Population in Iceland compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Netherlands	Iceland	Netherlands
1960	175,574	11,486,631	-	-
1961	179,029	11,638,712	1.97%	1.32%
1962	182,378	11,805,689	1.87%	1.43%
1963	185,653	11,965,966	1.8%	1.36%
1964	188,983	12,127,120	1.79%	1.35%
1965	192,286	12,294,732	1.75%	1.38%
1966	195,570	12,456,251	1.71%	1.31%
1967	198,751	12,598,201	1.63%	1.14%
1968	201,488	12,729,721	1.38%	1.04%
1969	203,369	12,877,984	0.93%	1.16%
1970	204,438	13,038,526	0.53%	1.25%
1971	206,098	13,194,497	0.81%	1.2%
1972	209,137	13,328,593	1.47%	1.02%
1973	212,317	13,439,322	1.52%	0.83%
1974	215,209	13,545,056	1.36%	0.79%
1975	217,979	13,666,335	1.29%	0.9%
1976	220,154	13,774,037	1%	0.79%
1977	221,799	13,856,185	0.75%	0.6%
1978	223,537	13,941,700	0.78%	0.62%
1979	225,735	14,038,270	0.98%	0.69%
1980	228,138	14,149,800	1.06%	0.79%
1981	230,755	14,247,208	1.15%	0.69%
1982	233,860	14,312,690	1.35%	0.46%
1983	236,977	14,367,070	1.33%	0.38%
1984	239,511	14,424,211	1.07%	0.4%
1985	241,405	14,491,632	0.79%	0.47%
1986	243,180	14,572,278	0.74%	0.56%
1987	245,859	14,665,037	1.1%	0.64%
1988	249,740	14,760,094	1.58%	0.65%
1989	252,852	14,848,907	1.25%	0.6%
1990	254,826	14,951,510	0.78%	0.69%
1991	257,797	15,069,798	1.17%	0.79%
1992	261,057	15,184,166	1.26%	0.76%
1993	263,725	15,290,368	1.02%	0.7%
1994	266,021	15,382,838	0.87%	0.6%
1995	267,468	15,459,006	0.54%	0.5%
1996	268,916	15,530,498	0.54%	0.46%
1997	271,128	15,610,650	0.82%	0.52%
1998	274,047	15,707,209	1.08%	0.62%
1999	277,381	15,812,088	1.22%	0.67%
2000	281,205	15,925,513	1.38%	0.72%
2001	284,968	16,046,180	1.34%	0.76%
2002	287,523	16,148,929	0.9%	0.64%
2003	289,521	16,225,302	0.69%	0.47%
2004	292,074	16,281,779	0.88%	0.35%
2005	296,734	16,319,868	1.6%	0.23%
2006	303,782	16,346,101	2.38%	0.16%
2007	311,566	16,381,696	2.56%	0.22%
2008	317,414	16,445,593	1.88%	0.39%
2009	318,499	16,530,388	0.34%	0.52%
2010	318,041	16,615,394	-0.14%	0.51%
2011	319,014	16,693,074	0.31%	0.47%
2012	320,716	16,754,962	0.53%	0.37%
2013	323,764	16,804,432	0.95%	0.3%
2014	327,386	16,865,008	1.12%	0.36%
2015	330,815	16,939,923	1.05%	0.44%
2016	335,439	17,030,314	1.4%	0.53%
2017	343,400	17,131,296	2.37%	0.59%
2018	352,721	17,231,624	2.71%	0.59%
2019	360,563	17,344,874	2.22%	0.66%
2020	366,463	17,441,500	1.64%	0.56%
2021	372,520	17,533,044	1.65%	0.52%
2022	382,003	17,700,982	2.55%	0.96%
2023	385,663	17,877,117	0.96%	1%
2024	386,506	17,993,485	0.22%	0.65%
2025	391,286	18,110,044	1.24%	0.65%
2026	395,277	18,210,675	1.02%	0.56%
2027	398,729	18,298,766	0.87%	0.48%
2028	401,867	18,378,805	0.79%	0.44%
2029	404,639	18,451,273	0.69%	0.39%
2030	407,090	18,515,139	0.61%	0.35%
2031	409,307	18,571,158	0.54%	0.3%
2032	411,279	18,620,309	0.48%	0.26%
2033	413,059	18,664,195	0.43%	0.24%
2034	414,660	18,701,674	0.39%	0.2%
2035	416,153	18,732,440	0.36%	0.16%
2036	417,573	18,759,270	0.34%	0.14%
2037	418,847	18,781,008	0.31%	0.12%
2038	419,997	18,797,497	0.27%	0.09%
2039	421,032	18,809,490	0.25%	0.06%
2040	421,924	18,816,959	0.21%	0.04%
2041	422,688	18,820,083	0.18%	0.02%
2042	423,370	18,818,821	0.16%	-0.007%
2043	424,023	18,814,475	0.15%	-0.02%
2044	424,570	18,806,778	0.13%	-0.04%
2045	424,909	18,796,219	0.08%	-0.06%
2046	425,115	18,784,939	0.05%	-0.06%
2047	425,264	18,770,867	0.03%	-0.07%
2048	425,359	18,753,541	0.02%	-0.09%
2049	425,409	18,734,516	0.01%	-0.1%
2050	425,404	18,713,797	-0.001%	-0.11%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.