Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
181st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland is 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2006.
Iceland ranks 181st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 178 Libya 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 179 Mongolia 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 180 Australia 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 182 Greenland 0 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 183 Bermuda 0 1000 No per square kilometre
- 183 Cayman Islands 0 1000 No per square kilometre
- 183 Gibraltar 0 1000 No per square kilometre
- 183 Kuwait 0 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 183 Monaco 0 1000 No per square kilometre
- 183 Naoero 0 1000 No per square kilometre
- 183 Singapore 0 1000 No per square kilometre
- 183 Sint Maarten 0 1000 No per square kilometre
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.