What is population growth rate in Iceland?

Population growth rate in Iceland was 1.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.

What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2009.

How does Iceland rank for population growth rate?

Iceland ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is population growth rate rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population growth rate in Iceland

Name: Population growth rate in Iceland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Population growth rate was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.6%

Change on year

down 22.3%

World rank

71st

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.9%

in 2017

All-time low

-0.5%

in 2009

Years of data

1950–2023

Population growth rate in Iceland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, population growth rate in Iceland stood at 1.6%.

The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate in Iceland peaked at 2.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2009.

Iceland ranks 71st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.1%	1.5%	2.5%	10
1960s	1.6%	0.7%	1.9%	10
1970s	1.1%	0.4%	1.7%	10
1980s	1.1%	0.7%	1.7%	10
1990s	1.0%	0.4%	1.5%	10
2000s	1.3%	-0.5%	2.6%	10
2010s	1.4%	0.3%	2.9%	10
2020s	1.8%	1.3%	2.1%	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate in Iceland?: Population growth rate in Iceland was 1.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2009.
How does Iceland rank for population growth rate?: Iceland ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.