Average household size in Iceland
Households in Iceland had 2.5 people per household on average in 2020.
The latest value for Iceland is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Iceland, 2020
2.5
Change from 2019
−0.1people per household
European Union, 2020
2.3 people per household
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020
2.3 people per household
Average household size in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per household. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2024 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2023 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2022 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2021 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2020 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2019 | 2.6 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2018 | 2.3 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.3 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.4 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2014 | 2.5 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2013 | 2.5 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.4 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2011 | 2.4 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2010 | 2.4 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2009 | 2.4 people per household | – |
| 2008 | 2.5 people per household | – |
| 2007 | 2.5 people per household | – |
| 2006 | 2.5 people per household | – |
| 2005 | 2.5 people per household | – |
| 2004 | 2.5 people per household | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 2.6 people per household in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 2.4 people per household, the figure has changed by +0.1.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 2.3 people per household.