Population ages 70-74, female in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 70-74, female was 8,095 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female in Iceland stood at 8,095. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Iceland peaked at 8,095 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,998, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 165th 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 | 2,420 | 1,998 | 2,672 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,843 | 2,699 | 3,079 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,377 | 3,091 | 3,608 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,091 | 3,667 | 4,384 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,619 | 4,445 | 4,726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,421 | 4,439 | 6,655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,518 | 6,897 | 8,095 | 6 |
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- 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 70-74, female in Iceland?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Iceland was 8,095 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 70-74, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,095 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,998 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Iceland ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.