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.
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 30th out of 49 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | — |
| 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 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9 | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 5 | +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 9.95, 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 | 10.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.68 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 27 Slovenia 7.9 compare
- 27 Slovenia 7.9 compare
- 29 Spain 7.8 compare
- 31 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
- 32 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7 compare
- 33 Sweden 5.3 compare
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- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2688 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
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 30th out of 49 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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