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	393,349	800,005	2.97%	2.42%
2024	404,610	819,198	2.86%	2.4%
2025	409,614	838,646	1.24%	2.37%
2026	413,792	858,283	1.02%	2.34%
2027	417,406	878,097	0.87%	2.31%
2028	420,691	898,073	0.79%	2.27%
2029	423,592	918,152	0.69%	2.24%
2030	426,158	938,340	0.61%	2.2%
2031	428,479	958,614	0.54%	2.16%
2032	430,544	978,977	0.48%	2.12%
2033	432,406	999,314	0.43%	2.08%
2034	434,083	1,019,534	0.39%	2.02%
2035	435,646	1,039,655	0.36%	1.97%
2036	437,132	1,059,521	0.34%	1.91%
2037	438,466	1,079,088	0.31%	1.85%
2038	439,670	1,098,284	0.27%	1.78%
2039	440,754	1,117,085	0.25%	1.71%
2040	441,687	1,135,445	0.21%	1.64%
2041	442,487	1,153,450	0.18%	1.59%
2042	443,200	1,171,334	0.16%	1.55%
2043	443,884	1,189,113	0.15%	1.52%
2044	444,457	1,206,729	0.13%	1.48%
2045	444,812	1,224,188	0.08%	1.45%
2046	445,028	1,241,491	0.05%	1.41%
2047	445,183	1,258,611	0.03%	1.38%
2048	445,283	1,275,579	0.02%	1.35%
2049	445,335	1,292,414	0.01%	1.32%
2050	445,330	1,309,098	-0.001%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.