Total number of births by birth order in Iceland

Iceland: Total number of births by birth order was 1,810 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,810
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
33rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
2,125
in 2020
All-time low
1,536
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total number of births by birth order in Iceland, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.7k1991: 1.6k1992: 1.7k1993: 1.6k1994: 1.6k1995: 1.6k1996: 1.5k1997: 1.6k1998: 1.6k1999: 1.6k2000: 1.8k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.9k2009: 2.0k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.6k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.9k2019: 2.0k2020: 2.1k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 1,810 for total number of births by birth order in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total number of births by birth order in Iceland peaked at 2,125 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,536, in 1996.

Iceland ranks 33rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Total number of births by birth order in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Total number of births by birth order in Iceland, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 1,721
1991 1,626 -5.5%
1992 1,681 +3.4%
1993 1,616 -3.9%
1994 1,594 -1.4%
1995 1,583 -0.7%
1996 1,536 -3.0%
1997 1,622 +5.6%
1998 1,600 -1.4%
1999 1,599 -0.1%
2000 1,773 +10.9%
2001 1,681 -5.2%
2002 1,579 -6.1%
2003 1,664 +5.4%
2004 1,621 -2.6%
2005 1,665 +2.7%
2006 1,783 +7.1%
2007 1,836 +3.0%
2008 1,936 +5.4%
2009 2,004 +3.5%
2010 1,911 -4.6%
2011 1,701 -11.0%
2012 1,785 +4.9%
2013 1,680 -5.9%
2014 1,735 +3.3%
2015 1,613 -7.0%
2016 1,551 -3.8%
2017 1,675 +8.0%
2018 1,880 +12.2%
2019 2,025 +7.7%
2020 2,125 +4.9%
2021 1,944 -8.5%
2022 1,820 -6.4%
2023 1,810 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,618 1,536 1,721 10
2000s 1,754 1,579 2,004 10
2010s 1,756 1,551 2,025 10
2020s 1,925 1,810 2,125 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 30 Lithuania 11,150 compare
  2. 31 Slovenia 8,895 compare
  3. 32 Estonia 5,464 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total number of births by birth order in Iceland?
Total number of births by birth order in Iceland was 1,810 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total number of births by birth order recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2,125 in 2020.
What is the lowest total number of births by birth order recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,536 in 1996.
How does Iceland rank for total number of births by birth order?
Iceland ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
Is total number of births by birth order rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total number of births by birth order
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 1,628 data points, 1933–2024
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