Population, ages 12-18, total in Iceland
Iceland: Population, ages 12-18, total was 29,570 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-18, total in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-18, total in Iceland stood at 29,570.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, total in Iceland peaked at 31,745 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29,481, in 1992.
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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,538 | 29,481 | 29,651 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,960 | 29,799 | 31,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,594 | 29,570 | 31,587 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 171 Malta 31,483 compare
- 172 Macao 30,471 compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 29,676 compare
- 175 Barbados 24,406 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 19,808 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 19,193 compare
More education data for Iceland
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of 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, ages 12-18, total in Iceland?
- Population, ages 12-18, total in Iceland was 29,570 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-18, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31,745 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,481 in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for population, ages 12-18, total?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-18, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-18, total is the total population age 12-18.