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

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The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 392,404 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 398,674 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 97.7 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +1.66% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 399K (31.2% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Iceland vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iceland Morocco
2100 360,144 38,169,376
2099 361,926 38,399,800
2098 363,730 38,627,357
2097 365,557 38,851,192
2096 367,453 39,072,685
2095 369,353 39,290,298
2094 371,260 39,503,336
2093 373,227 39,714,423
2092 375,333 39,921,868
2091 377,423 40,126,152
2090 379,430 40,325,215
2089 381,438 40,519,616
2088 383,627 40,706,061
2087 385,798 40,889,974
2086 387,894 41,072,468
2085 390,003 41,252,209
2084 392,060 41,425,986
2083 394,128 41,591,998
2082 396,088 41,755,476
2081 398,124 41,914,644
2080 400,156 42,069,073
2079 402,122 42,220,167
2078 403,988 42,364,299
2077 405,922 42,502,554
2076 407,624 42,634,865
2075 409,218 42,762,096
2074 410,690 42,885,545
2073 412,079 43,003,930
2072 413,583 43,115,594
2071 414,926 43,219,147
2070 416,204 43,319,278
2069 417,368 43,409,990
2068 418,437 43,494,031
2067 419,588 43,572,598
2066 420,609 43,641,156
2065 421,634 43,710,126
2064 422,508 43,767,514
2063 423,391 43,815,039
2062 424,311 43,857,629
2061 425,017 43,889,133
2060 425,795 43,913,417
2059 426,421 43,928,921
2058 426,989 43,931,406
2057 427,546 43,926,107
2056 428,007 43,914,039
2055 428,399 43,889,084
2054 428,619 43,852,920
2053 428,812 43,805,549
2052 429,004 43,745,706
2051 428,983 43,674,633
2050 429,028 43,591,589
2049 428,993 43,504,461
2048 428,917 43,404,127
2047 428,806 43,295,069
2046 428,615 43,179,153
2045 428,387 43,052,251
2044 427,939 42,912,359
2043 427,281 42,766,985
2042 426,616 42,610,691
2041 425,912 42,442,983
2040 425,083 42,267,502
2039 424,104 42,085,886
2038 422,997 41,889,492
2037 421,786 41,687,645
2036 420,429 41,476,060
2035 418,926 41,253,454
2034 417,406 41,024,367
2033 415,689 40,782,838
2032 413,829 40,532,216
2031 411,715 40,268,078
2030 409,349 39,993,270
2029 406,777 39,707,804
2028 403,748 39,409,825
2027 400,455 39,097,054
2026 396,793 38,771,691
2025 392,404 38,430,770
2024 386,506 38,081,173
2023 385,663 37,712,505
2022 382,003 37,329,064
2021 372,520 36,954,442
2020 366,463 36,584,208
2019 360,563 36,210,898
2018 352,721 35,839,760
2017 343,400 35,446,392
2016 335,439 35,023,457
2015 330,815 34,607,588
2014 327,386 34,204,780
2013 323,764 33,787,571
2012 320,716 33,355,241
2011 319,014 32,912,588
2010 318,041 32,467,016
2009 318,499 32,030,778
2008 317,414 31,606,767
2007 311,566 31,186,468
2006 303,782 30,771,178
2005 296,734 30,358,144
2004 292,074 29,953,018
2003 289,521 29,571,415
2002 287,523 29,198,142
2001 284,968 28,814,643
2000 281,205 28,423,435
1999 277,381 28,027,179
1998 274,047 27,621,648
1997 271,128 27,213,337
1996 268,916 26,808,107
1995 267,468 26,399,429
1994 266,021 26,000,822
1993 263,725 25,614,586
1992 261,057 25,212,468
1991 257,797 24,799,014
1990 254,826 24,375,551
1989 252,852 23,939,414
1988 249,740 23,500,524
1987 245,859 23,054,392
1986 243,180 22,600,803
1985 241,405 22,113,953
1984 239,511 21,593,778
1983 236,977 21,060,696
1982 233,860 20,520,318
1981 230,755 19,985,401
1980 228,138 19,459,943
1979 225,735 18,955,589
1978 223,537 18,477,385
1977 221,799 18,014,756
1976 220,154 17,574,182
1975 217,979 17,150,786
1974 215,209 16,733,842
1973 212,317 16,326,269
1972 209,137 15,924,692
1971 206,098 15,527,225
1970 204,438 15,129,449
1969 203,369 14,734,255
1968 201,488 14,347,899
1967 198,751 13,968,175
1966 195,570 13,597,065
1965 192,286 13,239,171
1964 188,983 12,898,886
1963 185,653 12,577,502
1962 182,378 12,253,092
1961 179,029 11,931,085
1960 175,574 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iceland/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 63,235 people (a 18.9% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.61% to 429,028 people and will still be ranked 173rd. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 429K people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iceland Morocco
2100 -0.49% -0.6%
2099 -0.5% -0.59%
2098 -0.5% -0.58%
2097 -0.52% -0.57%
2096 -0.51% -0.55%
2095 -0.51% -0.54%
2094 -0.53% -0.53%
2093 -0.56% -0.52%
2092 -0.55% -0.51%
2091 -0.53% -0.49%
2090 -0.53% -0.48%
2089 -0.57% -0.46%
2088 -0.56% -0.45%
2087 -0.54% -0.44%
2086 -0.54% -0.44%
2085 -0.52% -0.42%
2084 -0.52% -0.4%
2083 -0.49% -0.39%
2082 -0.51% -0.38%
2081 -0.51% -0.37%
2080 -0.49% -0.36%
2079 -0.46% -0.34%
2078 -0.48% -0.33%
2077 -0.42% -0.31%
2076 -0.39% -0.3%
2075 -0.36% -0.29%
2074 -0.34% -0.28%
2073 -0.36% -0.26%
2072 -0.32% -0.24%
2071 -0.31% -0.23%
2070 -0.28% -0.21%
2069 -0.26% -0.19%
2068 -0.27% -0.18%
2067 -0.24% -0.16%
2066 -0.24% -0.16%
2065 -0.21% -0.13%
2064 -0.21% -0.11%
2063 -0.22% -0.1%
2062 -0.17% -0.07%
2061 -0.18% -0.06%
2060 -0.15% -0.04%
2059 -0.13% -0.006%
2058 -0.13% 0.01%
2057 -0.11% 0.03%
2056 -0.09% 0.06%
2055 -0.05% 0.08%
2054 -0.05% 0.11%
2053 -0.04% 0.14%
2052 0.005% 0.16%
2051 -0.01% 0.19%
2050 0.008% 0.2%
2049 0.02% 0.23%
2048 0.03% 0.25%
2047 0.04% 0.27%
2046 0.05% 0.29%
2045 0.1% 0.33%
2044 0.15% 0.34%
2043 0.16% 0.37%
2042 0.17% 0.4%
2041 0.2% 0.42%
2040 0.23% 0.43%
2039 0.26% 0.47%
2038 0.29% 0.48%
2037 0.32% 0.51%
2036 0.36% 0.54%
2035 0.36% 0.56%
2034 0.41% 0.59%
2033 0.45% 0.62%
2032 0.51% 0.66%
2031 0.58% 0.69%
2030 0.63% 0.72%
2029 0.75% 0.76%
2028 0.82% 0.8%
2027 0.92% 0.84%
2026 1.12% 0.89%
2025 1.53% 0.92%
2024 0.22% 0.98%
2023 0.96% 1.03%
2022 2.55% 1.01%
2021 1.65% 1.01%
2020 1.64% 1.03%
2019 2.22% 1.04%
2018 2.71% 1.11%
2017 2.37% 1.21%
2016 1.4% 1.2%
2015 1.05% 1.18%
2014 1.12% 1.23%
2013 0.95% 1.3%
2012 0.53% 1.34%
2011 0.31% 1.37%
2010 -0.14% 1.36%
2009 0.34% 1.34%
2008 1.88% 1.35%
2007 2.56% 1.35%
2006 2.38% 1.36%
2005 1.6% 1.35%
2004 0.88% 1.29%
2003 0.69% 1.28%
2002 0.9% 1.33%
2001 1.34% 1.38%
2000 1.38% 1.41%
1999 1.22% 1.47%
1998 1.08% 1.5%
1997 0.82% 1.51%
1996 0.54% 1.55%
1995 0.54% 1.53%
1994 0.87% 1.51%
1993 1.02% 1.59%
1992 1.26% 1.67%
1991 1.17% 1.74%
1990 0.78% 1.82%
1989 1.25% 1.87%
1988 1.58% 1.94%
1987 1.1% 2.01%
1986 0.74% 2.2%
1985 0.79% 2.41%
1984 1.07% 2.53%
1983 1.33% 2.63%
1982 1.35% 2.68%
1981 1.15% 2.7%
1980 1.06% 2.66%
1979 0.98% 2.59%
1978 0.78% 2.57%
1977 0.75% 2.51%
1976 1% 2.47%
1975 1.29% 2.49%
1974 1.36% 2.5%
1973 1.52% 2.52%
1972 1.47% 2.56%
1971 0.81% 2.63%
1970 0.53% 2.68%
1969 0.93% 2.69%
1968 1.38% 2.72%
1967 1.63% 2.73%
1966 1.71% 2.7%
1965 1.75% 2.64%
1964 1.79% 2.56%
1963 1.8% 2.65%
1962 1.87% 2.7%
1961 1.97% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iceland/morocco | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Iceland grew by 1.53%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Iceland Morocco
Current population
398674
38938817
Population rank 173/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.47%
One net population change
1.49 hours
1.51 minutes
One birth every
2.02 hours
50.5 seconds
One death every
3.33 hours
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +16 +958
Annual growth/decline +5,898 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +1.53% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 105/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +2,709 -56,254
Net migration rank 56/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 98,818 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 130/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 23/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iceland
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iceland Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,709 - -56,254
2024 1,700 3,543 406,555 -46,802
2023 1,736 4,630 417,213 -39,650
2022 1,719 6,535 427,903 -38,594
2021 2,534 4,911 407,829 -47,902
2020 2,199 2,498 415,999 -35,474
2019 2,163 5,030 457,307 -91,217
2018 1,975 6,638 464,375 -88,159
2017 1,854 8,348 471,011 -60,472
2016 1,711 4,128 474,637 -39,302
2015 1,952 1,499 477,654 -81,248
2014 2,324 1,139 481,295 -72,065
2013 2,169 1,666 492,284 -67,096
2012 2,566 -277 504,698 -65,251
2011 2,521 -1,393 513,305 -67,447
2010 2,862 -2,055 515,804 -70,510
2009 3,026 -4,785 509,386 -82,203
2008 2,825 1,138 499,766 -78,912
2007 2,617 5,254 493,526 -73,759
2006 2,491 5,300 483,200 -72,364
2005 2,433 3,925 474,285 -59,024
2004 2,425 610 461,756 -66,749
2003 2,317 -204 452,650 -84,460
2002 2,243 -333 446,147 -67,802
2001 2,365 867 452,621 -63,967
2000 2,475 1,877 461,341 -67,569
1999 2,192 1,165 473,071 -74,343
1998 2,357 1,014 492,604 -80,286
1997 2,305 225 500,807 -96,502
1996 2,447 -511 501,499 -95,331
1995 2,354 -1,354 496,573 -85,386
1994 2,713 -804 501,426 -115,404
1993 2,875 -194 507,707 -121,254
1992 2,898 -225 525,680 -107,911
1991 2,733 1,145 539,850 -130,717
1990 3,058 -971 535,506 -97,711
1989 2,832 -994 538,996 -104,509
1988 2,847 1,572 545,800 -102,484
1987 2,360 944 553,005 -104,029
1986 2,384 -335 558,105 -99,905
1985 2,221 -628 560,810 -45,336
1984 2,539 -328 564,159 -39,319
1983 2,702 170 566,301 -24,988
1982 2,736 616 564,904 -25,471
1981 2,677 157 552,936 -22,553
1980 2,966 -629 534,448 -13,899
1979 2,980 -572 515,554 -27,374
1978 2,727 -781 498,834 -30,600
1977 2,551 -1,079 489,173 -32,161
1976 2,951 -1,181 482,130 -58,019
1975 2,965 -388 474,631 -51,968
1974 2,776 209 464,147 -52,927
1973 3,121 -310 455,699 -51,772
1972 3,241 362 446,449 -47,226
1971 2,782 -231 435,104 -39,385
1970 2,576 -1,754 426,015 -26,168
1969 2,766 -1,414 414,931 -24,389
1968 2,841 -448 407,437 -25,267
1967 3,021 47 400,594 -23,309
1966 3,305 39 391,881 -26,945
1965 3,442 -194 383,989 -33,139
1964 3,459 -67 375,835 -46,106
1963 3,490 -113 369,250 -56,214
1962 3,465 -228 363,843 -28,071
1961 3,312 164 348,650 -40,413
1960 3,758 -269 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iceland/morocco | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 29% of the population change in Iceland is from natural causes (a gain of 19,543 people) and 71% is from migration (a gain of 47,760 people). In Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 98,818 residents or 25.1% of the population were not native-born in Iceland, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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