Population in Iceland compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Sri Lanka	Iceland	Sri Lanka
1960	175,574	9,661,389	-	-
1961	179,029	9,899,372	1.97%	2.46%
1962	182,378	10,143,754	1.87%	2.47%
1963	185,653	10,395,040	1.8%	2.48%
1964	188,983	10,653,397	1.79%	2.49%
1965	192,286	10,916,965	1.75%	2.47%
1966	195,570	11,183,928	1.71%	2.45%
1967	198,751	11,457,328	1.63%	2.44%
1968	201,488	11,736,088	1.38%	2.43%
1969	203,369	12,013,858	0.93%	2.37%
1970	204,438	12,287,110	0.53%	2.27%
1971	206,098	12,551,910	0.81%	2.16%
1972	209,137	12,809,205	1.47%	2.05%
1973	212,317	13,060,916	1.52%	1.97%
1974	215,209	13,305,693	1.36%	1.87%
1975	217,979	13,548,984	1.29%	1.83%
1976	220,154	13,796,770	1%	1.83%
1977	221,799	14,049,371	0.75%	1.83%
1978	223,537	14,310,128	0.78%	1.86%
1979	225,735	14,579,614	0.98%	1.88%
1980	228,138	14,847,974	1.06%	1.84%
1981	230,755	15,099,414	1.15%	1.69%
1982	233,860	15,286,567	1.35%	1.24%
1983	236,977	15,388,794	1.33%	0.67%
1984	239,511	15,441,860	1.07%	0.34%
1985	241,405	15,544,154	0.79%	0.66%
1986	243,180	15,731,256	0.74%	1.2%
1987	245,859	15,916,576	1.1%	1.18%
1988	249,740	16,078,621	1.58%	1.02%
1989	252,852	16,248,557	1.25%	1.06%
1990	254,826	16,352,458	0.78%	0.64%
1991	257,797	16,475,354	1.17%	0.75%
1992	261,057	16,739,284	1.26%	1.6%
1993	263,725	17,025,918	1.02%	1.71%
1994	266,021	17,275,773	0.87%	1.47%
1995	267,468	17,564,068	0.54%	1.67%
1996	268,916	17,905,018	0.54%	1.94%
1997	271,128	18,248,200	0.82%	1.92%
1998	274,047	18,596,003	1.08%	1.91%
1999	277,381	18,944,731	1.22%	1.88%
2000	281,205	19,293,054	1.38%	1.84%
2001	284,968	19,600,362	1.34%	1.59%
2002	287,523	19,805,752	0.9%	1.05%
2003	289,521	19,951,521	0.69%	0.74%
2004	292,074	20,087,605	0.88%	0.68%
2005	296,734	20,216,524	1.6%	0.64%
2006	303,782	20,352,411	2.38%	0.67%
2007	311,566	20,492,545	2.56%	0.69%
2008	317,414	20,629,378	1.88%	0.67%
2009	318,499	20,756,435	0.34%	0.62%
2010	318,041	20,879,089	-0.14%	0.59%
2011	319,014	21,009,048	0.31%	0.62%
2012	320,716	21,169,458	0.53%	0.76%
2013	323,764	20,585,000	0.95%	-2.76%
2014	327,386	20,778,000	1.12%	0.94%
2015	330,815	20,970,000	1.05%	0.92%
2016	335,439	21,209,000	1.4%	1.14%
2017	343,400	21,453,000	2.37%	1.15%
2018	352,721	21,670,000	2.71%	1.01%
2019	360,563	21,803,000	2.22%	0.61%
2020	366,463	21,919,000	1.64%	0.53%
2021	372,520	22,156,000	1.65%	1.08%
2022	382,003	22,181,000	2.55%	0.11%
2023	393,349	22,037,000	2.97%	-0.65%
2024	404,610	21,916,000	2.86%	-0.55%
2025	409,614	22,035,440	1.24%	0.54%
2026	413,792	22,148,172	1.02%	0.51%
2027	417,406	22,255,601	0.87%	0.49%
2028	420,691	22,357,682	0.79%	0.46%
2029	423,592	22,453,922	0.69%	0.43%
2030	426,158	22,546,245	0.61%	0.41%
2031	428,479	22,635,106	0.54%	0.39%
2032	430,544	22,720,118	0.48%	0.38%
2033	432,406	22,802,043	0.43%	0.36%
2034	434,083	22,879,527	0.39%	0.34%
2035	435,646	22,952,739	0.36%	0.32%
2036	437,132	23,022,027	0.34%	0.3%
2037	438,466	23,088,877	0.31%	0.29%
2038	439,670	23,152,480	0.27%	0.28%
2039	440,754	23,211,633	0.25%	0.26%
2040	441,687	23,265,986	0.21%	0.23%
2041	442,487	23,315,260	0.18%	0.21%
2042	443,200	23,359,578	0.16%	0.19%
2043	443,884	23,398,752	0.15%	0.17%
2044	444,457	23,433,096	0.13%	0.15%
2045	444,812	23,464,943	0.08%	0.14%
2046	445,028	23,492,738	0.05%	0.12%
2047	445,183	23,512,629	0.03%	0.08%
2048	445,283	23,525,953	0.02%	0.06%
2049	445,335	23,533,940	0.01%	0.03%
2050	445,330	23,538,230	-0.001%	0.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.