Iceland Population

Iceland Population: 340,394

Iceland is a huge land of contrasts with active volcanoes all through on one side and a landscape with mountains with no change over a long time on the other. It is one of the richest as well as most developed on the globe. But the population is, however, sparse. The population of Iceland has no or zero percent contribution to the overall world population.

The largest cities in Iceland by population

Here are the largest cities in Iceland according to the population

Iceland Population History

The winters are harsh, plague outbreaks, and volcanic eruptions in its historical past impacted its growth several times. From 1500-1804, around 37 famines have been recorded. In 1703, the human population of over 50,000 fell to 40,000 due to huge eruptions from 1783-1784, from the Laki volcano. The population gradually grew with improving residing conditions to 60,000 by 1850, and by 2008, it reached 320,000.

Iceland Population Forecast

As per UN data, Iceland’s urban population shall rise to 373,768 by the mid-21st century or 2050. But, Iceland’s share in the global population remains 0.00 percent.

Iceland Demographics

Nordic and Gaelic origin are in the original Iceland population. This is concluded from the literary proofs and genetic analysis from the settlement of the island. Men have been found from the Nordic origin, whereas women from Gaelic origins. Iceland has been rare in European countries wherein replacement rate is below fertility rate at 2.1 kids born to each woman. Ninety-three percent of the ethnicity is Icelandic currently. The largest minority with a 3 percent contribution is Polish in the population.

In the aspect of the population of countries listing and dependencies, Iceland is ranked 180. The density of the population in Iceland is 3/km2 or 9 individuals/mi2. The overall land area is 38,707 mi2 or 100,250 Km2. The urban population is 94.4 percent. Iceland’s median age is 37.5 years.

Iceland Religion and Politics

Christianity is predominant in Iceland. Late twentieth-century and earlier 21st century, there has been more diversity in Iceland’s religious life. There is a fall in Christianity, and new religions have emerged like Asatru, a German folk faith.

Iceland Economy

Iceland’s economy is small. With the boom in tourism, there has been around a 10 percent rise in GDP by 2017. Iceland has high government intervention and free trade levels. Therefore it has a mixed economy. The leading source of electrical supply to industries and domestic needs is Hydropower.

Largest Countries in the World by Population

S.No	Country	Population (2020)	World Population Share (%)
1	China	1,439,323,776	18.47%
2	India	1,380,004,385	17.70%
3	United States	331,002,651	4.25%
4	Indonesia	273,523,615	3.51%
5	Pakistan	220,892,340	2.83%
6	Brazil	212,559,417	2.73%
7	Nigeria	206,139,589	2.64%
8	Bangladesh	164,689,383	2.11%
9	Russia	145,934,462	1.87%
10	Mexico	128,932,753	1.65%