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Iceland People 1996

Population:

265,998 (July 1995 est.)

note:

population data estimates based on average growth rate may differ slightly from official population data because of volatile migration rates

Age structure:

0-14 years:

24% (female 31,482; male 32,912)

15-64 years:

65% (female 84,559; male 87,089)

65 years and over:

11% (female 16,554; male 13,402) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.92% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

15.85 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

78.98 years

male:

76.69 years

female:

81.39 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.06 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Icelander(s)

adjective:

Icelandic

Ethnic divisions:

homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norwegians and Celts

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran 96%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, none 1% (1988)

Languages:

Icelandic

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1976 est.)

total population:

100%

Labor force:

127,900

by occupation:

commerce, transportation, and services 60.0%, manufacturing 12.5%, fishing and fish processing 11.8%, construction 10.8%, agriculture 4.0% (1990)

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