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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Qatar	Iceland	Qatar
1960	175,574	36,010	-	-
1961	179,029	39,680	1.97%	10.2%
1962	182,378	44,630	1.87%	12.5%
1963	185,653	50,380	1.8%	12.9%
1964	188,983	56,867	1.79%	12.9%
1965	192,286	64,065	1.75%	12.7%
1966	195,570	72,192	1.71%	12.7%
1967	198,751	81,439	1.63%	12.8%
1968	201,488	91,749	1.38%	12.7%
1969	203,369	103,025	0.93%	12.3%
1970	204,438	116,350	0.53%	12.9%
1971	206,098	131,346	0.81%	12.9%
1972	209,137	146,506	1.47%	11.5%
1973	212,317	161,841	1.52%	10.5%
1974	215,209	177,362	1.36%	9.59%
1975	217,979	193,087	1.29%	8.87%
1976	220,154	209,052	1%	8.27%
1977	221,799	225,285	0.75%	7.77%
1978	223,537	241,808	0.78%	7.33%
1979	225,735	258,670	0.98%	6.97%
1980	228,138	275,913	1.06%	6.67%
1981	230,755	293,553	1.15%	6.39%
1982	233,860	311,537	1.35%	6.13%
1983	236,977	329,709	1.33%	5.83%
1984	239,511	347,878	1.07%	5.51%
1985	241,405	365,940	0.79%	5.19%
1986	243,180	382,422	0.74%	4.5%
1987	245,859	397,005	1.1%	3.81%
1988	249,740	411,264	1.58%	3.59%
1989	252,852	425,646	1.25%	3.5%
1990	254,826	440,175	0.78%	3.41%
1991	257,797	454,853	1.17%	3.33%
1992	261,057	469,657	1.26%	3.25%
1993	263,725	484,545	1.02%	3.17%
1994	266,021	499,459	0.87%	3.08%
1995	267,468	514,325	0.54%	2.98%
1996	268,916	529,019	0.54%	2.86%
1997	271,128	550,500	0.82%	4.06%
1998	274,047	580,540	1.08%	5.46%
1999	277,381	612,500	1.22%	5.51%
2000	281,205	644,989	1.38%	5.3%
2001	284,968	677,925	1.34%	5.11%
2002	287,523	711,205	0.9%	4.91%
2003	289,521	744,682	0.69%	4.71%
2004	292,074	773,332	0.88%	3.85%
2005	296,734	825,408	1.6%	6.73%
2006	303,782	972,831	2.38%	17.9%
2007	311,566	1,208,595	2.56%	24.2%
2008	317,414	1,426,938	1.88%	18.1%
2009	318,499	1,608,903	0.34%	12.8%
2010	318,041	1,616,832	-0.14%	0.49%
2011	319,014	1,624,761	0.31%	0.49%
2012	320,716	1,722,438	0.53%	6.01%
2013	323,764	1,916,426	0.95%	11.3%
2014	327,386	2,151,745	1.12%	12.3%
2015	330,815	2,344,557	1.05%	8.96%
2016	335,439	2,477,113	1.4%	5.65%
2017	343,400	2,545,820	2.37%	2.77%
2018	352,721	2,580,734	2.71%	1.37%
2019	360,563	2,638,657	2.22%	2.24%
2020	366,463	2,794,148	1.64%	5.89%
2021	372,520	2,504,910	1.65%	-10.4%
2022	382,003	2,657,333	2.55%	6.08%
2023	385,663	2,656,032	0.96%	-0.05%
2024	386,506	2,857,822	0.22%	7.6%
2025	391,286	2,921,065	1.24%	2.21%
2026	395,277	2,975,134	1.02%	1.85%
2027	398,729	3,019,526	0.87%	1.49%
2028	401,867	3,057,695	0.79%	1.26%
2029	404,639	3,092,803	0.69%	1.15%
2030	407,090	3,125,174	0.61%	1.05%
2031	409,307	3,156,754	0.54%	1.01%
2032	411,279	3,189,188	0.48%	1.03%
2033	413,059	3,222,500	0.43%	1.04%
2034	414,660	3,256,691	0.39%	1.06%
2035	416,153	3,291,711	0.36%	1.08%
2036	417,573	3,327,585	0.34%	1.09%
2037	418,847	3,364,333	0.31%	1.1%
2038	419,997	3,401,906	0.27%	1.12%
2039	421,032	3,440,293	0.25%	1.13%
2040	421,924	3,479,439	0.21%	1.14%
2041	422,688	3,519,302	0.18%	1.15%
2042	423,370	3,559,840	0.16%	1.15%
2043	424,023	3,601,019	0.15%	1.16%
2044	424,570	3,642,784	0.13%	1.16%
2045	424,909	3,685,111	0.08%	1.16%
2046	425,115	3,727,959	0.05%	1.16%
2047	425,264	3,771,287	0.03%	1.16%
2048	425,359	3,815,108	0.02%	1.16%
2049	425,409	3,859,368	0.01%	1.16%
2050	425,404	3,904,074	-0.001%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.