Iceland vs Ireland: World population growth
Iceland
-0.5%
in 2100
Ireland
-0.5%
in 2100
Iceland rank
149th
Ireland rank
146th
World population growth over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 149th and Ireland ranks 146th of 238 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2040s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2060s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2070s | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2080s | -0.5% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Iceland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for world population growth?
- Iceland ranks 149th and Ireland ranks 146th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.