Population growth rate vs median age in Iceland
Iceland: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.4476 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4476
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1955
All-time low
0.3965
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population growth rate vs median age in Iceland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.4476 for population growth rate vs median age in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Iceland peaked at 2.14 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.3965, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 138th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.73 | 1.36 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.9226 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9736 | 0.785 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8355 | 0.7744 | 0.9561 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6587 | 0.5018 | 0.9082 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5251 | 0.3965 | 0.6641 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4955 compare
- 136 Costa Rica 0.4722 compare
- 137 Australia 0.4553 compare
- 139 Greenland 0.4256 compare
- 140 New Zealand 0.4166 compare
- 141 Cyprus 0.3736 compare
More population data for Iceland
- 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)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,879 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.54 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.53 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Iceland?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Iceland was 0.4476 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1955.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3965 in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Iceland ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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