Population, age 15, total in Iceland
Iceland: Population, age 15, total was 4,213 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, total in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4,213 for population, age 15, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, total in Iceland peaked at 4,558 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,213, in 2015.
Iceland ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 4,221 | 4,214 | 4,240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,425 | 4,259 | 4,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,403 | 4,213 | 4,540 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 172 Macao 4,282 compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 4,250 compare
- 175 Barbados 3,476 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 2,805 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 2,752 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, total in Iceland?
- Population, age 15, total in Iceland was 4,213 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,558 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,213 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for population, age 15, total?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.