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🇮🇸 Iceland

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2IS
UN M49 numeric352
IOC codeISL
Official nameIceland
Native name(s)isl: official: Ísland; common: Ísland
Alt spellingsIS, Island, Republic of Iceland, Lýðveldið Ísland
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionEurope
SubregionNorthern Europe
UN regional groupWestern European and Others Group
CapitalReykjavik
Area (km²)103,000
Lat / Lng65.0000, -18.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.is
Calling coderoot: +3; suffixes: 54

Demographics

Population (World Bank)392,404 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)82.81 (2024)
Languagesisl: Icelandic
Demonymseng: f: Icelander; m: Icelander; fra: f: Islandaise; m: Islandais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)38,582,528,789.003 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)98,323.485 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)3.625 (2025)
CurrenciesISK: name: Icelandic króna; symbol: kr

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950142,667
1951145,420
1952147,762
1953150,742
1954154,263
1955157,746
1956161,079
1957164,755
1958168,478
1959171,994
1960175,560
1961178,998
1962182,341
1963185,643
1964189,026
1965192,333
1966195,596
1967198,783
1968201,504
1969203,377
1970204,478
1971206,161
1972209,203
1973212,381
1974215,266
1975218,028
1976220,190
1977221,834
1978223,572
1979225,756
1980228,144
1981230,746
1982233,845
1983236,964
1984239,501
1985241,402
1986243,184
1987245,855
1988249,726
1989252,851
1990254,833
1991257,812
1992261,085
1993263,754
1994266,053
1995267,510
1996268,960
1997271,185
1998274,111
1999277,448
2000281,280
2001285,053
2002287,607
2003289,605
2004292,168
2005296,834
2006303,874
2007311,651
2008317,514
2009318,612
2010318,158
2011319,137
2012320,841
2013323,885
2014327,512
2015330,952
2016335,574
2017343,531
2018352,854
2019360,700
2020366,614
2021372,644
2022380,356
2023387,558

Full raw record (JSON)

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