Iceland vs Ireland: Rural population, annual growth rate
Iceland
0.8983 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ireland
0.9559 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
57th
Ireland rank
56th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.9559 % change on previous year against 0.8983 % change on previous year in Iceland, a difference of 0.0576 % change on previous year.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 56th of 208 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.18 % change on previous year | -0.9698 % change on previous year | 0.2073 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 1970s | -1.24 % change on previous year | 0.5678 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 1980s | -1.19 % change on previous year | 0.0397 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 1990s | -0.6444 % change on previous year | 0.1741 % change on previous year | 0.8184 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2000s | -0.782 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.399 % change on previous year | 0.4957 % change on previous year | 0.0967 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.7419 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.2761 % change on previous year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.9559 % change on previous year against 0.8983 % change on previous year in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.0576 % change on previous year, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 56th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.