The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 404,610 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 412,970 people compared to 5,432,542 in Mauritania.
Population statistics:
- Mauritania's population is 13.2 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Iceland is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 123rd.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
- For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
- Since 2005, the population of Iceland has increased from 297K people to 413K (39.2% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 2.94M to 5.43M (84.8% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 445K people compared to the peak of 17.1M people in 2100 for Mauritania.
Iceland vs Mauritania: live population counter
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| Current population |
412970
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5432542
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 123/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
3.37 hours
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +3,543 | -2,185 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | +403 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,261 | +146,954 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.86% | +2.93% |
| Population growth rate rank | 21/197 | 18/197 |
Iceland and Mauritania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 175,574 | 824,298 | - | - |
| 1961 | 179,029 | 846,167 | 1.97% | 2.65% |
| 1962 | 182,378 | 869,184 | 1.87% | 2.72% |
| 1963 | 185,653 | 893,423 | 1.8% | 2.79% |
| 1964 | 188,983 | 918,955 | 1.79% | 2.86% |
| 1965 | 192,286 | 945,838 | 1.75% | 2.93% |
| 1966 | 195,570 | 974,157 | 1.71% | 2.99% |
| 1967 | 198,751 | 1,003,843 | 1.63% | 3.05% |
| 1968 | 201,488 | 1,034,739 | 1.38% | 3.08% |
| 1969 | 203,369 | 1,066,754 | 0.93% | 3.09% |
| 1970 | 204,438 | 1,099,806 | 0.53% | 3.1% |
| 1971 | 206,098 | 1,133,702 | 0.81% | 3.08% |
| 1972 | 209,137 | 1,168,355 | 1.47% | 3.06% |
| 1973 | 212,317 | 1,203,838 | 1.52% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 215,209 | 1,240,188 | 1.36% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 217,979 | 1,277,330 | 1.29% | 2.99% |
| 1976 | 220,154 | 1,315,336 | 1% | 2.98% |
| 1977 | 221,799 | 1,353,768 | 0.75% | 2.92% |
| 1978 | 223,537 | 1,392,713 | 0.78% | 2.88% |
| 1979 | 225,735 | 1,432,758 | 0.98% | 2.88% |
| 1980 | 228,138 | 1,474,043 | 1.06% | 2.88% |
| 1981 | 230,755 | 1,516,877 | 1.15% | 2.91% |
| 1982 | 233,860 | 1,561,176 | 1.35% | 2.92% |
| 1983 | 236,977 | 1,606,746 | 1.33% | 2.92% |
| 1984 | 239,511 | 1,653,693 | 1.07% | 2.92% |
| 1985 | 241,405 | 1,702,107 | 0.79% | 2.93% |
| 1986 | 243,180 | 1,751,835 | 0.74% | 2.92% |
| 1987 | 245,859 | 1,803,014 | 1.1% | 2.92% |
| 1988 | 249,740 | 1,855,859 | 1.58% | 2.93% |
| 1989 | 252,852 | 1,903,048 | 1.25% | 2.54% |
| 1990 | 254,826 | 1,951,878 | 0.78% | 2.57% |
| 1991 | 257,797 | 2,009,738 | 1.17% | 2.96% |
| 1992 | 261,057 | 2,088,135 | 1.26% | 3.9% |
| 1993 | 263,725 | 2,174,328 | 1.02% | 4.13% |
| 1994 | 266,021 | 2,249,454 | 0.87% | 3.46% |
| 1995 | 267,468 | 2,312,017 | 0.54% | 2.78% |
| 1996 | 268,916 | 2,358,188 | 0.54% | 2% |
| 1997 | 271,128 | 2,411,306 | 0.82% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 274,047 | 2,474,651 | 1.08% | 2.63% |
| 1999 | 277,381 | 2,541,698 | 1.22% | 2.71% |
| 2000 | 281,205 | 2,613,441 | 1.38% | 2.82% |
| 2001 | 284,968 | 2,678,760 | 1.34% | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 287,523 | 2,738,655 | 0.9% | 2.24% |
| 2003 | 289,521 | 2,802,046 | 0.69% | 2.31% |
| 2004 | 292,074 | 2,868,664 | 0.88% | 2.38% |
| 2005 | 296,734 | 2,939,059 | 1.6% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 303,782 | 3,013,660 | 2.38% | 2.54% |
| 2007 | 311,566 | 3,093,059 | 2.56% | 2.63% |
| 2008 | 317,414 | 3,183,269 | 1.88% | 2.92% |
| 2009 | 318,499 | 3,284,448 | 0.34% | 3.18% |
| 2010 | 318,041 | 3,390,965 | -0.14% | 3.24% |
| 2011 | 319,014 | 3,502,811 | 0.31% | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 320,716 | 3,619,034 | 0.53% | 3.32% |
| 2013 | 323,764 | 3,734,318 | 0.95% | 3.19% |
| 2014 | 327,386 | 3,848,514 | 1.12% | 3.06% |
| 2015 | 330,815 | 3,965,959 | 1.05% | 3.05% |
| 2016 | 335,439 | 4,086,657 | 1.4% | 3.04% |
| 2017 | 343,400 | 4,210,600 | 2.37% | 3.03% |
| 2018 | 352,721 | 4,337,685 | 2.71% | 3.02% |
| 2019 | 360,563 | 4,467,708 | 2.22% | 3% |
| 2020 | 366,463 | 4,600,131 | 1.64% | 2.96% |
| 2021 | 372,520 | 4,734,874 | 1.65% | 2.93% |
| 2022 | 382,003 | 4,875,637 | 2.55% | 2.97% |
| 2023 | 393,349 | 5,022,441 | 2.97% | 3.01% |
| 2024 | 404,610 | 5,169,395 | 2.86% | 2.93% |
| 2025 | 409,614 | 5,315,063 | 1.24% | 2.82% |
| 2026 | 413,792 | 5,461,313 | 1.02% | 2.75% |
| 2027 | 417,406 | 5,608,785 | 0.87% | 2.7% |
| 2028 | 420,691 | 5,757,952 | 0.79% | 2.66% |
| 2029 | 423,592 | 5,909,186 | 0.69% | 2.63% |
| 2030 | 426,158 | 6,062,523 | 0.61% | 2.59% |
| 2031 | 428,479 | 6,217,791 | 0.54% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 430,544 | 6,374,839 | 0.48% | 2.53% |
| 2033 | 432,406 | 6,533,828 | 0.43% | 2.49% |
| 2034 | 434,083 | 6,694,445 | 0.39% | 2.46% |
| 2035 | 435,646 | 6,856,314 | 0.36% | 2.42% |
| 2036 | 437,132 | 7,019,227 | 0.34% | 2.38% |
| 2037 | 438,466 | 7,183,105 | 0.31% | 2.33% |
| 2038 | 439,670 | 7,348,357 | 0.27% | 2.3% |
| 2039 | 440,754 | 7,514,734 | 0.25% | 2.26% |
| 2040 | 441,687 | 7,681,907 | 0.21% | 2.22% |
| 2041 | 442,487 | 7,850,210 | 0.18% | 2.19% |
| 2042 | 443,200 | 8,020,480 | 0.16% | 2.17% |
| 2043 | 443,884 | 8,192,542 | 0.15% | 2.15% |
| 2044 | 444,457 | 8,365,171 | 0.13% | 2.11% |
| 2045 | 444,812 | 8,538,521 | 0.08% | 2.07% |
| 2046 | 445,028 | 8,713,247 | 0.05% | 2.05% |
| 2047 | 445,183 | 8,888,466 | 0.03% | 2.01% |
| 2048 | 445,283 | 9,064,207 | 0.02% | 1.98% |
| 2049 | 445,335 | 9,240,169 | 0.01% | 1.94% |
| 2050 | 445,330 | 9,415,589 | -0.001% | 1.9% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,466,583 (a 37% growth).
Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Mauritania was ranked 133rd in 2005 and ranked 123rd 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 Mauritania will increase by 73.3% to 9,415,589 people and rank change from 123rd to 103rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Reykjavik | 140K |
| Kopavogur | 39.8K |
| Hafnarfjorur | 30.6K |
| Keflavik | 23.3K |
| Akureyri | 19.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Iceland and Mauritania
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| Life expectancy | 83.2 years | 68.9 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 23 years |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 18.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.59 births per woman | 4.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.4 ppl/mi² | 13 ppl/mi² |
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