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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Samoa	Iceland	Samoa
1960	175,574	112,490	-	-
1961	179,029	115,496	1.97%	2.67%
1962	182,378	118,597	1.87%	2.68%
1963	185,653	121,764	1.8%	2.67%
1964	188,983	124,894	1.79%	2.57%
1965	192,286	127,978	1.75%	2.47%
1966	195,570	131,073	1.71%	2.42%
1967	198,751	133,764	1.63%	2.05%
1968	201,488	136,020	1.38%	1.69%
1969	203,369	138,233	0.93%	1.63%
1970	204,438	140,400	0.53%	1.57%
1971	206,098	142,503	0.81%	1.5%
1972	209,137	144,538	1.47%	1.43%
1973	212,317	146,516	1.52%	1.37%
1974	215,209	149,431	1.36%	1.99%
1975	217,979	153,344	1.29%	2.62%
1976	220,154	157,113	1%	2.46%
1977	221,799	159,753	0.75%	1.68%
1978	223,537	161,375	0.78%	1.02%
1979	225,735	162,882	0.98%	0.93%
1980	228,138	164,322	1.06%	0.88%
1981	230,755	165,678	1.15%	0.83%
1982	233,860	166,484	1.35%	0.49%
1983	236,977	166,714	1.33%	0.14%
1984	239,511	166,796	1.07%	0.05%
1985	241,405	166,849	0.79%	0.03%
1986	243,180	167,061	0.74%	0.13%
1987	245,859	167,661	1.1%	0.36%
1988	249,740	168,346	1.58%	0.41%
1989	252,852	168,768	1.25%	0.25%
1990	254,826	169,042	0.78%	0.16%
1991	257,797	169,368	1.17%	0.19%
1992	261,057	170,331	1.26%	0.57%
1993	263,725	171,774	1.02%	0.85%
1994	266,021	173,159	0.87%	0.81%
1995	267,468	174,571	0.54%	0.82%
1996	268,916	176,071	0.54%	0.86%
1997	271,128	177,547	0.82%	0.84%
1998	274,047	178,905	1.08%	0.76%
1999	277,381	180,275	1.22%	0.77%
2000	281,205	181,685	1.38%	0.78%
2001	284,968	183,166	1.34%	0.82%
2002	287,523	184,471	0.9%	0.71%
2003	289,521	185,430	0.69%	0.52%
2004	292,074	186,249	0.88%	0.44%
2005	296,734	186,978	1.6%	0.39%
2006	303,782	187,709	2.38%	0.39%
2007	311,566	188,753	2.56%	0.56%
2008	317,414	190,107	1.88%	0.72%
2009	318,499	191,513	0.34%	0.74%
2010	318,041	193,023	-0.14%	0.79%
2011	319,014	194,713	0.31%	0.88%
2012	320,716	196,498	0.53%	0.92%
2013	323,764	198,268	0.95%	0.9%
2014	327,386	200,037	1.12%	0.89%
2015	330,815	201,782	1.05%	0.87%
2016	335,439	203,499	1.4%	0.85%
2017	343,400	205,415	2.37%	0.94%
2018	352,721	207,582	2.71%	1.05%
2019	360,563	209,780	2.22%	1.06%
2020	366,463	211,944	1.64%	1.03%
2021	372,520	213,779	1.65%	0.87%
2022	382,003	215,261	2.55%	0.69%
2023	393,349	216,663	2.97%	0.65%
2024	404,610	218,019	2.86%	0.63%
2025	409,614	219,302	1.24%	0.59%
2026	413,792	220,530	1.02%	0.56%
2027	417,406	221,772	0.87%	0.56%
2028	420,691	223,104	0.79%	0.6%
2029	423,592	224,504	0.69%	0.63%
2030	426,158	225,968	0.61%	0.65%
2031	428,479	227,581	0.54%	0.71%
2032	430,544	229,298	0.48%	0.75%
2033	432,406	231,110	0.43%	0.79%
2034	434,083	233,061	0.39%	0.84%
2035	435,646	235,172	0.36%	0.91%
2036	437,132	237,415	0.34%	0.95%
2037	438,466	239,730	0.31%	0.98%
2038	439,670	242,155	0.27%	1.01%
2039	440,754	244,653	0.25%	1.03%
2040	441,687	247,196	0.21%	1.04%
2041	442,487	249,796	0.18%	1.05%
2042	443,200	252,427	0.16%	1.05%
2043	443,884	255,023	0.15%	1.03%
2044	444,457	257,609	0.13%	1.01%
2045	444,812	260,250	0.08%	1.03%
2046	445,028	262,849	0.05%	1%
2047	445,183	265,365	0.03%	0.96%
2048	445,283	267,836	0.02%	0.93%
2049	445,335	270,291	0.01%	0.92%
2050	445,330	272,711	-0.001%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.