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	385,663	11,483,374	0.96%	4.19%
2024	386,506	11,943,408	0.22%	4.01%
2025	391,286	12,188,793	1.24%	2.05%
2026	395,277	12,436,036	1.02%	2.03%
2027	398,729	12,687,301	0.87%	2.02%
2028	401,867	12,941,503	0.79%	2%
2029	404,639	13,198,080	0.69%	1.98%
2030	407,090	13,457,446	0.61%	1.97%
2031	409,307	13,725,413	0.54%	1.99%
2032	411,279	13,996,343	0.48%	1.97%
2033	413,059	14,261,762	0.43%	1.9%
2034	414,660	14,527,550	0.39%	1.86%
2035	416,153	14,798,602	0.36%	1.87%
2036	417,573	15,070,098	0.34%	1.83%
2037	418,847	15,335,700	0.31%	1.76%
2038	419,997	15,595,968	0.27%	1.7%
2039	421,032	15,850,696	0.25%	1.63%
2040	421,924	16,101,470	0.21%	1.58%
2041	422,688	16,350,149	0.18%	1.54%
2042	423,370	16,593,361	0.16%	1.49%
2043	424,023	16,829,209	0.15%	1.42%
2044	424,570	17,060,176	0.13%	1.37%
2045	424,909	17,286,412	0.08%	1.33%
2046	425,115	17,509,693	0.05%	1.29%
2047	425,264	17,728,331	0.03%	1.25%
2048	425,359	17,938,437	0.02%	1.19%
2049	425,409	18,142,893	0.01%	1.14%
2050	425,404	18,341,968	-0.001%	1.1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.