Cyprus vs Iceland: Natural population growth rate

Cyprus
0.4%
in 2023
Iceland
0.4%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
141st
Iceland rank
138th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Cyprus
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Cyprus ranks 141st and Iceland ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 1.4% 2.1% 0.7% Iceland
1960s 1.5% 1.7% 0.3% Iceland
1970s 0.9% 1.3% 0.4% Iceland
1980s 1.2% 1.1% 0.1% Cyprus
1990s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Iceland
2000s 0.6% 0.8% 0.3% Iceland
2010s 0.5% 0.7% 0.1% Iceland
2020s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Cyprus or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Cyprus and Iceland?
0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Iceland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Iceland rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Cyprus ranks 141st and Iceland ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.