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Population by world region in Iceland

Iceland: Population by world region was 362,584 people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
362,584 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
180th
of 238 countries
All-time high
432,999 people
in 2049
All-time low
49,538 people
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Iceland, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 362,584 people for population by world region in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Iceland peaked at 432,999 people in 2049 and was at its lowest, 49,538 people, in 1700.

That places Iceland 180th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 50,000 people 50,000 people 50,000 people 1
1100s 70,000 people 70,000 people 70,000 people 1
1200s 70,000 people 70,000 people 70,000 people 1
1300s 70,000 people 70,000 people 70,000 people 1
1400s 60,000 people 60,000 people 60,000 people 1
1500s 60,000 people 60,000 people 60,000 people 1
1600s 50,000 people 50,000 people 50,000 people 1
1700s 49,538 people 49,538 people 49,538 people 1
1710s 50,548 people 50,548 people 50,548 people 1
1720s 51,580 people 51,580 people 51,580 people 1
1730s 52,633 people 52,633 people 52,633 people 1
1740s 53,707 people 53,707 people 53,707 people 1
1750s 54,803 people 54,803 people 54,803 people 1
1760s 55,921 people 55,921 people 55,921 people 1
1770s 57,063 people 57,063 people 57,063 people 1
1780s 58,227 people 58,227 people 58,227 people 1
1790s 59,416 people 59,416 people 59,416 people 1
1800s 61,428 people 61,428 people 61,428 people 10
1810s 61,423 people 61,382 people 61,428 people 10
1820s 60,388 people 59,395 people 61,291 people 10
1830s 58,197 people 57,296 people 59,173 people 10
1840s 57,939 people 57,247 people 58,908 people 10
1850s 62,538 people 59,333 people 66,009 people 10
1860s 68,223 people 66,623 people 69,579 people 10
1870s 70,757 people 69,835 people 71,588 people 10
1880s 71,363 people 71,005 people 71,679 people 10
1890s 73,931 people 71,259 people 77,048 people 10
1900s 82,104 people 77,854 people 86,567 people 10
1910s 91,988 people 87,565 people 96,495 people 10
1920s 102,370 people 97,534 people 107,337 people 10
1930s 113,774 people 108,477 people 119,333 people 10
1940s 130,051 people 120,892 people 140,059 people 10
1950s 156,502 people 142,684 people 172,008 people 10
1960s 190,329 people 175,572 people 203,383 people 10
1970s 215,694 people 204,489 people 225,765 people 10
1980s 240,230 people 228,147 people 252,861 people 10
1990s 266,282 people 254,842 people 277,450 people 10
2000s 298,428 people 281,293 people 318,619 people 10
2010s 333,320 people 318,163 people 360,709 people 10
2020s 392,795 people 366,626 people 411,860 people 10
2030s 422,305 people 414,356 people 428,546 people 10
2040s 431,835 people 429,455 people 432,999 people 10
2050s 432,001 people 430,070 people 432,997 people 10
2060s 425,309 people 420,666 people 429,368 people 10
2070s 412,636 people 404,869 people 419,434 people 10
2080s 393,524 people 383,975 people 402,855 people 10
2090s 372,943 people 364,400 people 381,943 people 10
2100s 362,584 people 362,584 people 362,584 people 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 177 Cape Verde 416,947 people compare
  2. 178 Bahamas 384,960 people compare
  3. 179 Samoa 383,564 people compare
  4. 182 New Caledonia 337,224 people compare
  5. 183 Macao 331,174 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Iceland?
Population by world region in Iceland was 362,584 people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 432,999 people in 2049.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 49,538 people in 1700.
How does Iceland rank for population by world region?
Iceland ranks 180th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.