Demographics of Iceland
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 31 May 2024 |
There are 194k males and 184k females in Iceland. The percentage of the male population is 51.26%, compared to 48.74% of the female population. Iceland has 9,487 more males than females. The sex ratio in Iceland in 2024 will be 105.153 males per 100 females. Iceland is in the 212th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 142,650 | 2.26 |
| 1955 | 157,735 | 2.17 |
| 1960 | 175,566 | 1.96 |
| 1965 | 192,309 | 1.64 |
| 1970 | 204,468 | 0.45 |
| 1975 | 218,070 | 1.18 |
| 1980 | 228,263 | 1.05 |
| 1985 | 241,577 | 0.67 |
| 1990 | 255,019 | 0.81 |
| 1995 | 267,681 | 0.37 |
| 2000 | 281,462 | 1.54 |
| 2005 | 297,029 | 2.13 |
| 2010 | 318,333 | 0.26 |
| 2015 | 331,060 | 1.03 |
| 2020 | 366,669 | 1.27 |
| 2021 | 370,335 | 0.72 |
| 2022 | 372,899 | 0.66 |
| 2023 | 375,318 | 0.64 |
| 2024 | 377,689 | 0.62 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 1,122 | 4,095 | 7.869 | 28.713 |
| 1955 | 1,105 | 4,511 | 6.999 | 28.584 |
| 1960 | 1,174 | 4,866 | 6.680 | 27.693 |
| 1965 | 1,294 | 4,721 | 6.724 | 24.533 |
| 1970 | 1,460 | 4,073 | 7.113 | 19.843 |
| 1975 | 1,415 | 4,381 | 6.481 | 20.069 |
| 1980 | 1,537 | 4,534 | 6.725 | 19.836 |
| 1985 | 1,654 | 3,884 | 6.840 | 16.064 |
| 1990 | 1,712 | 4,757 | 6.700 | 18.615 |
| 1995 | 1,917 | 4,313 | 7.146 | 16.073 |
| 2000 | 1,828 | 4,280 | 6.515 | 15.254 |
| 2005 | 1,843 | 4,249 | 6.245 | 14.401 |
| 2010 | 2,030 | 4,921 | 6.358 | 15.409 |
| 2015 | 2,183 | 4,125 | 6.611 | 12.490 |
| 2020 | 2,456 | 4,534 | 6.722 | 12.407 |
| 2021 | 2,512 | 4,572 | 6.790 | 12.356 |
| 2022 | 2,508 | 4,568 | 6.728 | 12.256 |
| 2023 | 2,536 | 4,553 | 6.761 | 12.137 |
| 2024 | 2,567 | 4,536 | 6.800 | 12.016 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 103,856 | 38,803 | 72.800 |
| 1955 | 121,006 | 36,636 | 76.760 |
| 1960 | 141,000 | 34,592 | 80.300 |
| 1965 | 159,082 | 33,231 | 82.720 |
| 1970 | 173,558 | 30,868 | 84.900 |
| 1975 | 188,999 | 29,071 | 86.669 |
| 1980 | 201,464 | 26,798 | 88.260 |
| 1985 | 216,386 | 25,196 | 89.570 |
| 1990 | 231,452 | 23,591 | 90.750 |
| 1995 | 245,228 | 22,401 | 91.630 |
| 2000 | 259,125 | 21,310 | 92.401 |
| 2005 | 274,440 | 20,539 | 93.037 |
| 2010 | 299,745 | 20,583 | 93.574 |
| 2015 | 309,438 | 20,805 | 93.700 |
| 2020 | 322,286 | 20,942 | 93.898 |
| 2021 | 324,826 | 20,938 | 93.944 |
| 2022 | 327,298 | 20,920 | 93.992 |
| 2023 | 329,708 | 20,889 | 94.042 |
| 2024 | 332,066 | 20,844 | 94.094 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 11,777 | 11,014 | 22,791 | 6.03 | 106.928 |
| 05-09 | 11,194 | 10,486 | 21,680 | 5.74 | 106.752 |
| 10-14 | 12,146 | 11,668 | 23,814 | 6.31 | 104.097 |
| 15-19 | 12,175 | 11,498 | 23,674 | 6.27 | 105.888 |
| 20-24 | 11,665 | 11,361 | 23,026 | 6.10 | 102.676 |
| 25-29 | 14,002 | 13,083 | 27,084 | 7.17 | 107.024 |
| 30-34 | 16,634 | 14,486 | 31,120 | 8.24 | 114.828 |
| 35-39 | 14,671 | 12,585 | 27,256 | 7.22 | 116.575 |
| 40-44 | 13,992 | 12,319 | 26,312 | 6.97 | 113.581 |
| 45-49 | 12,361 | 11,400 | 23,761 | 6.29 | 108.430 |
| 50-54 | 11,819 | 11,007 | 22,826 | 6.04 | 107.377 |
| 55-59 | 11,013 | 10,861 | 21,875 | 5.79 | 101.400 |
| 60-64 | 10,670 | 10,757 | 21,427 | 5.67 | 99.191 |
| 65-69 | 9,694 | 9,717 | 19,412 | 5.14 | 99.763 |
| 70-74 | 7,832 | 7,894 | 15,726 | 4.16 | 99.215 |
| 75-79 | 5,869 | 6,066 | 11,934 | 3.16 | 96.752 |
| 80-84 | 3,365 | 3,950 | 7,314 | 1.94 | 85.190 |
| 85-89 | 1,794 | 2,287 | 4,080 | 1.08 | 78.443 |
| 90-94 | 752 | 1,253 | 2,006 | 0.53 | 60.016 |
| 95-99 | 151 | 365 | 517 | 0.14 | 41.370 |
| 100+ | 11 | 43 | 54 | 0.01 | 25.581 |
| Total | 193,587 | 184,100 | 377,689 | 105.153 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio