Over the last decade, there were constantly more men than women living in Iceland. Moreover, the gap increased from 2013 to 2023. While there were around 1,000 more men than women in 2013, this number had increased to over 10,000 by 2023. That year, there were around 200,000 men and 188,000 women living in Iceland. The total number of inhabitants in the country was 387,758 at the beginning of 2023.

This statistic shows Iceland's total male and female populations from 1769 to 2020. The number of men and women has remained relatively similar throughout all of Iceland's history. The largest differences in the number of men and women appear further back in Iceland's history, with the largest gap being 4 thousand people in the late 1800s. This difference in earlier times may be attributed to the fact that more men migrated to the New World in search of work in the nineteenth century, although records make this difficult to confirm. As the years progress the numbers remain similar, and while the gender with the most people fluctuates, the difference is never more than 2 thousand people from 1930 onwards. In 2020 Iceland is expected to have a total of 170 thousand men and 171 thousand women.

Iceland IS: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data was reported at 1.053 Ratio in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.053 Ratio for 2015. Iceland IS: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data is updated yearly, averaging 1.053 Ratio from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.066 Ratio in 1972 and a record low of 1.042 Ratio in 1997. Iceland IS: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births. The data are 5 year averages.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

According to a forecast of the Icelandic population growth from 2022 to 2032, the total number of inhabitants will keep on increasing. By 2032, it is expected that there will be about 214 thousand males and 202 thousand females living in Iceland.

Time series data for the statistic Population, ages 6-9, female and country Iceland. Indicator Definition:Population, ages 6-9, male is the total number of males age 6-9.The indicator "Population, ages 6-9, female" stands at 8.33 Thousand as of 12/31/2015, the highest value since 12/31/2007. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.689 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 0.689.The 3 year change in percent is 1.95.The 5 year change in percent is 2.33.The 10 year change in percent is -1.83.The Serie's long term average value is 8.42 Thousand. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2015, is 1.04 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2010, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2015, is +2.33%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2015, is -6.49%.

The population in Iceland increased steadily over the past 10 years. Of the 387,758 people living in Iceland at the beginning of 2023, people between 20 and 39 years of age made up the largest age group. The second largest age group was those aged 40 to 59 years. Above 13,000 people aged 80 years or more live in Iceland. The Icelandic population consists of more men than women.

In the Nordic countries, there were more women than men in Denmark and Finland, while there were more men than women in Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden has the largest population of the five countries, while Iceland has the smallest. In 2024, there were **** million men and **** million women living in Sweden, compared to ******* men and ******* women in Iceland.

Iceland had the highest employment-to-population ratio among women over 15 years of age in the Nordic countries between 2012 and 2022. In 2022, more than two thirds of the country's female population was employed. Sweden had the second highest ratio until 2020, but its ratio dropped below Norway's in 2021. On the other hand, Finland had the lowest, with only slightly more than half of the female population in employment. Norway's ratio dropped significantly in 2014 after the fall of the oil price, on which the country's economy rely.

Iceland IS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 82.468 Year in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 82.468 Year for 2015. Iceland IS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 77.984 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.917 Year in 2012 and a record low of 73.043 Year in 1963. Iceland IS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.World Bank: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

The unemployment rate among the foreign-born population in Iceland increased rapidly in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19. However, while the male unemployment rate had started to decrease again in 2021, the female unemployment rate continued to increase, reaching **** percent.

The educational attainment level of the population in Iceland in 2022 showed that more people have upper secondary education or tertiary education than basic education. In 2022, 36 percent of Icelanders had an upper secondary education level. A higher share of Icelandic women than men have a tertiary education.

Most of the people in prison in Iceland between 2010 and 2021 were men. In 2021, 130 of the total 142 prisoners were men, whereas only 12 were women. This corresponds with the share of suspects in Iceland, where more than three quarters were men. There highest number of female prisoners was recorded in 2012, whereas the number for men was highest in 2010.

Labor participation rates among the native-born and foreign-born population in Iceland was even from 2009 to 2019. Both groups had a participation rate well above ** percent, some years even above ** percent. In 2021, the rate was **** percent for the native-born population and **** percent for the foreign-born.

Very high participation rate

Iceland has the third highest labor force participation rate in the world, only beaten by Qatar and Madagascar. In Iceland, the employment rate was higher among male immigrants than among female immigrants.

Foreigners at risk of poverty and low levels of unmet medical examinations

The rate of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was higher among the foreign-born population in Iceland than among the native-born. However, a very high share of the foreign-born population reported that they had no unmet needs of medical examination, showing that immigrants in Iceland have access to health care.

In Denmark and Finland, death rates among men were higher than among women in 2023. They were higher among women in Iceland and Norway, whereas it was equal for the two genders in Sweden. That year, Finland had the highest death rate of the Nordic countries.