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	393,349	10,483,751	2.97%	4.06%
2024	404,610	10,876,981	2.86%	3.75%
2025	409,614	11,191,510	1.24%	2.89%
2026	413,792	11,417,074	1.02%	2.02%
2027	417,406	11,595,528	0.87%	1.56%
2028	420,691	11,750,055	0.79%	1.33%
2029	423,592	11,890,496	0.69%	1.2%
2030	426,158	12,024,613	0.61%	1.13%
2031	428,479	12,159,255	0.54%	1.12%
2032	430,544	12,298,043	0.48%	1.14%
2033	432,406	12,440,531	0.43%	1.16%
2034	434,083	12,586,327	0.39%	1.17%
2035	435,646	12,734,906	0.36%	1.18%
2036	437,132	12,885,831	0.34%	1.19%
2037	438,466	13,038,803	0.31%	1.19%
2038	439,670	13,193,613	0.27%	1.19%
2039	440,754	13,349,897	0.25%	1.18%
2040	441,687	13,507,317	0.21%	1.18%
2041	442,487	13,665,875	0.18%	1.17%
2042	443,200	13,825,473	0.16%	1.17%
2043	443,884	13,986,029	0.15%	1.16%
2044	444,457	14,147,509	0.13%	1.15%
2045	444,812	14,309,823	0.08%	1.15%
2046	445,028	14,473,950	0.05%	1.15%
2047	445,183	14,641,700	0.03%	1.16%
2048	445,283	14,812,411	0.02%	1.17%
2049	445,335	14,984,754	0.01%	1.16%
2050	445,330	15,158,142	-0.001%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.