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Population density in Iceland

Iceland: Population density was 3.6 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
3.6
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
231st
of 235 countries
All-time high
4.29
in 2049
All-time low
0.4913
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Iceland, 1000–2100

01234100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Iceland is 3.6, measured in 2100.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Iceland peaked at 4.29 in 2049 and was at its lowest, 0.4913, in 1700.

Iceland ranks 231st of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Iceland, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.4959 —
1100 0.6942 +40.0%
1200 0.6942 +0.0%
1300 0.6942 +0.0%
1400 0.5951 -14.3%
1500 0.5951 +0.0%
1600 0.4959 -16.7%
1700 0.4913 -0.9%
1710 0.5013 +2.0%
1720 0.5116 +2.0%
1730 0.522 +2.0%
1740 0.5326 +2.0%
1750 0.5435 +2.0%
1760 0.5546 +2.0%
1770 0.5659 +2.0%
1780 0.5775 +2.0%
1790 0.5893 +2.0%
1800 0.6092 +3.4%
1801 0.6092 +0.0%
1802 0.6092 +0.0%
1803 0.6092 +0.0%
1804 0.6092 +0.0%
1805 0.6092 +0.0%
1806 0.6092 +0.0%
1807 0.6092 +0.0%
1808 0.6092 +0.0%
1809 0.6092 +0.0%
1810 0.6092 +0.0%
1811 0.6092 +0.0%
1812 0.6092 +0.0%
1813 0.6092 +0.0%
1814 0.6092 +0.0%
1815 0.6092 +0.0%
1816 0.6092 +0.0%
1817 0.6092 +0.0%
1818 0.6092 +0.0%
1819 0.6088 -0.1%
1820 0.6079 -0.1%
1821 0.6065 -0.2%
1822 0.6047 -0.3%
1823 0.6024 -0.4%
1824 0.6002 -0.4%
1825 0.5979 -0.4%
1826 0.5957 -0.4%
1827 0.5935 -0.4%
1828 0.5913 -0.4%
1829 0.5891 -0.4%
1830 0.5869 -0.4%
1831 0.5847 -0.4%
1832 0.5825 -0.4%
1833 0.5803 -0.4%
1834 0.5782 -0.4%
1835 0.576 -0.4%
1836 0.5738 -0.4%
1837 0.5717 -0.4%
1838 0.5696 -0.4%
1839 0.5682 -0.2%
1840 0.5678 -0.1%
1841 0.5681 +0.1%
1842 0.5692 +0.2%
1843 0.5712 +0.3%
1844 0.5732 +0.3%
1845 0.5751 +0.3%
1846 0.5771 +0.3%
1847 0.5791 +0.3%
1848 0.5811 +0.3%
1849 0.5842 +0.5%
1850 0.5884 +0.7%
1851 0.5938 +0.9%
1852 0.6002 +1.1%
1853 0.6079 +1.3%
1854 0.6156 +1.3%
1855 0.6234 +1.3%
1856 0.6314 +1.3%
1857 0.6394 +1.3%
1858 0.6475 +1.3%
1859 0.6547 +1.1%
1860 0.6607 +0.9%
1861 0.6658 +0.8%
1862 0.6698 +0.6%
1863 0.6727 +0.4%
1864 0.6756 +0.4%
1865 0.6785 +0.4%
1866 0.6814 +0.4%
1867 0.6844 +0.4%
1868 0.6873 +0.4%
1869 0.6901 +0.4%
1870 0.6926 +0.4%
1871 0.6949 +0.3%
1872 0.6971 +0.3%
1873 0.699 +0.3%
1874 0.7009 +0.3%
1875 0.7028 +0.3%
1876 0.7048 +0.3%
1877 0.7067 +0.3%
1878 0.7086 +0.3%
1879 0.71 +0.2%
1880 0.7107 +0.1%
1881 0.7109 +0.0%
1882 0.7105 -0.1%
1883 0.7094 -0.1%
1884 0.7084 -0.1%
1885 0.7073 -0.1%
1886 0.7063 -0.1%
1887 0.7052 -0.1%
1888 0.7042 -0.1%
1889 0.7047 +0.1%
1890 0.7067 +0.3%
1891 0.7103 +0.5%
1892 0.7154 +0.7%
1893 0.7221 +0.9%
1894 0.7289 +0.9%
1895 0.7357 +0.9%
1896 0.7426 +0.9%
1897 0.7496 +0.9%
1898 0.7566 +0.9%
1899 0.7641 +1.0%
1900 0.7721 +1.0%
1901 0.7806 +1.1%
1902 0.7896 +1.2%
1903 0.7992 +1.2%
1904 0.8088 +1.2%
1905 0.8186 +1.2%
1906 0.8284 +1.2%
1907 0.8384 +1.2%
1908 0.8485 +1.2%
1909 0.8585 +1.2%
1910 0.8684 +1.2%
1911 0.8782 +1.1%
1912 0.8879 +1.1%
1913 0.8974 +1.1%
1914 0.9071 +1.1%
1915 0.9168 +1.1%
1916 0.9267 +1.1%
1917 0.9366 +1.1%
1918 0.9468 +1.1%
1919 0.957 +1.1%
1920 0.9673 +1.1%
1921 0.9777 +1.1%
1922 0.9882 +1.1%
1923 0.9988 +1.1%
1924 1.01 +1.1%
1925 1.02 +1.1%
1926 1.03 +1.1%
1927 1.04 +1.1%
1928 1.05 +1.1%
1929 1.06 +1.1%
1930 1.08 +1.1%
1931 1.09 +1.1%
1932 1.1 +1.1%
1933 1.11 +1.1%
1934 1.12 +1.0%
1935 1.13 +1.1%
1936 1.15 +1.0%
1937 1.16 +1.1%
1938 1.17 +1.0%
1939 1.18 +1.2%
1940 1.2 +1.3%
1941 1.22 +1.4%
1942 1.24 +1.6%
1943 1.26 +1.7%
1944 1.28 +1.7%
1945 1.3 +1.7%
1946 1.32 +1.7%
1947 1.34 +1.7%
1948 1.36 +1.7%
1949 1.39 +1.8%
1950 1.42 +1.9%
1951 1.44 +1.9%
1952 1.47 +1.6%
1953 1.5 +2.0%
1954 1.53 +2.3%
1955 1.56 +2.3%
1956 1.6 +2.1%
1957 1.63 +2.3%
1958 1.67 +2.3%
1959 1.71 +2.1%
1960 1.74 +2.1%
1961 1.78 +2.0%
1962 1.81 +1.9%
1963 1.84 +1.8%
1964 1.87 +1.8%
1965 1.91 +1.7%
1966 1.94 +1.7%
1967 1.97 +1.6%
1968 2 +1.4%
1969 2.02 +0.9%
1970 2.03 +0.5%
1971 2.04 +0.8%
1972 2.07 +1.5%
1973 2.11 +1.5%
1974 2.14 +1.4%
1975 2.16 +1.3%
1976 2.18 +1.0%
1977 2.2 +0.7%
1978 2.22 +0.8%
1979 2.24 +1.0%
1980 2.26 +1.1%
1981 2.29 +1.1%
1982 2.32 +1.3%
1983 2.35 +1.3%
1984 2.38 +1.1%
1985 2.39 +0.8%
1986 2.41 +0.7%
1987 2.44 +1.1%
1988 2.48 +1.6%
1989 2.51 +1.3%
1990 2.53 +0.8%
1991 2.56 +1.2%
1992 2.59 +1.3%
1993 2.62 +1.0%
1994 2.64 +0.9%
1995 2.65 +0.5%
1996 2.67 +0.5%
1997 2.69 +0.8%
1998 2.72 +1.1%
1999 2.75 +1.2%
2000 2.79 +1.4%
2001 2.83 +1.3%
2002 2.85 +0.9%
2003 2.87 +0.7%
2004 2.9 +0.9%
2005 2.94 +1.6%
2006 3.01 +2.4%
2007 3.09 +2.6%
2008 3.15 +1.9%
2009 3.16 +0.3%
2010 3.16 -0.1%
2011 3.17 +0.3%
2012 3.18 +0.5%
2013 3.21 +0.9%
2014 3.25 +1.1%
2015 3.28 +1.1%
2016 3.33 +1.4%
2017 3.41 +2.4%
2018 3.5 +2.7%
2019 3.58 +2.2%
2020 3.64 +1.6%
2021 3.7 +1.6%
2022 3.77 +2.1%
2023 3.84 +1.9%
2024 3.9 +1.5%
2025 3.95 +1.2%
2026 3.99 +1.0%
2027 4.03 +0.9%
2028 4.06 +0.8%
2029 4.08 +0.7%
2030 4.11 +0.6%
2031 4.13 +0.5%
2032 4.15 +0.5%
2033 4.17 +0.4%
2034 4.19 +0.4%
2035 4.2 +0.4%
2036 4.22 +0.3%
2037 4.23 +0.3%
2038 4.24 +0.3%
2039 4.25 +0.2%
2040 4.26 +0.2%
2041 4.27 +0.2%
2042 4.27 +0.2%
2043 4.28 +0.2%
2044 4.29 +0.1%
2045 4.29 +0.1%
2046 4.29 +0.0%
2047 4.29 +0.0%
2048 4.29 +0.0%
2049 4.29 +0.0%
2050 4.29 -0.0%
2051 4.29 -0.0%
2052 4.29 -0.0%
2053 4.29 -0.0%
2054 4.29 -0.0%
2055 4.29 -0.1%
2056 4.28 -0.1%
2057 4.28 -0.1%
2058 4.27 -0.1%
2059 4.27 -0.1%
2060 4.26 -0.2%
2061 4.25 -0.2%
2062 4.24 -0.2%
2063 4.23 -0.2%
2064 4.22 -0.2%
2065 4.22 -0.2%
2066 4.21 -0.2%
2067 4.19 -0.3%
2068 4.18 -0.3%
2069 4.17 -0.3%
2070 4.16 -0.3%
2071 4.15 -0.3%
2072 4.13 -0.3%
2073 4.12 -0.4%
2074 4.1 -0.3%
2075 4.09 -0.4%
2076 4.07 -0.4%
2077 4.05 -0.4%
2078 4.03 -0.5%
2079 4.02 -0.5%
2080 4 -0.5%
2081 3.98 -0.5%
2082 3.95 -0.5%
2083 3.93 -0.5%
2084 3.91 -0.5%
2085 3.89 -0.5%
2086 3.87 -0.5%
2087 3.85 -0.5%
2088 3.83 -0.6%
2089 3.81 -0.5%
2090 3.79 -0.5%
2091 3.77 -0.5%
2092 3.75 -0.6%
2093 3.73 -0.5%
2094 3.71 -0.5%
2095 3.69 -0.5%
2096 3.67 -0.5%
2097 3.65 -0.5%
2098 3.63 -0.5%
2099 3.61 -0.5%
2100 3.6 -0.5%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 3.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 3.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +40.0% 0.4959 0.6942

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.4959 0.4959 0.4959 1
1100s 0.6942 0.6942 0.6942 1
1200s 0.6942 0.6942 0.6942 1
1300s 0.6942 0.6942 0.6942 1
1400s 0.5951 0.5951 0.5951 1
1500s 0.5951 0.5951 0.5951 1
1600s 0.4959 0.4959 0.4959 1
1700s 0.4913 0.4913 0.4913 1
1710s 0.5013 0.5013 0.5013 1
1720s 0.5116 0.5116 0.5116 1
1730s 0.522 0.522 0.522 1
1740s 0.5326 0.5326 0.5326 1
1750s 0.5435 0.5435 0.5435 1
1760s 0.5546 0.5546 0.5546 1
1770s 0.5659 0.5659 0.5659 1
1780s 0.5775 0.5775 0.5775 1
1790s 0.5893 0.5893 0.5893 1
1800s 0.6092 0.6092 0.6092 10
1810s 0.6092 0.6088 0.6092 10
1820s 0.5989 0.5891 0.6079 10
1830s 0.5772 0.5682 0.5869 10
1840s 0.5746 0.5678 0.5842 10
1850s 0.6202 0.5884 0.6547 10
1860s 0.6766 0.6607 0.6901 10
1870s 0.7017 0.6926 0.71 10
1880s 0.7078 0.7042 0.7109 10
1890s 0.7332 0.7067 0.7641 10
1900s 0.8143 0.7721 0.8585 10
1910s 0.9123 0.8684 0.957 10
1920s 1.02 0.9673 1.06 10
1930s 1.13 1.08 1.18 10
1940s 1.29 1.2 1.39 10
1950s 1.55 1.42 1.71 10
1960s 1.89 1.74 2.02 10
1970s 2.14 2.03 2.24 10
1980s 2.38 2.26 2.51 10
1990s 2.64 2.53 2.75 10
2000s 2.96 2.79 3.16 10
2010s 3.31 3.16 3.58 10
2020s 3.9 3.64 4.08 10
2030s 4.19 4.11 4.25 10
2040s 4.28 4.26 4.29 10
2050s 4.28 4.27 4.29 10
2060s 4.22 4.17 4.26 10
2070s 4.09 4.02 4.16 10
2080s 3.9 3.81 4 10
2090s 3.7 3.61 3.79 10
2100s 3.6 3.6 3.6 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Iceland?
Population density in Iceland was 3.6 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 4.29 in 2049.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4913 in 1700.
How does Iceland rank for population density?
Iceland ranks 231st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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