Population, female in Iceland
Iceland: Population, female was 48.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 48.8% for population, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Iceland peaked at 50.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 194th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.1% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 191 Solomon Islands 48.9% compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 48.8% compare
- 193 Tuvalu 48.8% compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 48.6% compare
- 196 Jordan 48.5% compare
- 197 India 48.4% 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, female in Iceland?
- Population, female in Iceland was 48.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for population, female?
- Iceland ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.