Population in Iceland compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	UAE	Iceland	UAE
1960	175,574	131,334	-	-
1961	179,029	137,989	1.97%	5.07%
1962	182,378	144,946	1.87%	5.04%
1963	185,653	152,211	1.8%	5.01%
1964	188,983	159,692	1.79%	4.91%
1965	192,286	167,103	1.75%	4.64%
1966	195,570	173,976	1.71%	4.11%
1967	198,751	179,700	1.63%	3.29%
1968	201,488	199,416	1.38%	11%
1969	203,369	239,660	0.93%	20.2%
1970	204,438	286,536	0.53%	19.6%
1971	206,098	335,027	0.81%	16.9%
1972	209,137	385,014	1.47%	14.9%
1973	212,317	436,399	1.52%	13.3%
1974	215,209	489,087	1.36%	12.1%
1975	217,979	542,856	1.29%	11%
1976	220,154	615,866	1%	13.4%
1977	221,799	710,209	0.75%	15.3%
1978	223,537	809,274	0.78%	13.9%
1979	225,735	912,010	0.98%	12.7%
1980	228,138	1,015,700	1.06%	11.4%
1981	230,755	1,099,855	1.15%	8.29%
1982	233,860	1,166,370	1.35%	6.05%
1983	236,977	1,235,305	1.33%	5.91%
1984	239,511	1,305,996	1.07%	5.72%
1985	241,405	1,377,911	0.79%	5.51%
1986	243,180	1,467,383	0.74%	6.49%
1987	245,859	1,574,244	1.1%	7.28%
1988	249,740	1,681,788	1.58%	6.83%
1989	252,852	1,789,851	1.25%	6.43%
1990	254,826	1,898,220	0.78%	6.05%
1991	257,797	2,006,626	1.17%	5.71%
1992	261,057	2,114,730	1.26%	5.39%
1993	263,725	2,222,093	1.02%	5.08%
1994	266,021	2,328,188	0.87%	4.77%
1995	267,468	2,434,662	0.54%	4.57%
1996	268,916	2,597,564	0.54%	6.69%
1997	271,128	2,817,410	0.82%	8.46%
1998	274,047	3,040,421	1.08%	7.92%
1999	277,381	3,266,009	1.22%	7.42%
2000	281,205	3,493,575	1.38%	6.97%
2001	284,968	3,723,590	1.34%	6.58%
2002	287,523	3,956,826	0.9%	6.26%
2003	289,521	4,192,457	0.69%	5.96%
2004	292,074	4,428,967	0.88%	5.64%
2005	296,734	4,664,790	1.6%	5.32%
2006	303,782	5,009,100	2.38%	7.38%
2007	311,566	5,624,635	2.56%	12.3%
2008	317,414	6,302,664	1.88%	12.1%
2009	318,499	6,707,058	0.34%	6.42%
2010	318,041	6,869,838	-0.14%	2.43%
2011	319,014	7,104,538	0.31%	3.42%
2012	320,716	7,391,448	0.53%	4.04%
2013	323,764	7,693,031	0.95%	4.08%
2014	327,386	8,059,440	1.12%	4.76%
2015	330,815	8,505,237	1.05%	5.53%
2016	335,439	8,935,095	1.4%	5.05%
2017	343,400	9,223,225	2.37%	3.22%
2018	352,721	9,346,701	2.71%	1.34%
2019	360,563	9,445,785	2.22%	1.06%
2020	366,463	9,401,038	1.64%	-0.47%
2021	372,520	9,575,152	1.65%	1.85%
2022	382,003	10,074,977	2.55%	5.22%
2023	385,663	10,483,751	0.96%	4.06%
2024	386,506	10,986,400	0.22%	4.79%
2025	391,286	11,304,093	1.24%	2.89%
2026	395,277	11,531,926	1.02%	2.02%
2027	398,729	11,712,175	0.87%	1.56%
2028	401,867	11,868,257	0.79%	1.33%
2029	404,639	12,010,111	0.69%	1.2%
2030	407,090	12,145,577	0.61%	1.13%
2031	409,307	12,281,573	0.54%	1.12%
2032	411,279	12,421,758	0.48%	1.14%
2033	413,059	12,565,679	0.43%	1.16%
2034	414,660	12,712,942	0.39%	1.17%
2035	416,153	12,863,015	0.36%	1.18%
2036	417,573	13,015,458	0.34%	1.19%
2037	418,847	13,169,969	0.31%	1.19%
2038	419,997	13,326,337	0.27%	1.19%
2039	421,032	13,484,193	0.25%	1.18%
2040	421,924	13,643,197	0.21%	1.18%
2041	422,688	13,803,349	0.18%	1.17%
2042	423,370	13,964,553	0.16%	1.17%
2043	424,023	14,126,724	0.15%	1.16%
2044	424,570	14,289,828	0.13%	1.15%
2045	424,909	14,453,775	0.08%	1.15%
2046	425,115	14,619,554	0.05%	1.15%
2047	425,264	14,788,991	0.03%	1.16%
2048	425,359	14,961,419	0.02%	1.17%
2049	425,409	15,135,496	0.01%	1.16%
2050	425,404	15,310,628	-0.001%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.