Population ages 55-59, female in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 55-59, female was 10,671 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female in Iceland stood at 10,671.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Iceland peaked at 11,306 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,519, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,809 | 3,519 | 4,128 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,460 | 4,217 | 4,860 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,216 | 4,920 | 5,475 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,277 | 5,058 | 5,849 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,535 | 6,189 | 8,799 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,112 | 9,073 | 10,907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,002 | 10,671 | 11,306 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 170 Solomon Islands 12,151 compare
- 171 Brunei 12,048 compare
- 172 Cape Verde 11,342 compare
- 174 Barbados 9,980 compare
- 175 New Caledonia 9,244 compare
- 176 French Polynesia 9,101 compare
More health data for Iceland
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (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 35,371 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Iceland?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Iceland was 10,671 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,306 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,519 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.