Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Iceland
Iceland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 59,435 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Iceland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Iceland stood at 59,435 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Iceland peaked at 59,435 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,744 people, in 1950.
That places Iceland 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12,036 people | 10,744 people | 13,714 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,960 people | 14,148 people | 17,638 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,891 people | 18,002 people | 22,072 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,418 people | 22,505 people | 26,590 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,657 people | 27,083 people | 32,076 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,768 people | 32,529 people | 37,574 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,667 people | 38,584 people | 51,539 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,395 people | 53,357 people | 59,435 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 161 East Timor 73,843 people compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 67,668 people compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 66,931 people compare
- 165 Fiji 58,622 people compare
- 166 Bahrain 57,081 people compare
- 167 Djibouti 54,604 people compare
More population data for Iceland
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,879 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Iceland?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Iceland was 59,435 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 59,435 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,744 people in 1950.
- How does Iceland rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iceland ranks 164th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.