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

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The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 392,404 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 398,674 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 93.2 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +1.66% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 399K (31.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Iceland vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iceland Mozambique
2100 360,144 105,628,248
2099 361,926 105,234,999
2098 363,730 104,803,506
2097 365,557 104,372,940
2096 367,453 103,907,178
2095 369,353 103,425,281
2094 371,260 102,934,227
2093 373,227 102,409,874
2092 375,333 101,875,140
2091 377,423 101,356,290
2090 379,430 100,775,909
2089 381,438 100,158,269
2088 383,627 99,540,971
2087 385,798 98,890,285
2086 387,894 98,236,067
2085 390,003 97,557,661
2084 392,060 96,874,408
2083 394,128 96,142,098
2082 396,088 95,398,149
2081 398,124 94,657,513
2080 400,156 93,907,673
2079 402,122 93,121,830
2078 403,988 92,301,373
2077 405,922 91,481,344
2076 407,624 90,650,714
2075 409,218 89,800,986
2074 410,690 88,951,683
2073 412,079 88,066,368
2072 413,583 87,164,412
2071 414,926 86,237,232
2070 416,204 85,304,148
2069 417,368 84,316,537
2068 418,437 83,356,481
2067 419,588 82,393,396
2066 420,609 81,393,563
2065 421,634 80,403,306
2064 422,508 79,391,403
2063 423,391 78,388,769
2062 424,311 77,335,297
2061 425,017 76,234,094
2060 425,795 75,157,247
2059 426,421 74,043,229
2058 426,989 72,919,832
2057 427,546 71,789,848
2056 428,007 70,640,165
2055 428,399 69,505,255
2054 428,619 68,382,812
2053 428,812 67,270,892
2052 429,004 66,128,092
2051 428,983 64,998,059
2050 429,028 63,864,196
2049 428,993 62,698,049
2048 428,917 61,546,964
2047 428,806 60,391,850
2046 428,615 59,241,784
2045 428,387 58,101,216
2044 427,939 56,939,196
2043 427,281 55,785,114
2042 426,616 54,603,959
2041 425,912 53,447,648
2040 425,083 52,277,886
2039 424,104 51,108,793
2038 422,997 49,947,146
2037 421,786 48,801,599
2036 420,429 47,643,184
2035 418,926 46,495,588
2034 417,406 45,334,434
2033 415,689 44,205,611
2032 413,829 43,079,649
2031 411,715 41,971,121
2030 409,349 40,879,911
2029 406,777 39,797,126
2028 403,748 38,728,158
2027 400,455 37,676,618
2026 396,793 36,641,390
2025 392,404 35,631,653
2024 386,506 34,631,766
2023 385,663 33,635,160
2022 382,003 32,656,246
2021 372,520 31,707,800
2020 366,463 30,783,688
2019 360,563 29,884,380
2018 352,721 29,018,644
2017 343,400 28,166,393
2016 335,439 27,337,105
2015 330,815 26,547,572
2014 327,386 25,788,475
2013 323,764 25,051,611
2012 320,716 24,337,846
2011 319,014 23,649,039
2010 318,041 22,999,235
2009 318,499 22,391,745
2008 317,414 21,819,036
2007 311,566 21,287,635
2006 303,782 20,787,087
2005 296,734 20,304,569
2004 292,074 19,840,313
2003 289,521 19,392,475
2002 287,523 18,958,338
2001 284,968 18,537,729
2000 281,205 18,129,653
1999 277,381 17,734,506
1998 274,047 17,340,464
1997 271,128 16,949,982
1996 268,916 16,492,480
1995 267,468 15,960,530
1994 266,021 15,033,853
1993 263,725 14,051,192
1992 261,057 13,613,316
1991 257,797 13,352,090
1990 254,826 13,094,537
1989 252,852 12,906,842
1988 249,740 12,800,558
1987 245,859 12,822,574
1986 243,180 12,770,578
1985 241,405 12,548,949
1984 239,511 12,315,954
1983 236,977 12,073,822
1982 233,860 11,824,370
1981 230,755 11,568,127
1980 228,138 11,336,221
1979 225,735 11,028,809
1978 223,537 10,618,250
1977 221,799 10,224,975
1976 220,154 9,867,209
1975 217,979 9,540,817
1974 215,209 9,236,093
1973 212,317 8,954,242
1972 209,137 8,692,935
1971 206,098 8,456,317
1970 204,438 8,250,506
1969 203,369 8,066,951
1968 201,488 7,892,613
1967 198,751 7,724,550
1966 195,570 7,562,990
1965 192,286 7,406,421
1964 188,983 7,255,061
1963 185,653 7,109,828
1962 182,378 6,969,364
1961 179,029 6,834,936
1960 175,574 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 63,235 people (a 18.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 429K people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iceland Mozambique
2100 -0.49% 0.37%
2099 -0.5% 0.41%
2098 -0.5% 0.41%
2097 -0.52% 0.45%
2096 -0.51% 0.47%
2095 -0.51% 0.48%
2094 -0.53% 0.51%
2093 -0.56% 0.52%
2092 -0.55% 0.51%
2091 -0.53% 0.58%
2090 -0.53% 0.62%
2089 -0.57% 0.62%
2088 -0.56% 0.66%
2087 -0.54% 0.67%
2086 -0.54% 0.7%
2085 -0.52% 0.71%
2084 -0.52% 0.76%
2083 -0.49% 0.78%
2082 -0.51% 0.78%
2081 -0.51% 0.8%
2080 -0.49% 0.84%
2079 -0.46% 0.89%
2078 -0.48% 0.9%
2077 -0.42% 0.92%
2076 -0.39% 0.95%
2075 -0.36% 0.95%
2074 -0.34% 1.01%
2073 -0.36% 1.03%
2072 -0.32% 1.08%
2071 -0.31% 1.09%
2070 -0.28% 1.17%
2069 -0.26% 1.15%
2068 -0.27% 1.17%
2067 -0.24% 1.23%
2066 -0.24% 1.23%
2065 -0.21% 1.27%
2064 -0.21% 1.28%
2063 -0.22% 1.36%
2062 -0.17% 1.44%
2061 -0.18% 1.43%
2060 -0.15% 1.5%
2059 -0.13% 1.54%
2058 -0.13% 1.57%
2057 -0.11% 1.63%
2056 -0.09% 1.63%
2055 -0.05% 1.64%
2054 -0.05% 1.65%
2053 -0.04% 1.73%
2052 0.005% 1.74%
2051 -0.01% 1.78%
2050 0.008% 1.86%
2049 0.02% 1.87%
2048 0.03% 1.91%
2047 0.04% 1.94%
2046 0.05% 1.96%
2045 0.1% 2.04%
2044 0.15% 2.07%
2043 0.16% 2.16%
2042 0.17% 2.16%
2041 0.2% 2.24%
2040 0.23% 2.29%
2039 0.26% 2.33%
2038 0.29% 2.35%
2037 0.32% 2.43%
2036 0.36% 2.47%
2035 0.36% 2.56%
2034 0.41% 2.55%
2033 0.45% 2.61%
2032 0.51% 2.64%
2031 0.58% 2.67%
2030 0.63% 2.72%
2029 0.75% 2.76%
2028 0.82% 2.79%
2027 0.92% 2.83%
2026 1.12% 2.83%
2025 1.53% 2.89%
2024 0.22% 2.96%
2023 0.96% 3%
2022 2.55% 2.99%
2021 1.65% 3%
2020 1.64% 3.01%
2019 2.22% 2.98%
2018 2.71% 3.03%
2017 2.37% 3.03%
2016 1.4% 2.97%
2015 1.05% 2.94%
2014 1.12% 2.94%
2013 0.95% 2.93%
2012 0.53% 2.91%
2011 0.31% 2.83%
2010 -0.14% 2.71%
2009 0.34% 2.62%
2008 1.88% 2.5%
2007 2.56% 2.41%
2006 2.38% 2.38%
2005 1.6% 2.34%
2004 0.88% 2.31%
2003 0.69% 2.29%
2002 0.9% 2.27%
2001 1.34% 2.25%
2000 1.38% 2.23%
1999 1.22% 2.27%
1998 1.08% 2.3%
1997 0.82% 2.77%
1996 0.54% 3.33%
1995 0.54% 6.16%
1994 0.87% 6.99%
1993 1.02% 3.22%
1992 1.26% 1.96%
1991 1.17% 1.97%
1990 0.78% 1.45%
1989 1.25% 0.83%
1988 1.58% -0.17%
1987 1.1% 0.41%
1986 0.74% 1.77%
1985 0.79% 1.89%
1984 1.07% 2.01%
1983 1.33% 2.11%
1982 1.35% 2.22%
1981 1.15% 2.05%
1980 1.06% 2.79%
1979 0.98% 3.87%
1978 0.78% 3.85%
1977 0.75% 3.63%
1976 1% 3.42%
1975 1.29% 3.3%
1974 1.36% 3.15%
1973 1.52% 3.01%
1972 1.47% 2.8%
1971 0.81% 2.49%
1970 0.53% 2.28%
1969 0.93% 2.21%
1968 1.38% 2.18%
1967 1.63% 2.14%
1966 1.71% 2.11%
1965 1.75% 2.09%
1964 1.79% 2.04%
1963 1.8% 2.02%
1962 1.87% 1.97%
1961 1.97% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Iceland grew by 1.53%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Iceland Mozambique
Current population
398674
37173146
Population rank 173/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.45%
One net population change
1.49 hours
31.6 seconds
One birth every
2.02 hours
24.6 seconds
One death every
3.33 hours
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +16 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +5,898 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +1.53% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 17/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +2,709 -65,573
Net migration rank 56/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 98,818 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 130/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 23/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iceland
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iceland Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,709 - -65,573
2024 1,700 3,543 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 1,736 4,630 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 1,719 6,535 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 2,534 4,911 951,234 -23,103
2020 2,199 2,498 945,952 -25,864
2019 2,163 5,030 927,581 -49,080
2018 1,975 6,638 903,176 -50,224
2017 1,854 8,348 876,594 -25,043
2016 1,711 4,128 850,430 -43,398
2015 1,952 1,499 824,435 -52,374
2014 2,324 1,139 799,778 -53,625
2013 2,169 1,666 784,641 -57,067
2012 2,566 -277 763,088 -63,131
2011 2,521 -1,393 741,303 -63,638
2010 2,862 -2,055 719,025 -97,079
2009 3,026 -4,785 693,673 -100,625
2008 2,825 1,138 654,920 -102,534
2007 2,617 5,254 610,913 -100,490
2006 2,491 5,300 586,009 -95,333
2005 2,433 3,925 570,132 -95,770
2004 2,425 610 554,973 -100,824
2003 2,317 -204 540,992 -99,484
2002 2,243 -333 529,867 -103,102
2001 2,365 867 519,594 -105,130
2000 2,475 1,877 506,162 -104,476
1999 2,192 1,165 491,814 -103,223
1998 2,357 1,014 474,453 -74,952
1997 2,305 225 461,209 -79,732
1996 2,447 -511 442,559 90,975
1995 2,354 -1,354 421,630 108,751
1994 2,713 -804 384,821 938,163
1993 2,875 -194 369,518 272,829
1992 2,898 -225 362,373 -128,960
1991 2,733 1,145 357,676 -68,644
1990 3,058 -971 353,290 -127,215
1989 2,832 -994 348,833 -199,509
1988 2,847 1,572 349,480 -286,247
1987 2,360 944 334,438 -441,710
1986 2,384 -335 332,609 -121,350
1985 2,221 -628 307,625 -75,642
1984 2,539 -328 304,524 -70,532
1983 2,702 170 324,158 -73,899
1982 2,736 616 321,493 -72,852
1981 2,677 157 322,207 -58,347
1980 2,966 -629 349,586 -149,650
1979 2,980 -572 331,162 83,699
1978 2,727 -781 310,403 95,859
1977 2,551 -1,079 289,193 91,082
1976 2,951 -1,181 273,924 61,326
1975 2,965 -388 257,984 59,562
1974 2,776 209 240,665 51,238
1973 3,121 -310 226,847 44,951
1972 3,241 362 215,793 35,023
1971 2,782 -231 211,137 11,297
1970 2,576 -1,754 207,385 -18,197
1969 2,766 -1,414 202,174 -24,251
1968 2,841 -448 197,623 -26,872
1967 3,021 47 193,044 -27,672
1966 3,305 39 189,218 -31,462
1965 3,442 -194 185,931 -30,538
1964 3,459 -67 182,334 -35,005
1963 3,490 -113 180,867 -37,738
1962 3,465 -228 176,297 -38,504
1961 3,312 164 171,236 -40,181
1960 3,758 -269 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/iceland/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 98,818 residents or 25.1% of the population were not native-born in Iceland, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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