CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
- Population
309,605 (October 2007 estimate), of whom 195,301 (60%) live in the Reykjavík metropolitan area.
- Age structure
0–14 years: 21.5% (male 32,818; female 31,614)
15–64 years: 67.5% (male 111,216; female 100,367)
65 years and over: 11.0% (male 15,589; female 18,001) (2007 est.)
Total: 309,605
- Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 males: 1 female
under 15 years: 1.03 males: 1 female
15–64 years: 1.03 males: 1 female
65 years and over: 0.83 males: 1 female
total population: 1 male: 1 female (2004 estimate)
- Infant mortality rate
3.31 deaths: 1,000 live births (2004 estimate)
- Life expectancy at birth
total population: 80.18 years
male: 78.18 years
female: 82.27 years (2004 estimate)
- Total fertility rate
2.14 children born: 1 woman (2008 estimate)
- Nationality
noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic
- Ethnic groups
93% Icelandic, 7.0% other
- Religions
As of 2002: Lutheran 87.1%, Protestant 4.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7% and other 7.1% (Ásatrú (Germanic Neo-Paganism) is officially recognized, and is the fastest growing religion in Iceland with some 0.6% as of 2012)
- Languages
Icelandic (English and a second Nordic language, Danish by default, are also a part of the Icelandic compulsory education)
- Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Iceland
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