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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Zambia	Iceland	Zambia
1960	175,574	3,153,729	-	-
1961	179,029	3,254,086	1.97%	3.18%
1962	182,378	3,358,099	1.87%	3.2%
1963	185,653	3,465,907	1.8%	3.21%
1964	188,983	3,577,017	1.79%	3.21%
1965	192,286	3,692,086	1.75%	3.22%
1966	195,570	3,812,003	1.71%	3.25%
1967	198,751	3,936,343	1.63%	3.26%
1968	201,488	4,065,593	1.38%	3.28%
1969	203,369	4,197,116	0.93%	3.24%
1970	204,438	4,321,718	0.53%	2.97%
1971	206,098	4,442,525	0.81%	2.8%
1972	209,137	4,569,309	1.47%	2.85%
1973	212,317	4,702,693	1.52%	2.92%
1974	215,209	4,842,746	1.36%	2.98%
1975	217,979	4,990,086	1.29%	3.04%
1976	220,154	5,143,842	1%	3.08%
1977	221,799	5,302,480	0.75%	3.08%
1978	223,537	5,465,374	0.78%	3.07%
1979	225,735	5,631,728	0.98%	3.04%
1980	228,138	5,802,833	1.06%	3.04%
1981	230,755	5,983,289	1.15%	3.11%
1982	233,860	6,178,637	1.35%	3.26%
1983	236,977	6,381,038	1.33%	3.28%
1984	239,511	6,580,490	1.07%	3.13%
1985	241,405	6,780,953	0.79%	3.05%
1986	243,180	6,986,471	0.74%	3.03%
1987	245,859	7,191,282	1.1%	2.93%
1988	249,740	7,391,440	1.58%	2.78%
1989	252,852	7,589,216	1.25%	2.68%
1990	254,826	7,786,169	0.78%	2.6%
1991	257,797	7,981,650	1.17%	2.51%
1992	261,057	8,176,680	1.26%	2.44%
1993	263,725	8,373,921	1.02%	2.41%
1994	266,021	8,576,269	0.87%	2.42%
1995	267,468	8,785,763	0.54%	2.44%
1996	268,916	9,004,053	0.54%	2.48%
1997	271,128	9,237,063	0.82%	2.59%
1998	274,047	9,482,408	1.08%	2.66%
1999	277,381	9,740,005	1.22%	2.72%
2000	281,205	10,017,631	1.38%	2.85%
2001	284,968	10,325,185	1.34%	3.07%
2002	287,523	10,647,949	0.9%	3.13%
2003	289,521	10,983,595	0.69%	3.15%
2004	292,074	11,338,198	0.88%	3.23%
2005	296,734	11,718,819	1.6%	3.36%
2006	303,782	12,129,553	2.38%	3.5%
2007	311,566	12,565,085	2.56%	3.59%
2008	317,414	13,021,324	1.88%	3.63%
2009	318,499	13,490,389	0.34%	3.6%
2010	318,041	13,965,594	-0.14%	3.52%
2011	319,014	14,437,796	0.31%	3.38%
2012	320,716	14,913,629	0.53%	3.3%
2013	323,764	15,398,997	0.95%	3.25%
2014	327,386	15,895,315	1.12%	3.22%
2015	330,815	16,399,089	1.05%	3.17%
2016	335,439	16,914,423	1.4%	3.14%
2017	343,400	17,441,320	2.37%	3.12%
2018	352,721	17,973,569	2.71%	3.05%
2019	360,563	18,513,839	2.22%	3.01%
2020	366,463	19,059,395	1.64%	2.95%
2021	372,520	19,603,607	1.65%	2.86%
2022	382,003	20,152,938	2.55%	2.8%
2023	393,349	20,723,965	2.97%	2.83%
2024	404,610	21,314,956	2.86%	2.85%
2025	409,614	21,913,869	1.24%	2.81%
2026	413,792	22,521,905	1.02%	2.77%
2027	417,406	23,138,716	0.87%	2.74%
2028	420,691	23,761,368	0.79%	2.69%
2029	423,592	24,389,681	0.69%	2.64%
2030	426,158	25,024,887	0.61%	2.6%
2031	428,479	25,666,496	0.54%	2.56%
2032	430,544	26,311,946	0.48%	2.51%
2033	432,406	26,960,073	0.43%	2.46%
2034	434,083	27,611,621	0.39%	2.42%
2035	435,646	28,266,887	0.36%	2.37%
2036	437,132	28,925,103	0.34%	2.33%
2037	438,466	29,583,482	0.31%	2.28%
2038	439,670	30,240,549	0.27%	2.22%
2039	440,754	30,895,586	0.25%	2.17%
2040	441,687	31,550,394	0.21%	2.12%
2041	442,487	32,204,340	0.18%	2.07%
2042	443,200	32,856,596	0.16%	2.03%
2043	443,884	33,510,500	0.15%	1.99%
2044	444,457	34,165,920	0.13%	1.96%
2045	444,812	34,821,101	0.08%	1.92%
2046	445,028	35,475,795	0.05%	1.88%
2047	445,183	36,129,270	0.03%	1.84%
2048	445,283	36,782,260	0.02%	1.81%
2049	445,335	37,434,667	0.01%	1.77%
2050	445,330	38,083,369	-0.001%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.