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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Palau	Iceland	Palau
1960	175,574	9,328	-	-
1961	179,029	9,555	1.97%	2.43%
1962	182,378	9,793	1.87%	2.49%
1963	185,653	10,037	1.8%	2.49%
1964	188,983	10,292	1.79%	2.54%
1965	192,286	10,547	1.75%	2.48%
1966	195,570	10,805	1.71%	2.45%
1967	198,751	10,988	1.63%	1.69%
1968	201,488	11,080	1.38%	0.84%
1969	203,369	11,159	0.93%	0.71%
1970	204,438	11,368	0.53%	1.87%
1971	206,098	11,759	0.81%	3.44%
1972	209,137	12,194	1.47%	3.7%
1973	212,317	12,552	1.52%	2.94%
1974	215,209	12,687	1.36%	1.08%
1975	217,979	12,655	1.29%	-0.25%
1976	220,154	12,598	1%	-0.45%
1977	221,799	12,525	0.75%	-0.58%
1978	223,537	12,440	0.78%	-0.68%
1979	225,735	12,337	0.98%	-0.83%
1980	228,138	12,271	1.06%	-0.53%
1981	230,755	12,402	1.15%	1.07%
1982	233,860	12,694	1.35%	2.35%
1983	236,977	13,006	1.33%	2.46%
1984	239,511	13,337	1.07%	2.54%
1985	241,405	13,688	0.79%	2.63%
1986	243,180	14,024	0.74%	2.45%
1987	245,859	14,334	1.1%	2.21%
1988	249,740	14,645	1.58%	2.17%
1989	252,852	14,945	1.25%	2.05%
1990	254,826	15,259	0.78%	2.1%
1991	257,797	15,614	1.17%	2.33%
1992	261,057	15,989	1.26%	2.4%
1993	263,725	16,372	1.02%	2.4%
1994	266,021	16,770	0.87%	2.43%
1995	267,468	17,195	0.54%	2.53%
1996	268,916	17,654	0.54%	2.67%
1997	271,128	18,108	0.82%	2.57%
1998	274,047	18,524	1.08%	2.3%
1999	277,381	18,901	1.22%	2.04%
2000	281,205	19,178	1.38%	1.47%
2001	284,968	19,352	1.34%	0.91%
2002	287,523	19,503	0.9%	0.78%
2003	289,521	19,659	0.69%	0.8%
2004	292,074	19,820	0.88%	0.82%
2005	296,734	19,819	1.6%	-0.005%
2006	303,782	19,593	2.38%	-1.14%
2007	311,566	19,302	2.56%	-1.49%
2008	317,414	19,009	1.88%	-1.52%
2009	318,499	18,709	0.34%	-1.58%
2010	318,041	18,396	-0.14%	-1.67%
2011	319,014	18,078	0.31%	-1.73%
2012	320,716	17,765	0.53%	-1.73%
2013	323,764	17,648	0.95%	-0.66%
2014	327,386	17,715	1.12%	0.38%
2015	330,815	17,770	1.05%	0.31%
2016	335,439	17,797	1.4%	0.15%
2017	343,400	17,812	2.37%	0.08%
2018	352,721	17,814	2.71%	0.01%
2019	360,563	17,798	2.22%	-0.09%
2020	366,463	17,792	1.64%	-0.03%
2021	372,520	17,783	1.65%	-0.05%
2022	382,003	17,759	2.55%	-0.13%
2023	393,349	17,727	2.97%	-0.18%
2024	404,610	17,695	2.86%	-0.18%
2025	409,614	17,663	1.24%	-0.18%
2026	413,792	17,618	1.02%	-0.25%
2027	417,406	17,564	0.87%	-0.31%
2028	420,691	17,504	0.79%	-0.34%
2029	423,592	17,436	0.69%	-0.39%
2030	426,158	17,376	0.61%	-0.34%
2031	428,479	17,299	0.54%	-0.44%
2032	430,544	17,228	0.48%	-0.41%
2033	432,406	17,163	0.43%	-0.38%
2034	434,083	17,092	0.39%	-0.41%
2035	435,646	17,012	0.36%	-0.47%
2036	437,132	16,940	0.34%	-0.43%
2037	438,466	16,858	0.31%	-0.48%
2038	439,670	16,779	0.27%	-0.47%
2039	440,754	16,689	0.25%	-0.54%
2040	441,687	16,604	0.21%	-0.51%
2041	442,487	16,510	0.18%	-0.57%
2042	443,200	16,403	0.16%	-0.65%
2043	443,884	16,302	0.15%	-0.61%
2044	444,457	16,202	0.13%	-0.62%
2045	444,812	16,097	0.08%	-0.65%
2046	445,028	15,977	0.05%	-0.74%
2047	445,183	15,863	0.03%	-0.71%
2048	445,283	15,749	0.02%	-0.72%
2049	445,335	15,632	0.01%	-0.74%
2050	445,330	15,515	-0.001%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.