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Population density (people per sq. km of land area) - Iceland | Data. Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates. License : CC BY-4.0. LineBarMap. Also Show Share Details. Label. 1961 - 2021.
The demographics of Iceland include population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. As of 2022, the Icelandic population was just over 376,000. About 86,000 residents (23.7%) were of foreign background.
Iceland has among the highest education levels in Europe and, in this regard, has a similar position as parts of Scandinavia and the UK. The population projection from 2014-2030 expects a modest growth in Iceland (0-10%) as a whole. However, this growth would be much higher in the Capital region (around Reykjavik) than in the rest of the country.
Chart and table of Iceland population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. The current population density of Iceland in 2024 is 3.67 people per square kilometer, a 0.63% increase from 2023.
The value for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Iceland was 3.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.63 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.79 in 1961. Definition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.
See also. Population, Population growth rate, Urban population, Birth rate, Death rate, Fertility rate, Population aged 0-14 years, Population aged 15-64 years, Population aged 65 years and above, Female population, Employment to population ratio. In 2021, population density for Iceland was 3.7 people per sq. km.
W. Demographics. Iceland Demographics. Population. Median Age. Dependency Ratio. Fertility Rate. Life Expectancy. Infant and Children under 5 Mortality. Urbanization and Population Density. [ Sources and more info] Population of Iceland (2023) View live population, charts & trends: Population of Iceland. Iceland Population. 375,318. see live.
