Ice People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
357,603 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic
Ethnic groups
Icelandic 81.3%, Polish 5.6%, Danish 1%, other 12.1% (2021 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%, Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 2.7%, Independent Congregation of Hafnarfjordur 2%, pagan worship 1.4%, Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association 1.1%, other (includes Zuist and Pentecostal) or unspecified 19%, none 7.6% (2021 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: 50.5
youth dependency ratio: 28
elderly dependency ratio: 22.5
potential support ratio: 4.5 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 37.1 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 37.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.93% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
12.96 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.56 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 94% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.7 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 1.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 1.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 1.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.64 years
male: 81.41 years
female: 85.97 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.95 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
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 (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
8.6% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
4.14 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
Hospital bed density
2.8 beds/1,000 population (2019)
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 (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.1% (2021)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
21.9% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 7.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 4.39 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 2.11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 12% (2020 est.)
male: 11.9% (2020 est.)
female: 12% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
7.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years
male: 18 years
female: 21 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 12%
male: 13.2%
female: 10.7% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Ice on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ice 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ice 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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