Population in Iceland compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	South Sudan	Iceland	South Sudan
1960	175,574	2,931,559	-	-
1961	179,029	2,976,724	1.97%	1.54%
1962	182,378	3,024,308	1.87%	1.6%
1963	185,653	3,072,669	1.8%	1.6%
1964	188,983	3,129,918	1.79%	1.86%
1965	192,286	3,189,835	1.75%	1.91%
1966	195,570	3,236,423	1.71%	1.46%
1967	198,751	3,277,648	1.63%	1.27%
1968	201,488	3,321,528	1.38%	1.34%
1969	203,369	3,365,533	0.93%	1.32%
1970	204,438	3,409,614	0.53%	1.31%
1971	206,098	3,468,646	0.81%	1.73%
1972	209,137	3,542,497	1.47%	2.13%
1973	212,317	3,627,383	1.52%	2.4%
1974	215,209	3,723,259	1.36%	2.64%
1975	217,979	3,821,494	1.29%	2.64%
1976	220,154	3,921,910	1%	2.63%
1977	221,799	4,024,032	0.75%	2.6%
1978	223,537	4,127,657	0.78%	2.58%
1979	225,735	4,232,605	0.98%	2.54%
1980	228,138	4,339,030	1.06%	2.51%
1981	230,755	4,447,272	1.15%	2.49%
1982	233,860	4,557,686	1.35%	2.48%
1983	236,977	4,661,574	1.33%	2.28%
1984	239,511	4,750,627	1.07%	1.91%
1985	241,405	4,834,296	0.79%	1.76%
1986	243,180	4,921,240	0.74%	1.8%
1987	245,859	4,962,395	1.1%	0.84%
1988	249,740	4,848,029	1.58%	-2.3%
1989	252,852	4,713,229	1.25%	-2.78%
1990	254,826	4,737,633	0.78%	0.52%
1991	257,797	4,836,677	1.17%	2.09%
1992	261,057	4,909,749	1.26%	1.51%
1993	263,725	4,956,002	1.02%	0.94%
1994	266,021	5,071,184	0.87%	2.32%
1995	267,468	5,225,836	0.54%	3.05%
1996	268,916	5,356,925	0.54%	2.51%
1997	271,128	5,509,136	0.82%	2.84%
1998	274,047	5,620,068	1.08%	2.01%
1999	277,381	5,771,628	1.22%	2.7%
2000	281,205	6,032,267	1.38%	4.52%
2001	284,968	6,308,391	1.34%	4.58%
2002	287,523	6,596,806	0.9%	4.57%
2003	289,521	6,903,127	0.69%	4.64%
2004	292,074	7,233,041	0.88%	4.78%
2005	296,734	7,590,143	1.6%	4.94%
2006	303,782	7,976,526	2.38%	5.09%
2007	311,566	8,388,788	2.56%	5.17%
2008	317,414	8,817,647	1.88%	5.11%
2009	318,499	9,243,556	0.34%	4.83%
2010	318,041	9,745,953	-0.14%	5.44%
2011	319,014	10,288,109	0.31%	5.56%
2012	320,716	10,756,240	0.53%	4.55%
2013	323,764	11,166,275	0.95%	3.81%
2014	327,386	11,235,073	1.12%	0.62%
2015	330,815	11,107,561	1.05%	-1.13%
2016	335,439	10,830,102	1.4%	-2.5%
2017	343,400	10,259,154	2.37%	-5.27%
2018	352,721	10,122,977	2.71%	-1.33%
2019	360,563	10,423,384	2.22%	2.97%
2020	366,463	10,698,467	1.64%	2.64%
2021	372,520	10,865,780	1.65%	1.56%
2022	382,003	11,021,177	2.55%	1.43%
2023	393,349	11,483,374	2.97%	4.19%
2024	404,610	11,943,408	2.86%	4.01%
2025	409,614	12,188,793	1.24%	2.05%
2026	413,792	12,436,036	1.02%	2.03%
2027	417,406	12,687,301	0.87%	2.02%
2028	420,691	12,941,503	0.79%	2%
2029	423,592	13,198,080	0.69%	1.98%
2030	426,158	13,457,446	0.61%	1.97%
2031	428,479	13,725,413	0.54%	1.99%
2032	430,544	13,996,343	0.48%	1.97%
2033	432,406	14,261,762	0.43%	1.9%
2034	434,083	14,527,550	0.39%	1.86%
2035	435,646	14,798,602	0.36%	1.87%
2036	437,132	15,070,098	0.34%	1.83%
2037	438,466	15,335,700	0.31%	1.76%
2038	439,670	15,595,968	0.27%	1.7%
2039	440,754	15,850,696	0.25%	1.63%
2040	441,687	16,101,470	0.21%	1.58%
2041	442,487	16,350,149	0.18%	1.54%
2042	443,200	16,593,361	0.16%	1.49%
2043	443,884	16,829,209	0.15%	1.42%
2044	444,457	17,060,176	0.13%	1.37%
2045	444,812	17,286,412	0.08%	1.33%
2046	445,028	17,509,693	0.05%	1.29%
2047	445,183	17,728,331	0.03%	1.25%
2048	445,283	17,938,437	0.02%	1.19%
2049	445,335	18,142,893	0.01%	1.14%
2050	445,330	18,341,968	-0.001%	1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.