Iceland Population (LIVE)

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Iceland Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Iceland is 396,976 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Iceland 2025 population is estimated at 398,266 people at mid-year.
  • Iceland population is equivalent to 0.0048% of the total world population.
  • Iceland ranks number 178 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Iceland is 4 per Km² (10 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 100,250 Km² (38,707 sq. miles).
  • 83.96% of the population is urban (334,395 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Iceland is 36.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Iceland (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Iceland
Global
Rank
2025 398,266 1.24% 4,870 2,709 36.2 1.5 4 84% 334,395 0.0048% 8,231,613,070 178
2024 393,396 1.51% 5,838 3,543 36 1.52 4 84.4% 332,066 0.0048% 8,161,972,572 178
2023 387,558 1.89% 7,202 4,630 35.8 1.54 4 85.1% 329,708 0.0048% 8,091,734,930 178
2022 380,356 1.86% 6,871 6,535 35.7 1.59 4 86.1% 327,298 0.0047% 8,021,407,192 179
2020 366,614 2.07% 7,132 2,498 35.6 1.72 4 87.9% 322,286 0.0046% 7,887,001,292 179
2015 330,952 0.79% 2,559 1,499 34.9 1.81 3 93.5% 309,438 0.0044% 7,470,491,872 180
2010 318,158 1.4% 4,265 −2,055 33.9 2.19 3 94.2% 299,745 0.0045% 7,021,732,148 180
2005 296,834 1.08% 3,111 3,925 33.2 2.05 3 92.5% 274,440 0.0045% 6,586,970,132 179
2000 281,280 1.01% 2,754 1,877 31.9 2.07 3 92.1% 259,125 0.0046% 6,171,702,993 178
1995 267,510 0.98% 2,535 −1,354 30.4 2.08 3 91.7% 245,228 0.0046% 5,758,878,982 177
1990 254,833 1.09% 2,686 −971 29 2.3 3 90.8% 231,452 0.0048% 5,327,803,110 178
1985 241,402 1.14% 2,652 −628 27.3 1.94 2 89.6% 216,386 0.0050% 4,868,943,465 177
1980 228,144 0.91% 2,023 −629 25.9 2.48 2 88.3% 201,464 0.0051% 4,447,606,236 177
1975 218,028 1.29% 2,710 −388 24.4 2.64 2 86.7% 188,999 0.0054% 4,070,735,277 173
1970 204,478 1.23% 2,429 −1,754 23.4 2.81 2 84.9% 173,558 0.0055% 3,694,683,794 173
1965 192,333 1.84% 3,355 −194 23.1 3.72 2 82.7% 159,082 0.0058% 3,334,533,703 172
1960 175,560 2.16% 3,563 −269 24.4 4.26 2 80.3% 141,000 0.0058% 3,015,470,894 170
1955 157,746 2.03% 3,016 72 25.1 4.04 2 76.7% 121,006 0.0058% 2,740,213,792 171

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iceland Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Iceland
Global
Rank
2030 414,348 0.79% 3,216 1,039 38.1 1.48 4 83.3% 345,315 0.0048% 8,569,124,911 177
2035 423,579 0.44% 1,846 636 40.3 1.48 4 83.7% 354,716 0.0048% 8,885,210,181 178
2040 429,452 0.28% 1,175 448 42.1 1.49 4 84.4% 362,573 0.0047% 9,177,190,203 179
2045 432,484 0.14% 606 276 43.7 1.5 4 85.3% 368,909 0.0046% 9,439,639,668 180
2050 432,993 0.02% 102 322 44.9 1.51 4 86.3% 373,768 0.0045% 9,664,378,587 180

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Iceland Demographics

Life Expectancy
83.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
1.2

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
1.6

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Iceland Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Iceland delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Iceland (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.