Population, age 20, total in Iceland
Iceland: Population, age 20, total was 4,538 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4,538 for population, age 20, total in 2015.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Iceland peaked at 4,551 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,160, in 1992.
That places Iceland 172nd 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 | 4,201 | 4,160 | 4,262 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,322 | 4,273 | 4,423 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,513 | 4,458 | 4,551 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Iceland?
- Population, age 20, total in Iceland was 4,538 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,551 in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,160 in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for population, age 20, total?
- Iceland ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.