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Iceland

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Capital
Reykjavík
Currency
Icelandic króna
Continent
Europe
Area
103,004 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q189 ↗ · Official languages: Icelandic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
392.4K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
38.58B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
98.32K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
4.09 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.63 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.56 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
82.81 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.51 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.28 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
83.43K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
15.98 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
94.22 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
74.93 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
8.67 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
98.21 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
82.49 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-0.52 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: 392.4K
Iceland · Population294.92K321.51K348.09K374.68K401.27K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Population · people
YearIceland
2025392,404
2024386,506
2023385,663
2022382,003
2021372,520
2020366,463
2019360,563
2018352,721
2017343,400
2016335,439
2015330,815
2014327,386
2013323,764
2012320,716
2011319,014
2010318,041
2009318,499
2008317,414
2007311,566
2006303,782
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: 38.58B
Iceland · GDP10.68B18.29B25.9B33.51B41.12B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · GDP · current US$
YearIceland
202538,582,528,789
202433,186,621,855.01
202331,701,996,433.78
202229,176,227,825.47
202126,234,872,402.46
202022,034,665,040.79
201924,985,687,022.05
201826,677,652,544.35
201725,060,086,487.89
201621,083,713,310.46
201517,700,486,957.19
201418,052,183,514.87
201316,244,319,958.68
201214,943,757,823.32
201115,394,005,872.15
201013,922,711,576.51
200913,212,543,837.51
200818,247,921,360.26
200721,960,110,030.44
200617,671,649,843.26

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: 98.32K
Iceland · GDP per capita35.8K52.85K69.9K86.96K104.01K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearIceland
202598,323.48
202485,863.15
202382,201.29
202276,376.96
202170,425.41
202060,127.94
201969,296.31
201875,633.87
201772,976.37
201662,854.09
201553,505.7
201455,140.36
201350,173.34
201246,594.99
201148,254.95
201043,776.47
200941,483.78
200857,489.34
200770,483.01
200658,172.14
% · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: 4.09
Iceland · Inflation0.533.857.1610.4813.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Inflation · %
YearIceland
20254.09
20245.86
20238.74
20228.31
20214.44
20202.85
20193.01
20182.68
20171.76
20161.7
20151.63
20142.04
20133.87
20125.19
20114
20105.4
200912
200812.69
20075.05
20066.69

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: 3.63
Iceland · Unemployment1.723.314.916.58.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearIceland
20253.63
20243.6
20233.52
20223.79
20216.03
20205.48
20193.51
20182.7
20172.74
20162.98
20153.98
20144.9
20135.38
20126
20117.03
20107.56
20097.22
20082.95
20072.25
20062.83

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: —
Iceland · Fertility rate1.481.691.892.092.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearIceland
2025No data available
20241.56
20231.55
20221.59
20211.82
20201.72
20191.74
20181.71
20171.71
20161.74
20151.8
20141.93
20131.93
20122.04
20112.02
20102.2
20092.23
20082.15
20072.09
20062.08

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Iceland: —
Iceland · Life expectancy80.9681.5682.1682.7683.372006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Life expectancy · years
YearIceland
2025No data available
202482.81
202382.46
202282.12
202183.17
202083.06
201983.16
201882.86
201782.66
201682.2
201582.47
201482.86
201382.06
201282.92
201182.36
201081.9
200981.75
200881.61
200781.45
200681.16
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Iceland

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.