Population on 1 January in Iceland
Iceland had 389,444 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Iceland, 2025
389,444
Change from 2024
+1.5%
European Union, 2025
450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2025
38th of 40
Population on 1 January 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. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389,444 people | 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 383,567 people | 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 387,758 people | 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 376,248 people | 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 368,792 people | 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 364,134 people | 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2019 | 356,991 people | 446,149,924 people |
| 2018 | 348,450 people | 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 338,349 people | 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 332,529 people | 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 329,100 people | 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 325,671 people | 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 321,857 people | 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2012 | 319,575 people | 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 318,452 people | 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 317,630 people | 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 319,368 people | 440,047,892 people |
| 2008 | 315,459 people | 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 307,672 people | 437,227,496 people |
| 2006 | 299,891 people | 435,816,236 people |
| 2005 | 293,577 people | 434,416,272 people |
| 2004 | 290,570 people | 432,762,039 people |
| 2003 | 288,471 people | 431,190,184 people |
| 2002 | 286,575 people | 429,723,142 people |
| 2001 | 283,361 people | 429,240,746 peopleb (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 +1.5% from 383,567 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 329,100 people, the figure has changed by +18.3%.
- Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 38th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 450,646,971 people.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Population
392,404 people
2025 · World Bank
Median age of the population
37.2 years
2025 · Eurostat
Immigration
9,946 immigrants
2024 · 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