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

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The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 392,404 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 398,674 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 101.4 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +1.66% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 399K (31.2% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Iceland vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iceland Ukraine
2100 360,144 15,603,179
2099 361,926 15,862,593
2098 363,730 16,125,815
2097 365,557 16,393,353
2096 367,453 16,664,587
2095 369,353 16,939,471
2094 371,260 17,219,443
2093 373,227 17,504,349
2092 375,333 17,793,601
2091 377,423 18,087,289
2090 379,430 18,386,570
2089 381,438 18,689,852
2088 383,627 18,998,014
2087 385,798 19,311,662
2086 387,894 19,630,012
2085 390,003 19,952,247
2084 392,060 20,280,817
2083 394,128 20,613,034
2082 396,088 20,949,887
2081 398,124 21,289,979
2080 400,156 21,633,931
2079 402,122 21,981,015
2078 403,988 22,331,415
2077 405,922 22,684,635
2076 407,624 23,041,181
2075 409,218 23,400,319
2074 410,690 23,762,428
2073 412,079 24,126,690
2072 413,583 24,491,363
2071 414,926 24,859,381
2070 416,204 25,229,957
2069 417,368 25,602,485
2068 418,437 25,976,390
2067 419,588 26,352,535
2066 420,609 26,730,314
2065 421,634 27,109,886
2064 422,508 27,491,024
2063 423,391 27,872,631
2062 424,311 28,254,738
2061 425,017 28,638,347
2060 425,795 29,021,488
2059 426,421 29,404,719
2058 426,989 29,788,559
2057 427,546 30,170,070
2056 428,007 30,548,973
2055 428,399 30,926,521
2054 428,619 31,299,425
2053 428,812 31,669,550
2052 429,004 32,035,413
2051 428,983 32,397,707
2050 429,028 32,754,538
2049 428,993 33,107,228
2048 428,917 33,451,994
2047 428,806 33,793,296
2046 428,615 34,131,561
2045 428,387 34,463,236
2044 427,939 34,790,682
2043 427,281 35,115,069
2042 426,616 35,437,607
2041 425,912 35,758,248
2040 425,083 36,075,749
2039 424,104 36,396,426
2038 422,997 36,714,126
2037 421,786 37,031,794
2036 420,429 37,345,665
2035 418,926 37,659,856
2034 417,406 37,972,332
2033 415,689 38,283,563
2032 413,829 38,592,696
2031 411,715 38,902,570
2030 409,349 39,210,256
2029 406,777 39,514,695
2028 403,748 39,816,523
2027 400,455 40,111,670
2026 396,793 40,408,451
2025 392,404 38,980,376
2024 386,506 37,860,221
2023 385,663 37,732,836
2022 382,003 41,048,766
2021 372,520 44,298,640
2020 366,463 44,680,014
2019 360,563 44,957,458
2018 352,721 45,208,907
2017 343,400 45,436,041
2016 335,439 45,616,832
2015 330,815 45,784,896
2014 327,386 45,972,380
2013 323,764 46,126,770
2012 320,716 46,210,056
2011 319,014 46,307,853
2010 318,041 46,456,003
2009 318,499 46,623,731
2008 317,414 46,819,175
2007 311,566 47,062,798
2006 303,782 47,278,694
2005 296,734 47,585,556
2004 292,074 47,979,507
2003 289,521 48,315,136
2002 287,523 48,677,281
2001 284,968 49,106,855
2000 281,205 49,556,660
1999 277,381 49,976,446
1998 274,047 50,379,731
1997 271,128 50,786,885
1996 268,916 51,226,109
1995 267,468 51,665,539
1994 266,021 52,075,998
1993 263,725 52,350,126
1992 261,057 52,323,671
1991 257,797 52,170,961
1990 254,826 52,054,092
1989 252,852 51,917,817
1988 249,740 51,724,853
1987 245,859 51,515,732
1986 243,180 51,318,745
1985 241,405 51,108,770
1984 239,511 50,887,599
1983 236,977 50,637,029
1982 233,860 50,402,724
1981 230,755 50,189,281
1980 228,138 49,955,152
1979 225,735 49,721,381
1978 223,537 49,521,243
1977 221,799 49,336,481
1976 220,154 49,120,842
1975 217,979 48,865,229
1974 215,209 48,576,570
1973 212,317 48,277,121
1972 209,137 47,946,893
1971 206,098 47,573,287
1970 204,438 47,261,306
1969 203,369 46,976,256
1968 201,488 46,614,325
1967 198,751 46,215,988
1966 195,570 45,802,519
1965 192,286 45,386,892
1964 188,983 44,951,156
1963 185,653 44,462,372
1962 182,378 43,943,674
1961 179,029 43,399,766
1960 175,574 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 63,235 people (a 18.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.61% to 429,028 people and will still be ranked 173rd. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 429K people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Iceland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iceland Ukraine
2100 -0.49% -1.64%
2099 -0.5% -1.63%
2098 -0.5% -1.63%
2097 -0.52% -1.63%
2096 -0.51% -1.62%
2095 -0.51% -1.63%
2094 -0.53% -1.63%
2093 -0.56% -1.63%
2092 -0.55% -1.62%
2091 -0.53% -1.63%
2090 -0.53% -1.62%
2089 -0.57% -1.62%
2088 -0.56% -1.62%
2087 -0.54% -1.62%
2086 -0.54% -1.62%
2085 -0.52% -1.62%
2084 -0.52% -1.61%
2083 -0.49% -1.61%
2082 -0.51% -1.6%
2081 -0.51% -1.59%
2080 -0.49% -1.58%
2079 -0.46% -1.57%
2078 -0.48% -1.56%
2077 -0.42% -1.55%
2076 -0.39% -1.53%
2075 -0.36% -1.52%
2074 -0.34% -1.51%
2073 -0.36% -1.49%
2072 -0.32% -1.48%
2071 -0.31% -1.47%
2070 -0.28% -1.46%
2069 -0.26% -1.44%
2068 -0.27% -1.43%
2067 -0.24% -1.41%
2066 -0.24% -1.4%
2065 -0.21% -1.39%
2064 -0.21% -1.37%
2063 -0.22% -1.35%
2062 -0.17% -1.34%
2061 -0.18% -1.32%
2060 -0.15% -1.3%
2059 -0.13% -1.29%
2058 -0.13% -1.26%
2057 -0.11% -1.24%
2056 -0.09% -1.22%
2055 -0.05% -1.19%
2054 -0.05% -1.17%
2053 -0.04% -1.14%
2052 0.005% -1.12%
2051 -0.01% -1.09%
2050 0.008% -1.07%
2049 0.02% -1.03%
2048 0.03% -1.01%
2047 0.04% -0.99%
2046 0.05% -0.96%
2045 0.1% -0.94%
2044 0.15% -0.92%
2043 0.16% -0.91%
2042 0.17% -0.9%
2041 0.2% -0.88%
2040 0.23% -0.88%
2039 0.26% -0.87%
2038 0.29% -0.86%
2037 0.32% -0.84%
2036 0.36% -0.83%
2035 0.36% -0.82%
2034 0.41% -0.81%
2033 0.45% -0.8%
2032 0.51% -0.8%
2031 0.58% -0.78%
2030 0.63% -0.77%
2029 0.75% -0.76%
2028 0.82% -0.74%
2027 0.92% -0.73%
2026 1.12% 3.66%
2025 1.53% 2.96%
2024 0.22% 0.34%
2023 0.96% -8.08%
2022 2.55% -7.34%
2021 1.65% -0.85%
2020 1.64% -0.62%
2019 2.22% -0.56%
2018 2.71% -0.5%
2017 2.37% -0.4%
2016 1.4% -0.37%
2015 1.05% -0.41%
2014 1.12% -0.33%
2013 0.95% -0.18%
2012 0.53% -0.21%
2011 0.31% -0.32%
2010 -0.14% -0.36%
2009 0.34% -0.42%
2008 1.88% -0.52%
2007 2.56% -0.46%
2006 2.38% -0.64%
2005 1.6% -0.82%
2004 0.88% -0.69%
2003 0.69% -0.74%
2002 0.9% -0.87%
2001 1.34% -0.91%
2000 1.38% -0.84%
1999 1.22% -0.8%
1998 1.08% -0.8%
1997 0.82% -0.86%
1996 0.54% -0.85%
1995 0.54% -0.79%
1994 0.87% -0.52%
1993 1.02% 0.05%
1992 1.26% 0.29%
1991 1.17% 0.22%
1990 0.78% 0.26%
1989 1.25% 0.37%
1988 1.58% 0.41%
1987 1.1% 0.38%
1986 0.74% 0.41%
1985 0.79% 0.43%
1984 1.07% 0.49%
1983 1.33% 0.46%
1982 1.35% 0.43%
1981 1.15% 0.47%
1980 1.06% 0.47%
1979 0.98% 0.4%
1978 0.78% 0.37%
1977 0.75% 0.44%
1976 1% 0.52%
1975 1.29% 0.59%
1974 1.36% 0.62%
1973 1.52% 0.69%
1972 1.47% 0.79%
1971 0.81% 0.66%
1970 0.53% 0.61%
1969 0.93% 0.78%
1968 1.38% 0.86%
1967 1.63% 0.9%
1966 1.71% 0.92%
1965 1.75% 0.97%
1964 1.79% 1.1%
1963 1.8% 1.18%
1962 1.87% 1.25%
1961 1.97% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iceland/ukraine | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Iceland grew by 1.53%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Iceland Ukraine
Current population
398674
40408451
Population rank 173/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.49%
One net population change
1.49 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
2.02 hours
2.54 minutes
One death every
3.33 hours
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +16 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +5,898 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +1.53% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 13/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +2,709 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 56/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 98,818 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 130/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 23/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iceland
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iceland Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,709 - 1,702,358
2024 1,700 3,543 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 1,736 4,630 -283,185 -299,961
2022 1,719 6,535 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 2,534 4,911 -449,941 -1,129
2020 2,199 2,498 -307,533 -4,167
2019 2,163 5,030 -236,296 -6,908
2018 1,975 6,638 -227,491 -32,220
2017 1,854 8,348 -158,390 -36,155
2016 1,711 4,128 -135,710 -31,340
2015 1,952 1,499 -147,107 -21,992
2014 2,324 1,139 -140,216 -65,678
2013 2,169 1,666 -129,662 26,781
2012 2,566 -277 -130,451 66,768
2011 2,521 -1,393 -158,372 26,457
2010 2,862 -2,055 -180,388 16,030
2009 3,026 -4,785 -197,918 26,796
2008 2,825 1,138 -229,086 9,312
2007 2,617 5,254 -282,659 15,237
2006 2,491 5,300 -300,787 136,442
2005 2,433 3,925 -337,857 -111,493
2004 2,425 610 -344,157 5,644
2003 2,317 -204 -351,299 18,540
2002 2,243 -333 -364,544 -26,991
2001 2,365 867 -374,734 -92,847
2000 2,475 1,877 -364,143 -67,865
1999 2,192 1,165 -348,286 -59,247
1998 2,357 1,014 -318,299 -80,684
1997 2,305 225 -306,549 -108,735
1996 2,447 -511 -305,154 -158,008
1995 2,354 -1,354 -281,629 -134,053
1994 2,713 -804 -238,820 -166,380
1993 2,875 -194 -169,405 26,357
1992 2,898 -225 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,733 1,145 -16,486 125,962
1990 3,058 -971 48,463 75,760
1989 2,832 -994 106,431 36,978
1988 2,847 1,572 162,002 75,637
1987 2,360 944 198,850 -18,275
1986 2,384 -335 225,751 -12,369
1985 2,221 -628 201,011 5,546
1984 2,539 -328 222,430 13,340
1983 2,702 170 241,741 23,608
1982 2,736 616 194,101 9,096
1981 2,677 157 182,839 40,807
1980 2,966 -629 197,223 47,406
1979 2,980 -572 197,294 25,635
1978 2,727 -781 206,554 -29,180
1977 2,551 -1,079 216,932 -24,745
1976 2,951 -1,181 247,323 -8,219
1975 2,965 -388 256,787 15,336
1974 2,776 209 273,486 31,725
1973 3,121 -310 274,938 18,777
1972 3,241 362 309,785 56,928
1971 2,782 -231 305,849 74,604
1970 2,576 -1,754 291,839 -48,335
1969 2,766 -1,414 274,858 51,763
1968 2,841 -448 295,162 102,096
1967 3,021 47 313,899 85,527
1966 3,305 39 337,794 89,737
1965 3,442 -194 334,365 69,354
1964 3,459 -67 391,120 76,650
1963 3,490 -113 449,648 60,178
1962 3,465 -228 481,887 45,712
1961 3,312 164 508,602 51,625
1960 3,758 -269 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/iceland/ukraine | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 29% of the population change in Iceland is from natural causes (a gain of 19,543 people) and 71% is from migration (a gain of 47,760 people). In Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 98,818 residents or 25.1% of the population were not native-born in Iceland, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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