Iceland - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Iceland was 366,463 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 366,463 in 2020 and a minimum value of 175,574 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 175,574
1961 179,029
1962 182,378
1963 185,653
1964 188,983
1965 192,286
1966 195,570
1967 198,751
1968 201,488
1969 203,369
1970 204,438
1971 206,098
1972 209,137
1973 212,317
1974 215,209
1975 217,979
1976 220,154
1977 221,799
1978 223,537
1979 225,735
1980 228,138
1981 230,755
1982 233,860
1983 236,977
1984 239,511
1985 241,405
1986 243,180
1987 245,859
1988 249,740
1989 252,852
1990 254,826
1991 257,797
1992 261,057
1993 263,725
1994 266,021
1995 267,468
1996 268,916
1997 271,128
1998 274,047
1999 277,381
2000 281,205
2001 284,968
2002 287,523
2003 289,521
2004 292,074
2005 296,734
2006 303,782
2007 311,566
2008 317,414
2009 318,499
2010 318,041
2011 319,014
2012 320,716
2013 323,764
2014 327,386
2015 330,815
2016 335,439
2017 343,400
2018 352,721
2019 360,563
2020 366,463

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Iceland was 182,394 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 182,394 in 2020 and a minimum value of 86,862 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 86,862
1961 88,554
1962 90,200
1963 91,813
1964 93,460
1965 95,095
1966 96,709
1967 98,282
1968 99,622
1969 100,548
1970 101,075
1971 101,903
1972 103,409
1973 104,994
1974 106,449
1975 107,846
1976 108,966
1977 109,823
1978 110,741
1979 111,886
1980 113,134
1981 114,500
1982 116,098
1983 117,706
1984 119,019
1985 120,010
1986 120,942
1987 122,314
1988 124,282
1989 125,860
1990 126,878
1991 128,382
1992 130,026
1993 131,382
1994 132,554
1995 133,321
1996 134,111
1997 135,285
1998 136,821
1999 138,548
2000 140,483
2001 142,368
2002 143,616
2003 144,563
2004 145,744
2005 147,947
2006 151,293
2007 154,970
2008 157,686
2009 158,089
2010 157,818
2011 158,355
2012 159,343
2013 161,042
2014 163,018
2015 164,840
2016 167,175
2017 171,121
2018 175,696
2019 179,525
2020 182,394

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Iceland was 49.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.96 in 2001, while its lowest value was 49.44 in 1970.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.47
1961 49.46
1962 49.46
1963 49.45
1964 49.45
1965 49.45
1966 49.45
1967 49.45
1968 49.44
1969 49.44
1970 49.44
1971 49.44
1972 49.45
1973 49.45
1974 49.46
1975 49.48
1976 49.50
1977 49.51
1978 49.54
1979 49.57
1980 49.59
1981 49.62
1982 49.64
1983 49.67
1984 49.69
1985 49.71
1986 49.73
1987 49.75
1988 49.76
1989 49.78
1990 49.79
1991 49.80
1992 49.81
1993 49.82
1994 49.83
1995 49.85
1996 49.87
1997 49.90
1998 49.93
1999 49.95
2000 49.96
2001 49.96
2002 49.95
2003 49.93
2004 49.90
2005 49.86
2006 49.80
2007 49.74
2008 49.68
2009 49.64
2010 49.62
2011 49.64
2012 49.68
2013 49.74
2014 49.79
2015 49.83
2016 49.84
2017 49.83
2018 49.81
2019 49.79
2020 49.77

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Iceland was 184,069 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 184,069 in 2020 and a minimum value of 88,712 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 88,712
1961 90,475
1962 92,178
1963 93,840
1964 95,523
1965 97,191
1966 98,861
1967 100,469
1968 101,866
1969 102,821
1970 103,363
1971 104,195
1972 105,728
1973 107,323
1974 108,760
1975 110,133
1976 111,188
1977 111,976
1978 112,796
1979 113,849
1980 115,004
1981 116,255
1982 117,762
1983 119,271
1984 120,492
1985 121,395
1986 122,238
1987 123,545
1988 125,458
1989 126,992
1990 127,948
1991 129,415
1992 131,031
1993 132,343
1994 133,467
1995 134,147
1996 134,805
1997 135,843
1998 137,226
1999 138,833
2000 140,722
2001 142,600
2002 143,907
2003 144,958
2004 146,330
2005 148,787
2006 152,489
2007 156,596
2008 159,728
2009 160,410
2010 160,223
2011 160,659
2012 161,373
2013 162,722
2014 164,368
2015 165,975
2016 168,264
2017 172,279
2018 177,025
2019 181,038
2020 184,069

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Iceland was 50.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.56 in 1970, while its lowest value was 50.04 in 2001.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.53
1961 50.54
1962 50.54
1963 50.55
1964 50.55
1965 50.55
1966 50.55
1967 50.55
1968 50.56
1969 50.56
1970 50.56
1971 50.56
1972 50.55
1973 50.55
1974 50.54
1975 50.52
1976 50.50
1977 50.49
1978 50.46
1979 50.43
1980 50.41
1981 50.38
1982 50.36
1983 50.33
1984 50.31
1985 50.29
1986 50.27
1987 50.25
1988 50.24
1989 50.22
1990 50.21
1991 50.20
1992 50.19
1993 50.18
1994 50.17
1995 50.15
1996 50.13
1997 50.10
1998 50.07
1999 50.05
2000 50.04
2001 50.04
2002 50.05
2003 50.07
2004 50.10
2005 50.14
2006 50.20
2007 50.26
2008 50.32
2009 50.36
2010 50.38
2011 50.36
2012 50.32
2013 50.26
2014 50.21
2015 50.17
2016 50.16
2017 50.17
2018 50.19
2019 50.21
2020 50.23

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population