Urban population share in Iceland
94.2% of people in Iceland lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Iceland, 2025
94.2%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
80.4%
Position in 2025
23rd of 217
Urban population share 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 | 94.2% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 94.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 93.7%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
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
Total fertility rate
1.56 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
15.9%
2025 · Eurostat