Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Iceland
Iceland: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 7.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Iceland stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Iceland peaked at 10.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 28th out of 47 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 tenure status - total population in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +40.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -54.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +114.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -29.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 7.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +114.0% | 5.0% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 25 Slovenia 7.9% compare
- 25 Slovenia 7.9% compare
- 27 Spain 7.8% compare
- 29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.1% compare
- 30 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.0% compare
- 31 Sweden 5.3% compare
More population data for Iceland
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 13,661 people (2100)
- Population density 3.6 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4806 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Iceland?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Iceland was 7.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Iceland ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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