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Arctic Region > Iceland > People

ICELANDIC PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.51 Time series [124th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 21.7 % [156th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 22.1 [156th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 31,566 Time series [181st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 21% Time series [152nd of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 32,500 Time series [181st of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 66.2 [93rd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 66.5 % [84th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 100,545 Time series [176th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 67% Time series [79th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 103,231 Time series [173rd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 11.7 % [54th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 19,995 Time series [160th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 12% Time series [53rd of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 16,530 Time series [161st of 225]
Birth rate 13.5 births/1,000 population Time series [155th of 226]
Chinese population 100 [110th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 33.7 per 100,000 people [70th of 126]
Death rate 6.81 deaths/1,000 population Time series [136th of 226]
Divorces per 100 marriages 30.7 divorces per 100 marriag [15th of 20]
Education expenditures 7.6 % of GDP Time series [2nd of 55]
Ethnic groups
homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%
Female population > Age 10-14 11,279 [182nd of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.77 [154th of 224]
Female population > Age 100-104 34 [48th of 49]
Female population > Age 100-104 > % of the total 0.01 [18th of 49]
Female population > Age 15-19 11,133 [180th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.72 [170th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 10,694 [180th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 3.57 [173rd of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 10,881 [179th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.63 [149th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 10,744 [178th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.59 [103rd of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 9,944 [177th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.32 [115th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 10,912 [176th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.64 [66th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 10,462 [173rd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.49 [60th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 9,210 [171st of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.08 [67th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 7,933 [169th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.65 [63rd of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 6,326 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.11 [58th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 4,724 [169th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.58 [74th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 4,580 [167th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.53 [61st of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 4,118 [160th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.38 [52nd of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 3,016 [161st of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.01 [72nd of 224]
Female population > Age 85-89 1,807 [56th of 66]
Female population > Age 85-89 > % of the total 0.6 [34th of 66]
Female population > Age 90-94 795 [49th of 49]
Female population > Age 90-94 > % of the total 0.27 [23rd of 49]
Female population > Age 95-99 213 [48th of 49]
Female population > Age 95-99 > % of the total 0.07 [23rd of 49]
Gender development 0.934 [6th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.833 [2nd of 65]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.003 % [80th of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 10 [99th of 102]
Male population > Age 10-14 11,653 [182nd of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.89 [158th of 224]
Male population > Age 100-104 19 [41st of 49]
Male population > Age 100-104 > % of the total 0.01 [2nd of 49]
Male population > Age 15-19 11,667 [180th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.9 [167th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 10,894 [181st of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 3.64 [174th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 11,061 [179th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.69 [151st of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 10,992 [179th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.67 [100th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 10,301 [179th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.44 [112nd of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 10,934 [175th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.65 [69th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 10,760 [172nd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.59 [52nd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 9,621 [169th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.21 [55th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 8,284 [167th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.77 [53rd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 6,430 [168th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.15 [47th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 4,480 [168th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.5 [71st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 4,064 [166th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.36 [52nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 3,469 [159th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.16 [39th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 2,210 [161st of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.74 [49th of 224]
Male population > Age 85-89 1,120 [56th of 66]
Male population > Age 85-89 > % of the total 0.37 [22nd of 66]
Male population > Age 90-94 411 [48th of 49]
Male population > Age 90-94 > % of the total 0.14 [12th of 49]
Male population > Age 95-99 103 [46th of 49]
Male population > Age 95-99 > % of the total 0.03 [11th of 49]
Median age > Female 35.3 years Time series [66th of 224]
Median age > Male 34.4 years Time series [61st of 224]
Median age > Total 34.8 years Time series [65th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Icelandic Time series
Nationality > Noun Icelander(s) Time series
Nobel prize laureates 1 [29th of 44]
    Nobel prize laureates (per capita) 3.36999 per 1 million people [1st of 44]
Percentage living in rural areas. 7% [184th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 93% [15th of 199]
Population 304,367 Time series [176th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 304,367 Time series [176th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 22.01 % Time series [129th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 66.23 % Time series [62nd of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 11.75 % Time series [45th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.59 annual % Time series [79th of 195]
Population growth rate 0.783% Time series [141st of 235]
Population in 2015 319 [175th of 225]
Population, female > % of total 49.9 % Time series [133rd of 190]
Projected population growth 17.54% [98th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 28 Oct 1992
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 26 Jan 1990
Rural population 21,366 Time series [185th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.072 per capita Time series [181st of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 0.2 annual % Time series [109th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.03 [61st of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [56th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.83 male(s)/female Time series [79th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.04 male(s)/female Time series [157th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.03 [64th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.04 [158th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.82 [86th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1 [87th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.03 [151st of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 1 male(s)/female Time series [88th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [158th of 224]
Teenage birth rate 24.7 [6th of 28]
Total fertility rate 1.91 children born/woman Time series [141st of 225]
Total Population 299,388 [177th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 22,932 [182nd of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 7.66 [156th of 224]
Total population > Age 100-104 53 [47th of 49]
Total population > Age 100-104 > % of the total 0.02 [19th of 49]
Total population > Age 15-19 22,800 [180th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 7.62 [168th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 21,588 [180th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 7.21 [175th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 21,942 [179th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 7.33 [151st of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 21,736 [178th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 7.26 [103rd of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 20,245 [178th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 6.76 [116th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 21,846 [175th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 7.3 [66th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 21,222 [172nd of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 7.09 [59th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 18,831 [170th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 6.29 [62nd of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 16,217 [168th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 5.42 [62nd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 12,756 [168th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 4.26 [54th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 9,204 [169th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 3.07 [72nd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 8,644 [167th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 2.89 [57th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 7,587 [160th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 2.53 [48th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 5,226 [163rd of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.75 [66th of 224]
Total population > Age 85-89 2,927 [56th of 66]
Total population > Age 85-89 > % of the total 0.98 [28th of 66]
Total population > Age 90-94 1,206 [48th of 49]
Total population > Age 90-94 > % of the total 0.4 [20th of 49]
Total population > Age 95-99 316 [48th of 49]
Total population > Age 95-99 > % of the total 0.11 [19th of 49]
Total Population > Female 149,547 [177th of 227]
Total Population > Male 149,841 [176th of 227]
Urban population 275,384 Time series [161st of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.928 per capita Time series [14th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 1.69 annual % Time series [109th of 195]
Urbanization 93 [12th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 86.6% [5th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 94.3% [9th of 164]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 105 [120th of 173]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; OECD; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; The Nobel Foundation; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; UNICEF; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island

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