Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Iceland

Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square was 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
187th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Iceland, 1961–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 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 - Female, per square in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1963 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1964 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1965 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1966 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1967 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1968 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1969 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1970 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1971 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1972 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1973 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1974 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1975 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1976 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1977 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1978 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1979 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1980 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1981 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1982 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1983 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1984 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1985 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1986 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1987 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1988 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1989 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1990 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1991 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1992 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1993 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1994 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1995 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1996 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1997 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1999 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2000 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2001 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2002 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2003 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2005 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2006 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2007 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2008 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2009 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2011 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2012 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2014 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2016 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2017 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2018 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2019 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2020 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2021 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2023 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre 4

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  4. 188 Namibia 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 189 Australia 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 190 Mongolia 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Iceland?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Iceland was 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Iceland rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square?
Iceland ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 - Female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 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.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 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.