What is population, age 17, total in Iceland?

Population, age 17, total in Iceland was 4,276 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 4,687 in 2010.

What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 4,200 in 1995.

How does Iceland rank for population, age 17, total?

Iceland ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, total in Iceland

Name: Population, age 17, total in Iceland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iceland: Population, age 17, total was 4,276 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

4,276

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

173rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

4,687

in 2010

All-time low

4,200

in 1995

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, total in Iceland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, total in Iceland stood at 4,276.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Iceland peaked at 4,687 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,200, in 1995.

That places Iceland 173rd 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	4,232	4,200	4,274	10
2000s	4,368	4,249	4,657	10
2010s	4,535	4,276	4,687	5

Countries ranked near Iceland

170 Samoa 5,082 compare
171 Macao 5,010 compare
174 Sao Tome and Principe 4,078 compare
175 Barbados 3,556 compare
176 Saint Lucia 2,756 compare

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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)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, total in Iceland?: Population, age 17, total in Iceland was 4,276 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 4,687 in 2010.
What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 4,200 in 1995.
How does Iceland rank for population, age 17, total?: Iceland ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.