Ice People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

354,234 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Icelander(s)

adjective: Icelandic

Ethnic groups

Icelandic 81.7%, Polish 5.6%, Danish 1%, other 11.7% (2020 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth

Languages

Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German

Religions

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 62.3%, Roman Catholic 4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.7%, Hafnarfjordur Free Church 2%, pagan worship 1.4%, Icelandic Ethical Humanist 1.1%, other religions 4% (includes Zuist and Pentecostal), none 7.6%, other or unspecified 15% (2020 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.31% (male 36,394/female 34,837)

15-24 years: 12.85% (male 22,748/female 22,317)

25-54 years: 39.44% (male 70,227/female 68,095)

55-64 years: 11.94% (male 20,762/female 21,111)

65 years and over: 15.47% (male 25,546/female 28,697) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 54

youth dependency ratio: 29.9

elderly dependency ratio: 24.1

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 37.1 years

male: 36.6 years

female: 37.7 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.97% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

13.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

6.56 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

3.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west

Urbanization

urban population: 93.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

216,000 REYKJAVIK (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

28.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 1.66 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 1.85 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.45 years

male: 81.21 years

female: 85.79 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.96 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

8.5% (2018)

Physicians density

4.08 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

3.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2020)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

note: estimate does not include children

HIV/AIDS - deaths

note: estimate does not include children

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.9% (2016)

Education expenditures

7.7% of GDP (2017)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 20 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 8.7%

male: 11.8%

female: 5.6% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ice on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ice 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ice 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.