Population · Europe · 2025 data
Iceland Population
Iceland had a population of 392,404 in 2025, ranking #176 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population grew by 18.6% over the past ten years.
Population of Iceland, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 392,404 | +1.53% |
| 2024 | 386,506 | +0.22% |
| 2023 | 385,663 | +0.96% |
| 2022 | 382,003 | +2.55% |
| 2021 | 372,520 | +1.65% |
| 2020 | 366,463 | +1.64% |
| 2019 | 360,563 | +2.22% |
| 2018 | 352,721 | +2.71% |
| 2017 | 343,400 | +2.37% |
| 2016 | 335,439 | +1.40% |
| 2015 | 330,815 | +1.05% |
| 2014 | 327,386 | +1.12% |
| 2013 | 323,764 | +0.95% |
| 2012 | 320,716 | +0.53% |
| 2011 | 319,014 | +0.31% |
| 2010 | 318,041 | -0.14% |
| 2009 | 318,499 | +0.34% |
| 2008 | 317,414 | +1.88% |
| 2007 | 311,566 | +2.56% |
| 2006 | 303,782 | +2.38% |
| 2005 | 296,734 | +1.60% |
| 2004 | 292,074 | +0.88% |
| 2003 | 289,521 | +0.69% |
| 2002 | 287,523 | +0.90% |
| 2001 | 284,968 | +1.34% |
| 2000 | 281,205 | +1.38% |
| 1999 | 277,381 | +1.22% |
| 1998 | 274,047 | +1.08% |
| 1997 | 271,128 | +0.82% |
| 1996 | 268,916 | +0.54% |
| 1995 | 267,468 | +0.54% |
| 1994 | 266,021 | +0.87% |
| 1993 | 263,725 | +1.02% |
| 1992 | 261,057 | +1.26% |
| 1991 | 257,797 | +1.17% |
| 1990 | 254,826 | +0.78% |
| 1989 | 252,852 | +1.25% |
| 1988 | 249,740 | +1.58% |
| 1987 | 245,859 | +1.10% |
| 1986 | 243,180 | +0.74% |
| 1985 | 241,405 | +0.79% |
| 1984 | 239,511 | +1.07% |
| 1983 | 236,977 | +1.33% |
| 1982 | 233,860 | +1.35% |
| 1981 | 230,755 | +1.15% |
| 1980 | 228,138 | +1.06% |
| 1979 | 225,735 | +0.98% |
| 1978 | 223,537 | +0.78% |
| 1977 | 221,799 | +0.75% |
| 1976 | 220,154 | +1.00% |
| 1975 | 217,979 | +1.29% |
| 1974 | 215,209 | +1.36% |
| 1973 | 212,317 | +1.52% |
| 1972 | 209,137 | +1.47% |
| 1971 | 206,098 | +0.81% |
| 1970 | 204,438 | +0.53% |
| 1969 | 203,369 | +0.93% |
| 1968 | 201,488 | +1.38% |
| 1967 | 198,751 | +1.63% |
| 1966 | 195,570 | +1.71% |
| 1965 | 192,286 | +1.75% |
| 1964 | 188,983 | +1.79% |
| 1963 | 185,653 | +1.80% |
| 1962 | 182,378 | +1.87% |
| 1961 | 179,029 | +1.97% |
| 1960 | 175,574 | — |
Demographics of Iceland
Ethnic groups
Icelandic 78.7%, Polish 5.8%, Danish 1%, Ukrainian 1%, other 13.5% (2024 est.)
Languages
Icelandic, English, Polish, Nordic languages, German
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 58.6% Roman Catholic 3.8%, Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 2.6%, Independent Congregation of Hafnarfjordur 1.9%, pagan worship 1.5%, Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association 1.4%, other (includes Zuist and Pentecostal) or unspecified 18.7%, none 7.7% (2024 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 94% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).