Iceland
Urban population in Iceland
Urban population in Iceland: 71.9% in 1950 and 94.2% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 94.2%
- Since 1950
- +22.3 percentage points
- Projected, 2050
- 96.8%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 96.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.2 |
| 2024 | 94.2 |
| 2023 | 94.2 |
| 2022 | 94.2 |
| 2021 | 94.2 |
| 2020 | 94.1 |
| 2019 | 94 |
| 2018 | 93.9 |
| 2017 | 93.8 |
| 2016 | 93.8 |
| 2015 | 93.7 |
| 2014 | 93.6 |
| 2013 | 93.6 |
| 2012 | 93.5 |
| 2011 | 93.4 |
| 2010 | 93.5 |
| 2009 | 93.4 |
| 2008 | 93.1 |
| 2007 | 92.4 |
| 2006 | 92.2 |
| 2005 | 92.4 |
| 2004 | 92.4 |
| 2003 | 92.3 |
| 2002 | 92.2 |
| 2001 | 92.1 |
| 2000 | 92 |
| 1999 | 91.8 |
| 1998 | 91.7 |
| 1997 | 92 |
| 1996 | 91.8 |
| 1995 | 91.6 |
| 1994 | 91.5 |
| 1993 | 91.3 |
| 1992 | 91.2 |
| 1991 | 90.9 |
| 1990 | 90.6 |
| 1989 | 90.4 |
| 1988 | 90.1 |
| 1987 | 89.8 |
| 1986 | 89.6 |
| 1985 | 89.3 |
| 1984 | 89.1 |
| 1983 | 88.9 |
| 1982 | 88.6 |
| 1981 | 88.3 |
| 1980 | 88.1 |
| 1979 | 87.9 |
| 1978 | 87.7 |
| 1977 | 87.4 |
| 1976 | 87.2 |
| 1975 | 86.9 |
| 1974 | 86.5 |
| 1973 | 86.2 |
| 1972 | 85.8 |
| 1971 | 85.3 |
| 1970 | 85 |
| 1969 | 84.8 |
| 1968 | 84.4 |
| 1967 | 83.9 |
| 1966 | 83.5 |
| 1965 | 83.2 |
| 1964 | 82.7 |
| 1963 | 82 |
| 1962 | 81.5 |
| 1961 | 81 |
| 1960 | 80.4 |
| 1959 | 79.7 |
| 1958 | 78.7 |
| 1957 | 78 |
| 1956 | 77.4 |
| 1955 | 77 |
| 1954 | 76.5 |
| 1953 | 75.7 |
| 1952 | 74.8 |
| 1951 | 74.4 |
| 1950 | 71.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 94.3 |
| 2027 | 94.3 |
| 2028 | 94.4 |
| 2029 | 94.4 |
| 2030 | 94.5 |
| 2031 | 94.5 |
| 2032 | 94.6 |
| 2033 | 94.7 |
| 2034 | 94.8 |
| 2035 | 94.9 |
| 2036 | 94.9 |
| 2037 | 95 |
| 2038 | 95.1 |
| 2039 | 95.3 |
| 2040 | 95.4 |
| 2041 | 95.5 |
| 2042 | 95.6 |
| 2043 | 95.7 |
| 2044 | 95.9 |
| 2045 | 96 |
| 2046 | 96.2 |
| 2047 | 96.3 |
| 2048 | 96.5 |
| 2049 | 96.6 |
| 2050 | 96.8 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending0% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$0 in 2025
- Military spending per person$0 in 2025
- Military share of state spending0% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel0 people in 2020
- National power0% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports50 million TIV in 2011
- Arms exports5 million TIV in 1993