Iceland
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
392,404 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$98,323 per person
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.5%
HICP inflation
3.7%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population on 1 January | 389,444 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population by age and sex | 389,444 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude birth rate | 11.2 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Immigration | 9,946 immigrants immigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Emigration | 5,700 emigrants emigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Acquisitions of citizenship | 638 people people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 | 9.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Long-term unemployment rate | 0.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 | 85.8% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Wages and labour costs | |||
| Median equivalised net income | €35,934 per year per year | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Unadjusted gender pay gap | 11.1%p (Provisional) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hourly labour cost | €59.3 per hourp (Provisional) per hour | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP per capita in euro | €87,160 per personp (Provisional) per person | 2025 | Eurostat |
| GDP per capita in PPS | 132 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP growth | 1.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| HICP price index | 132.22 (2015 = 100) (2015 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Monthly HICP inflation | 5.4% | September 2026 | Eurostat |
| Consumer price level index | 173 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Housing and households | |||
| House price change | 5.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Housing cost overburden rate | 13.1% | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 11.3% | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Education and skills | |||
| NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 | 4.2% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 | 44.8% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Early leavers from education and training | 16.7% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.8 years years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Infant mortality rate | 1.4 per 1,000 live births per 1,000 live births | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hospital beds | 257 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Households with internet access | 98.4% | 2021 | Eurostat |
| Internet use in the last three months | 99.4% | 2021 | Eurostat |
| Daily internet use | 97.7% | 2021 | Eurostat |
| Business and industry | |||
| Enterprise birth rate | 11.2%e (Estimated) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Industry share of GDP | 20.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 2,925 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 40.4% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Imports share of GDP | 42.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Current account balance, quarterly | -9.3% | Q2 2026 | Eurostat |
| Tourism and accommodation | |||
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 9,850,428 nights nights | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrivals at tourist accommodation | 5,830,195 arrivals arrivals | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels | 53.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Car share of passenger transport | 88.4%e (Estimated) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Car ownership | 645 per 1,000 peoplei (Source flag i) per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Road traffic deaths | 3.4 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Renewable energy share | 79.3% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Renewable electricity share | 102.4% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Energy import dependency | 16.8% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Greenhouse gas emissions per person | 12.4 t CO2e per person t CO2e per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 4.8 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Temperature change | 1.47 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 5.6 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 0.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 2.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Municipal waste generated per person | 561 kg per person kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Recycling rate of municipal waste | 44.7% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total waste generated per person | 2,864 kg per person kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Area under organic farming | 0.4% | 2021 | Eurostat |
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$3.64 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 1.8%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 8.8% | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Poverty or social exclusion rate | 11.7% | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 24.0 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Government spending | 45.7% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Tax-to-GDP ratio | 36.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government spending on health | 8.6% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 2.16%p (Provisional) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Researchers as a share of the labour force | 1.10% | 2023 | Eurostat |
| European patent applications | 195.2 per million peoplep (Provisional) per million people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 1.82 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Crime or vandalism in the area | 2.6% | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Robberies recorded by the police | 28.4 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Cultural employment | 4.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Average life satisfaction | 8.1 out of 10 out of 10 | 2018 | Eurostat |
| Women in national parliament | 46.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: Eurostat Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution).
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: OECD Data Explorer Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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