Population of Iceland (2024)

Iceland population

355,399

Births this year: 35,918 Births today 5
Deaths this year 16,397 Deaths today 2

Iceland Population by Religions(2013 est)

Region Name Percents Number
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 76.2% 255,939 people
Roman Catholic 3.4% 11,420 people
Reykjavik Free Church 2.9% 9,740 people
Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.9% 6,382 people
The Independent Congregation 1% 3,359 people
other religions (includes Pentecostal and Asatru Association) 3.6% 12,092 people
none 5.2% 17,466 people
other or unspecified 5.9% 19,817 people

Iceland Population by Ethnic groups (2013 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94% 315,725 people
population of foreign origin 6% 20,153 people

Iceland population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 342,141 171,599 170,542 100 100 100 100.6
00-04 21,755 11,069 10,686 6.4 6.5 6.3 103.6
05-09 23,083 11,706 11,377 6.7 6.8 6.7 102.9
10-14 23,113 11,928 11,185 6.8 7 6.6 106.6
15-19 21,087 10,566 10,521 6.2 6.2 6.2 100.4
20-24 22,235 11,404 10,831 6.5 6.6 6.4 105.3
25-29 25,647 13,161 12,486 7.5 7.7 7.3 105.4
30-34 22,568 11,476 11,092 6.6 6.7 6.5 103.5
35-39 24,021 12,321 11,700 7 7.2 6.9 105.3
40-44 21,079 10,576 10,503 6.2 6.2 6.2 100.7
45-49 21,048 10,588 10,460 6.2 6.2 6.1 101.2
50-54 20,957 10,243 10,714 6.1 6 6.3 95.6
55-59 21,534 10,647 10,887 6.3 6.2 6.4 97.8
60-64 20,408 10,165 10,243 6 5.9 6 99.2
65-69 17,261 8,702 8,559 5 5.1 5 101.7
70-74 14,135 7,171 6,964 4.1 4.2 4.1 103
75-79 9,283 4,376 4,907 2.7 2.6 2.9 89.2
80-84 6,108 2,798 3,310 1.8 1.6 1.9 84.5
85-89 4,390 1,850 2,540 1.3 1.1 1.5 72.8
90-94 1,914 707 1,207 0.6 0.4 0.7 58.6
95-99 462 133 329 0.1 0.1 0.2 40.4
100+ 53 12 41 0 0 0 29.3

Iceland Age structure and Population pyramid

Iceland Age structure and Population pyramid

Iceland Sex ratio

Iceland Sex ratio

Iceland Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Iceland

Iceland Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 349,427 0.68 2,375 100.76 3.49
2022 347,052 0.70 2,429 100.73 3.46
2021 344,623 0.73 2,482 100.68 3.44
2020 342,141 0.76 2,565 100.62 3.41
2019 339,576 0.78 2,638 100.54 3.39
2018 336,938 0.79 2,635 100.45 3.36
2017 334,303 0.76 2,525 100.37 3.33
2016 331,778 0.71 2,353 100.34 3.31
2015 329,425 0.64 2,107 100.37 3.29
2014 327,318 0.59 1,926 100.49 3.27
2013 325,392 0.61 1,985 100.67 3.25
2012 323,407 0.74 2,377 100.88 3.23
2011 321,030 0.94 2,988 101.08 3.20
2010 318,042 1.18 3,706 101.22 3.17
2005 296,745 5.52 15,531 101.12 2.96
2000 281,214 5.14 13,760 100.25 2.81
1995 267,454 4.95 12,624 100.57 2.67
1990 254,830 5.56 13,419 100.83 2.54
1985 241,411 5.82 13,284 101.14 2.41
1980 228,127 4.67 10,169 101.67 2.28
1975 217,958 6.64 13,566 102.15 2.17
1970 204,392 6.32 12,141 102.30 2.04
1965 192,251 9.53 16,731 102.21 1.92
1960 175,520 11.38 17,936 102.08 1.75
1955 157,584 10.46 14,928 101.44 1.57
1950 142,656 100.03 1.42
Chart population Iceland Population (1950 - 2024)