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
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
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.