Population in Iceland compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Marshall Islands	Iceland	Marshall Islands
1960	175,574	14,703	-	-
1961	179,029	15,219	1.97%	3.51%
1962	182,378	15,755	1.87%	3.52%
1963	185,653	16,302	1.8%	3.47%
1964	188,983	16,852	1.79%	3.37%
1965	192,286	17,402	1.75%	3.26%
1966	195,570	17,927	1.71%	3.02%
1967	198,751	18,655	1.63%	4.06%
1968	201,488	19,862	1.38%	6.47%
1969	203,369	21,305	0.93%	7.27%
1970	204,438	22,530	0.53%	5.75%
1971	206,098	23,366	0.81%	3.71%
1972	209,137	23,992	1.47%	2.68%
1973	212,317	24,581	1.52%	2.45%
1974	215,209	25,296	1.36%	2.91%
1975	217,979	26,154	1.29%	3.39%
1976	220,154	27,021	1%	3.31%
1977	221,799	27,906	0.75%	3.28%
1978	223,537	28,809	0.78%	3.24%
1979	225,735	29,738	0.98%	3.22%
1980	228,138	30,774	1.06%	3.48%
1981	230,755	32,017	1.15%	4.04%
1982	233,860	33,397	1.35%	4.31%
1983	236,977	34,811	1.33%	4.23%
1984	239,511	36,264	1.07%	4.17%
1985	241,405	37,761	0.79%	4.13%
1986	243,180	39,286	0.74%	4.04%
1987	245,859	40,828	1.1%	3.93%
1988	249,740	42,321	1.58%	3.66%
1989	252,852	43,586	1.25%	2.99%
1990	254,826	44,629	0.78%	2.39%
1991	257,797	45,568	1.17%	2.1%
1992	261,057	46,388	1.26%	1.8%
1993	263,725	47,093	1.02%	1.52%
1994	266,021	47,712	0.87%	1.31%
1995	267,468	48,266	0.54%	1.16%
1996	268,916	48,775	0.54%	1.05%
1997	271,128	49,259	0.82%	0.99%
1998	274,047	49,717	1.08%	0.93%
1999	277,381	50,202	1.22%	0.98%
2000	281,205	50,706	1.38%	1%
2001	284,968	51,123	1.34%	0.82%
2002	287,523	51,425	0.9%	0.59%
2003	289,521	51,639	0.69%	0.42%
2004	292,074	51,791	0.88%	0.29%
2005	296,734	51,906	1.6%	0.22%
2006	303,782	51,992	2.38%	0.17%
2007	311,566	52,035	2.56%	0.08%
2008	317,414	52,030	1.88%	-0.01%
2009	318,499	52,019	0.34%	-0.02%
2010	318,041	52,044	-0.14%	0.05%
2011	319,014	51,907	0.31%	-0.26%
2012	320,716	51,419	0.53%	-0.94%
2013	323,764	50,681	0.95%	-1.44%
2014	327,386	49,796	1.12%	-1.75%
2015	330,815	48,800	1.05%	-2%
2016	335,439	47,709	1.4%	-2.24%
2017	343,400	46,529	2.37%	-2.47%
2018	352,721	45,285	2.71%	-2.67%
2019	360,563	44,007	2.22%	-2.82%
2020	366,463	42,706	1.64%	-2.96%
2021	372,520	41,367	1.65%	-3.14%
2022	382,003	40,077	2.55%	-3.12%
2023	385,663	38,827	0.96%	-3.12%
2024	386,506	37,548	0.22%	-3.29%
2025	391,286	36,281	1.24%	-3.37%
2026	395,277	35,078	1.02%	-3.32%
2027	398,729	33,976	0.87%	-3.14%
2028	401,867	32,977	0.79%	-2.94%
2029	404,639	32,054	0.69%	-2.8%
2030	407,090	31,191	0.61%	-2.69%
2031	409,307	30,420	0.54%	-2.47%
2032	411,279	29,740	0.48%	-2.23%
2033	413,059	29,142	0.43%	-2.01%
2034	414,660	28,608	0.39%	-1.83%
2035	416,153	28,147	0.36%	-1.61%
2036	417,573	27,751	0.34%	-1.41%
2037	418,847	27,405	0.31%	-1.25%
2038	419,997	27,092	0.27%	-1.14%
2039	421,032	26,836	0.25%	-0.94%
2040	421,924	26,598	0.21%	-0.89%
2041	422,688	26,396	0.18%	-0.76%
2042	423,370	26,217	0.16%	-0.68%
2043	424,023	26,054	0.15%	-0.62%
2044	424,570	25,913	0.13%	-0.54%
2045	424,909	25,777	0.08%	-0.52%
2046	425,115	25,653	0.05%	-0.48%
2047	425,264	25,543	0.03%	-0.43%
2048	425,359	25,429	0.02%	-0.45%
2049	425,409	25,311	0.01%	-0.46%
2050	425,404	25,195	-0.001%	-0.46%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,631 (a 26.5% decline).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2006 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 28.2% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.