Iceland Population (LIVE)

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Iceland Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Iceland is 395,544 as of Monday, December 9, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Iceland 2024 population is estimated at 393,396 people at mid year.
  • Iceland population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Iceland ranks number 178 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Iceland is 4 per Km2 (10 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 100,250 Km2 (38,707 sq. miles).
  • 84.4 % of the population is urban (332,066 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Iceland is 36.0 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Iceland (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIceland
Global Rank
2024 393,396 1.51 % 5,838 3,543 36.0 1.52 4 84.4 % 332,066 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 178
2023 387,558 1.89 % 7,202 4,630 35.8 1.54 4 85.1 % 329,708 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 178
2022 380,356 2.07 % 7,712 6,535 35.7 1.59 4 86.1 % 327,298 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 179
2020 366,614 1.64 % 5,914 2,498 35.6 1.72 4 87.9 % 322,286 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 179
2015 330,952 0.79 % 2,559 1,499 34.9 1.81 3 93.5 % 309,438 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 180
2010 318,158 1.40 % 4,265 -2,055 33.9 2.19 3 94.2 % 299,745 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 180
2005 296,834 1.08 % 3,111 3,925 33.2 2.05 3 92.5 % 274,440 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 179
2000 281,280 1.01 % 2,7541,877 31.9 2.07 3 92.1 % 259,125 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 178
1995 267,510 0.98 % 2,535 -1,354 30.4 2.08 3 91.7 % 245,228 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 177
1990 254,833 1.09 % 2,686 -971 29.0 2.30 3 90.8 % 231,452 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 178
1985 241,402 1.14 % 2,652 -628 27.3 1.94 2 89.6 % 216,386 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 177
1980 228,144 0.91 % 2,023 -629 25.9 2.48 2 88.3 % 201,464 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 177
1975 218,028 1.29 % 2,710 -388 24.4 2.64 2 86.7 % 188,999 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 173
1970 204,478 1.23 % 2,429 -1,754 23.4 2.82 2 84.9 % 173,558 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 173
1965 192,333 1.84 % 3,355 -194 23.1 3.72 2 82.7 % 159,082 0.01 % 3,334,533,703 171
1960 175,560 2.16 % 3,563 -269 24.4 4.26 2 80.3 % 141,000 0.01 % 3,015,470,894 170
1955 157,746 2.03 % 3,016 72 25.1 4.04 2 76.7 % 121,006 0.01 % 2,740,213,792 171
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Iceland Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIceland
Global Rank
2025 398,266 1.67 % 6,330 2,709 36.2 1.50 4 84.0 % 334,395 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 178
2030 414,348 0.79 % 3,216 1,039 38.1 1.48 4 83.3 % 345,315 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 177
2035 423,579 0.44 % 1,846 636 40.3 1.48 4 83.7 % 354,716 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 178
2040 429,452 0.28 % 1,175 448 42.1 1.49 4 84.4 % 362,573 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 179
2045 432,484 0.14 % 606 276 43.7 1.50 4 85.3 % 368,909 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 180
2050 432,993 0.02 % 102   44.9 1.51 4 86.3 % 373,768 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 180
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iceland Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Iceland
Life Expectancy
83.01 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
1.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
1.6
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Iceland

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Reykjavik 118,918
2 Kopavogur 37,959
3 Hafnarfjoerdur 29,971
4 Reykjanesbaer 19,724
5 Akureyri 19,219
6 Keflavik 15,930

See also

Notes

The Iceland Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Iceland delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Iceland (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Iceland in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.