Median age of the population in Iceland

The median age in Iceland was 37.2 years on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Median age of the population Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Iceland, 2025 37.2 Years
Change from 2024 +0.5% 2024: 37.0 years
European Union, 2025 44.9 yearsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 43.2 years Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 38th of 40 See the full ranking

Median age of the population in Iceland over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Median age of the population (years), 2001 to 2025
Period IcelandEuropean Union
2025 37.2 years 44.9 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2024 37.0 years 44.7 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 36.7 years 44.5 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 36.7 years 44.4 years
2021 36.7 years 44.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 36.5 years 43.9 yearse (estimated)
2019 36.4 years 43.7 years
2018 36.3 years 43.5 yearse (estimated)
2017 36.3 years 43.2 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 36.1 years 43.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2015 35.8 years 42.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2014 35.6 years 42.5 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 35.5 years –
2012 35.3 years 41.9 yearsb (break in time series)
2011 35.0 years 41.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2010 34.8 years 41.3 yearsb (break in time series)
2009 34.5 years 41.0 years
2008 34.6 years 40.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2007 34.6 years 40.3 years
2006 34.3 years 40.0 years
2005 34.1 years 39.6 years
2004 33.8 years 39.3 years
2003 33.5 years 39.0 years
2002 33.2 years 38.7 years
2001 33.0 years 38.4 yearsb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 37.0 years in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 35.8 years, the figure has changed by +3.9%.
  • Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 38th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.9 years.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjanind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=MEDAGEPOP
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Iceland
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat