Population in Iceland compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Iceland and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Vatican	Iceland	Vatican
1960	175,574	-	-	-
1961	179,029	-	1.97%	-
1962	182,378	-	1.87%	-
1963	185,653	-	1.8%	-
1964	188,983	-	1.79%	-
1965	192,286	-	1.75%	-
1966	195,570	-	1.71%	-
1967	198,751	-	1.63%	-
1968	201,488	-	1.38%	-
1969	203,369	-	0.93%	-
1970	204,438	-	0.53%	-
1971	206,098	-	0.81%	-
1972	209,137	-	1.47%	-
1973	212,317	-	1.52%	-
1974	215,209	-	1.36%	-
1975	217,979	-	1.29%	-
1976	220,154	-	1%	-
1977	221,799	-	0.75%	-
1978	223,537	-	0.78%	-
1979	225,735	-	0.98%	-
1980	228,138	-	1.06%	-
1981	230,755	-	1.15%	-
1982	233,860	-	1.35%	-
1983	236,977	-	1.33%	-
1984	239,511	-	1.07%	-
1985	241,405	-	0.79%	-
1986	243,180	-	0.74%	-
1987	245,859	-	1.1%	-
1988	249,740	-	1.58%	-
1989	252,852	-	1.25%	-
1990	254,826	-	0.78%	-
1991	257,797	-	1.17%	-
1992	261,057	-	1.26%	-
1993	263,725	-	1.02%	-
1994	266,021	-	0.87%	-
1995	267,468	-	0.54%	-
1996	268,916	-	0.54%	-
1997	271,128	-	0.82%	-
1998	274,047	-	1.08%	-
1999	277,381	-	1.22%	-
2000	281,205	880	1.38%	-
2001	284,968	890	1.34%	1.14%
2002	287,523	900	0.9%	1.12%
2003	289,521	911	0.69%	1.22%
2004	292,074	921	0.88%	1.1%
2005	296,734	921	1.6%	0%
2006	303,782	932	2.38%	1.19%
2007	311,566	821	2.56%	-11.9%
2008	317,414	824	1.88%	0.37%
2009	318,499	826	0.34%	0.24%
2010	318,041	829	-0.14%	0.36%
2011	319,014	832	0.31%	0.36%
2012	320,716	836	0.53%	0.48%
2013	323,764	839	0.95%	0.36%
2014	327,386	842	1.12%	0.36%
2015	330,815	1,000	1.05%	18.8%
2016	335,439	-	1.4%	0%
2017	343,400	1,000	2.37%	0%
2018	352,721	-	2.71%	0%
2019	360,563	1,000	2.22%	0%
2020	366,463	987	1.64%	-1.29%
2021	372,520	970	1.65%	-1.68%
2022	382,003	944	2.55%	-2.66%
2023	385,663	922	0.96%	-2.34%
2024	386,506	933	0.22%	1.2%
2025	391,286	939	1.24%	0.59%
2026	395,277	952	1.02%	1.37%
2027	398,729	974	0.87%	2.32%
2028	401,867	985	0.79%	1.13%
2029	404,639	983	0.69%	-0.19%
2030	407,090	976	0.61%	-0.75%
2031	409,307	968	0.54%	-0.75%
2032	411,279	968	0.48%	0%
2033	413,059	988	0.43%	2.09%
2034	414,660	992	0.39%	0.37%
2035	416,153	1,000	0.36%	0.74%
2036	417,573	998	0.34%	-0.18%
2037	418,847	1,003	0.31%	0.55%
2038	419,997	1,022	0.27%	1.83%
2039	421,032	1,060	0.25%	3.78%
2040	421,924	1,095	0.21%	3.3%
2041	422,688	1,127	0.18%	2.86%
2042	423,370	1,149	0.16%	1.96%
2043	424,023	1,169	0.15%	1.76%
2044	424,570	1,186	0.13%	1.42%
2045	424,909	1,209	0.08%	2.02%
2046	425,115	1,224	0.05%	1.22%
2047	425,264	1,248	0.03%	1.95%
2048	425,359	1,272	0.02%	1.92%
2049	425,409	1,296	0.01%	1.88%
2050	425,404	1,325	-0.001%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iceland increased by 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iceland gained 59,875 (a 17.8% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2006 and is 173rd in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.