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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Tuvalu	Iceland	Tuvalu
1960	175,574	5,598	-	-
1961	179,029	5,648	1.97%	0.89%
1962	182,378	5,699	1.87%	0.9%
1963	185,653	5,751	1.8%	0.91%
1964	188,983	5,752	1.79%	0.02%
1965	192,286	5,715	1.75%	-0.64%
1966	195,570	5,686	1.71%	-0.51%
1967	198,751	5,652	1.63%	-0.6%
1968	201,488	5,624	1.38%	-0.5%
1969	203,369	5,631	0.93%	0.12%
1970	204,438	5,663	0.53%	0.57%
1971	206,098	5,685	0.81%	0.39%
1972	209,137	5,692	1.47%	0.12%
1973	212,317	5,681	1.52%	-0.19%
1974	215,209	5,822	1.36%	2.48%
1975	217,979	6,117	1.29%	5.07%
1976	220,154	6,404	1%	4.69%
1977	221,799	6,686	0.75%	4.4%
1978	223,537	6,957	0.78%	4.05%
1979	225,735	7,184	0.98%	3.26%
1980	228,138	7,366	1.06%	2.53%
1981	230,755	7,526	1.15%	2.17%
1982	233,860	7,664	1.35%	1.83%
1983	236,977	7,789	1.33%	1.63%
1984	239,511	7,902	1.07%	1.45%
1985	241,405	8,046	0.79%	1.82%
1986	243,180	8,217	0.74%	2.13%
1987	245,859	8,371	1.1%	1.87%
1988	249,740	8,518	1.58%	1.76%
1989	252,852	8,662	1.25%	1.69%
1990	254,826	8,798	0.78%	1.57%
1991	257,797	8,928	1.17%	1.48%
1992	261,057	9,038	1.26%	1.23%
1993	263,725	9,126	1.02%	0.97%
1994	266,021	9,207	0.87%	0.89%
1995	267,468	9,280	0.54%	0.79%
1996	268,916	9,342	0.54%	0.67%
1997	271,128	9,400	0.82%	0.62%
1998	274,047	9,451	1.08%	0.54%
1999	277,381	9,496	1.22%	0.48%
2000	281,205	9,544	1.38%	0.51%
2001	284,968	9,586	1.34%	0.44%
2002	287,523	9,623	0.9%	0.39%
2003	289,521	9,695	0.69%	0.75%
2004	292,074	9,816	0.88%	1.25%
2005	296,734	9,940	1.6%	1.26%
2006	303,782	10,056	2.38%	1.17%
2007	311,566	10,182	2.56%	1.25%
2008	317,414	10,321	1.88%	1.37%
2009	318,499	10,461	0.34%	1.36%
2010	318,041	10,614	-0.14%	1.46%
2011	319,014	10,780	0.31%	1.56%
2012	320,716	10,934	0.53%	1.43%
2013	323,764	11,001	0.95%	0.61%
2014	327,386	10,984	1.12%	-0.15%
2015	330,815	10,963	1.05%	-0.19%
2016	335,439	10,930	1.4%	-0.3%
2017	343,400	10,869	2.37%	-0.56%
2018	352,721	10,751	2.71%	-1.09%
2019	360,563	10,581	2.22%	-1.58%
2020	366,463	10,399	1.64%	-1.72%
2021	372,520	10,194	1.65%	-1.97%
2022	382,003	9,992	2.55%	-1.98%
2023	393,349	9,816	2.97%	-1.76%
2024	404,610	9,646	2.86%	-1.73%
2025	409,614	9,493	1.24%	-1.58%
2026	413,792	9,363	1.02%	-1.37%
2027	417,406	9,255	0.87%	-1.15%
2028	420,691	9,175	0.79%	-0.87%
2029	423,592	9,102	0.69%	-0.79%
2030	426,158	9,047	0.61%	-0.6%
2031	428,479	9,011	0.54%	-0.4%
2032	430,544	8,984	0.48%	-0.3%
2033	432,406	8,975	0.43%	-0.1%
2034	434,083	8,970	0.39%	-0.06%
2035	435,646	8,977	0.36%	0.08%
2036	437,132	8,995	0.34%	0.2%
2037	438,466	9,017	0.31%	0.24%
2038	439,670	9,051	0.27%	0.38%
2039	440,754	9,095	0.25%	0.48%
2040	441,687	9,143	0.21%	0.53%
2041	442,487	9,191	0.18%	0.52%
2042	443,200	9,245	0.16%	0.6%
2043	443,884	9,308	0.15%	0.68%
2044	444,457	9,375	0.13%	0.72%
2045	444,812	9,435	0.08%	0.64%
2046	445,028	9,502	0.05%	0.71%
2047	445,183	9,571	0.03%	0.72%
2048	445,283	9,644	0.02%	0.76%
2049	445,335	9,712	0.01%	0.71%
2050	445,330	9,778	-0.001%	0.68%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.