Population in Iceland

Population in Iceland: 142,700 people in 1950 and 387,600 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 387,600 people
Since 1950: +244,900 people
Rank, 2023: 178 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100: 362,600 people; UN projection (medium variant)

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people · UN

Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 362,600 people in 2100, between 143,900 people and 756,700 people (95% prediction interval).
Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 61,430 people.

Every year

people · UN

Year	Iceland	World
2023	387,600	8.09 billion
2022	380,400	8.02 billion
2021	372,600	7.95 billion
2020	366,600	7.89 billion
2019	360,700	7.81 billion
2018	352,900	7.73 billion
2017	343,500	7.65 billion
2016	335,600	7.56 billion
2015	331,000	7.47 billion
2014	327,500	7.38 billion
2013	323,900	7.29 billion
2012	320,800	7.2 billion
2011	319,100	7.11 billion
2010	318,200	7.02 billion
2009	318,600	6.93 billion
2008	317,500	6.84 billion
2007	311,700	6.76 billion
2006	303,900	6.67 billion
2005	296,800	6.59 billion
2004	292,200	6.5 billion
2003	289,600	6.42 billion
2002	287,600	6.34 billion
2001	285,100	6.26 billion
2000	281,300	6.17 billion
1999	277,400	6.09 billion
1998	274,100	6.01 billion
1997	271,200	5.93 billion
1996	269,000	5.84 billion
1995	267,500	5.76 billion
1994	266,100	5.68 billion
1993	263,800	5.59 billion
1992	261,100	5.51 billion
1991	257,800	5.42 billion
1990	254,800	5.33 billion
1989	252,900	5.23 billion
1988	249,700	5.14 billion
1987	245,900	5.05 billion
1986	243,200	4.96 billion
1985	241,400	4.87 billion
1984	239,500	4.78 billion
1983	237,000	4.7 billion
1982	233,800	4.61 billion
1981	230,700	4.53 billion
1980	228,100	4.45 billion
1979	225,800	4.37 billion
1978	223,600	4.29 billion
1977	221,800	4.22 billion
1976	220,200	4.14 billion
1975	218,000	4.07 billion
1974	215,300	4 billion
1973	212,400	3.92 billion
1972	209,200	3.85 billion
1971	206,200	3.77 billion
1970	204,500	3.7 billion
1969	203,400	3.62 billion
1968	201,500	3.55 billion
1967	198,800	3.47 billion
1966	195,600	3.4 billion
1965	192,300	3.34 billion
1964	189,000	3.26 billion
1963	185,600	3.19 billion
1962	182,300	3.12 billion
1961	179,000	3.07 billion
1960	175,600	3.02 billion
1959	172,000	2.97 billion
1958	168,500	2.91 billion
1957	164,800	2.85 billion
1956	161,100	2.8 billion
1955	157,700	2.74 billion
1954	154,300	2.69 billion
1953	150,700	2.63 billion
1952	147,800	2.58 billion
1951	145,400	2.54 billion
1950	142,700	2.49 billion
1949	140,100	–
1948	137,600	–
1947	135,400	–
1946	133,100	–
1945	130,900	–
1944	128,800	–
1943	126,600	–
1942	124,500	–
1941	122,600	–
1940	120,900	–
1939	119,300	–
1938	117,900	–
1937	116,700	–
1936	115,500	–
1935	114,300	–
1934	113,100	–
1933	111,900	–
1932	110,800	–
1931	109,600	–
1930	108,500	–
1929	107,300	–
1928	106,200	–
1927	105,100	–
1926	104,000	–
1925	102,900	–
1924	101,800	–
1923	100,700	–
1922	99,640	–
1921	98,580	–
1920	97,530	–
1919	96,500	–
1918	95,460	–
1917	94,440	–
1916	93,440	–
1915	92,440	–
1914	91,460	–
1913	90,490	–
1912	89,530	–
1911	88,550	–
1910	87,570	–
1909	86,570	–
1908	85,560	–
1907	84,540	–
1906	83,530	–
1905	82,540	–
1904	81,550	–
1903	80,580	–
1902	79,620	–
1901	78,710	–
1900	77,850	–
1899	77,050	–
1898	76,290	–
1897	75,580	–
1896	74,880	–
1895	74,190	–
1894	73,500	–
1893	72,810	–
1892	72,140	–
1891	71,620	–
1890	71,260	–
1889	71,060	–
1888	71,010	–
1887	71,110	–
1886	71,210	–
1885	71,320	–
1884	71,420	–
1883	71,530	–
1882	71,640	–
1881	71,680	–
1880	71,660	–
1879	71,590	–
1878	71,450	–
1877	71,260	–
1876	71,060	–
1875	70,870	–
1874	70,670	–
1873	70,480	–
1872	70,290	–
1871	70,070	–
1870	69,840	–
1869	69,580	–
1868	69,300	–
1867	69,000	–
1866	68,710	–
1865	68,410	–
1864	68,120	–
1863	67,820	–
1862	67,530	–
1861	67,130	–
1860	66,620	–
1859	66,010	–
1858	65,290	–
1857	64,470	–
1856	63,660	–
1855	62,860	–
1854	62,070	–
1853	61,290	–
1852	60,520	–
1851	59,870	–
1850	59,330	–
1849	58,910	–
1848	58,600	–
1847	58,390	–
1846	58,190	–
1845	57,990	–
1844	57,790	–
1843	57,590	–
1842	57,400	–
1841	57,280	–
1840	57,250	–
1839	57,300	–
1838	57,430	–
1837	57,640	–
1836	57,860	–
1835	58,080	–
1834	58,300	–
1833	58,510	–
1832	58,730	–
1831	58,950	–
1830	59,170	–
1829	59,400	–
1828	59,620	–
1827	59,840	–
1826	60,070	–
1825	60,290	–
1824	60,520	–
1823	60,740	–
1822	60,970	–
1821	61,150	–
1820	61,290	–
1819	61,380	–
1818	61,430	–
1817	61,430	–
1816	61,430	–
1815	61,430	–
1814	61,430	–
1813	61,430	–
1812	61,430	–
1811	61,430	–
1810	61,430	–
1809	61,430	–
1808	61,430	–
1807	61,430	–
1806	61,430	–
1805	61,430	–
1804	61,430	–
1803	61,430	–
1802	61,430	–
1801	61,430	–
1800	61,430	–

12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Iceland	World
2024	393,400391,700–395,300	8.16 billion
2025	398,300393,000–404,200	8.23 billion
2026	402,300393,100–412,500	8.3 billion
2027	405,800392,200–420,300	8.37 billion
2028	409,000390,700–428,200	8.44 billion
2029	411,900389,000–436,100	8.5 billion
2030	414,300387,500–443,900	8.57 billion
2031	416,600386,300–451,300	8.63 billion
2032	418,600384,300–457,900	8.7 billion
2033	420,400382,300–465,200	8.76 billion
2034	422,100380,700–472,500	8.82 billion
2035	423,600377,900–479,200	8.89 billion
2036	425,000374,900–485,600	8.95 billion
2037	426,300372,500–491,400	9.01 billion
2038	427,500369,900–496,400	9.06 billion
2039	428,500367,300–502,100	9.12 billion
2040	429,500364,900–508,400	9.18 billion
2041	430,200361,600–515,200	9.23 billion
2042	430,900358,300–522,000	9.29 billion
2043	431,600355,700–527,900	9.34 billion
2044	432,100352,200–533,800	9.39 billion
2045	432,500348,500–540,300	9.44 billion
2046	432,700344,700–546,500	9.49 billion
2047	432,800341,200–552,500	9.54 billion
2048	432,900337,900–557,900	9.58 billion
2049	433,000335,200–562,200	9.62 billion
2050	433,000333,600–567,400	9.66 billion
2051	433,000331,100–572,800	9.7 billion
2052	432,900328,100–580,400	9.74 billion
2053	432,700325,000–586,300	9.78 billion
2054	432,500320,500–589,000	9.81 billion
2055	432,200315,800–592,600	9.85 billion
2056	431,800312,400–595,600	9.88 billion
2057	431,200309,500–600,700	9.91 billion
2058	430,700305,700–605,200	9.94 billion
2059	430,100301,200–607,900	9.96 billion
2060	429,400297,200–610,800	9.99 billion
2061	428,600294,400–614,000	10 billion
2062	427,800291,200–620,500	10 billion
2063	426,900287,900–625,300	10.1 billion
2064	426,000284,900–627,700	10.1 billion
2065	425,000280,900–631,800	10.1 billion
2066	424,000278,000–636,100	10.1 billion
2067	422,900276,500–640,700	10.1 billion
2068	421,800273,100–645,400	10.2 billion
2069	420,700267,800–646,600	10.2 billion
2070	419,400262,700–648,000	10.2 billion
2071	418,100257,000–651,900	10.2 billion
2072	416,700252,200–657,400	10.2 billion
2073	415,200247,600–661,000	10.2 billion
2074	413,800242,800–663,900	10.2 billion
2075	412,200239,300–669,000	10.3 billion
2076	410,600235,000–673,000	10.3 billion
2077	408,700230,500–675,500	10.3 billion
2078	406,800226,700–676,600	10.3 billion
2079	404,900222,700–679,500	10.3 billion
2080	402,900218,900–684,700	10.3 billion
2081	400,800215,200–689,000	10.3 billion
2082	398,800210,400–693,700	10.3 billion
2083	396,700204,500–698,300	10.3 billion
2084	394,700199,300–703,100	10.3 billion
2085	392,600195,500–710,600	10.3 billion
2086	390,400191,700–714,000	10.3 billion
2087	388,300188,000–715,700	10.3 billion
2088	386,100185,000–719,000	10.3 billion
2089	384,000181,700–719,800	10.3 billion
2090	381,900177,100–723,300	10.3 billion
2091	379,900172,400–725,900	10.3 billion
2092	377,800167,600–725,000	10.3 billion
2093	375,700163,400–730,000	10.3 billion
2094	373,700159,600–736,500	10.2 billion
2095	371,800155,400–739,800	10.2 billion
2096	369,900152,300–743,100	10.2 billion
2097	368,000150,200–746,700	10.2 billion
2098	366,200148,000–751,000	10.2 billion
2099	364,400145,700–754,600	10.2 billion
2100	362,600143,900–756,700	10.2 billion

Good to know

Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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