| Population | 317,351 (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.7% (male 31,660/female 30,720) 15-24 years: 14.5% (male 23,116/female 22,742) 25-54 years: 40.7% (male 65,218/female 64,102) 55-64 years: 11.6% (male 18,644/female 18,225) 65 years and over: 13.5% (male 19,754/female 23,170) (2014 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 50.9 % youth dependency ratio: 31.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 19.7 % potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.) |
| Median age | total: 36.4 years male: 35.9 years female: 36.9 years (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.65% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.09 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.13 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 93.7% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major cities - population | REYKJAVIK (capital) 206,000 (2011) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 27 (2011 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.22 years male: 78.98 years female: 83.54 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.88 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.3% (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Icelander(s) adjective: Icelandic |
| Ethnic groups | homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6% |
| Religions | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 76.2%, Roman Catholic 3.4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.9%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.9%, The Independent Congregation 1%, other religions 3.6% (includes Pentecostal and Asatru Association), none 5.2%, other or unspecified 5.9% (2013 est.) |
| Languages | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 18 years female: 20 years (2011) |
| Education expenditures | 7.6% of GDP (2010) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Health expenditures | 9.1% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2011) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.8 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 23.2% (2008) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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