Ísland: statistics and indicators

142 indicators and 2,785 data points for Ísland, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for Ísland

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 389,444 Number 2025 413th rising
Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 389,444 Number 2025 414th rising
Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 76.9 Thousand heads (animals) 2024 326th rising
Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 9 Number 2021 402nd falling
Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 287,715 Number 2024 367th falling
Physicians by NUTS 2 region 1,404 Number 2019 224th rising
Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 4,311 Number 2024 727th flat
Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 2,607 Number 2024 1277th rising
Population density by NUTS 3 region 3.8 Persons per square kilometre 2024 1868th rising
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 829 Number 2023 290th rising
Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 389,444 Number 2025 893rd rising
Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 2,607 Number 2024 421st rising
Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 4,311 Number 2024 394th flat
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.4 Rate 2024 415th volatile
Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.56 Number 2024 105th falling
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 82.8 Year 2024 104th rising
Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0014 2024 415th volatile
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 81.5% 2025 1st flat
Labour force by NUTS 2 region 236.2 Thousand persons 2025 411th rising
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 236.2 Thousand persons 2025 411th rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 88.1% 2025 1st flat
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 88.1% 2025 1st flat
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 416th rising
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 416th rising
Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 416th rising
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 407th rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 77.8% 2025 1st flat
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 407th rising
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 407th rising
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.8 Hour 2025 299th falling
Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 407th rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 84.0% 2025 2nd flat
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 84.0% 2025 2nd flat
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 139.9 Thousand persons 2025 400th rising
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.6 Hour 2025 181st falling
Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 410th rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 261st rising
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 410th rising
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 261st rising
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 410th rising
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 261st rising
Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 6 Number 2024 410th volatile
Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 6.09 million Number 2023 133rd volatile
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 89.3% 2025 6th flat
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 32.5% 2025 27th flat
Air transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 8,665 Thousand passengers 2024 102nd volatile
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 414th falling
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 1.3 Thousand persons 2025 429th volatile
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 32.1% 2025 9th falling
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 64.0% 2025 16th flat
Deaths by week, sex and NUTS 2 region 53 Number 2026 333rd rising
Deaths by week, sex, 5-year age group and NUTS 2 region 53 Number 2026 333rd rising
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 16.7% 2025 33rd falling
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 139.9 Thousand persons 2025 117th rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 139.9 Thousand persons 2025 117th rising
Air transport of freight by NUTS 2 region 60.24 Thousand tonnes 2024 65th rising
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 4,173 2024 462nd volatile
Deaths by week and NUTS 3 region 53 Number 2026 941st rising
Deaths by week, sex and NUTS 3 region 53 Number 2026 941st rising
Deaths by week, sex, 5-year age group and NUTS 3 region 53 Number 2026 936th rising
Population in private households by educational attainment level 24.3% 2025 145th falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level 24.3% 2025 145th falling
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 413th falling
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 413th falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 10.4% 2025 31st falling
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 14.0% 2025 260th falling
GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region 757.42 Million euro 2024 210th volatile
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 4,226 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2023 298th rising
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 401st rising
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 401st rising
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 23.8 Thousand persons 2025 400th rising
Average number of rooms per person by NUTS 2 region 1.7 Average 2022 69th flat
Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 98.8% 2021 26th rising
Households with access to the internet at home 98.4% 2021 35th rising
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 6.0% 2022 150th rising
Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 1,404 Number 2019 279th rising
Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 1,039 Number 2020 299th falling
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region 945 Number 2024 626th flat
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 7.4% 2022 291st falling
Area by NUTS 3 region 102,679 Square kilometre 2026 13th flat
Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 69.2% 2021 108th rising
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 829 Number 2023 256th falling
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 117th rising
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 117th rising
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 125 Thousand persons 2025 117th rising
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region 3.4 Index 2022 242nd falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 19.9% 2022 224th flat
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by main reason 1.7% 2022 42nd falling
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 9.52 million Number 2023 157th rising
Net occupancy rate of bed-places and bedrooms in hotels and similar 63.7% 2023 51st rising
Police-recorded offences by NUTS 3 region 7 Number 2024 389th volatile
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 389,444 Number 2025 892nd rising
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region 9.52 million Number 2023 270th volatile
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 1.2% 2022 214th falling
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 32,314 Number 2023 304th rising
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 22,255 Number 2023 315th falling
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 96.5% 2023 177th flat
Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 96.1 Rate 2023 151st flat
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 14,801 Number 2023 323rd rising
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 100.0% 2023 1st flat

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