Population aged 0 to 14 in Iceland
17.5% of the population of Iceland was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Iceland, 2025
17.5%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
15.4%
Position in 2025
148th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Iceland over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.5% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 17.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.2%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for Iceland
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Population aged 65 and over
16.0%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.56 births per woman
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Population on 1 January
389,444 people
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Population by age and sex
389,444 people
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Crude birth rate
11.2 per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
6.8 per 1,000 people
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