The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 404,610 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 412,970 people compared to 19,281,054 in Senegal.
Population statistics:
- Senegal's population is 46.7 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Iceland is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.23% for Senegal.
- For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
- Since 2005, the population of Iceland has increased from 297K people to 413K (39.2% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.2M to 19.3M (71.6% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 445K people compared to the peak of 47M people in 2100 for Senegal.
Iceland vs Senegal: live population counter
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| Current population |
412970
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19281054
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 68/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
46.7 minutes
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1.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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59.3 seconds
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| One death every |
3.37 hours
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5.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.47 hours
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51 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,543 | -10,307 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | +1,163 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,261 | +424,411 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.86% | +2.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 21/197 | 37/197 |
Iceland and Senegal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 175,574 | 3,340,907 | - | - |
| 1961 | 179,029 | 3,436,375 | 1.97% | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 182,378 | 3,534,686 | 1.87% | 2.86% |
| 1963 | 185,653 | 3,635,876 | 1.8% | 2.86% |
| 1964 | 188,983 | 3,740,535 | 1.79% | 2.88% |
| 1965 | 192,286 | 3,849,788 | 1.75% | 2.92% |
| 1966 | 195,570 | 3,964,299 | 1.71% | 2.97% |
| 1967 | 198,751 | 4,083,870 | 1.63% | 3.02% |
| 1968 | 201,488 | 4,207,587 | 1.38% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 203,369 | 4,334,974 | 0.93% | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 204,438 | 4,466,328 | 0.53% | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 206,098 | 4,601,864 | 0.81% | 3.03% |
| 1972 | 209,137 | 4,741,631 | 1.47% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 212,317 | 4,885,181 | 1.52% | 3.03% |
| 1974 | 215,209 | 5,029,437 | 1.36% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 217,979 | 5,170,810 | 1.29% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 220,154 | 5,308,564 | 1% | 2.66% |
| 1977 | 221,799 | 5,439,549 | 0.75% | 2.47% |
| 1978 | 223,537 | 5,568,096 | 0.78% | 2.36% |
| 1979 | 225,735 | 5,702,895 | 0.98% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 228,138 | 5,845,638 | 1.06% | 2.5% |
| 1981 | 230,755 | 5,997,160 | 1.15% | 2.59% |
| 1982 | 233,860 | 6,156,961 | 1.35% | 2.66% |
| 1983 | 236,977 | 6,324,504 | 1.33% | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 239,511 | 6,499,364 | 1.07% | 2.76% |
| 1985 | 241,405 | 6,683,287 | 0.79% | 2.83% |
| 1986 | 243,180 | 6,878,192 | 0.74% | 2.92% |
| 1987 | 245,859 | 7,081,530 | 1.1% | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 249,740 | 7,289,618 | 1.58% | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 252,852 | 7,502,207 | 1.25% | 2.92% |
| 1990 | 254,826 | 7,720,523 | 0.78% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 257,797 | 7,943,085 | 1.17% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 261,057 | 8,168,395 | 1.26% | 2.84% |
| 1993 | 263,725 | 8,396,288 | 1.02% | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 266,021 | 8,624,078 | 0.87% | 2.71% |
| 1995 | 267,468 | 8,848,101 | 0.54% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 268,916 | 9,067,014 | 0.54% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 271,128 | 9,283,495 | 0.82% | 2.39% |
| 1998 | 274,047 | 9,502,952 | 1.08% | 2.36% |
| 1999 | 277,381 | 9,730,887 | 1.22% | 2.4% |
| 2000 | 281,205 | 9,968,260 | 1.38% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 284,968 | 10,212,942 | 1.34% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 287,523 | 10,466,214 | 0.9% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 289,521 | 10,721,176 | 0.69% | 2.44% |
| 2004 | 292,074 | 10,975,704 | 0.88% | 2.37% |
| 2005 | 296,734 | 11,235,472 | 1.6% | 2.37% |
| 2006 | 303,782 | 11,500,094 | 2.38% | 2.36% |
| 2007 | 311,566 | 11,770,344 | 2.56% | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 317,414 | 12,048,959 | 1.88% | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 318,499 | 12,337,389 | 0.34% | 2.39% |
| 2010 | 318,041 | 12,635,413 | -0.14% | 2.42% |
| 2011 | 319,014 | 12,958,897 | 0.31% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 320,716 | 13,310,495 | 0.53% | 2.71% |
| 2013 | 323,764 | 13,710,849 | 0.95% | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 327,386 | 14,152,102 | 1.12% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 330,815 | 14,593,331 | 1.05% | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 335,439 | 15,034,521 | 1.4% | 3.02% |
| 2017 | 343,400 | 15,475,002 | 2.37% | 2.93% |
| 2018 | 352,721 | 15,914,498 | 2.71% | 2.84% |
| 2019 | 360,563 | 16,352,922 | 2.22% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 366,463 | 16,789,219 | 1.64% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 372,520 | 17,220,867 | 1.65% | 2.57% |
| 2022 | 382,003 | 17,651,103 | 2.55% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 393,349 | 18,077,573 | 2.97% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 404,610 | 18,501,984 | 2.86% | 2.35% |
| 2025 | 409,614 | 18,931,964 | 1.24% | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 413,792 | 19,366,546 | 1.02% | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 417,406 | 19,807,242 | 0.87% | 2.28% |
| 2028 | 420,691 | 20,254,562 | 0.79% | 2.26% |
| 2029 | 423,592 | 20,706,628 | 0.69% | 2.23% |
| 2030 | 426,158 | 21,163,189 | 0.61% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 428,479 | 21,623,709 | 0.54% | 2.18% |
| 2032 | 430,544 | 22,085,928 | 0.48% | 2.14% |
| 2033 | 432,406 | 22,548,831 | 0.43% | 2.1% |
| 2034 | 434,083 | 23,012,018 | 0.39% | 2.05% |
| 2035 | 435,646 | 23,476,591 | 0.36% | 2.02% |
| 2036 | 437,132 | 23,942,221 | 0.34% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 438,466 | 24,407,574 | 0.31% | 1.94% |
| 2038 | 439,670 | 24,872,512 | 0.27% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 440,754 | 25,335,991 | 0.25% | 1.86% |
| 2040 | 441,687 | 25,797,506 | 0.21% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 442,487 | 26,257,464 | 0.18% | 1.78% |
| 2042 | 443,200 | 26,716,424 | 0.16% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 443,884 | 27,174,896 | 0.15% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 444,457 | 27,632,997 | 0.13% | 1.69% |
| 2045 | 444,812 | 28,089,695 | 0.08% | 1.65% |
| 2046 | 445,028 | 28,546,280 | 0.05% | 1.63% |
| 2047 | 445,183 | 29,002,001 | 0.03% | 1.6% |
| 2048 | 445,283 | 29,457,233 | 0.02% | 1.57% |
| 2049 | 445,335 | 29,911,840 | 0.01% | 1.54% |
| 2050 | 445,330 | 30,364,944 | -0.001% | 1.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Senegal gained 3,357,859 people (a 29.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,687,723 (a 32.1% growth).
Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Senegal was ranked 73rd in 2005 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 57.5% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.
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Population differences between Iceland and Senegal
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| Life expectancy | 83.2 years | 69.2 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 24.5 years |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 20.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.59 births per woman | 3.82 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.4 ppl/mi² | 248.9 ppl/mi² |
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