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%.

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.

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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 2020, men received a higher share of the governmental COVID-19 support measures than women. Almost 14 billion Icelandic Krona was distributed to men, whereas women received 10.5 billion. People between 25 and 39 was the age group that received the highest amount of support.

Iceland IS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 52.724 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.074 % for 2016. Iceland IS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 55.745 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.240 % in 1962 and a record low of 48.815 % in 2010. Iceland IS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population 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.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

There were 276 100 Facebook users in Iceland in November 2019, which accounted for 75.9% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 50.6%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (62 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 33 000.

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.

In 2022, the average life expectancy at birth in Iceland was 83.8 years for women and 80.9 years for men. These numbers were far higher than the life expectancy at birth worldwide. The numbers were around the same level as the average life expectancy in Europe. Life expectancy decreased slightly among women in Iceland from 2021 to 2022 and remained stable among men.

This study aims to explain the distribution, maturity and population structure of Meganyctiphanes norvegica and Thysanoessa inermis in springtime in relation to main hydrographic regions around Iceland: Atlantic in the southwest, Atlantic-Arctic mixture in the north and Arctic in the east. Krill were collected 14-29 May 2013 using a macrozooplankton trawl. Biomass of both species combined was significantly higher in southwest than in north and east. M. norvegica clearly dominated in Atlantic waters, whereas T. inermis was more evenly distributed around the island, while the highest values were also observed in the southwest for this species. Simple linear regressions showed that the abundance of M. norvegica was positively related to temperature, salinity and phytoplankton concentration, while the abundance of T. inermis was negatively related to bathymetry. Multiple linear regression analyses did not add to this information of a positive relationship between abundance and temperature for M. norvegica, while T. inermis was shown to be negatively related to both temperature and bathymetry. During the latter half of May, the main spawning of both species was confined to the regions off the southwest coast. Sex ratio (males/females) of M. norvegica was higher in southwest than in the north and east, whereas T. inermis showed a similar sex ratio all around the island. In all regions, M. norvegica appears to have a life span of 2-years while T. inermis of 1-year in the southwest and possibly 2-years in north and east.

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.

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 80 percent, some years even above 90 percent. In 2021, the rate was 84.9 percent for the native-born population and 86.3 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 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 5.31 million men and 5.24 million women living in Sweden, compared to 200,000 men and 190,000 women in Iceland.

There were 276 100 Facebook users in Iceland in November 2019, which accounted for 75.9% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 50.6%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (62 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 33 000.

There were 276 000 Facebook users in Iceland in October 2019, which accounted for 75.8% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 50.6%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (62 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 33 000.