Iceland

Population on 1 January 389,444 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 389,444 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 11.2 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 6.8 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.56 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 15.9% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 37.2 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 23.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change 4.4 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 387,558 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 35.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.54 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.64% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 392,404 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.51% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 16.0% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 17.5% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.56 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 11.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.8 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 94.2% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 3.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 50.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 3.8 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.55% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 9,946 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 5,700 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 638 people 2024 · Eurostat First-time asylum applicants 1,660 applicants 2025 · Eurostat Net migration rate 8.0 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 11.9 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 2,709 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 25.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.7% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 9.5% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 0.6% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 85.8% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 83.6% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 5.9% September 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 37.7 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 21.6% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 12.6% September 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 81.8% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 8.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 74.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 70.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 72.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 5.9% September 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 3.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 78.1% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €35,934 per year 2020 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 11.1%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €59.3p (Provisional) per hour 2025 · Eurostat Net annual earnings €54,539 per year 2023 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €87,160p (Provisional) per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 132 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 1.1% 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 34,157 million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) -3.0% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 2.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 0.3% Q2 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$38.6 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$98,323 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$68,065 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$89,220 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 66.2% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 26.6% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 22.6% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$31,408 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 3.7% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 132.22 (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 5.4% September 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 173 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) 5.3% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) 2.7% 2025 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 5.9% October 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 4.1% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 179.8 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 6.9% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 128.441 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

House price change 5.1% 2025 · Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate 13.1% 2020 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 11.3% 2020 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 81.7% 2020 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 1.0% 2020 · Eurostat Average household size 2.5 people per household 2020 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 2.7% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 3.1% 2020 · Eurostat Slum population 0.0% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 4.2% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 44.8% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 16.7% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 27.3% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 4.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 1.8% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 1.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 19.5% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 98.2% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 15.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 7.3% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 98.2% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 76.5% 2023 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 98.6% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 108.9% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 82.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 257 per 100,000 people 2023 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 72.0% 2021 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 9.2%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Practising nurses 1,032d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 62.4 years 2018 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 20.6 years 2024 · Eurostat Adults with obesity 21.7% 2019 · Eurostat Daily smokers 8.4% 2019 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 82.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 20.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 69.8 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 90 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.44 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 22.2% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 27.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 10.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 8.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 27.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 90% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 14.7% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 160.8 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 8.01 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 82.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 84.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 81.2 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 9.0% 2024 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 2.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 3 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 4.37 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.8 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Measles immunisation 97% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 9.2% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 14.9% 2024 · World Bank Health spending per person US$7,642 per person 2024 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 6.9% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 1.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 3 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 98.4% 2021 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 99.4% 2021 · Eurostat Daily internet use 97.7% 2021 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 81.0% 2021 · Eurostat Online shopping 84.7% 2021 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 4.2%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Internet users 98.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 121 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 37.5 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Enterprise birth rate 11.2%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Industry share of GDP 20.1% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 2,925 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 15.3% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 8.5% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 40.4% 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 42.6% 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly -9.3% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 40.1% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 42.4% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 82.5% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows -2.2% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -3.9% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 54.0% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 9,850,428 nights 2025 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 5,830,195 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 53.6% 2025 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 88.4%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 645i (Source flag i) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 3.4 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat New zero-emission cars 41.2% 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 2.0 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 4,342,331 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Renewable energy share 79.3% 2024 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 102.4% 2024 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 16.8% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.2076 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 6.4 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 82.4% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 0.0% 2025 · World Bank Net energy imports 20.5% 2009 · World Bank

Greenhouse gas emissions per person 12.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · Eurostat Total greenhouse gas emissions 4.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Temperature change 1.47e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 5.90e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 4.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 11.1 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 8.52 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.5 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.26 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 5.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 0.6% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 2.9% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 4.9 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 20.9% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 561 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 44.7% 2024 · Eurostat Total waste generated per person 2,864 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 98.8% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 0.4% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 445,023 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 0.4% 2021 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.64e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 1.8%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.02e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 88.2e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 3.7% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,972 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 16.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 1,008,804 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 102.9 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 133.7 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 100,830 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 8.8% 2020 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 11.7% 2020 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 24.0 (0 to 100) 2020 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 3.41 times 2020 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 0.8% 2020 · Eurostat Gini index 26.8 (0 to 100) 2019 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 22.4% 2019 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 8.8% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2019 · World Bank

Government spending 45.7% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 36.5% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 8.6% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 7.0% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 12.6% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on defence 0.2% 2024 · Eurostat Tax revenue 23.2% 2023 · World Bank Central government expense 32.0% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 2.16%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 1.10% 2023 · Eurostat European patent applications 195.2p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 2.64% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 5,953 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 716 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.82 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 2.6% 2020 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 28.4 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 304.5 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 1,002 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 1.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 8.1 out of 10 2018 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 46.0% 2025 · World Bank