Iceland Population

Population now

377,688

World: 172nd
Europe: 41st

Male:	189,844	(50.27 %)
Female:	187,844	(49.73 %)

Births in 2024:	3,650
Deaths in 2024:	2,196

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	82.41 years
Female:	85.05 years
Total:	83.70 years
Median Age:	37.40 years

Birth Rate:	11.44
Death Rate:	6.88
Growth Rate:	0.66 %
Fertility Rate:	1.70

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Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Iceland Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	176k	89k	87k	1.02	3.24%	28.00	6.60	4.29	73.42	71.15	75.81	24.42	80.30%	1.70
1961	179k	90k	89k	1.02	2.64%	25.50	7.00	3.88	73.50	70.84	76.30	24.10	80.80%	1.74
1962	182k	92k	90k	1.02	2.79%	25.80	6.80	3.98	73.72	71.40	76.16	23.79	81.30%	1.77
1963	186k	94k	92k	1.02	2.61%	26.00	7.20	3.99	73.04	70.16	76.07	23.54	81.78%	1.80
1964	189k	96k	93k	1.02	2.61%	25.30	7.00	3.88	73.54	70.81	76.41	23.35	82.26%	1.83
1965	192k	97k	95k	1.02	2.67%	24.60	6.70	3.73	73.87	71.42	76.44	23.23	82.72%	1.87
1966	196k	99k	97k	1.02	2.38%	24.00	7.10	3.59	73.30	70.32	76.43	23.20	83.18%	1.90
1967	199k	100k	98k	1.02	2.17%	22.20	7.00	3.28	73.78	71.11	76.59	23.23	83.62%	1.93
1968	201k	102k	100k	1.02	2.04%	21.00	6.90	3.06	74.01	71.64	76.49	23.29	84.06%	1.96
1969	203k	103k	101k	1.02	1.92%	20.70	7.10	2.99	73.78	71.23	76.45	23.38	84.48%	1.97
1970	204k	103k	101k	1.02	1.77%	19.70	7.10	2.81	73.93	70.69	77.34	23.48	84.90%	1.98
1971	206k	104k	102k	1.02	1.85%	20.80	7.30	2.92	73.57	70.79	76.49	23.64	85.27%	2.00
1972	209k	106k	103k	1.02	2.25%	22.40	6.90	3.09	74.46	72.09	76.94	23.79	85.63%	2.03
1973	212k	107k	105k	1.02	2.10%	21.70	7.00	2.94	74.45	71.49	77.56	23.95	85.98%	2.06
1974	215k	109k	106k	1.02	1.84%	19.90	7.00	2.66	74.51	71.18	78.01	24.15	86.33%	2.09
1975	218k	110k	108k	1.02	2.09%	20.10	6.50	2.65	75.58	72.33	78.99	24.41	86.67%	2.12
1976	220k	111k	109k	1.02	2.20%	19.50	6.10	2.52	76.97	73.86	80.24	24.67	87.00%	2.14
1977	222k	112k	110k	1.02	1.77%	18.00	6.50	2.31	76.37	73.32	79.58	24.97	87.33%	2.15
1978	224k	113k	111k	1.02	1.91%	18.60	6.40	2.35	76.65	73.82	79.62	25.30	87.64%	2.17
1979	226k	114k	112k	1.02	2.00%	19.80	6.60	2.49	76.77	73.70	80.00	25.63	87.96%	2.19
1980	228k	115k	113k	1.02	1.91%	19.80	6.80	2.48	76.85	73.51	80.35	25.94	88.26%	2.21
1981	231k	116k	115k	1.02	1.61%	18.80	7.20	2.33	76.52	73.38	79.82	26.25	88.53%	2.24
1982	234k	118k	116k	1.01	1.72%	18.50	6.80	2.27	77.04	74.55	79.65	26.53	88.80%	2.27
1983	237k	119k	118k	1.01	1.63%	18.40	7.00	2.24	76.85	73.27	80.60	26.81	89.06%	2.30
1984	240k	120k	119k	1.01	1.61%	17.20	6.60	2.08	77.58	74.84	80.45	27.10	89.32%	2.33
1985	241k	121k	120k	1.01	1.35%	16.00	6.80	1.93	77.60	74.90	80.44	27.40	89.57%	2.34
1986	243k	122k	121k	1.01	1.48%	16.40	6.60	1.92	77.99	75.42	80.69	27.70	89.82%	2.36
1987	246k	124k	122k	1.01	1.37%	16.60	7.00	2.06	77.34	74.90	79.90	28.01	90.06%	2.39
1988	250k	125k	124k	1.01	1.56%	18.70	7.30	2.26	77.08	74.40	79.90	28.34	90.29%	2.42
1989	253k	127k	126k	1.01	1.65%	18.00	6.80	2.19	78.14	76.18	80.20	28.66	90.52%	2.45
1990	255k	128k	127k	1.01	1.79%	18.70	6.70	2.30	78.04	75.49	80.71	28.98	90.75%	2.47
1991	258k	129k	128k	1.01	1.51%	17.60	7.00	2.18	77.99	74.87	81.27	29.31	90.93%	2.50
1992	261k	131k	130k	1.01	1.68%	17.70	6.60	2.21	78.76	76.77	80.85	29.61	91.11%	2.53
1993	264k	132k	131k	1.01	1.65%	17.50	6.60	2.22	78.93	77.12	80.84	29.90	91.29%	2.56
1994	266k	133k	133k	1.01	1.57%	16.70	6.50	2.14	79.25	77.13	81.47	30.18	91.46%	2.58
1995	267k	134k	133k	1.01	1.22%	16.00	7.20	2.08	77.98	75.96	80.11	30.47	91.63%	2.60
1996	269k	135k	134k	1.01	1.30%	16.10	7.00	2.12	78.78	76.49	81.18	30.70	91.80%	2.61
1997	271k	136k	135k	1	1.25%	15.30	6.80	2.04	78.89	76.30	81.60	30.98	91.96%	2.63
1998	274k	137k	137k	1	1.30%	15.20	6.60	2.05	79.60	77.70	81.60	31.28	92.12%	2.66
1999	277k	139k	139k	1	1.14%	14.80	6.90	1.99	79.35	77.40	81.40	31.58	92.27%	2.69
2000	281k	141k	140k	1	1.35%	15.30	6.50	2.08	79.65	77.80	81.60	31.85	92.40%	2.73
2001	285k	143k	142k	1	1.36%	14.40	6.10	1.95	80.69	78.30	83.20	32.21	92.53%	2.77
2002	288k	144k	144k	1	1.24%	14.10	6.30	1.93	80.50	78.60	82.50	32.51	92.66%	2.79
2003	290k	145k	145k	1	1.27%	14.30	6.30	1.99	80.96	79.50	82.50	32.78	92.79%	2.81
2004	292k	146k	146k	1	1.34%	14.50	6.20	2.04	81.00	78.90	83.20	33.05	92.91%	2.84
2005	297k	149k	148k	1.01	1.32%	14.40	6.20	2.05	81.50	79.60	83.50	33.34	93.04%	2.88
2006	304k	152k	151k	1.01	1.30%	14.50	6.30	2.08	81.16	79.50	82.90	33.40	93.16%	2.95
2007	312k	157k	155k	1.01	1.35%	14.60	6.20	2.09	81.45	79.60	83.40	33.48	93.28%	3.02
2008	317k	160k	158k	1.01	1.41%	15.20	6.30	2.15	81.61	80.00	83.30	33.57	93.40%	3.08
2009	318k	160k	158k	1.01	1.51%	15.80	6.30	2.23	81.75	79.80	83.80	33.68	93.51%	3.09
2010	318k	160k	158k	1.02	1.41%	15.40	6.40	2.20	81.90	79.80	84.10	33.82	93.57%	3.09
2011	319k	161k	158k	1.01	1.27%	14.10	6.20	2.02	82.36	80.70	84.10	34.01	93.59%	3.10
2012	321k	161k	159k	1.01	1.31%	14.10	6.10	2.04	82.92	81.60	84.30	34.24	93.60%	3.11
2013	324k	163k	161k	1.01	1.00%	13.40	6.70	1.93	82.06	80.50	83.70	34.48	93.63%	3.14
2014	327k	164k	163k	1.01	1.13%	13.40	6.30	1.93	82.86	81.30	84.50	34.74	93.67%	3.18
2015	331k	166k	165k	1.01	0.89%	12.50	6.60	1.80	82.47	81.20	83.80	34.99	93.70%	3.21
2016	335k	168k	167k	1.01	0.74%	12.00	6.90	1.74	82.20	80.40	84.10	35.29	93.74%	3.26
2017	343k	172k	171k	1.01	0.83%	11.90	6.50	1.71	82.66	81.10	84.30	35.59	93.77%	3.33
2018	353k	177k	176k	1.01	0.88%	12.00	6.40	1.71	82.86	81.30	84.50	35.89	93.81%	3.42
2019	361k	181k	180k	1.01	0.95%	12.30	6.30	1.74	83.16	81.70	84.70	36.19	93.86%	3.50
2020	366k	184k	182k	1.01	0.95%	12.30	6.30	1.72	83.07	81.70	84.50	36.49	93.90%	3.56
2021	372k	187k	185k	1.01	0.95%	12.30	6.30	1.72	83.07	81.70	84.50	36.79	93.94%	3.61
2022	374k	188k	186k	1.01	0.95%	12.30	6.30	1.72	83.07	81.70	84.50	37.20	93.99%	3.63
2023	376k	189k	187k	1.01	0.73%	11.65	6.74	1.71	83.54	82.23	84.91	37.20	94.04%	3.65
2024	378k	190k	188k	1.01	0.66%	11.44	6.88	1.70	83.70	82.41	85.05	37.40	94.09%	3.67

Iceland Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	380k	191k	189k	1.01	0.60%	11.22	7.03	1.70	83.86	82.59	85.19	38.20	94.15%	3.69
2026	382k	192k	190k	1.01	0.56%	11.12	7.12	1.70	84.00	82.75	85.31	38.42	94.20%	3.71
2027	384k	193k	191k	1.01	0.53%	11.03	7.22	1.69	84.13	82.90	85.43	38.44	94.26%	3.73
2028	386k	194k	192k	1.01	0.50%	10.93	7.31	1.69	84.27	83.06	85.54	38.81	94.32%	3.75
2029	387k	195k	192k	1.02	0.46%	10.84	7.41	1.68	84.40	83.21	85.66	39.10	94.38%	3.76
2030	389k	196k	193k	1.02	0.43%	10.74	7.50	1.68	84.54	83.37	85.78	39.50	94.44%	3.78
2031	390k	196k	194k	1.01	0.40%	10.68	7.64	1.68	84.66	83.50	85.90	39.96	94.50%	3.79
2032	392k	197k	195k	1.01	0.37%	10.63	7.78	1.68	84.79	83.63	86.01	39.93	94.57%	3.81
2033	393k	198k	195k	1.02	0.33%	10.57	7.92	1.68	84.91	83.76	86.13	40.57	94.63%	3.82
2034	394k	198k	196k	1.01	0.31%	10.52	8.06	1.68	85.04	83.89	86.24	40.96	94.70%	3.83
2035	395k	199k	196k	1.02	0.28%	10.46	8.20	1.68	85.16	84.02	86.36	41.05	94.77%	3.83
2036	396k	199k	197k	1.01	0.25%	10.42	8.36	1.68	85.27	84.14	86.47	41.59	94.84%	3.84
2037	397k	200k	197k	1.02	0.22%	10.38	8.52	1.68	85.39	84.25	86.58	41.69	94.91%	3.85
2038	398k	200k	198k	1.01	0.19%	10.33	8.67	1.67	85.50	84.37	86.70	41.88	94.98%	3.86
2039	399k	201k	198k	1.02	0.17%	10.29	8.83	1.67	85.62	84.48	86.81	42.10	95.05%	3.87
2040	400k	201k	199k	1.01	0.14%	10.25	8.99	1.67	85.73	84.60	86.92	42.40	95.13%	3.88
2041	401k	202k	199k	1.02	0.12%	10.19	9.13	1.67	85.84	84.71	87.03	42.65	95.20%	3.89
2042	401k	202k	199k	1.02	0.09%	10.13	9.27	1.67	85.95	84.82	87.14	42.85	95.27%	3.89
2043	402k	202k	200k	1.01	0.07%	10.08	9.40	1.67	86.06	84.92	87.26	42.96	95.35%	3.90
2044	402k	202k	200k	1.01	0.05%	10.02	9.54	1.67	86.17	85.03	87.37	43.17	95.42%	3.90
2045	403k	203k	200k	1.02	0.03%	9.96	9.68	1.67	86.28	85.14	87.48	43.50	95.49%	3.91
2046	403k	203k	200k	1.02	0.01%	9.89	9.77	1.67	86.39	85.25	87.59	43.50	95.56%	3.91
2047	404k	203k	200k	1.02	-0.01%	9.82	9.87	1.67	86.50	85.36	87.70	43.64	95.62%	3.92
2048	404k	203k	201k	1.01	-0.02%	9.74	9.96	1.67	86.61	85.46	87.81	43.84	95.69%	3.92
2049	404k	203k	201k	1.01	-0.04%	9.67	10.06	1.67	86.72	85.57	87.92	43.67	95.76%	3.92
2050	404k	203k	201k	1.01	-0.05%	9.60	10.15	1.67	86.83	85.68	88.03	43.87	95.82%	3.92

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