Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
180th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 180th of 190 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 177 Niger 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 178 Canada 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 179 Chad 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 181 Botswana 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 182 Libya 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 183 Australia 0.003 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. — urban population, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 180th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.