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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Niger	Iceland	Niger
1960	175,574	3,505,050	-	-
1961	179,029	3,608,162	1.97%	2.94%
1962	182,378	3,714,520	1.87%	2.95%
1963	185,653	3,823,873	1.8%	2.94%
1964	188,983	3,935,814	1.79%	2.93%
1965	192,286	4,049,695	1.75%	2.89%
1966	195,570	4,165,544	1.71%	2.86%
1967	198,751	4,283,590	1.63%	2.83%
1968	201,488	4,403,637	1.38%	2.8%
1969	203,369	4,525,725	0.93%	2.77%
1970	204,438	4,650,275	0.53%	2.75%
1971	206,098	4,776,225	0.81%	2.71%
1972	209,137	4,904,845	1.47%	2.69%
1973	212,317	5,037,865	1.52%	2.71%
1974	215,209	5,174,953	1.36%	2.72%
1975	217,979	5,317,019	1.29%	2.75%
1976	220,154	5,464,962	1%	2.78%
1977	221,799	5,619,716	0.75%	2.83%
1978	223,537	5,782,932	0.78%	2.9%
1979	225,735	5,955,556	0.98%	2.99%
1980	228,138	6,135,971	1.06%	3.03%
1981	230,755	6,322,006	1.15%	3.03%
1982	233,860	6,512,732	1.35%	3.02%
1983	236,977	6,708,644	1.33%	3.01%
1984	239,511	6,909,971	1.07%	3%
1985	241,405	7,118,457	0.79%	3.02%
1986	243,180	7,335,811	0.74%	3.05%
1987	245,859	7,561,150	1.1%	3.07%
1988	249,740	7,793,748	1.58%	3.08%
1989	252,852	8,034,780	1.25%	3.09%
1990	254,826	8,286,059	0.78%	3.13%
1991	257,797	8,546,900	1.17%	3.15%
1992	261,057	8,817,633	1.26%	3.17%
1993	263,725	9,100,789	1.02%	3.21%
1994	266,021	9,398,258	0.87%	3.27%
1995	267,468	9,714,529	0.54%	3.37%
1996	268,916	10,044,852	0.54%	3.4%
1997	271,128	10,383,969	0.82%	3.38%
1998	274,047	10,741,413	1.08%	3.44%
1999	277,381	11,117,411	1.22%	3.5%
2000	281,205	11,509,630	1.38%	3.53%
2001	284,968	11,920,647	1.34%	3.57%
2002	287,523	12,349,144	0.9%	3.59%
2003	289,521	12,796,984	0.69%	3.63%
2004	292,074	13,265,836	0.88%	3.66%
2005	296,734	13,756,192	1.6%	3.7%
2006	303,782	14,268,581	2.38%	3.72%
2007	311,566	14,803,610	2.56%	3.75%
2008	317,414	15,361,915	1.88%	3.77%
2009	318,499	15,943,675	0.34%	3.79%
2010	318,041	16,548,835	-0.14%	3.8%
2011	319,014	17,176,283	0.31%	3.79%
2012	320,716	17,836,769	0.53%	3.85%
2013	323,764	18,519,898	0.95%	3.83%
2014	327,386	19,215,909	1.12%	3.76%
2015	330,815	19,939,498	1.05%	3.77%
2016	335,439	20,685,753	1.4%	3.74%
2017	343,400	21,435,446	2.37%	3.62%
2018	352,721	22,188,069	2.71%	3.51%
2019	360,563	22,947,757	2.22%	3.42%
2020	366,463	23,717,613	1.64%	3.35%
2021	372,520	24,502,140	1.65%	3.31%
2022	382,003	25,311,973	2.55%	3.31%
2023	393,349	26,159,867	2.97%	3.35%
2024	404,610	27,032,412	2.86%	3.34%
2025	409,614	27,917,825	1.24%	3.28%
2026	413,792	28,814,872	1.02%	3.21%
2027	417,406	29,723,688	0.87%	3.15%
2028	420,691	30,643,561	0.79%	3.09%
2029	423,592	31,575,091	0.69%	3.04%
2030	426,158	32,518,069	0.61%	2.99%
2031	428,479	33,469,616	0.54%	2.93%
2032	430,544	34,428,638	0.48%	2.87%
2033	432,406	35,397,029	0.43%	2.81%
2034	434,083	36,372,374	0.39%	2.76%
2035	435,646	37,353,462	0.36%	2.7%
2036	437,132	38,340,142	0.34%	2.64%
2037	438,466	39,330,372	0.31%	2.58%
2038	439,670	40,323,460	0.27%	2.52%
2039	440,754	41,318,407	0.25%	2.47%
2040	441,687	42,316,733	0.21%	2.42%
2041	442,487	43,319,236	0.18%	2.37%
2042	443,200	44,326,115	0.16%	2.32%
2043	443,884	45,337,248	0.15%	2.28%
2044	444,457	46,353,160	0.13%	2.24%
2045	444,812	47,374,113	0.08%	2.2%
2046	445,028	48,397,993	0.05%	2.16%
2047	445,183	49,423,853	0.03%	2.12%
2048	445,283	50,452,202	0.02%	2.08%
2049	445,335	51,482,559	0.01%	2.04%
2050	445,330	52,513,870	-0.001%	2%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Niger gained 6,183,306 people (a 44.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,698,905 (a 43.6% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Niger was ranked 65th in 2005 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 83.4% to 52,513,870 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.