Population in Iceland 551 indicators covering population for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within 5.4% 2022 up 63.6% 30th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 13.9% 2020 down 32.2% 4th Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 6.1% 2020 down 29.1% 14th Persons subject to immigration law enforcement - per thousand persons 0.15 Number 2021 up 400.0% 24th Live births by mother's age and country of birth 4,311 Number 2024 down 1.5% 50th Distribution of population by group of country of birth and tenure 61.8% 2020 up 15.3% 15th Subjective poverty by educational attainment level 8.8% 2020 down 62.4% 39th Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status 8.8% 2020 down 62.2% 39th Share of urban population living in inadequate housing 12.7% 2019 up 33.7% 6th Short-term update of the projected population 435,181 2032 up 15.7% 38th Deaths by age, sex and country of birth 2,607 Number 2024 up 27.2% 50th Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship 629 Person 2024 up 419.8% 36th Immigration by age group, sex and country of birth 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 41st Immigration by age, sex and group of country of birth 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 41st Severe housing deprivation rate by household type 1.4% 2020 down 26.3% 33rd People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 31.5% 2020 up 86.4% 14th Total population living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp 16.7% 2020 up 4.4% 17th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by household type 81.4% 2020 down 0.9% 30th Total population considering their dwelling as too dark 2.5% 2020 up 13.6% 47th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in households considering their 3.7% 2020 up 27.6% 35th Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 45th Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 40th Children (aged 0 to 17) not having indoor flushing toilet for the 0.0% 2020 — 35th Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor 0.0% 2020 — 38th Live births by mother's age and educational attainment level 4,311 Number 2024 — 50th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree 6.6 Thousand 2020 down 33.3% 42nd Recent immigrants by country of birth 1.3% 2025 up 116.7% 7th Distribution of population by group of citizenship and tenure status 51.4% 2020 up 41.2% 11th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of 6.2% 2020 up 34.8% 23rd Distribution of population by work intensity of the household 16.1% 2020 down 8.5% 5th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household 4.1% 2020 up 20.6% 28th Emigration by age group, sex and country of birth 5,700 Number 2024 up 40.7% 38th Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of 51.0% 2020 down 14.9% 33rd Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 0.7 Thousand 2020 down 36.4% 43rd Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1 Thousand persons 2020 — 44th Population on 1 January by sex, citizenship and group of country of 389,444 Number 2025 up 17.1% 38th Live births by birth weight and duration of gestation 4,311 Number 2024 up 6.9% 48th Population on 1 January by sex, country of birth and group of 389,444 Number 2025 up 17.1% 38th Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth 23.3% 2020 up 56.4% 15th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and level of human 389,444 Number 2025 up 18.3% 41st Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth 3.4% 2020 down 45.2% 28th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and level of human 389,444 Number 2025 up 18.3% 41st Live births by mother's age and activity status 4,311 Number 2024 — 45th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent 4 Thousand persons 2020 down 20.0% 43rd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 4 Thousand persons 2020 down 20.0% 43rd At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) 13.6% 2020 up 29.5% 15th Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction 60.4% 2020 up 22.0% 13th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by household composition 1.6% 2020 down 50.0% 42nd Demographic balance and crude rates by other typologies -4,750 2023 down 414.8% 35th People living in households with very low work intensity by most 1 Thousand persons 2020 down 50.0% 42nd Legally induced abortions by mother's age and number of previous live 0 Number 2021 down 100.0% 40th Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and work intensity 1.6% 2020 down 91.5% 43rd People living in households with very low work intensity by 3.9% 2020 down 31.6% 30th People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure 4.7% 2020 down 11.3% 30th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree 7 Thousand persons 2020 down 22.2% 40th Household consumption volumes of electricity by consumption bands 1.2% 2024 up 47.3% 47th Immigration by sex, citizenship and group of country of birth 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 38th Immigration by sex, country of birth and group of citizenship 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 38th Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 25.8% 2020 down 32.8% 42nd Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and 17.9% 2025 — 5th ← Previous Page 8 of 10 Next →