Population, age 15, female in Iceland
Iceland: Population, age 15, female was 2,061 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, female in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 15, female in Iceland is 2,061, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, female in Iceland peaked at 2,229 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,061, in 1991.
That places Iceland 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,066 | 2,061 | 2,075 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,161 | 2,083 | 2,229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,155 | 2,061 | 2,222 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 171 Malta 2,185 compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 2,104 compare
- 173 Macao 2,096 compare
- 175 Barbados 1,713 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 1,386 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 1,334 compare
More education data for Iceland
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 3,568 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, female in Iceland?
- Population, age 15, female in Iceland was 2,061 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,229 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,061 in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for population, age 15, female?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.