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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Rwanda	Iceland	Rwanda
1960	175,574	3,022,294	-	-
1961	179,029	3,106,779	1.97%	2.8%
1962	182,378	3,186,025	1.87%	2.55%
1963	185,653	3,258,890	1.8%	2.29%
1964	188,983	3,334,834	1.79%	2.33%
1965	192,286	3,423,210	1.75%	2.65%
1966	195,570	3,521,626	1.71%	2.87%
1967	198,751	3,629,577	1.63%	3.07%
1968	201,488	3,744,010	1.38%	3.15%
1969	203,369	3,861,271	0.93%	3.13%
1970	204,438	3,980,669	0.53%	3.09%
1971	206,098	4,100,044	0.81%	3%
1972	209,137	4,220,335	1.47%	2.93%
1973	212,317	4,345,047	1.52%	2.96%
1974	215,209	4,474,228	1.36%	2.97%
1975	217,979	4,607,728	1.29%	2.98%
1976	220,154	4,745,954	1%	3%
1977	221,799	4,888,240	0.75%	3%
1978	223,537	5,035,171	0.78%	3.01%
1979	225,735	5,189,541	0.98%	3.07%
1980	228,138	5,353,259	1.06%	3.15%
1981	230,755	5,527,230	1.15%	3.25%
1982	233,860	5,711,549	1.35%	3.33%
1983	236,977	5,905,311	1.33%	3.39%
1984	239,511	6,107,627	1.07%	3.43%
1985	241,405	6,317,228	0.79%	3.43%
1986	243,180	6,531,881	0.74%	3.4%
1987	245,859	6,749,493	1.1%	3.33%
1988	249,740	6,968,071	1.58%	3.24%
1989	252,852	7,184,706	1.25%	3.11%
1990	254,826	7,375,307	0.78%	2.65%
1991	257,797	7,526,966	1.17%	2.06%
1992	261,057	7,683,266	1.26%	2.08%
1993	263,725	7,981,132	1.02%	3.88%
1994	266,021	6,792,352	0.87%	-14.9%
1995	267,468	5,674,118	0.54%	-16.5%
1996	268,916	6,708,764	0.54%	18.2%
1997	271,128	7,755,238	0.82%	15.6%
1998	274,047	8,081,681	1.08%	4.21%
1999	277,381	8,147,912	1.22%	0.82%
2000	281,205	8,213,931	1.38%	0.81%
2001	284,968	8,287,094	1.34%	0.89%
2002	287,523	8,400,180	0.9%	1.36%
2003	289,521	8,586,875	0.69%	2.22%
2004	292,074	8,816,844	0.88%	2.68%
2005	296,734	9,054,528	1.6%	2.7%
2006	303,782	9,299,246	2.38%	2.7%
2007	311,566	9,549,933	2.56%	2.7%
2008	317,414	9,804,269	1.88%	2.66%
2009	318,499	10,060,432	0.34%	2.61%
2010	318,041	10,317,553	-0.14%	2.56%
2011	319,014	10,573,733	0.31%	2.48%
2012	320,716	10,829,901	0.53%	2.42%
2013	323,764	11,093,340	0.95%	2.43%
2014	327,386	11,364,757	1.12%	2.45%
2015	330,815	11,640,022	1.05%	2.42%
2016	335,439	11,919,183	1.4%	2.4%
2017	343,400	12,202,060	2.37%	2.37%
2018	352,721	12,487,996	2.71%	2.34%
2019	360,563	12,776,103	2.22%	2.31%
2020	366,463	13,065,837	1.64%	2.27%
2021	372,520	13,355,260	1.65%	2.22%
2022	382,003	13,651,030	2.55%	2.21%
2023	393,349	13,954,471	2.97%	2.22%
2024	404,610	14,256,567	2.86%	2.16%
2025	409,614	14,569,343	1.24%	2.19%
2026	413,792	14,889,694	1.02%	2.2%
2027	417,406	15,214,324	0.87%	2.18%
2028	420,691	15,536,461	0.79%	2.12%
2029	423,592	15,844,649	0.69%	1.98%
2030	426,158	16,154,698	0.61%	1.96%
2031	428,479	16,473,106	0.54%	1.97%
2032	430,544	16,771,820	0.48%	1.81%
2033	432,406	17,073,475	0.43%	1.8%
2034	434,083	17,402,250	0.39%	1.93%
2035	435,646	17,746,315	0.36%	1.98%
2036	437,132	18,076,769	0.34%	1.86%
2037	438,466	18,395,838	0.31%	1.77%
2038	439,670	18,729,778	0.27%	1.82%
2039	440,754	19,076,783	0.25%	1.85%
2040	441,687	19,440,762	0.21%	1.91%
2041	442,487	19,806,170	0.18%	1.88%
2042	443,200	20,153,979	0.16%	1.76%
2043	443,884	20,500,826	0.15%	1.72%
2044	444,457	20,837,079	0.13%	1.64%
2045	444,812	21,152,650	0.08%	1.51%
2046	445,028	21,459,144	0.05%	1.45%
2047	445,183	21,764,578	0.03%	1.42%
2048	445,283	22,086,112	0.02%	1.48%
2049	445,335	22,403,887	0.01%	1.44%
2050	445,330	22,707,896	-0.001%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.