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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Nicaragua	Iceland	Nicaragua
1960	175,574	1,782,370	-	-
1961	179,029	1,836,451	1.97%	3.03%
1962	182,378	1,892,320	1.87%	3.04%
1963	185,653	1,950,159	1.8%	3.06%
1964	188,983	2,010,176	1.79%	3.08%
1965	192,286	2,072,681	1.75%	3.11%
1966	195,570	2,137,820	1.71%	3.14%
1967	198,751	2,205,567	1.63%	3.17%
1968	201,488	2,275,836	1.38%	3.19%
1969	203,369	2,348,398	0.93%	3.19%
1970	204,438	2,423,065	0.53%	3.18%
1971	206,098	2,499,825	0.81%	3.17%
1972	209,137	2,573,578	1.47%	2.95%
1973	212,317	2,649,278	1.52%	2.94%
1974	215,209	2,732,075	1.36%	3.13%
1975	217,979	2,816,943	1.29%	3.11%
1976	220,154	2,903,851	1%	3.09%
1977	221,799	2,992,534	0.75%	3.05%
1978	223,537	3,080,314	0.78%	2.93%
1979	225,735	3,164,525	0.98%	2.73%
1980	228,138	3,252,403	1.06%	2.78%
1981	230,755	3,345,674	1.15%	2.87%
1982	233,860	3,438,745	1.35%	2.78%
1983	236,977	3,530,282	1.33%	2.66%
1984	239,511	3,619,104	1.07%	2.52%
1985	241,405	3,706,479	0.79%	2.41%
1986	243,180	3,794,157	0.74%	2.37%
1987	245,859	3,882,164	1.1%	2.32%
1988	249,740	3,972,320	1.58%	2.32%
1989	252,852	4,066,476	1.25%	2.37%
1990	254,826	4,162,559	0.78%	2.36%
1991	257,797	4,259,637	1.17%	2.33%
1992	261,057	4,357,026	1.26%	2.29%
1993	263,725	4,453,732	1.02%	2.22%
1994	266,021	4,549,316	0.87%	2.15%
1995	267,468	4,642,931	0.54%	2.06%
1996	268,916	4,729,974	0.54%	1.87%
1997	271,128	4,809,573	0.82%	1.68%
1998	274,047	4,883,655	1.08%	1.54%
1999	277,381	4,954,018	1.22%	1.44%
2000	281,205	5,022,633	1.38%	1.39%
2001	284,968	5,087,825	1.34%	1.3%
2002	287,523	5,149,909	0.9%	1.22%
2003	289,521	5,210,963	0.69%	1.19%
2004	292,074	5,272,912	0.88%	1.19%
2005	296,734	5,342,105	1.6%	1.31%
2006	303,782	5,418,855	2.38%	1.44%
2007	311,566	5,497,243	2.56%	1.45%
2008	317,414	5,576,593	1.88%	1.44%
2009	318,499	5,656,601	0.34%	1.43%
2010	318,041	5,737,450	-0.14%	1.43%
2011	319,014	5,819,051	0.31%	1.42%
2012	320,716	5,901,287	0.53%	1.41%
2013	323,764	5,983,845	0.95%	1.4%
2014	327,386	6,066,492	1.12%	1.38%
2015	330,815	6,149,417	1.05%	1.37%
2016	335,439	6,232,666	1.4%	1.35%
2017	343,400	6,316,231	2.37%	1.34%
2018	352,721	6,400,080	2.71%	1.33%
2019	360,563	6,483,657	2.22%	1.31%
2020	366,463	6,565,267	1.64%	1.26%
2021	372,520	6,644,741	1.65%	1.21%
2022	382,003	6,730,654	2.55%	1.29%
2023	385,663	6,823,613	0.96%	1.38%
2024	386,506	6,916,140	0.22%	1.36%
2025	391,286	7,007,511	1.24%	1.32%
2026	395,277	7,097,335	1.02%	1.28%
2027	398,729	7,185,724	0.87%	1.25%
2028	401,867	7,272,691	0.79%	1.21%
2029	404,639	7,358,003	0.69%	1.17%
2030	407,090	7,441,612	0.61%	1.14%
2031	409,307	7,523,773	0.54%	1.1%
2032	411,279	7,604,398	0.48%	1.07%
2033	413,059	7,683,391	0.43%	1.04%
2034	414,660	7,760,901	0.39%	1.01%
2035	416,153	7,836,706	0.36%	0.98%
2036	417,573	7,910,787	0.34%	0.95%
2037	418,847	7,983,295	0.31%	0.92%
2038	419,997	8,054,140	0.27%	0.89%
2039	421,032	8,122,959	0.25%	0.85%
2040	421,924	8,189,916	0.21%	0.82%
2041	422,688	8,255,163	0.18%	0.8%
2042	423,370	8,318,515	0.16%	0.77%
2043	424,023	8,380,014	0.15%	0.74%
2044	424,570	8,439,720	0.13%	0.71%
2045	424,909	8,497,618	0.08%	0.69%
2046	425,115	8,553,413	0.05%	0.66%
2047	425,264	8,607,283	0.03%	0.63%
2048	425,359	8,659,292	0.02%	0.6%
2049	425,409	8,708,929	0.01%	0.57%
2050	425,404	8,756,439	-0.001%	0.55%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 865,635 (a 13.9% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.