Population, total in Iceland
Iceland: Population, total was 392,404 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 392,404 for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Iceland peaked at 392,404 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 175,574, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 175th 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 | 190,308 | 175,574 | 203,369 | 10 |
| 1970s | 215,640 | 204,438 | 225,735 | 10 |
| 1980s | 240,228 | 228,138 | 252,852 | 10 |
| 1990s | 266,237 | 254,826 | 277,381 | 10 |
| 2000s | 298,329 | 281,205 | 318,499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,186 | 318,041 | 360,563 | 10 |
| 2020s | 380,926 | 366,463 | 392,404 | 6 |
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More climate change data for Iceland
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.29 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.2% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 20.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Iceland?
- Population, total in Iceland was 392,404 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 392,404 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,574 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for population, total?
- Iceland ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.