Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland
Iceland: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 12.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland is 12.9, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland peaked at 15.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2008.
That places Iceland 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.2 | — |
| 2005 | 8.4 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 11 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 6.9 | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 9 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7 | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 8.6 | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 12 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 12.9 | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8 | 6.9 | 11 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.07 | 8.3 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More population data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 408.78 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4806 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.502 (2100)
- Population density 3.6 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 13,661 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.502 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4806 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 7,879 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Iceland was 12.9 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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