Population in Iceland compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Solomon Islands	Iceland	Solomon Islands
1960	175,574	139,688	-	-
1961	179,029	142,912	1.97%	2.31%
1962	182,378	146,201	1.87%	2.3%
1963	185,653	149,589	1.8%	2.32%
1964	188,983	153,085	1.79%	2.34%
1965	192,286	156,686	1.75%	2.35%
1966	195,570	160,393	1.71%	2.37%
1967	198,751	164,245	1.63%	2.4%
1968	201,488	168,282	1.38%	2.46%
1969	203,369	172,476	0.93%	2.49%
1970	204,438	176,579	0.53%	2.38%
1971	206,098	180,637	0.81%	2.3%
1972	209,137	184,994	1.47%	2.41%
1973	212,317	189,774	1.52%	2.58%
1974	215,209	195,041	1.36%	2.78%
1975	217,979	200,744	1.29%	2.92%
1976	220,154	207,194	1%	3.21%
1977	221,799	214,418	0.75%	3.49%
1978	223,537	222,029	0.78%	3.55%
1979	225,735	229,953	0.98%	3.57%
1980	228,138	238,135	1.06%	3.56%
1981	230,755	246,555	1.15%	3.54%
1982	233,860	255,200	1.35%	3.51%
1983	236,977	264,068	1.33%	3.47%
1984	239,511	273,163	1.07%	3.44%
1985	241,405	282,455	0.79%	3.4%
1986	243,180	291,842	0.74%	3.32%
1987	245,859	301,414	1.1%	3.28%
1988	249,740	311,265	1.58%	3.27%
1989	252,852	321,282	1.25%	3.22%
1990	254,826	331,435	0.78%	3.16%
1991	257,797	341,738	1.17%	3.11%
1992	261,057	352,205	1.26%	3.06%
1993	263,725	362,839	1.02%	3.02%
1994	266,021	373,675	0.87%	2.99%
1995	267,468	384,733	0.54%	2.96%
1996	268,916	396,009	0.54%	2.93%
1997	271,128	407,474	0.82%	2.9%
1998	274,047	419,071	1.08%	2.85%
1999	277,381	430,500	1.22%	2.73%
2000	281,205	440,469	1.38%	2.32%
2001	284,968	449,125	1.34%	1.97%
2002	287,523	457,671	0.9%	1.9%
2003	289,521	466,154	0.69%	1.85%
2004	292,074	474,611	0.88%	1.81%
2005	296,734	483,080	1.6%	1.78%
2006	303,782	491,594	2.38%	1.76%
2007	311,566	500,156	2.56%	1.74%
2008	317,414	508,790	1.88%	1.73%
2009	318,499	518,141	0.34%	1.84%
2010	318,041	532,968	-0.14%	2.86%
2011	319,014	552,945	0.31%	3.75%
2012	320,716	573,606	0.53%	3.74%
2013	323,764	594,945	0.95%	3.72%
2014	327,386	616,908	1.12%	3.69%
2015	330,815	639,415	1.05%	3.65%
2016	335,439	662,379	1.4%	3.59%
2017	343,400	685,672	2.37%	3.52%
2018	352,721	709,101	2.71%	3.42%
2019	360,563	728,147	2.22%	2.69%
2020	366,463	744,498	1.64%	2.25%
2021	372,520	762,591	1.65%	2.43%
2022	382,003	781,066	2.55%	2.42%
2023	385,663	800,005	0.96%	2.42%
2024	386,506	819,198	0.22%	2.4%
2025	391,286	838,646	1.24%	2.37%
2026	395,277	858,283	1.02%	2.34%
2027	398,729	878,097	0.87%	2.31%
2028	401,867	898,073	0.79%	2.27%
2029	404,639	918,152	0.69%	2.24%
2030	407,090	938,340	0.61%	2.2%
2031	409,307	958,614	0.54%	2.16%
2032	411,279	978,977	0.48%	2.12%
2033	413,059	999,314	0.43%	2.08%
2034	414,660	1,019,534	0.39%	2.02%
2035	416,153	1,039,655	0.36%	1.97%
2036	417,573	1,059,521	0.34%	1.91%
2037	418,847	1,079,088	0.31%	1.85%
2038	419,997	1,098,284	0.27%	1.78%
2039	421,032	1,117,085	0.25%	1.71%
2040	421,924	1,135,445	0.21%	1.64%
2041	422,688	1,153,450	0.18%	1.59%
2042	423,370	1,171,334	0.16%	1.55%
2043	424,023	1,189,113	0.15%	1.52%
2044	424,570	1,206,729	0.13%	1.48%
2045	424,909	1,224,188	0.08%	1.45%
2046	425,115	1,241,491	0.05%	1.41%
2047	425,264	1,258,611	0.03%	1.38%
2048	425,359	1,275,579	0.02%	1.35%
2049	425,409	1,292,414	0.01%	1.32%
2050	425,404	1,309,098	-0.001%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.