Key demographics
- Population
- 364.3K
- Density
- 3.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.972 (Very High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 26.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.56
- Urban population (2025)
- 94.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 87.5%
- Gender wage gap (2022)
- 11.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 50.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 94.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.8 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.56
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 488.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | Íslenska |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 72.4% |
| No religion | 25.2% |
| ásatrúarfélagið | 1.5% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | 86.0% |
| Polish | 6.0% |
| Lithuanian | 1.0% |
| Filipino | 0.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Icelander
- Demonym (female)
- Icelander
- National anthem
- Lofsöngur
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 71.4 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 9.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 90/100
- Hospital beds (2020)
- 2.8/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 4.37/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 15.86/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $7,642
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 14.9%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 7.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 498
- Internet users (2024)
- 98.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 120.9/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 37.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 88,084/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 37.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 103,000 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +354
- Postal code
- ###
- TLD
- .is
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Iceland has a blue field with a large white-edged red cross that extends to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
- National anthem
- Lofsöngur
- National holiday
- Icelandic National Day