520	518,150	1.65%	0.52%
2022	382,003	531,113	2.55%	2.5%
2023	385,663	552,747	0.96%	4.07%
2024	386,506	568,847	0.22%	2.91%
2025	391,286	574,955	1.24%	1.07%
2026	395,277	578,756	1.02%	0.66%
2027	398,729	580,829	0.87%	0.36%
2028	401,867	582,657	0.79%	0.31%
2029	404,639	584,129	0.69%	0.25%
2030	407,090	585,315	0.61%	0.2%
2031	409,307	586,254	0.54%	0.16%
2032	411,279	586,948	0.48%	0.12%
2033	413,059	587,297	0.43%	0.06%
2034	414,660	587,151	0.39%	-0.02%
2035	416,153	586,661	0.36%	-0.08%
2036	417,573	586,003	0.34%	-0.11%
2037	418,847	585,174	0.31%	-0.14%
2038	419,997	584,125	0.27%	-0.18%
2039	421,032	582,893	0.25%	-0.21%
2040	421,924	581,634	0.21%	-0.22%
2041	422,688	580,285	0.18%	-0.23%
2042	423,370	578,871	0.16%	-0.24%
2043	424,023	577,384	0.15%	-0.26%
2044	424,570	575,789	0.13%	-0.28%
2045	424,909	574,143	0.08%	-0.29%
2046	425,115	572,420	0.05%	-0.3%
2047	425,264	570,534	0.03%	-0.33%
2048	425,359	568,553	0.02%	-0.35%
2049	425,409	566,709	0.01%	-0.32%
2050	425,404	564,751	-0.001%	-0.35%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Malta's population increased by 124,273 (a 27.3% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.42% to 564,751 people and rank change from 167th to 168th.