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Birth rate total in Iceland

Iceland: Birth rate total was 35.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
35.4
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
5th
of 40 countries
All-time high
131.69
in 1882
All-time low
35.4
in 2023
Years of data
146
1878–2023

Birth rate total in Iceland, 1878–2023

406080100120140187819502023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate total in Iceland is 35.4, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 146 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate total in Iceland peaked at 131.69 in 1882 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 2023.

Iceland ranks 5th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 146 years of available data.

Birth rate total in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1878 122.13 —
1879 107.97 -11.6%
1880 101.5 -6.0%
1881 107.55 +6.0%
1882 131.69 +22.4%
1883 126 -4.3%
1884 123.63 -1.9%
1885 106.98 -13.5%
1886 106.97 -0.0%
1887 100.94 -5.6%
1888 98.57 -2.4%
1889 114.55 +16.2%
1890 108.18 -5.6%
1891 119.79 +10.7%
1892 112.37 -6.2%
1893 105.4 -6.2%
1894 108.65 +3.1%
1895 118.68 +9.2%
1896 120.06 +1.2%
1897 105.23 -12.4%
1898 96.05 -8.7%
1899 100.84 +5.0%
1900 103.27 +2.4%
1901 102.36 -0.9%
1902 96.34 -5.9%
1903 107.66 +11.7%
1904 104.07 -3.3%
1905 105.9 +1.8%
1906 105.27 -0.6%
1907 98.85 -6.1%
1908 91.07 -7.9%
1909 98.9 +8.6%
1910 86.28 -12.8%
1911 89.45 +3.7%
1912 86.99 -2.8%
1913 81.44 -6.4%
1914 97.52 +19.7%
1915 108.61 +11.4%
1916 91.22 -16.0%
1917 89.27 -2.1%
1918 92.19 +3.3%
1919 85.2 -7.6%
1920 86.45 +1.5%
1921 96.43 +11.5%
1922 85.83 -11.0%
1923 89.47 +4.2%
1924 85.57 -4.4%
1925 87.45 +2.2%
1926 87.33 -0.1%
1927 82.44 -5.6%
1928 79.24 -3.9%
1929 82.17 +3.7%
1930 87.14 +6.0%
1931 83.14 -4.6%
1932 69.97 -15.8%
1933 70.88 +1.3%
1934 69.1 -2.5%
1935 67.84 -1.8%
1936 69.38 +2.3%
1937 65.09 -6.2%
1938 63.47 -2.5%
1939 68.65 +8.2%
1940 60.44 -12.0%
1941 70.43 +16.5%
1942 73.34 +4.1%
1943 79.22 +8.0%
1944 79.09 -0.2%
1945 78.48 -0.8%
1946 88.66 +13.0%
1947 82.06 -7.4%
1948 88.92 +8.4%
1949 82.5 -7.2%
1950 86.01 +4.3%
1951 83.57 -2.8%
1952 84.72 +1.4%
1953 89.07 +5.1%
1954 81.62 -8.4%
1955 86.22 +5.6%
1956 86.04 -0.2%
1957 84.58 -1.7%
1958 82.59 -2.3%
1959 83.41 +1.0%
1960 82.2 -1.4%
1961 75.65 -8.0%
1962 78.42 +3.7%
1963 77.99 -0.5%
1964 72.21 -7.4%
1965 76.6 +6.1%
1966 72.34 -5.6%
1967 72.28 -0.1%
1968 63.08 -12.7%
1969 62.84 -0.4%
1970 57.47 -8.6%
1971 62.73 +9.2%
1972 71.16 +13.4%
1973 65.79 -7.5%
1974 62.66 -4.8%
1975 62.16 -0.8%
1976 58.49 -5.9%
1977 57.23 -2.2%
1978 55.09 -3.7%
1979 61.96 +12.5%
1980 62.47 +0.8%
1981 61.87 -1.0%
1982 53.93 -12.8%
1983 57.27 +6.2%
1984 54.41 -5.0%
1985 49.04 -9.9%
1986 48.14 -1.8%
1987 50.88 +5.7%
1988 57.65 +13.3%
1989 54.57 -5.3%
1990 58.44 +7.1%
1991 55.2 -5.5%
1992 51.73 -6.3%
1993 53.79 +4.0%
1994 49.23 -8.5%
1995 47.74 -3.0%
1996 46.5 -2.6%
1997 45.64 -1.8%
1998 46.61 +2.1%
1999 44.15 -5.3%
2000 44.86 +1.6%
2001 45.01 +0.3%
2002 42.73 -5.1%
2003 43.2 +1.1%
2004 44.62 +3.3%
2005 45.45 +1.9%
2006 47.17 +3.8%
2007 43.15 -8.5%
2008 47.68 +10.5%
2009 48.53 +1.8%
2010 50.14 +3.3%
2011 44.05 -12.1%
2012 44.22 +0.4%
2013 40.9 -7.5%
2014 43.61 +6.6%
2015 38.51 -11.7%
2016 40.61 +5.5%
2017 36.15 -11.0%
2018 39.43 +9.1%
2019 39.3 -0.3%
2020 40.77 +3.7%
2021 39.68 -2.7%
2022 36.46 -8.1%
2023 35.4 -2.9%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 35.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 35.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 115.05 107.97 122.13 2
1880s 111.84 98.57 131.69 10
1890s 109.53 96.05 120.06 10
1900s 101.37 91.07 107.66 10
1910s 90.82 81.44 108.61 10
1920s 86.24 79.24 96.43 10
1930s 71.47 63.47 87.14 10
1940s 78.31 60.44 88.92 10
1950s 84.78 81.62 89.07 10
1960s 73.36 62.84 82.2 10
1970s 61.47 55.09 71.16 10
1980s 55.02 48.14 62.47 10
1990s 49.9 44.15 58.44 10
2000s 45.24 42.73 48.53 10
2010s 41.69 36.15 50.14 10
2020s 38.08 35.4 40.77 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 2 Russia 39.9 compare
  2. 3 Belarus 35.99 compare
  3. 4 Chile 35.46 compare
  4. 6 Ukraine 35.36 compare
  5. 7 Australia 35.07 compare
  6. 8 Estonia 32.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate total in Iceland?
Birth rate total in Iceland was 35.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate total recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 131.69 in 1882.
What is the lowest birth rate total recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 2023.
How does Iceland rank for birth rate total?
Iceland ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate total rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Birth rate total
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40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
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