| Population | 354,234 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Icelander(s) adjective: Icelandic |
| Ethnic groups | Icelandic 81.7%, Polish 5.6%, Danish 1%, other 11.7% (2020 est.) note: data represent population by country of birth |
| Languages | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German |
| Religions | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 62.3%, Roman Catholic 4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.7%, Hafnarfjordur Free Church 2%, pagan worship 1.4%, Icelandic Ethical Humanist 1.1%, other religions 4% (includes Zuist and Pentecostal), none 7.6%, other or unspecified 15% (2020 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 20.31% (male 36,394/female 34,837) 15-24 years: 12.85% (male 22,748/female 22,317) 25-54 years: 39.44% (male 70,227/female 68,095) 55-64 years: 11.94% (male 20,762/female 21,111) 65 years and over: 15.47% (male 25,546/female 28,697) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 54 youth dependency ratio: 29.9 elderly dependency ratio: 24.1 potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 37.1 years male: 36.6 years female: 37.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.97% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.56 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 3.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west |
| Urbanization | urban population: 93.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 216,000 REYKJAVIK (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.7 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 1.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 1.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 1.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 83.45 years male: 81.21 years female: 85.79 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.96 children born/woman (2021 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 (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 8.5% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 4.08 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.1 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| 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 (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2020) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | <500 (2020) note: estimate does not include children |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020) note: estimate does not include children |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 21.9% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 7.7% of GDP (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 18 years female: 20 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
