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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Portugal	Iceland	Portugal
1960	175,574	8,857,716	-	-
1961	179,029	8,929,316	1.97%	0.81%
1962	182,378	8,993,985	1.87%	0.72%
1963	185,653	9,030,355	1.8%	0.4%
1964	188,983	9,035,365	1.79%	0.06%
1965	192,286	8,998,595	1.75%	-0.41%
1966	195,570	8,930,990	1.71%	-0.75%
1967	198,751	8,874,520	1.63%	-0.63%
1968	201,488	8,836,650	1.38%	-0.43%
1969	203,369	8,757,705	0.93%	-0.89%
1970	204,438	8,680,431	0.53%	-0.88%
1971	206,098	8,643,756	0.81%	-0.42%
1972	209,137	8,630,430	1.47%	-0.15%
1973	212,317	8,633,100	1.52%	0.03%
1974	215,209	8,754,365	1.36%	1.4%
1975	217,979	9,093,470	1.29%	3.87%
1976	220,154	9,355,810	1%	2.88%
1977	221,799	9,455,675	0.75%	1.07%
1978	223,537	9,558,250	0.78%	1.08%
1979	225,735	9,661,265	0.98%	1.08%
1980	228,138	9,766,312	1.06%	1.09%
1981	230,755	9,851,362	1.15%	0.87%
1982	233,860	9,911,771	1.35%	0.61%
1983	236,977	9,957,865	1.33%	0.47%
1984	239,511	9,996,232	1.07%	0.39%
1985	241,405	10,023,613	0.79%	0.27%
1986	243,180	10,032,734	0.74%	0.09%
1987	245,859	10,030,031	1.1%	-0.03%
1988	249,740	10,019,610	1.58%	-0.1%
1989	252,852	10,005,000	1.25%	-0.15%
1990	254,826	9,983,218	0.78%	-0.22%
1991	257,797	9,960,235	1.17%	-0.23%
1992	261,057	9,952,494	1.26%	-0.08%
1993	263,725	9,964,675	1.02%	0.12%
1994	266,021	9,991,525	0.87%	0.27%
1995	267,468	10,026,176	0.54%	0.35%
1996	268,916	10,063,945	0.54%	0.38%
1997	271,128	10,108,977	0.82%	0.45%
1998	274,047	10,160,196	1.08%	0.51%
1999	277,381	10,217,828	1.22%	0.57%
2000	281,205	10,289,898	1.38%	0.71%
2001	284,968	10,362,722	1.34%	0.71%
2002	287,523	10,419,631	0.9%	0.55%
2003	289,521	10,458,821	0.69%	0.38%
2004	292,074	10,483,861	0.88%	0.24%
2005	296,734	10,503,330	1.6%	0.19%
2006	303,782	10,522,288	2.38%	0.18%
2007	311,566	10,542,964	2.56%	0.2%
2008	317,414	10,558,177	1.88%	0.14%
2009	318,499	10,568,247	0.34%	0.1%
2010	318,041	10,573,100	-0.14%	0.05%
2011	319,014	10,557,560	0.31%	-0.15%
2012	320,716	10,514,844	0.53%	-0.4%
2013	323,764	10,457,295	0.95%	-0.55%
2014	327,386	10,401,062	1.12%	-0.54%
2015	330,815	10,358,076	1.05%	-0.41%
2016	335,439	10,325,452	1.4%	-0.31%
2017	343,400	10,300,300	2.37%	-0.24%
2018	352,721	10,283,822	2.71%	-0.16%
2019	360,563	10,286,263	2.22%	0.02%
2020	366,463	10,297,081	1.64%	0.11%
2021	372,520	10,361,831	1.65%	0.63%
2022	382,003	10,434,332	2.55%	0.7%
2023	385,663	10,578,174	0.96%	1.38%
2024	386,506	10,694,681	0.22%	1.1%
2025	391,286	10,680,873	1.24%	-0.13%
2026	395,277	10,663,982	1.02%	-0.16%
2027	398,729	10,646,150	0.87%	-0.17%
2028	401,867	10,625,957	0.79%	-0.19%
2029	404,639	10,604,587	0.69%	-0.2%
2030	407,090	10,584,552	0.61%	-0.19%
2031	409,307	10,564,548	0.54%	-0.19%
2032	411,279	10,542,600	0.48%	-0.21%
2033	413,059	10,519,640	0.43%	-0.22%
2034	414,660	10,496,056	0.39%	-0.22%
2035	416,153	10,472,033	0.36%	-0.23%
2036	417,573	10,447,836	0.34%	-0.23%
2037	418,847	10,423,350	0.31%	-0.23%
2038	419,997	10,398,185	0.27%	-0.24%
2039	421,032	10,371,223	0.25%	-0.26%
2040	421,924	10,342,789	0.21%	-0.27%
2041	422,688	10,314,869	0.18%	-0.27%
2042	423,370	10,287,416	0.16%	-0.27%
2043	424,023	10,257,925	0.15%	-0.29%
2044	424,570	10,226,892	0.13%	-0.3%
2045	424,909	10,195,202	0.08%	-0.31%
2046	425,115	10,162,323	0.05%	-0.32%
2047	425,264	10,128,572	0.03%	-0.33%
2048	425,359	10,094,854	0.02%	-0.33%
2049	425,409	10,059,522	0.01%	-0.35%
2050	425,404	10,022,734	-0.001%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.