Europe & Central Asia · High income
Iceland: key statistics
Iceland has 392,404 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $98,323. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Reykjavík
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Icelandic króna ISK
- Languages
- Icelandic
- ISO codes
- ISISL
- Land neighbours
- Faroe Islands, Greenland
Population392,4042025 · rank 176 of 217GDP$38.6bn2025 · rank 107 of 211GDP per capita$98,3232025 · rank 9 of 211Life expectancy82.8 yrs2024 · rank 26 of 217Internet users98.2%2024 · rank 10 of 188Fertility1.562024 · rank 139 of 217CO₂ per person8.52 t2024 · rank 25 of 203Inflation4.1%2025 · rank 53 of 180
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Iceland, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Iceland by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 392,404 | 2025 | 176/217 | 49/58 | +19% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.51% | 2025 | 71/217 | 10/58 | +0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 94.2% | 2025 | 23/217 | 6/58 | +0.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.56 | 2024 | 139/217 | 17/58 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 16.0% | 2025 | 64/217 | 46/58 | +2.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.5% | 2025 | 148/217 | 17/58 | −2.7 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 3.8 | 2024 | 212/216 | 56/57 | +17% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.2 | 2024 | 131/217 | 10/58 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 103,000 km² | 2024 | 108/216 | 23/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $38.6bn | 2025 | 107/211 | 39/57 | +118% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $98,323 | 2025 | 9/211 | 6/57 | +84% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $83,431 | 2025 | 14/199 | 6/53 | +68% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $89,220 | 2025 | 5/201 | 4/53 | +68% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 166/210 | 38/56 | −2.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.2% | 2025 | 182/210 | 52/56 | −2.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.7% | 2025 | 118/198 | 20/56 | −1.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 20.1% | 2025 | 126/201 | 35/57 | +0.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 66.2% | 2025 | 50/201 | 16/57 | +1.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 26.6% | 2025 | 54/175 | 15/51 | +7.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.6% | 2025 | 82/163 | 29/49 | −2.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.1% | 2025 | 53/180 | 14/49 | +2.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 3.9% | 2025 | 84/136 | 12/24 | +3.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 11.0% | 2025 | 50/136 | 9/24 | +3.4 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 128.44 | 2025 | 60/210 | 5/57 | −2.6% | — | |
| Government debt | 80.1% | 2023 | 16/78 | 5/19 | −59.8 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.2% | 2023 | 27/142 | 14/48 | +1.7 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 32.0% | 2023 | 50/142 | 34/47 | −2.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 0.00% | 2025 | 155/156 | 47/47 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 40.1% | 2025 | 82/184 | 35/52 | −11.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 42.4% | 2025 | 98/184 | 38/52 | −1.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 82.5% | 2025 | 92/184 | 36/52 | −12.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.9% | 2025 | 121/185 | 34/50 | −10.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | -2.2% | 2025 | 189/197 | 47/51 | −8.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.7% | 2025 | 133/178 | 35/50 | −0.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 488,000 | 2020 | 124/196 | 43/51 | −13% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 2025 | 126/187 | 41/49 | −0.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 8.7% | 2025 | 133/187 | 44/49 | +0.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 74.9% | 2025 | 17/187 | 1/49 | −1.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 70.0% | 2025 | 19/187 | 2/49 | −2.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2019 | 130/151 | 35/47 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2019 | 140/151 | 40/47 | ±0.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 8.8% | 2017 | 129/145 | 43/47 | −1.3 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 26.8 | 2019 | 139/151 | 39/47 | −6.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 131/167 | 24/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 46.0% | 2025 | 9/190 | 2/52 | +4.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 98.2% | 2023 | 114/191 | 39/53 | −0.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.9% | 2023 | 25/176 | 14/53 | −13.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 76.5% | 2023 | 40/172 | 24/52 | −1.9 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.6% | 2023 | 48/168 | 19/47 | −0.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 10.1 | 2015 | 161/173 | 40/48 | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 7.3% | 2022 | 14/184 | 2/49 | −0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.8 yrs | 2024 | 26/217 | 15/58 | −0.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.1 | 2024 | 186/196 | 43/52 | +5.0% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.8 | 2024 | 178/196 | 37/52 | +7.7% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 3 | 2023 | 184/194 | 45/51 | −25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.0% | 2024 | 45/193 | 17/52 | +0.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $7,642 | 2024 | 7/193 | 6/52 | +69% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.37 | 2023 | 21/180 | 16/50 | +21% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 35/193 | 11/51 | +7.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 122/153 | 27/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 15/206 | 9/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.8% | 2024 | 60/203 | 28/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 98.2% | 2024 | 10/188 | 6/51 | +0.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 120.9 | 2024 | 87/210 | 33/56 | +7.0% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 37.5 | 2024 | 34/208 | 21/55 | +2.7% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 46/215 | 25/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 18/192 | 9/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 8.52 t | 2024 | 25/203 | 7/49 | −19% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 82.4% | 2021 | 13/212 | 1/54 | +5.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 100.0% | 2016 | 2/206 | 1/51 | ±0.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 0.6% | 2024 | 202/214 | 53/57 | +0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 1.2% | 2024 | 180/206 | 50/53 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.2% | 2022 | 168/177 | 47/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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