Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Iceland
Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
187th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 184 Libya 0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 185 Suriname 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 186 Guyana 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 188 Namibia 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 189 Australia 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 190 Mongolia 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre compare
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. — total population - both sexes, per square in Iceland?
- Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Iceland was 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
- Iceland ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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. — Total Population - Both sexes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.