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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 386,506 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 397,129 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 866 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Iceland is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.16% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +1.63% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iceland has increased from 304K people to 397K (30.7% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Iceland vs United States: population by year and forecast

Iceland
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iceland United States
2100 359,553 415,429,771
2099 361,331 414,829,167
2098 363,133 414,231,720
2097 364,957 413,576,381
2096 366,850 412,927,393
2095 368,746 412,225,379
2094 370,650 411,498,749
2093 372,614 410,785,729
2092 374,717 410,051,921
2091 376,803 409,320,183
2090 378,807 408,613,732
2089 380,812 407,885,645
2088 382,997 407,129,733
2087 385,164 406,421,298
2086 387,257 405,715,343
2085 389,362 405,059,379
2084 391,416 404,343,130
2083 393,481 403,612,785
2082 395,438 402,871,293
2081 397,470 402,054,554
2080 399,499 401,319,194
2079 401,462 400,554,914
2078 403,324 399,737,968
2077 405,255 398,906,565
2076 406,954 398,035,750
2075 408,546 397,109,170
2074 410,015 396,226,412
2073 411,402 395,307,725
2072 412,903 394,393,561
2071 414,245 393,415,363
2070 415,521 392,469,727
2069 416,683 391,479,981
2068 417,749 390,517,695
2067 418,899 389,543,856
2066 419,918 388,597,719
2065 420,941 387,685,327
2064 421,814 386,805,026
2063 422,695 385,911,917
2062 423,614 385,032,627
2061 424,319 384,170,837
2060 425,096 383,361,269
2059 425,721 382,542,030
2058 426,288 381,704,804
2057 426,844 380,907,023
2056 427,304 380,159,777
2055 427,695 379,430,756
2054 427,915 378,682,851
2053 428,108 377,878,421
2052 428,300 377,073,303
2051 428,278 376,229,840
2050 428,323 375,373,155
2049 428,289 374,493,150
2048 428,213 373,590,762
2047 428,102 372,626,259
2046 427,911 371,644,809
2045 427,683 370,602,914
2044 427,236 369,518,897
2043 426,580 368,375,680
2042 425,915 367,158,772
2041 425,212 365,937,822
2040 424,385 364,671,837
2039 423,407 363,367,337
2038 422,302 361,997,023
2037 421,094 360,606,236
2036 419,738 359,193,245
2035 418,238 357,750,686
2034 416,721 356,266,726
2033 415,006 354,775,032
2032 413,150 353,259,037
2031 411,039 351,721,511
2030 408,677 350,155,042
2029 406,109 348,564,667
2028 403,085 346,906,294
2027 399,797 345,257,605
2026 396,141 343,565,426
2025 391,759 341,784,857
2024 386,506 340,110,988
2023 385,663 334,914,895
2022 382,003 333,271,411
2021 372,520 331,893,745
2020 366,463 331,526,933
2019 360,563 328,329,953
2018 352,721 326,838,199
2017 343,400 325,122,128
2016 335,439 323,071,755
2015 330,815 320,738,994
2014 327,386 318,386,329
2013 323,764 316,059,947
2012 320,716 313,877,662
2011 319,014 311,583,481
2010 318,041 309,327,143
2009 318,499 306,771,529
2008 317,414 304,093,966
2007 311,566 301,231,207
2006 303,782 298,379,912
2005 296,734 295,516,599
2004 292,074 292,805,298
2003 289,521 290,107,933
2002 287,523 287,625,193
2001 284,968 284,968,955
2000 281,205 282,162,411
1999 277,381 279,294,713
1998 274,047 276,115,288
1997 271,128 272,911,760
1996 268,916 269,667,391
1995 267,468 266,557,091
1994 266,021 263,435,673
1993 263,725 260,255,352
1992 261,057 256,894,189
1991 257,797 253,492,503
1990 254,826 250,131,894
1989 252,852 246,819,222
1988 249,740 244,499,004
1987 245,859 242,288,936
1986 243,180 240,132,831
1985 241,405 237,923,734
1984 239,511 235,824,908
1983 236,977 233,792,014
1982 233,860 231,664,432
1981 230,755 229,465,744
1980 228,138 226,542,250
1979 225,735 225,055,487
1978 223,537 222,584,545
1977 221,799 220,239,425
1976 220,154 218,035,164
1975 217,979 215,973,199
1974 215,209 213,853,928
1973 212,317 211,908,788
1972 209,137 209,896,021
1971 206,098 207,660,677
1970 204,438 205,052,174
1969 203,369 202,676,946
1968 201,488 200,706,052
1967 198,751 198,712,056
1966 195,570 196,560,338
1965 192,286 194,302,963
1964 188,983 191,888,791
1963 185,653 189,241,798
1962 182,378 186,537,737
1961 179,029 183,691,481
1960 175,574 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 61,690 people (a 18.4% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.85% to 428,323 people and will still be ranked 173rd. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 428K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Iceland
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iceland United States
2100 -0.49% 0.14%
2099 -0.5% 0.14%
2098 -0.5% 0.16%
2097 -0.52% 0.16%
2096 -0.51% 0.17%
2095 -0.51% 0.18%
2094 -0.53% 0.17%
2093 -0.56% 0.18%
2092 -0.55% 0.18%
2091 -0.53% 0.17%
2090 -0.53% 0.18%
2089 -0.57% 0.19%
2088 -0.56% 0.17%
2087 -0.54% 0.17%
2086 -0.54% 0.16%
2085 -0.52% 0.18%
2084 -0.52% 0.18%
2083 -0.49% 0.18%
2082 -0.51% 0.2%
2081 -0.51% 0.18%
2080 -0.49% 0.19%
2079 -0.46% 0.2%
2078 -0.48% 0.21%
2077 -0.42% 0.22%
2076 -0.39% 0.23%
2075 -0.36% 0.22%
2074 -0.34% 0.23%
2073 -0.36% 0.23%
2072 -0.32% 0.25%
2071 -0.31% 0.24%
2070 -0.28% 0.25%
2069 -0.26% 0.25%
2068 -0.27% 0.25%
2067 -0.24% 0.24%
2066 -0.24% 0.24%
2065 -0.21% 0.23%
2064 -0.21% 0.23%
2063 -0.22% 0.23%
2062 -0.17% 0.22%
2061 -0.18% 0.21%
2060 -0.15% 0.21%
2059 -0.13% 0.22%
2058 -0.13% 0.21%
2057 -0.11% 0.2%
2056 -0.09% 0.19%
2055 -0.05% 0.2%
2054 -0.05% 0.21%
2053 -0.04% 0.21%
2052 0.005% 0.22%
2051 -0.01% 0.23%
2050 0.008% 0.23%
2049 0.02% 0.24%
2048 0.03% 0.26%
2047 0.04% 0.26%
2046 0.05% 0.28%
2045 0.1% 0.29%
2044 0.15% 0.31%
2043 0.16% 0.33%
2042 0.17% 0.33%
2041 0.2% 0.35%
2040 0.23% 0.36%
2039 0.26% 0.38%
2038 0.29% 0.39%
2037 0.32% 0.39%
2036 0.36% 0.4%
2035 0.36% 0.42%
2034 0.41% 0.42%
2033 0.45% 0.43%
2032 0.51% 0.44%
2031 0.58% 0.45%
2030 0.63% 0.46%
2029 0.75% 0.48%
2028 0.82% 0.48%
2027 0.92% 0.49%
2026 1.12% 0.52%
2025 1.36% 0.49%
2024 0.22% 1.55%
2023 0.96% 0.49%
2022 2.55% 0.42%
2021 1.65% 0.11%
2020 1.64% 0.97%
2019 2.22% 0.46%
2018 2.71% 0.53%
2017 2.37% 0.63%
2016 1.4% 0.73%
2015 1.05% 0.74%
2014 1.12% 0.74%
2013 0.95% 0.7%
2012 0.53% 0.74%
2011 0.31% 0.73%
2010 -0.14% 0.83%
2009 0.34% 0.88%
2008 1.88% 0.95%
2007 2.56% 0.96%
2006 2.38% 0.97%
2005 1.6% 0.93%
2004 0.88% 0.93%
2003 0.69% 0.86%
2002 0.9% 0.93%
2001 1.34% 0.99%
2000 1.38% 1.03%
1999 1.22% 1.15%
1998 1.08% 1.17%
1997 0.82% 1.2%
1996 0.54% 1.17%
1995 0.54% 1.18%
1994 0.87% 1.22%
1993 1.02% 1.31%
1992 1.26% 1.34%
1991 1.17% 1.34%
1990 0.78% 1.34%
1989 1.25% 0.95%
1988 1.58% 0.91%
1987 1.1% 0.9%
1986 0.74% 0.93%
1985 0.79% 0.89%
1984 1.07% 0.87%
1983 1.33% 0.92%
1982 1.35% 0.96%
1981 1.15% 1.29%
1980 1.06% 0.66%
1979 0.98% 1.11%
1978 0.78% 1.06%
1977 0.75% 1.01%
1976 1% 0.95%
1975 1.29% 0.99%
1974 1.36% 0.92%
1973 1.52% 0.96%
1972 1.47% 1.08%
1971 0.81% 1.27%
1970 0.53% 1.17%
1969 0.93% 0.98%
1968 1.38% 1%
1967 1.63% 1.09%
1966 1.71% 1.16%
1965 1.75% 1.26%
1964 1.79% 1.4%
1963 1.8% 1.45%
1962 1.87% 1.55%
1961 1.97% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Iceland grew by 0.22%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Iceland United States
Current population
397129
344023146
Population rank 173/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 4.15%
One net population change
10.4 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
2.07 hours
8.8 seconds
One death every
3.44 hours
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +843 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.22% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 155/197 134/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +2,709 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 56/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 98,818 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 130/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.1% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 23/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iceland
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iceland United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,709 - 1,230,663
2024 - 3,543 - 1,286,132
2023 1,697 4,630 502,372 1,322,668
2022 1,719 6,535 399,926 1,319,009
2021 2,534 4,911 199,137 674,787
2020 2,199 2,498 208,862 329,769
2019 2,163 5,030 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,975 6,638 955,022 1,764,961
2017 1,854 8,348 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 1,711 4,128 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 1,952 1,499 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 2,324 1,139 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 2,169 1,666 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 2,566 -277 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 2,521 -1,393 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 2,862 -2,055 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 3,026 -4,785 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 2,825 1,138 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 2,617 5,254 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 2,491 5,300 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 2,433 3,925 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 2,425 610 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 2,317 -204 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 2,243 -333 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 2,365 867 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 2,475 1,877 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 2,192 1,165 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 2,357 1,014 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 2,305 225 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 2,447 -511 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 2,354 -1,354 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 2,713 -804 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 2,875 -194 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 2,898 -225 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 2,733 1,145 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 3,058 -971 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 2,832 -994 1,875,826 400,998
1988 2,847 1,572 1,735,943 460,778
1987 2,360 944 1,720,252 480,815
1986 2,384 -335 1,656,917 493,082
1985 2,221 -628 1,689,258 598,777
1984 2,539 -328 1,627,192 622,793
1983 2,702 170 1,636,544 662,840
1982 2,736 616 1,714,317 600,149
1981 2,677 157 1,652,153 583,070
1980 2,966 -629 1,608,450 595,916
1979 2,980 -572 1,597,894 503,559
1978 2,727 -781 1,402,283 556,521
1977 2,551 -1,079 1,431,556 577,060
1976 2,951 -1,181 1,264,604 635,590
1975 2,965 -388 1,252,644 655,078
1974 2,776 209 1,218,968 706,978
1973 3,121 -310 1,165,499 783,163
1972 3,241 362 1,301,355 833,543
1971 2,782 -231 1,640,519 833,549
1970 2,576 -1,754 1,824,965 744,902
1969 2,766 -1,414 1,702,487 523,740
1968 2,841 -448 1,565,507 594,514
1967 3,021 47 1,669,181 585,410
1966 3,305 39 1,749,387 637,692
1965 3,442 -194 1,943,030 644,902
1964 3,459 -67 2,245,099 618,635
1963 3,490 -113 2,289,826 639,495
1962 3,465 -228 2,406,337 625,617
1961 3,312 164 2,571,681 580,333
1960 3,758 -269 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 30.7% of the population change in Iceland is from natural causes (a gain of 20,128 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 45,356 people). In the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 98,818 residents or 25.1% of the population were not native-born in Iceland, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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