Population ages 0-14, female in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 0-14, female was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Iceland is 17.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Iceland peaked at 34.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.8% | 32.7% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 24.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.7% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Iceland?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Iceland was 17.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Iceland ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.