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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Vanuatu	Iceland	Vanuatu
1960	175,574	64,431	-	-
1961	179,029	66,264	1.97%	2.84%
1962	182,378	68,174	1.87%	2.88%
1963	185,653	70,159	1.8%	2.91%
1964	188,983	72,219	1.79%	2.94%
1965	192,286	74,358	1.75%	2.96%
1966	195,570	76,590	1.71%	3%
1967	198,751	78,921	1.63%	3.04%
1968	201,488	81,314	1.38%	3.03%
1969	203,369	83,755	0.93%	3%
1970	204,438	86,266	0.53%	3%
1971	206,098	88,862	0.81%	3.01%
1972	209,137	91,562	1.47%	3.04%
1973	212,317	94,362	1.52%	3.06%
1974	215,209	97,260	1.36%	3.07%
1975	217,979	100,269	1.29%	3.09%
1976	220,154	103,388	1%	3.11%
1977	221,799	106,618	0.75%	3.12%
1978	223,537	109,963	0.78%	3.14%
1979	225,735	113,040	0.98%	2.8%
1980	228,138	115,660	1.06%	2.32%
1981	230,755	118,249	1.15%	2.24%
1982	233,860	121,035	1.35%	2.36%
1983	236,977	123,998	1.33%	2.45%
1984	239,511	127,109	1.07%	2.51%
1985	241,405	130,356	0.79%	2.55%
1986	243,180	133,720	0.74%	2.58%
1987	245,859	137,187	1.1%	2.59%
1988	249,740	140,756	1.58%	2.6%
1989	252,852	144,393	1.25%	2.58%
1990	254,826	148,063	0.78%	2.54%
1991	257,797	151,793	1.17%	2.52%
1992	261,057	155,608	1.26%	2.51%
1993	263,725	159,463	1.02%	2.48%
1994	266,021	163,314	0.87%	2.41%
1995	267,468	167,137	0.54%	2.34%
1996	268,916	170,911	0.54%	2.26%
1997	271,128	174,626	0.82%	2.17%
1998	274,047	178,313	1.08%	2.11%
1999	277,381	182,048	1.22%	2.09%
2000	281,205	186,281	1.38%	2.33%
2001	284,968	191,031	1.34%	2.55%
2002	287,523	195,863	0.9%	2.53%
2003	289,521	200,746	0.69%	2.49%
2004	292,074	205,711	0.88%	2.47%
2005	296,734	210,760	1.6%	2.45%
2006	303,782	215,923	2.38%	2.45%
2007	311,566	221,276	2.56%	2.48%
2008	317,414	226,896	1.88%	2.54%
2009	318,499	232,731	0.34%	2.57%
2010	318,041	238,248	-0.14%	2.37%
2011	319,014	243,474	0.31%	2.19%
2012	320,716	248,883	0.53%	2.22%
2013	323,764	254,482	0.95%	2.25%
2014	327,386	260,240	1.12%	2.26%
2015	330,815	266,101	1.05%	2.25%
2016	335,439	272,087	1.4%	2.25%
2017	343,400	278,507	2.37%	2.36%
2018	352,721	285,259	2.71%	2.42%
2019	360,563	291,985	2.22%	2.36%
2020	366,463	298,858	1.64%	2.35%
2021	372,520	305,868	1.65%	2.35%
2022	382,003	313,046	2.55%	2.35%
2023	393,349	320,409	2.97%	2.35%
2024	404,610	327,777	2.86%	2.3%
2025	409,614	335,169	1.24%	2.26%
2026	413,792	342,565	1.02%	2.21%
2027	417,406	349,970	0.87%	2.16%
2028	420,691	357,397	0.79%	2.12%
2029	423,592	364,883	0.69%	2.09%
2030	426,158	372,429	0.61%	2.07%
2031	428,479	380,015	0.54%	2.04%
2032	430,544	387,657	0.48%	2.01%
2033	432,406	395,366	0.43%	1.99%
2034	434,083	403,188	0.39%	1.98%
2035	435,646	411,061	0.36%	1.95%
2036	437,132	419,006	0.34%	1.93%
2037	438,466	427,031	0.31%	1.92%
2038	439,670	435,150	0.27%	1.9%
2039	440,754	443,311	0.25%	1.88%
2040	441,687	451,509	0.21%	1.85%
2041	442,487	459,733	0.18%	1.82%
2042	443,200	468,003	0.16%	1.8%
2043	443,884	476,308	0.15%	1.77%
2044	444,457	484,636	0.13%	1.75%
2045	444,812	492,989	0.08%	1.72%
2046	445,028	501,316	0.05%	1.69%
2047	445,183	509,621	0.03%	1.66%
2048	445,283	517,889	0.02%	1.62%
2049	445,335	526,138	0.01%	1.59%
2050	445,330	534,374	-0.001%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.