Population ages 0-14 in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 0-14 was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Iceland stood at 17.5%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Iceland peaked at 35.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 147th 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 | 34.4% | 33.2% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 27.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 25.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 144 Dominica 17.6% compare
- 145 Gibraltar 17.6% compare
- 146 Bahamas 17.5% compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 17.5% compare
- 149 Antigua and Barbuda 17.5% compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 17.2% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 3,568 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2023)
- Labor force, total 242,507 (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Iceland?
- Population ages 0-14 in Iceland was 17.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 0-14?
- Iceland ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.