Population in Iceland compared to the Seychelles: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Seychelles	Iceland	Seychelles
1960	175,574	41,700	-	-
1961	179,029	42,889	1.97%	2.85%
1962	182,378	44,042	1.87%	2.69%
1963	185,653	45,176	1.8%	2.57%
1964	188,983	46,322	1.79%	2.54%
1965	192,286	47,500	1.75%	2.54%
1966	195,570	48,699	1.71%	2.52%
1967	198,751	49,911	1.63%	2.49%
1968	201,488	51,134	1.38%	2.45%
1969	203,369	52,365	0.93%	2.41%
1970	204,438	53,600	0.53%	2.36%
1971	206,098	54,695	0.81%	2.04%
1972	209,137	56,029	1.47%	2.44%
1973	212,317	56,892	1.52%	1.54%
1974	215,209	57,937	1.36%	1.84%
1975	217,979	59,292	1.29%	2.34%
1976	220,154	60,504	1%	2.04%
1977	221,799	61,786	0.75%	2.12%
1978	223,537	62,150	0.78%	0.59%
1979	225,735	62,686	0.98%	0.86%
1980	228,138	63,261	1.06%	0.92%
1981	230,755	64,035	1.15%	1.22%
1982	233,860	64,413	1.35%	0.59%
1983	236,977	64,335	1.33%	-0.12%
1984	239,511	64,717	1.07%	0.59%
1985	241,405	65,244	0.79%	0.81%
1986	243,180	65,652	0.74%	0.63%
1987	245,859	68,499	1.1%	4.34%
1988	249,740	68,755	1.58%	0.37%
1989	252,852	69,167	1.25%	0.6%
1990	254,826	69,507	0.78%	0.49%
1991	257,797	70,439	1.17%	1.34%
1992	261,057	70,763	1.26%	0.46%
1993	263,725	72,253	1.02%	2.11%
1994	266,021	74,205	0.87%	2.7%
1995	267,468	75,304	0.54%	1.48%
1996	268,916	76,417	0.54%	1.48%
1997	271,128	77,319	0.82%	1.18%
1998	274,047	78,846	1.08%	1.97%
1999	277,381	80,410	1.22%	1.98%
2000	281,205	81,131	1.38%	0.9%
2001	284,968	81,202	1.34%	0.09%
2002	287,523	83,723	0.9%	3.1%
2003	289,521	82,781	0.69%	-1.13%
2004	292,074	82,475	0.88%	-0.37%
2005	296,734	82,858	1.6%	0.46%
2006	303,782	84,600	2.38%	2.1%
2007	311,566	85,033	2.56%	0.51%
2008	317,414	86,956	1.88%	2.26%
2009	318,499	87,298	0.34%	0.39%
2010	318,041	89,770	-0.14%	2.83%
2011	319,014	87,441	0.31%	-2.59%
2012	320,716	88,303	0.53%	0.99%
2013	323,764	89,949	0.95%	1.86%
2014	327,386	91,359	1.12%	1.57%
2015	330,815	93,419	1.05%	2.25%
2016	335,439	94,677	1.4%	1.35%
2017	343,400	95,843	2.37%	1.23%
2018	352,721	96,762	2.71%	0.96%
2019	360,563	97,625	2.22%	0.89%
2020	366,463	98,462	1.64%	0.86%
2021	372,520	99,258	1.65%	0.81%
2022	382,003	119,878	2.55%	20.8%
2023	393,349	119,773	2.97%	-0.09%
2024	404,610	121,354	2.86%	1.32%
2025	409,614	123,549	1.24%	1.81%
2026	413,792	125,581	1.02%	1.64%
2027	417,406	127,380	0.87%	1.43%
2028	420,691	128,883	0.79%	1.18%
2029	423,592	130,011	0.69%	0.87%
2030	426,158	130,635	0.61%	0.48%
2031	428,479	130,989	0.54%	0.27%
2032	430,544	131,305	0.48%	0.24%
2033	432,406	131,578	0.43%	0.21%
2034	434,083	131,816	0.39%	0.18%
2035	435,646	132,027	0.36%	0.16%
2036	437,132	132,202	0.34%	0.13%
2037	438,466	132,348	0.31%	0.11%
2038	439,670	132,467	0.27%	0.09%
2039	440,754	132,552	0.25%	0.06%
2040	441,687	132,631	0.21%	0.06%
2041	442,487	132,681	0.18%	0.04%
2042	443,200	132,700	0.16%	0.01%
2043	443,884	132,698	0.15%	-0.001%
2044	444,457	132,665	0.13%	-0.03%
2045	444,812	132,613	0.08%	-0.04%
2046	445,028	132,531	0.05%	-0.06%
2047	445,183	132,415	0.03%	-0.09%
2048	445,283	132,264	0.02%	-0.11%
2049	445,335	132,085	0.01%	-0.14%
2050	445,330	131,885	-0.001%	-0.15%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.