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Population Pyramid of Iceland2024

Total population
393K
Median age
37.1
Peak year
2049
Peak population
433K

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 143K · median age 26.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 228K · median age 26.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 281K · median age 32.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 393K · median age 37.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 433K · median age 45.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 363K · median age 52.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Iceland presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 37.1 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 17.8% of the population; people 65 and older account for 15.6%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Iceland's peak population in 2049.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.1 million with median age 26.5. Projected 2100 values are 0.4 million and median age 52.5.

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