Population in Iceland compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Saudi Arabia	Iceland	Saudi Arabia
1960	175,574	2,435,403	-	-
1961	179,029	2,526,347	1.97%	3.73%
1962	182,378	2,620,910	1.87%	3.74%
1963	185,653	2,719,341	1.8%	3.76%
1964	188,983	2,821,968	1.79%	3.77%
1965	192,286	2,928,771	1.75%	3.78%
1966	195,570	3,039,887	1.71%	3.79%
1967	198,751	3,157,242	1.63%	3.86%
1968	201,488	3,282,711	1.38%	3.97%
1969	203,369	3,417,114	0.93%	4.09%
1970	204,438	3,562,470	0.53%	4.25%
1971	206,098	3,724,031	0.81%	4.54%
1972	209,137	3,905,722	1.47%	4.88%
1973	212,317	4,106,344	1.52%	5.14%
1974	215,209	4,323,632	1.36%	5.29%
1975	217,979	4,556,287	1.29%	5.38%
1976	220,154	4,807,933	1%	5.52%
1977	221,799	5,083,048	0.75%	5.72%
1978	223,537	5,381,902	0.78%	5.88%
1979	225,735	5,703,698	0.98%	5.98%
1980	228,138	6,047,997	1.06%	6.04%
1981	230,755	6,420,551	1.15%	6.16%
1982	233,860	6,824,486	1.35%	6.29%
1983	236,977	7,252,941	1.33%	6.28%
1984	239,511	7,697,307	1.07%	6.13%
1985	241,405	8,151,779	0.79%	5.9%
1986	243,180	8,628,639	0.74%	5.85%
1987	245,859	9,130,194	1.1%	5.81%
1988	249,740	9,629,165	1.58%	5.47%
1989	252,852	10,128,394	1.25%	5.18%
1990	254,826	10,640,691	0.78%	5.06%
1991	257,797	11,160,744	1.17%	4.89%
1992	261,057	11,686,676	1.26%	4.71%
1993	263,725	12,215,862	1.02%	4.53%
1994	266,021	12,750,040	0.87%	4.37%
1995	267,468	13,289,245	0.54%	4.23%
1996	268,916	13,831,009	0.54%	4.08%
1997	271,128	14,374,943	0.82%	3.93%
1998	274,047	14,922,185	1.08%	3.81%
1999	277,381	15,472,075	1.22%	3.69%
2000	281,205	16,177,722	1.38%	4.56%
2001	284,968	17,041,397	1.34%	5.34%
2002	287,523	17,910,910	0.9%	5.1%
2003	289,521	18,786,767	0.69%	4.89%
2004	292,074	19,669,480	0.88%	4.7%
2005	296,734	20,559,890	1.6%	4.53%
2006	303,782	21,459,144	2.38%	4.37%
2007	311,566	22,368,313	2.56%	4.24%
2008	317,414	23,287,877	1.88%	4.11%
2009	318,499	24,217,654	0.34%	3.99%
2010	318,041	23,978,487	-0.14%	-0.99%
2011	319,014	25,091,867	0.31%	4.64%
2012	320,716	26,168,861	0.53%	4.29%
2013	323,764	27,624,004	0.95%	5.56%
2014	327,386	28,309,273	1.12%	2.48%
2015	330,815	29,816,382	1.05%	5.32%
2016	335,439	30,954,198	1.4%	3.82%
2017	343,400	30,977,355	2.37%	0.07%
2018	352,721	30,196,281	2.71%	-2.52%
2019	360,563	30,063,799	2.22%	-0.44%
2020	366,463	31,552,510	1.64%	4.95%
2021	372,520	30,784,383	1.65%	-2.43%
2022	382,003	32,175,224	2.55%	4.52%
2023	393,349	33,702,731	2.97%	4.75%
2024	404,610	35,300,280	2.86%	4.74%
2025	409,614	35,927,625	1.24%	1.78%
2026	413,792	36,550,694	1.02%	1.73%
2027	417,406	37,167,513	0.87%	1.69%
2028	420,691	37,775,810	0.79%	1.64%
2029	423,592	38,364,377	0.69%	1.56%
2030	426,158	38,918,375	0.61%	1.44%
2031	428,479	39,450,880	0.54%	1.37%
2032	430,544	39,983,934	0.48%	1.35%
2033	432,406	40,517,599	0.43%	1.33%
2034	434,083	41,052,423	0.39%	1.32%
2035	435,646	41,588,429	0.36%	1.31%
2036	437,132	42,125,184	0.34%	1.29%
2037	438,466	42,661,908	0.31%	1.27%
2038	439,670	43,198,420	0.27%	1.26%
2039	440,754	43,734,316	0.25%	1.24%
2040	441,687	44,269,571	0.21%	1.22%
2041	442,487	44,804,338	0.18%	1.21%
2042	443,200	45,338,111	0.16%	1.19%
2043	443,884	45,870,896	0.15%	1.18%
2044	444,457	46,403,116	0.13%	1.16%
2045	444,812	46,934,822	0.08%	1.15%
2046	445,028	47,465,267	0.05%	1.13%
2047	445,183	47,993,976	0.03%	1.11%
2048	445,283	48,521,364	0.02%	1.1%
2049	445,335	49,047,461	0.01%	1.08%
2050	445,330	49,572,202	-0.001%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.