Population growth in Iceland
The population of Iceland changed by 1.51% in 2025.
Iceland, 2025
1.51%
Change from 2024
+1.30percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.46%
Position in 2025
71st of 217
Population growth in Iceland over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.51% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 0.22% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 0.95% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.51% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 1.64% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.62% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.20% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.68% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.35% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 1.39% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 1.04% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 1.11% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.95% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.53% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.31% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | -0.14% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.34% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 1.86% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.53% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.35% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 1.58% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.88% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.69% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.89% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 1.33% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.30 percentage points from 0.22% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.04%, the figure has changed by +0.47 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Population
392,404 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
2,709 people
2025 · World Bank
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