Population, annual growth rate in Iceland
Iceland: Population, annual growth rate was 2.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population, annual growth rate in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, annual growth rate in Iceland is 2.86 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 155.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, annual growth rate in Iceland peaked at 2.97 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.1438 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Iceland 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Population, annual growth rate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9336 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5256 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1971 | 0.812 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 1972 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +81.6% |
| 1973 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9978 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7472 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7836 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9833 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7908 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7353 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +49.8% |
| 1988 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 1989 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7807 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1991 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +49.3% |
| 1992 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8706 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5439 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5414 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8226 % change on previous year | +51.9% |
| 1998 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8966 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6949 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8818 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +80.9% |
| 2006 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 2.56 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3418 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 2010 | -0.1438 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3059 % change on previous year | -312.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5335 % change on previous year | +74.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9504 % change on previous year | +78.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +69.8% |
| 2018 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2.86 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5729 % change on previous year, 5.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2.86 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3356 % change on previous year, 8.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, annual growth rate in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +312.8% | -0.1438 % change on previous year | 0.3059 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 0.9336 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.5256 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.7353 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9305 % change on previous year | 0.5414 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 0.3418 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 % change on previous year | -0.1438 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, annual growth rate in Iceland?
- Population, annual growth rate in Iceland was 2.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1438 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for population, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.