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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Iceland	Zimbabwe	Iceland	Zimbabwe
1960	175,574	3,809,389	-	-
1961	179,029	3,930,401	1.97%	3.18%
1962	182,378	4,055,959	1.87%	3.19%
1963	185,653	4,185,877	1.8%	3.2%
1964	188,983	4,320,006	1.79%	3.2%
1965	192,286	4,458,462	1.75%	3.2%
1966	195,570	4,601,217	1.71%	3.2%
1967	198,751	4,748,307	1.63%	3.2%
1968	201,488	4,900,440	1.38%	3.2%
1969	203,369	5,058,181	0.93%	3.22%
1970	204,438	5,215,918	0.53%	3.12%
1971	206,098	5,374,712	0.81%	3.04%
1972	209,137	5,542,445	1.47%	3.12%
1973	212,317	5,720,404	1.52%	3.21%
1974	215,209	5,908,328	1.36%	3.29%
1975	217,979	6,098,658	1.29%	3.22%
1976	220,154	6,287,105	1%	3.09%
1977	221,799	6,449,512	0.75%	2.58%
1978	223,537	6,543,575	0.78%	1.46%
1979	225,735	6,647,556	0.98%	1.59%
1980	228,138	7,041,303	1.06%	5.92%
1981	230,755	7,498,635	1.15%	6.49%
1982	233,860	7,796,496	1.35%	3.97%
1983	236,977	8,098,404	1.33%	3.87%
1984	239,511	8,391,488	1.07%	3.62%
1985	241,405	8,686,813	0.79%	3.52%
1986	243,180	8,982,578	0.74%	3.4%
1987	245,859	9,284,644	1.1%	3.36%
1988	249,740	9,583,094	1.58%	3.21%
1989	252,852	9,864,798	1.25%	2.94%
1990	254,826	10,137,281	0.78%	2.76%
1991	257,797	10,404,816	1.17%	2.64%
1992	261,057	10,702,700	1.26%	2.86%
1993	263,725	10,860,288	1.02%	1.47%
1994	266,021	10,873,148	0.87%	0.12%
1995	267,468	10,974,599	0.54%	0.93%
1996	268,916	11,158,360	0.54%	1.67%
1997	271,128	11,369,827	0.82%	1.9%
1998	274,047	11,594,297	1.08%	1.97%
1999	277,381	11,783,458	1.22%	1.63%
2000	281,205	11,892,055	1.38%	0.92%
2001	284,968	11,971,901	1.34%	0.67%
2002	287,523	12,087,653	0.9%	0.97%
2003	289,521	12,232,323	0.69%	1.2%
2004	292,074	12,365,896	0.88%	1.09%
2005	296,734	12,483,432	1.6%	0.95%
2006	303,782	12,636,445	2.38%	1.23%
2007	311,566	12,804,058	2.56%	1.33%
2008	317,414	12,959,149	1.88%	1.21%
2009	318,499	13,142,790	0.34%	1.42%
2010	318,041	13,356,548	-0.14%	1.63%
2011	319,014	13,595,424	0.31%	1.79%
2012	320,716	13,817,887	0.53%	1.64%
2013	323,764	14,013,808	0.95%	1.42%
2014	327,386	14,207,359	1.12%	1.38%
2015	330,815	14,399,013	1.05%	1.35%
2016	335,439	14,600,294	1.4%	1.4%
2017	343,400	14,812,482	2.37%	1.45%
2018	352,721	15,034,452	2.71%	1.5%
2019	360,563	15,271,368	2.22%	1.58%
2020	366,463	15,526,888	1.64%	1.67%
2021	372,520	15,797,210	1.65%	1.74%
2022	382,003	16,069,056	2.55%	1.72%
2023	393,349	16,340,822	2.97%	1.69%
2024	404,610	16,634,373	2.86%	1.8%
2025	409,614	16,950,805	1.24%	1.9%
2026	413,792	17,273,591	1.02%	1.9%
2027	417,406	17,600,621	0.87%	1.89%
2028	420,691	17,932,015	0.79%	1.88%
2029	423,592	18,268,967	0.69%	1.88%
2030	426,158	18,610,356	0.61%	1.87%
2031	428,479	18,956,207	0.54%	1.86%
2032	430,544	19,311,368	0.48%	1.87%
2033	432,406	19,675,929	0.43%	1.89%
2034	434,083	20,041,125	0.39%	1.86%
2035	435,646	20,409,159	0.36%	1.84%
2036	437,132	20,778,662	0.34%	1.81%
2037	438,466	21,144,748	0.31%	1.76%
2038	439,670	21,512,919	0.27%	1.74%
2039	440,754	21,881,123	0.25%	1.71%
2040	441,687	22,250,123	0.21%	1.69%
2041	442,487	22,627,428	0.18%	1.7%
2042	443,200	23,000,906	0.16%	1.65%
2043	443,884	23,371,301	0.15%	1.61%
2044	444,457	23,740,630	0.13%	1.58%
2045	444,812	24,102,391	0.08%	1.52%
2046	445,028	24,462,491	0.05%	1.49%
2047	445,183	24,816,449	0.03%	1.45%
2048	445,283	25,168,419	0.02%	1.42%
2049	445,335	25,518,513	0.01%	1.39%
2050	445,330	25,866,397	-0.001%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.