Population in Iceland

551 indicators covering population for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding 17.4% 2024 up 8,600.0% 15th
Graduates at doctoral level by sex and age groups - per 1000 of 1.6 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 down 15.8% 29th
Pupils aged 4 years old, by sex - as % of the population of the 96.5% 2024 down 0.8% 13th
Pupils aged 3 years old, by sex - as % of the population of the 95.9% 2024 down 0.6% 10th
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at 96.3% 2024 down 0.3% 13th
Households - type of connection to the internet 94.9% 2021 up 2.7% 9th
Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of 97.3 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 9.4% 12th
Immigration by age group, sex and level of human development of the 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 41st
Immigration by broad group of country of previous residence 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 41st
Immigration by age group, sex and level of human development of the 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 41st
Immigration by age group, sex and level of human development of the 9,946 Number 2024 up 85.3% 41st
Students participation at the end of compulsory education - as % of 100.0% 2024 up 0.9% 1st
Emigration by group of country of next usual residence 5,700 Number 2024 up 40.7% 40th
Graduates in tertiary education, in science, math., computing 16.9 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 17.4% 33rd
Graduates at doctoral level, in science, math., computing 0.8 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 14.3% 23rd
Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of 15.8% 2021 up 90.4% 19th
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or 18.6% 2021 up 24.0% 4th
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or 12.4% 2021 up 9.7% 29th
Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by 2.7% 2021 up 80.0% 30th
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at 19.4% 2021 up 133.7% 2nd
Pupils in early childhood and primary education by education level 22.3% 2024 up 24.6% 12th
Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of 22.8% 2021 up 56.2% 10th
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at 96.6% 2024 down 1.2% 25th
Children living in households with very low work intensity by 14.2% 2020 down 21.5% 35th
Pupils and students in education by age groups - as % of 64.2% 2024 down 3.6% 20th
Net migration by age and sex 4,246 Number 2024 up 222.6% 31st
Persons not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their 0.0% 2020 41st
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population 18.0% 2024 down 38.1% 4th
Pupils and students in education aged 30 and over - per 1000 of 63.3 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 down 48.4% 4th
Non-household consumption volumes of electricity by consumption bands 2.3% 2024 down 88.8% 42nd
Population on 1 January by age, sex and legal marital status 387,758 Number 2023 up 14.6% 33rd
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - as % of the population of the 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 36th
Self-perceived health by sex, age and groups of country of birth 53.8% 2020 down 4.8% 13th
Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other 249,054 Number 2025 up 17.9% 32nd
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 30th
Out-of-school rate in population of upper secondary school age, by sex 7.0% 2024 down 53.8% 20th
Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at 72.3% 2024 down 0.7% 12th
Pupils under the age of 3 by sex - as % of the population of the 48.4% 2024 up 3.9% 7th
Pupils and students by education level - as % of total age population 30.0% 2024 down 9.1% 1st
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship 2.6% 2020 down 91.9% 22nd
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship 34.3% 2020 up 115.7% 7th
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 21st
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent 13.3% 2020 down 32.8% 43rd
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 13.0% 2020 down 33.0% 43rd
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status 1.0% 2020 down 28.6% 45th
Severe material deprivation rate by educational attainment level 1.0% 2020 down 23.1% 44th
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 21st
Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational 4.3% 2020 up 30.3% 45th
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 25.8% 2020 down 39.7% 46th
Students in tertiary education - as % of 20-24 years old in the 83.2% 2024 up 10.1% 11th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth 2.1% 2020 down 87.9% 18th
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of country of 0 Thousand persons 2020 down 100.0% 25th
Population in private households by migration status and degree of 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 42nd
Population in private households by migration status, citizenship and 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 42nd
Population in private households by migration status, country of 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 42nd
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 44th
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1 Thousand persons 2020 unchanged 46th
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% 46th
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1.2% 2020 up 140.0% 38th
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and country of 9.1% 2020 up 93.6% 5th