Iceland's population rose from 268,916 in 1996 to 392,404 in 2025.
Iceland · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 23 with data
Iceland's population growth rose from 0.5 % in 1996 to 1.5 % in 2025.
Iceland's population density rose from 2.7 in 1994 to 3.8 in 2023.
Iceland's population, female (% of total) fell from 49.9 % in 1996 to 48.8 % in 2025.
Iceland's urbanisation rose from 91.8 % in 1996 to 94.2 % in 2025.
Iceland's urban population rose from 246,973 in 1996 to 369,715 in 2025.
Iceland's rural population rose from 21,943 in 1996 to 22,689 in 2025.
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- Fertilityup +0.6 %139th of 217
- Birth rate, crudeunchanged +0.0 %131st of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.5 %130th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −8.8 %19th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.1 yrs78th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.2 pts148th of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.1 pts68th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.3 pts64th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.2 pts150th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.5 pts62nd of 217
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- Net migrationdown −23.5 %57th of 217
- Migrant stockup +7.3 pts38th of 216
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- Refugees hosteddown −9.6 %96th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.4 yrs26th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs30th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.5 yrs17th of 217