Urban population growth in Iceland
The urban population of Iceland changed by 1.55% in 2025.
Iceland, 2025
1.55%
Change from 2024
+1.30percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.69%
Position in 2025
91st of 217
Urban 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 | 1.55% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.25% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.93% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.48% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.72% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.79% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.33% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.76% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.33% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.45% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.16% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.12% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.05% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 0.64% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.25% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | -0.13% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.75% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.62% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.71% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.15% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.52% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.00% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 0.86% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.03% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.41% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.30 percentage points from 0.25% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.16%, the figure has changed by +0.40 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Urban population share
94.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.51%
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