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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Sweden	Iceland	Sweden
1960	175,574	7,484,656	-	-
1961	179,029	7,519,998	1.97%	0.47%
1962	182,378	7,561,588	1.87%	0.55%
1963	185,653	7,604,328	1.8%	0.57%
1964	188,983	7,661,354	1.79%	0.75%
1965	192,286	7,733,853	1.75%	0.95%
1966	195,570	7,807,797	1.71%	0.96%
1967	198,751	7,867,931	1.63%	0.77%
1968	201,488	7,912,273	1.38%	0.56%
1969	203,369	7,968,072	0.93%	0.71%
1970	204,438	8,042,801	0.53%	0.94%
1971	206,098	8,098,334	0.81%	0.69%
1972	209,137	8,122,300	1.47%	0.3%
1973	212,317	8,136,312	1.52%	0.17%
1974	215,209	8,159,955	1.36%	0.29%
1975	217,979	8,192,437	1.29%	0.4%
1976	220,154	8,222,286	1%	0.36%
1977	221,799	8,251,540	0.75%	0.36%
1978	223,537	8,275,599	0.78%	0.29%
1979	225,735	8,293,678	0.98%	0.22%
1980	228,138	8,310,531	1.06%	0.2%
1981	230,755	8,320,503	1.15%	0.12%
1982	233,860	8,325,263	1.35%	0.06%
1983	236,977	8,329,033	1.33%	0.05%
1984	239,511	8,336,605	1.07%	0.09%
1985	241,405	8,350,386	0.79%	0.17%
1986	243,180	8,369,829	0.74%	0.23%
1987	245,859	8,397,804	1.1%	0.33%
1988	249,740	8,436,489	1.58%	0.46%
1989	252,852	8,492,964	1.25%	0.67%
1990	254,826	8,558,835	0.78%	0.78%
1991	257,797	8,617,375	1.17%	0.68%
1992	261,057	8,668,067	1.26%	0.59%
1993	263,725	8,718,561	1.02%	0.58%
1994	266,021	8,780,745	0.87%	0.71%
1995	267,468	8,826,939	0.54%	0.53%
1996	268,916	8,840,998	0.54%	0.16%
1997	271,128	8,846,062	0.82%	0.06%
1998	274,047	8,850,974	1.08%	0.06%
1999	277,381	8,857,874	1.22%	0.08%
2000	281,205	8,872,109	1.38%	0.16%
2001	284,968	8,895,960	1.34%	0.27%
2002	287,523	8,924,958	0.9%	0.33%
2003	289,521	8,958,229	0.69%	0.37%
2004	292,074	8,993,531	0.88%	0.39%
2005	296,734	9,029,572	1.6%	0.4%
2006	303,782	9,080,505	2.38%	0.56%
2007	311,566	9,148,092	2.56%	0.74%
2008	317,414	9,219,637	1.88%	0.78%
2009	318,499	9,298,515	0.34%	0.86%
2010	318,041	9,378,126	-0.14%	0.86%
2011	319,014	9,449,213	0.31%	0.76%
2012	320,716	9,519,374	0.53%	0.74%
2013	323,764	9,600,379	0.95%	0.85%
2014	327,386	9,696,110	1.12%	1%
2015	330,815	9,799,186	1.05%	1.06%
2016	335,439	9,923,085	1.4%	1.26%
2017	343,400	10,057,698	2.37%	1.36%
2018	352,721	10,175,214	2.71%	1.17%
2019	360,563	10,278,887	2.22%	1.02%
2020	366,463	10,353,442	1.64%	0.73%
2021	372,520	10,415,811	1.65%	0.6%
2022	382,003	10,486,941	2.55%	0.68%
2023	393,349	10,536,632	2.97%	0.47%
2024	404,610	10,569,709	2.86%	0.31%
2025	409,614	10,619,177	1.24%	0.47%
2026	413,792	10,663,427	1.02%	0.42%
2027	417,406	10,703,497	0.87%	0.38%
2028	420,691	10,740,420	0.79%	0.34%
2029	423,592	10,773,692	0.69%	0.31%
2030	426,158	10,803,699	0.61%	0.28%
2031	428,479	10,830,583	0.54%	0.25%
2032	430,544	10,855,855	0.48%	0.23%
2033	432,406	10,880,544	0.43%	0.23%
2034	434,083	10,903,924	0.39%	0.21%
2035	435,646	10,926,433	0.36%	0.21%
2036	437,132	10,949,062	0.34%	0.21%
2037	438,466	10,971,259	0.31%	0.2%
2038	439,670	10,993,203	0.27%	0.2%
2039	440,754	11,015,926	0.25%	0.21%
2040	441,687	11,039,663	0.21%	0.22%
2041	442,487	11,063,604	0.18%	0.22%
2042	443,200	11,088,299	0.16%	0.22%
2043	443,884	11,113,927	0.15%	0.23%
2044	444,457	11,139,125	0.13%	0.23%
2045	444,812	11,163,492	0.08%	0.22%
2046	445,028	11,186,803	0.05%	0.21%
2047	445,183	11,209,183	0.03%	0.2%
2048	445,283	11,230,526	0.02%	0.19%
2049	445,335	11,250,663	0.01%	0.18%
2050	445,330	11,269,877	-0.001%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.