Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Iceland: Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
49
in 2025
Iceland
56.7
in 2020
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
3rd
Iceland rank
3rd

Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household over time

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • Iceland
0204060200420142025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 56.7 against 49 in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 7.7.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Iceland ahead.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 3rd of 6 regions.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) Iceland Difference Ahead
2010s 50.02 51.83 1.82 Iceland
2020s 50.2 56.7 6.5 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) or Iceland?
Iceland, at 56.7 against 49 in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2020.
What is the difference in distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household between Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Iceland?
7.7, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Iceland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Iceland rank globally for distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 3rd of 6 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Iceland: Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/distribution-of-population-aged-65-and-over-by-type-of-household/euro-area-20-countries-2023-2025/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/distribution-of-population-aged-65-and-over-by-type-of-household/euro-area-20-countries-2023-2025/iceland/">Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Iceland: Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,029 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed