Population growth rate in Iceland
Iceland: Population growth rate was -0.502 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.502
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
150th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.94
in 2017
All-time low
-0.572
in 2088
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Iceland, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Iceland stood at -0.502.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Iceland peaked at 2.94 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.572, in 2088.
Iceland ranks 150th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.0093 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1011 | -1188.8% |
| 1900 | 1.04 | +929.6% |
| 1905 | 1.2 | +15.3% |
| 1910 | 1.15 | -4.4% |
| 1915 | 1.07 | -6.7% |
| 1920 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 1.3 | +24.2% |
| 1945 | 1.67 | +28.4% |
| 1950 | 2.29 | +37.2% |
| 1951 | 1.54 | -32.5% |
| 1952 | 1.65 | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 2.33 | +41.2% |
| 1954 | 2.29 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 2.18 | -4.6% |
| 1956 | 2 | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 2.5 | +25.1% |
| 1958 | 1.97 | -21.3% |
| 1959 | 2.16 | +9.5% |
| 1960 | 1.95 | -9.7% |
| 1961 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1.77 | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 1.81 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.8 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.67 | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 1.69 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.54 | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 1.18 | -23.5% |
| 1969 | 0.674 | -42.8% |
| 1970 | 0.407 | -39.6% |
| 1971 | 1.23 | +201.7% |
| 1972 | 1.7 | +38.4% |
| 1973 | 1.32 | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 1.38 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.17 | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.804 | -31.3% |
| 1977 | 0.684 | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.876 | +28.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.23 | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 1.44 | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 1.22 | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.917 | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 0.664 | -27.6% |
| 1986 | 0.806 | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 1.38 | +70.6% |
| 1988 | 1.75 | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 0.746 | -57.3% |
| 1990 | 0.817 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.5 | +84.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.726 | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.367 | -49.4% |
| 1996 | 0.713 | +94.3% |
| 1997 | 0.933 | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 1.21 | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 1.21 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.53 | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 0.653 | -42.4% |
| 2003 | 0.731 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 2.13 | +106.8% |
| 2006 | 2.55 | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | -50.5% |
| 2009 | -0.545 | -144.0% |
| 2010 | 0.26 | -147.7% |
| 2011 | 0.354 | +36.2% |
| 2012 | 0.71 | +100.6% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | +65.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | +66.6% |
| 2017 | 2.94 | +70.0% |
| 2018 | 2.42 | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 1.98 | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.27 | -35.7% |
| 2021 | 1.98 | +55.5% |
| 2022 | 2.11 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.64 | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 1.35 | -17.8% |
| 2025 | 1.11 | -17.6% |
| 2026 | 0.919 | -17.4% |
| 2027 | 0.819 | -10.9% |
| 2028 | 0.747 | -8.8% |
| 2029 | 0.63 | -15.7% |
| 2030 | 0.576 | -8.6% |
| 2031 | 0.512 | -11.1% |
| 2032 | 0.448 | -12.5% |
| 2033 | 0.412 | -8.0% |
| 2034 | 0.363 | -11.9% |
| 2035 | 0.358 | -1.4% |
| 2036 | 0.322 | -10.1% |
| 2037 | 0.287 | -10.9% |
| 2038 | 0.261 | -9.1% |
| 2039 | 0.231 | -11.5% |
| 2040 | 0.195 | -15.6% |
| 2041 | 0.165 | -15.4% |
| 2042 | 0.156 | -5.5% |
| 2043 | 0.154 | -1.3% |
| 2044 | 0.105 | -31.8% |
| 2045 | 0.053 | -49.5% |
| 2046 | 0.045 | -15.1% |
| 2047 | 0.026 | -42.2% |
| 2048 | 0.018 | -30.8% |
| 2049 | 0.008 | -55.6% |
| 2050 | -0.011 | -237.5% |
| 2051 | 0.005 | -145.5% |
| 2052 | -0.045 | -1000.0% |
| 2053 | -0.045 | -0.0% |
| 2054 | -0.051 | +13.3% |
| 2055 | -0.092 | +80.4% |
| 2056 | -0.108 | +17.4% |
| 2057 | -0.13 | +20.4% |
| 2058 | -0.133 | +2.3% |
| 2059 | -0.147 | +10.5% |
| 2060 | -0.183 | +24.5% |
| 2061 | -0.166 | -9.3% |
| 2062 | -0.217 | +30.7% |
| 2063 | -0.209 | -3.7% |
| 2064 | -0.207 | -1.0% |
| 2065 | -0.243 | +17.4% |
| 2066 | -0.243 | -0.0% |
| 2067 | -0.275 | +13.2% |
| 2068 | -0.256 | -6.9% |
| 2069 | -0.279 | +9.0% |
| 2070 | -0.308 | +10.4% |
| 2071 | -0.324 | +5.2% |
| 2072 | -0.364 | +12.3% |
| 2073 | -0.338 | -7.1% |
| 2074 | -0.359 | +6.2% |
| 2075 | -0.39 | +8.6% |
| 2076 | -0.418 | +7.2% |
| 2077 | -0.478 | +14.4% |
| 2078 | -0.463 | -3.1% |
| 2079 | -0.49 | +5.8% |
| 2080 | -0.509 | +3.9% |
| 2081 | -0.513 | +0.8% |
| 2082 | -0.496 | -3.3% |
| 2083 | -0.526 | +6.0% |
| 2084 | -0.526 | -0.0% |
| 2085 | -0.542 | +3.0% |
| 2086 | -0.542 | -0.0% |
| 2087 | -0.564 | +4.1% |
| 2088 | -0.572 | +1.4% |
| 2089 | -0.528 | -7.7% |
| 2090 | -0.53 | +0.4% |
| 2091 | -0.555 | +4.7% |
| 2092 | -0.563 | +1.4% |
| 2093 | -0.528 | -6.2% |
| 2094 | -0.515 | -2.5% |
| 2095 | -0.516 | +0.2% |
| 2096 | -0.517 | +0.2% |
| 2097 | -0.501 | -3.1% |
| 2098 | -0.497 | -0.8% |
| 2099 | -0.493 | -0.8% |
| 2100 | -0.502 | +1.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's -0.502 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Iceland's -0.502 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +1188.8% | -0.0093 | 0.1011 |
| 2052 | -1000.0% | 0.005 | -0.045 |
| 1900 | +929.6% | 0.1011 | 1.04 |
| 2050 | -237.5% | 0.008 | -0.011 |
| 1971 | +201.7% | 0.407 | 1.23 |
| 2010 | +147.7% | -0.545 | 0.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.0093 | -0.0093 | -0.0093 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1011 | 0.1011 | 0.1011 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.48 | 1.3 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.09 | 1.54 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 0.674 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.407 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0.664 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9513 | 0.367 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | -0.545 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.26 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 0.63 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.377 | 0.231 | 0.576 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.0925 | 0.008 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.0757 | -0.147 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2278 | -0.279 | -0.166 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3932 | -0.49 | -0.308 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5318 | -0.572 | -0.496 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5215 | -0.563 | -0.493 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.502 | -0.502 | -0.502 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Iceland?
- Population growth rate in Iceland was -0.502 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 in 2017.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.572 in 2088.
- How does Iceland rank for population growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 150th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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