Population, ages 13-16, total in Iceland
Iceland: Population, ages 13-16, total was 16,790 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 13-16, total in Iceland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 13-16, total in Iceland is 16,790, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 13-16, total in Iceland peaked at 18,168 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16,790, in 2015.
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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,872 | 16,839 | 16,907 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,751 | 17,000 | 18,168 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,378 | 16,790 | 17,980 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 170 Samoa 20,171 compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 17,147 compare
- 174 Macao 16,523 compare
- 175 Barbados 13,843 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 11,300 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, ages 13-16, total in Iceland?
- Population, ages 13-16, total in Iceland was 16,790 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 13-16, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18,168 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population, ages 13-16, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,790 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for population, ages 13-16, total?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 13-16, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 13-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 13-16, total is the total population age 13-16.