Births per month annual in Iceland
Iceland: Births per month annual was 27.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.8
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
9th
of 40 countries
All-time high
86.76
in 1895
All-time low
26.98
in 2022
Years of data
146
1878–2023
Births per month annual in Iceland, 1878–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 27.8 for births per month annual in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births per month annual in Iceland peaked at 86.76 in 1895 and was at its lowest, 26.98, in 2022.
That places Iceland 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 146 years of available data.
Births per month annual in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 67.69 | — |
| 1879 | 80.19 | +18.5% |
| 1880 | 77.8 | -3.0% |
| 1881 | 66.25 | -14.8% |
| 1882 | 64.04 | -3.3% |
| 1883 | 78.89 | +23.2% |
| 1884 | 79.53 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 67.94 | -14.6% |
| 1886 | 67.23 | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 61.43 | -8.6% |
| 1888 | 66.64 | +8.5% |
| 1889 | 64.03 | -3.9% |
| 1890 | 65.38 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 82.64 | +26.4% |
| 1892 | 62.41 | -24.5% |
| 1893 | 79.7 | +27.7% |
| 1894 | 55.12 | -30.8% |
| 1895 | 86.76 | +57.4% |
| 1896 | 82.42 | -5.0% |
| 1897 | 67.47 | -18.1% |
| 1898 | 58.58 | -13.2% |
| 1899 | 75.38 | +28.7% |
| 1900 | 62.31 | -17.3% |
| 1901 | 68.14 | +9.4% |
| 1902 | 59.53 | -12.6% |
| 1903 | 60.83 | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 66.3 | +9.0% |
| 1905 | 70.55 | +6.4% |
| 1906 | 65.34 | -7.4% |
| 1907 | 70.1 | +7.3% |
| 1908 | 69.14 | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 58.42 | -15.5% |
| 1910 | 59.85 | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 58.78 | -1.8% |
| 1912 | 59.6 | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 64.87 | +8.8% |
| 1914 | 64.17 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 60.21 | -6.2% |
| 1916 | 72.27 | +20.0% |
| 1917 | 68.24 | -5.6% |
| 1918 | 63.91 | -6.3% |
| 1919 | 74.73 | +16.9% |
| 1920 | 65 | -13.0% |
| 1921 | 73.97 | +13.8% |
| 1922 | 76.1 | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 72.76 | -4.4% |
| 1924 | 50.18 | -31.0% |
| 1925 | 66.51 | +32.5% |
| 1926 | 71.15 | +7.0% |
| 1927 | 64.08 | -9.9% |
| 1928 | 56.07 | -12.5% |
| 1929 | 54.94 | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 61.88 | +12.6% |
| 1931 | 56.45 | -8.8% |
| 1932 | 58.8 | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 57.58 | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 55.17 | -4.2% |
| 1935 | 56.85 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 55.25 | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 43.07 | -22.1% |
| 1938 | 52.15 | +21.1% |
| 1939 | 50.21 | -3.7% |
| 1940 | 50.47 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 61.18 | +21.2% |
| 1942 | 60.94 | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 60.5 | -0.7% |
| 1944 | 79.09 | +30.7% |
| 1945 | 63.69 | -19.5% |
| 1946 | 72.52 | +13.9% |
| 1947 | 70.63 | -2.6% |
| 1948 | 76.99 | +9.0% |
| 1949 | 81.55 | +5.9% |
| 1950 | 76.84 | -5.8% |
| 1951 | 67.67 | -11.9% |
| 1952 | 73.94 | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 72.27 | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 74.99 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 73.98 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 74.3 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 72.88 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 79.4 | +8.9% |
| 1959 | 76.23 | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 70.55 | -7.5% |
| 1961 | 69.01 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 63.38 | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 56.89 | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 69.46 | +22.1% |
| 1965 | 57.99 | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 63.91 | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 57.11 | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 56.74 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 53.81 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 51.98 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 52.79 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 52.54 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 56.07 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 46.95 | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 48.16 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 46.3 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 46.7 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 46.59 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 51.65 | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 49.13 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 51.74 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 47.17 | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 42.26 | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 37.57 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 40.51 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 39.93 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 46.57 | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 43.34 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 44.52 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 42.39 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 41.04 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 43.8 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 41.78 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 41.23 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 38.66 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 39.11 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 39.47 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.77 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 38.07 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 38.87 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 30.53 | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 33.23 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 35.88 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 35.19 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 36.64 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 35.2 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 37.91 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 40.75 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 41.72 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 43.37 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 34.82 | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 34.39 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.23 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 32.28 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 29.41 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 29.01 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 31.48 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 31.28 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.72 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.81 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.98 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8 | +3.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 27.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.36, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 27.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.39, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births per month annual in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | +57.4% | 55.12 | 86.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 73.94 | 67.69 | 80.19 | 2 |
| 1880s | 69.38 | 61.43 | 79.53 | 10 |
| 1890s | 71.59 | 55.12 | 86.76 | 10 |
| 1900s | 65.06 | 58.42 | 70.55 | 10 |
| 1910s | 64.66 | 58.78 | 74.73 | 10 |
| 1920s | 65.08 | 50.18 | 76.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 54.74 | 43.07 | 61.88 | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.76 | 50.47 | 81.55 | 10 |
| 1950s | 74.25 | 67.67 | 79.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.88 | 53.81 | 70.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.97 | 46.3 | 56.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.27 | 37.57 | 51.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.23 | 36.77 | 43.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.59 | 30.53 | 41.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.68 | 27.5 | 43.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.33 | 26.98 | 31.72 | 4 |
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- Population density 3.6 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births per month annual in Iceland?
- Births per month annual in Iceland was 27.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births per month annual recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.76 in 1895.
- What is the lowest births per month annual recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.98 in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for births per month annual?
- Iceland ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births per month annual rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Births per month annual. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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