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	385,663	10,536,632	0.96%	0.47%
2024	386,506	10,569,709	0.22%	0.31%
2025	391,286	10,619,177	1.24%	0.47%
2026	395,277	10,663,427	1.02%	0.42%
2027	398,729	10,703,497	0.87%	0.38%
2028	401,867	10,740,420	0.79%	0.34%
2029	404,639	10,773,692	0.69%	0.31%
2030	407,090	10,803,699	0.61%	0.28%
2031	409,307	10,830,583	0.54%	0.25%
2032	411,279	10,855,855	0.48%	0.23%
2033	413,059	10,880,544	0.43%	0.23%
2034	414,660	10,903,924	0.39%	0.21%
2035	416,153	10,926,433	0.36%	0.21%
2036	417,573	10,949,062	0.34%	0.21%
2037	418,847	10,971,259	0.31%	0.2%
2038	419,997	10,993,203	0.27%	0.2%
2039	421,032	11,015,926	0.25%	0.21%
2040	421,924	11,039,663	0.21%	0.22%
2041	422,688	11,063,604	0.18%	0.22%
2042	423,370	11,088,299	0.16%	0.22%
2043	424,023	11,113,927	0.15%	0.23%
2044	424,570	11,139,125	0.13%	0.23%
2045	424,909	11,163,492	0.08%	0.22%
2046	425,115	11,186,803	0.05%	0.21%
2047	425,264	11,209,183	0.03%	0.2%
2048	425,359	11,230,526	0.02%	0.19%
2049	425,409	11,250,663	0.01%	0.18%
2050	425,404	11,269,877	-0.001%	0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.