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Iceland

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Capital
Reykjavík
Currency
Icelandic króna
Continent
Europe
Area
103,004 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q189 · Official languages: Icelandic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
392.4K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
38.58B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
98.32K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
4.09 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
3.63 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.56 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
82.81 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Iceland: 392.4K
Iceland · Population294.92K321.51K348.09K374.68K401.27K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Population · people
YearIceland
2025392,404
2024386,506
2023385,663
2022382,003
2021372,520
2020366,463
2019360,563
2018352,721
2017343,400
2016335,439
2015330,815
2014327,386
2013323,764
2012320,716
2011319,014
2010318,041
2009318,499
2008317,414
2007311,566
2006303,782
current US$ · 20062025
2025Iceland: 38.58B
Iceland · GDP10.68B18.29B25.9B33.51B41.12B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · GDP · current US$
YearIceland
202538,582,528,789
202433,186,621,855.01
202331,701,996,433.78
202229,176,227,825.47
202126,234,872,402.46
202022,034,665,040.79
201924,985,687,022.05
201826,677,652,544.35
201725,060,086,487.89
201621,083,713,310.46
201517,700,486,957.19
201418,052,183,514.87
201316,244,319,958.68
201214,943,757,823.32
201115,394,005,872.15
201013,922,711,576.51
200913,212,543,837.51
200818,247,921,360.26
200721,960,110,030.44
200617,671,649,843.26

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Iceland: 98.32K
Iceland · GDP per capita35.8K52.85K69.9K86.96K104.01K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearIceland
202598,323.48
202485,863.15
202382,201.29
202276,376.96
202170,425.41
202060,127.94
201969,296.31
201875,633.87
201772,976.37
201662,854.09
201553,505.7
201455,140.36
201350,173.34
201246,594.99
201148,254.95
201043,776.47
200941,483.78
200857,489.34
200770,483.01
200658,172.14
% · 20062025
2025Iceland: 4.09
Iceland · Inflation0.533.857.1610.4813.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Inflation · %
YearIceland
20254.09
20245.86
20238.74
20228.31
20214.44
20202.85
20193.01
20182.68
20171.76
20161.7
20151.63
20142.04
20133.87
20125.19
20114
20105.4
200912
200812.69
20075.05
20066.69

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Iceland: 3.63
Iceland · Unemployment1.723.314.916.58.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearIceland
20253.63
20243.6
20233.52
20223.79
20216.03
20205.48
20193.51
20182.7
20172.74
20162.98
20153.98
20144.9
20135.38
20126
20117.03
20107.56
20097.22
20082.95
20072.25
20062.83

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Iceland:
Iceland · Fertility rate1.481.691.892.092.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearIceland
2025No data available
20241.56
20231.55
20221.59
20211.82
20201.72
20191.74
20181.71
20171.71
20161.74
20151.8
20141.93
20131.93
20122.04
20112.02
20102.2
20092.23
20082.15
20072.09
20062.08

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Iceland:
Iceland · Life expectancy80.9681.5682.1682.7683.372006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Iceland · Life expectancy · years
YearIceland
2025No data available
202482.81
202382.46
202282.12
202183.17
202083.06
201983.16
201882.86
201782.66
201682.2
201582.47
201482.86
201382.06
201282.92
201182.36
201081.9
200981.75
200881.61
200781.45
200681.16
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology