Fertility Rate: Iceland
Iceland's fertility rate is currently 1.56 births per woman as of 2024. # Iceland Fertility Rate Iceland's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.56 births per woman
+0.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
4.29 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.55 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Iceland
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Iceland
Analysis# Iceland Fertility Rate
Iceland's fertility rate stands at 1.56 births per woman in 2024, nearly identical to its all-time low of 1.55 recorded in 2023. This represents a dramatic 63.6% decline from the 1960 peak of 4.29 births per woman. The Nordic nation has experienced sustained below-replacement fertility for decades, placing it among developed countries facing long-term demographic pressures.
The most significant shift occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, when Iceland's rate collapsed from over four children per woman to approximately 1.9. Recent years show stabilization rather than further decline, with the rate fluctuating narrowly between 1.55 and 1.82 from 2015 onward. The 2024 uptick of 0.01 from 2023's low suggests possible stabilization, though fertility remains well below the 2.1 replacement threshold needed for population growth without immigration.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 2023 | 1.55 births per woman | -2.45% |
| 2022 | 1.589 births per woman | -12.69% |
| 2021 | 1.82 births per woman | +5.81% |
| 2020 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 2019 | 1.74 births per woman | +1.75% |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1.71 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 2016 | 1.74 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 2015 | 1.8 births per woman | -6.74% |
| 2014 | 1.93 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 1.93 births per woman | -5.39% |
| 2012 | 2.04 births per woman | +0.99% |
| 2011 | 2.02 births per woman | -8.18% |
| 2010 | 2.2 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 2009 | 2.23 births per woman | +3.72% |
| 2008 | 2.15 births per woman | +2.87% |
| 2007 | 2.09 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 2006 | 2.08 births per woman | +1.46% |
| 2005 | 2.05 births per woman | +0.49% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.04 births per woman | +2.51% |
| 2003 | 1.99 births per woman | +3.11% |
| 2002 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 2001 | 1.95 births per woman | -6.25% |
| 2000 | 2.08 births per woman | +4.52% |
| 1999 | 1.99 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1998 | 2.05 births per woman | +0.49% |
| 1997 | 2.04 births per woman | -3.77% |
| 1996 | 2.12 births per woman | +1.92% |
| 1995 | 2.08 births per woman | -2.80% |
| 1994 | 2.14 births per woman | -3.60% |
| 1993 | 2.22 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 1992 | 2.21 births per woman | +1.38% |
| 1991 | 2.18 births per woman | -5.22% |
| 1990 | 2.3 births per woman | +5.02% |
| 1989 | 2.19 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 1988 | 2.26 births per woman | +9.71% |
| 1987 | 2.06 births per woman | +7.29% |
| 1986 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 1.93 births per woman | -7.21% |
| 1984 | 2.08 births per woman | -7.14% |
| 1983 | 2.24 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1982 | 2.27 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 1981 | 2.33 births per woman | -6.05% |
| 1980 | 2.48 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1979 | 2.49 births per woman | +5.96% |
| 1978 | 2.35 births per woman | +1.73% |
| 1977 | 2.31 births per woman | -8.33% |
| 1976 | 2.52 births per woman | -4.91% |
| 1975 | 2.65 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 1974 | 2.66 births per woman | -9.52% |
| 1973 | 2.94 births per woman | -4.85% |
| 1972 | 3.09 births per woman | +5.82% |
| 1971 | 2.92 births per woman | +3.91% |
| 1970 | 2.81 births per woman | -6.02% |
| 1969 | 2.99 births per woman | -2.29% |
| 1968 | 3.06 births per woman | -6.71% |
| 1967 | 3.28 births per woman | -8.64% |
| 1966 | 3.59 births per woman | -3.75% |
| 1965 | 3.73 births per woman | -3.87% |
| 1964 | 3.88 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 1963 | 3.99 births per woman | +0.25% |
| 1962 | 3.98 births per woman | +2.58% |
| 1961 | 3.88 births per woman | -9.56% |
| 1960 | 4.29 births per woman | — |
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