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Iceland

Iceland / IS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Iceland in numbers.

Area103,000 kmยฒWorld # 108 โ†’Population392.4KWorld # 175 โ†’Population density3.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 210 โ†’Life expectancy82.8 yearsWorld # 26 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 98,323World # 9 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Iceland across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area103,000 kmยฒWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’Population392.4KWorld # 175 / 2025 โ†’Population density3.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 210 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,918World # 127 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.5%World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 139 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 129 / 2024 โ†’Median age35.8 yearsWorld # 93 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+16%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.5%World # 147 / 2025 โ†’Urban population94.2%World # 23 / 2025 โ†’Net migration2.7KWorld # 57 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate6.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 17 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share25.1%World # 37 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.8 yearsWorld # 26 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy71.4 yearsWorld # 4 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate9.2%World # 138 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 98,323World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 38.6BWorld # 107 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 83,431World # 14 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.3%World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.1%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.6%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.7%World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,452 hours/yearWorld # 123 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)26.8World # 151 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)7.3%World # 14 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people5,952.5 per million peopleWorld # 13 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 14 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people86.6 per million peopleWorld # 30 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,681 kcal/dayWorld # 11 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person98.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 24 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.5%World # 199 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person48,998 kWh/personWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person9.7 tWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Internet use98.2%World # 11 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions120.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 87 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 184 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament46%World # 9 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals488KWorld # 126 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2024 / 77.3%Main languageIcelandicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,235 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightIcelandicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyIceland KronaISKDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherice