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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Nauru	Iceland	Nauru
1960	175,574	4,607	-	-
1961	179,029	4,774	1.97%	3.62%
1962	182,378	4,979	1.87%	4.29%
1963	185,653	5,226	1.8%	4.96%
1964	188,983	5,515	1.79%	5.53%
1965	192,286	5,832	1.75%	5.75%
1966	195,570	6,043	1.71%	3.62%
1967	198,751	6,135	1.63%	1.52%
1968	201,488	6,328	1.38%	3.15%
1969	203,369	6,581	0.93%	4%
1970	204,438	6,710	0.53%	1.96%
1971	206,098	6,762	0.81%	0.77%
1972	209,137	6,812	1.47%	0.74%
1973	212,317	6,866	1.52%	0.79%
1974	215,209	6,923	1.36%	0.83%
1975	217,979	6,987	1.29%	0.92%
1976	220,154	7,064	1%	1.1%
1977	221,799	7,163	0.75%	1.4%
1978	223,537	7,298	0.78%	1.88%
1979	225,735	7,468	0.98%	2.33%
1980	228,138	7,649	1.06%	2.42%
1981	230,755	7,839	1.15%	2.48%
1982	233,860	8,040	1.35%	2.56%
1983	236,977	8,216	1.33%	2.19%
1984	239,511	8,377	1.07%	1.96%
1985	241,405	8,551	0.79%	2.08%
1986	243,180	8,742	0.74%	2.23%
1987	245,859	8,946	1.1%	2.33%
1988	249,740	9,165	1.58%	2.45%
1989	252,852	9,390	1.25%	2.45%
1990	254,826	9,622	0.78%	2.47%
1991	257,797	9,850	1.17%	2.37%
1992	261,057	10,021	1.26%	1.74%
1993	263,725	10,102	1.02%	0.81%
1994	266,021	10,137	0.87%	0.35%
1995	267,468	10,165	0.54%	0.28%
1996	268,916	10,183	0.54%	0.18%
1997	271,128	10,197	0.82%	0.14%
1998	274,047	10,198	1.08%	0.01%
1999	277,381	10,187	1.22%	-0.11%
2000	281,205	10,168	1.38%	-0.19%
2001	284,968	10,130	1.34%	-0.37%
2002	287,523	10,082	0.9%	-0.47%
2003	289,521	10,059	0.69%	-0.23%
2004	292,074	10,060	0.88%	0.01%
2005	296,734	10,049	1.6%	-0.11%
2006	303,782	10,034	2.38%	-0.15%
2007	311,566	10,020	2.56%	-0.14%
2008	317,414	10,009	1.88%	-0.11%
2009	318,499	10,016	0.34%	0.07%
2010	318,041	10,043	-0.14%	0.27%
2011	319,014	10,098	0.31%	0.55%
2012	320,716	10,267	0.53%	1.67%
2013	323,764	10,517	0.95%	2.43%
2014	327,386	10,742	1.12%	2.14%
2015	330,815	10,954	1.05%	1.97%
2016	335,439	11,150	1.4%	1.79%
2017	343,400	11,324	2.37%	1.56%
2018	352,721	11,477	2.71%	1.35%
2019	360,563	11,587	2.22%	0.96%
2020	366,463	11,643	1.64%	0.48%
2021	372,520	11,709	1.65%	0.57%
2022	382,003	11,801	2.55%	0.79%
2023	393,349	11,875	2.97%	0.63%
2024	404,610	11,947	2.86%	0.61%
2025	409,614	12,030	1.24%	0.7%
2026	413,792	12,103	1.02%	0.61%
2027	417,406	12,196	0.87%	0.77%
2028	420,691	12,296	0.79%	0.82%
2029	423,592	12,403	0.69%	0.87%
2030	426,158	12,519	0.61%	0.94%
2031	428,479	12,645	0.54%	1%
2032	430,544	12,785	0.48%	1.11%
2033	432,406	12,921	0.43%	1.06%
2034	434,083	13,071	0.39%	1.16%
2035	435,646	13,230	0.36%	1.22%
2036	437,132	13,391	0.34%	1.21%
2037	438,466	13,541	0.31%	1.12%
2038	439,670	13,697	0.27%	1.16%
2039	440,754	13,857	0.25%	1.17%
2040	441,687	14,041	0.21%	1.33%
2041	442,487	14,220	0.18%	1.27%
2042	443,200	14,402	0.16%	1.28%
2043	443,884	14,579	0.15%	1.23%
2044	444,457	14,754	0.13%	1.2%
2045	444,812	14,920	0.08%	1.13%
2046	445,028	15,098	0.05%	1.19%
2047	445,183	15,268	0.03%	1.12%
2048	445,283	15,431	0.02%	1.07%
2049	445,335	15,595	0.01%	1.06%
2050	445,330	15,751	-0.001%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.