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Population in Iceland compared to Suriname: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 404,610 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 412,970 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Suriname's population is 1.56 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2005, the population of Iceland has increased from 297K people to 413K (39.2% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
  • Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 445K people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.

Iceland vs Suriname: live population counter

Iceland Suriname
Current population
412970
644193
Population rank 172/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.008%
One net population change
46.7 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
2.02 hours
48.3 minutes
One death every
3.37 hours
2.1 hours
One migration net change every
2.47 hours
7.51 hours
Annual migration change +3,543 -1,166
Daily growth/decline +31 +15
Annual growth/decline +11,261 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +2.86% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 21/197 110/197

Iceland and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Iceland
Population

Growth rate
Suriname
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Iceland Suriname Iceland Suriname
1960 175,574 263,918 - -
1961 179,029 272,791 1.97% 3.36%
1962 182,378 283,912 1.87% 4.08%
1963 185,653 297,034 1.8% 4.62%
1964 188,983 309,041 1.79% 4.04%
1965 192,286 320,000 1.75% 3.55%
1966 195,570 331,135 1.71% 3.48%
1967 198,751 342,679 1.63% 3.49%
1968 201,488 354,616 1.38% 3.48%
1969 203,369 366,906 0.93% 3.47%
1970 204,438 379,442 0.53% 3.42%
1971 206,098 391,932 0.81% 3.29%
1972 209,137 397,413 1.47% 1.4%
1973 212,317 395,772 1.52% -0.41%
1974 215,209 393,676 1.36% -0.53%
1975 217,979 391,170 1.29% -0.64%
1976 220,154 388,289 1% -0.74%
1977 221,799 385,067 0.75% -0.83%
1978 223,537 381,502 0.78% -0.93%
1979 225,735 377,602 0.98% -1.02%
1980 228,138 375,377 1.06% -0.59%
1981 230,755 375,459 1.15% 0.02%
1982 233,860 376,555 1.35% 0.29%
1983 236,977 378,746 1.33% 0.58%
1984 239,511 382,193 1.07% 0.91%
1985 241,405 386,972 0.79% 1.25%
1986 243,180 392,330 0.74% 1.38%
1987 245,859 396,911 1.1% 1.17%
1988 249,740 402,227 1.58% 1.34%
1989 252,852 408,409 1.25% 1.54%
1990 254,826 412,493 0.78% 1%
1991 257,797 415,013 1.17% 0.61%
1992 261,057 417,589 1.26% 0.62%
1993 263,725 419,352 1.02% 0.42%
1994 266,021 422,375 0.87% 0.72%
1995 267,468 429,606 0.54% 1.71%
1996 268,916 438,830 0.54% 2.15%
1997 271,128 448,067 0.82% 2.1%
1998 274,047 457,406 1.08% 2.08%
1999 277,381 466,916 1.22% 2.08%
2000 281,205 476,643 1.38% 2.08%
2001 284,968 486,560 1.34% 2.08%
2002 287,523 496,551 0.9% 2.05%
2003 289,521 506,414 0.69% 1.99%
2004 292,074 513,923 0.88% 1.48%
2005 296,734 519,313 1.6% 1.05%
2006 303,782 524,997 2.38% 1.09%
2007 311,566 531,016 2.56% 1.15%
2008 317,414 537,245 1.88% 1.17%
2009 318,499 543,568 0.34% 1.18%
2010 318,041 549,923 -0.14% 1.17%
2011 319,014 556,269 0.31% 1.15%
2012 320,716 562,633 0.53% 1.14%
2013 323,764 569,020 0.95% 1.14%
2014 327,386 575,373 1.12% 1.12%
2015 330,815 581,627 1.05% 1.09%
2016 335,439 587,757 1.4% 1.05%
2017 343,400 593,713 2.37% 1.01%
2018 352,721 599,513 2.71% 0.98%
2019 360,563 605,768 2.22% 1.04%
2020 366,463 612,317 1.64% 1.08%
2021 372,520 617,896 1.65% 0.91%
2022 382,003 623,164 2.55% 0.85%
2023 393,349 628,886 2.97% 0.92%
2024 404,610 634,431 2.86% 0.88%
2025 409,614 639,852 1.24% 0.85%
2026 413,792 645,257 1.02% 0.84%
2027 417,406 650,564 0.87% 0.82%
2028 420,691 655,783 0.79% 0.8%
2029 423,592 660,793 0.69% 0.76%
2030 426,158 665,650 0.61% 0.74%
2031 428,479 670,421 0.54% 0.72%
2032 430,544 675,070 0.48% 0.69%
2033 432,406 679,573 0.43% 0.67%
2034 434,083 683,911 0.39% 0.64%
2035 435,646 688,189 0.36% 0.63%
2036 437,132 692,343 0.34% 0.6%
2037 438,466 696,213 0.31% 0.56%
2038 439,670 699,908 0.27% 0.53%
2039 440,754 703,569 0.25% 0.52%
2040 441,687 707,156 0.21% 0.51%
2041 442,487 710,619 0.18% 0.49%
2042 443,200 713,900 0.16% 0.46%
2043 443,884 716,999 0.15% 0.43%
2044 444,457 719,920 0.13% 0.41%
2045 444,812 722,759 0.08% 0.39%
2046 445,028 725,322 0.05% 0.35%
2047 445,183 727,726 0.03% 0.33%
2048 445,283 730,038 0.02% 0.32%
2049 445,335 732,021 0.01% 0.27%
2050 445,330 733,898 -0.001% 0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.

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