Population ages 15-64 in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 15-64 was 66.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 66.5% for population ages 15-64 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Iceland peaked at 67.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1962.
That places Iceland 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.1% | — |
| 1961 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.2% | 56.8% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.5% | 58.6% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 62.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.2% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 65.1% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 66.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.5% | 66.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -7.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,908 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 660 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -7.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Iceland?
- Population ages 15-64 in Iceland was 66.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1962.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 15-64?
- Iceland ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.