Facts About the Icelandic Nation
Icelandic Population:
306,694 (July 2010 est.), country comparison to the world: 178
Icelandic Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.7% (male 32,268/female 31,308),
15-64 years: 67.1% (male104,158/female 101,584),
65 years and over: 12.2% (male 16,952/female 20,424) (2010 est.)
Icelandic Population growth rate:
0.741% (2010 est.), country comparison to the world: 145
Icelandic Birth rate:
13.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.),country comparison to the world: 155
Icelandic Death rate:
6.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 137
Icelandic Urbanization:
urban population: 92% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Icelandic Sex ratio: at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female, 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
Icelandic Infant mortality rate:
3.23 deaths/1,000 live births, country comparison to the world: 218
Icelandic Life expectancy at birth:
80.67 years, country comparison to the world: 13,
male: 78.53 years
female: 82.9 years (2010 est.)
Icelandic Total fertility rate:
1.9 children born/woman (2010 est.), country comparison to the world: 146
Icelandic HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2007 est.), country comparison to the world: 104
Religions in Iceland:
Lutheran Church of Iceland 80.7%, Roman Catholic Church 2.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.4%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other religions 3.6%, unaffiliated 3%, other or unspecified 6.2% (2006 est.)
Icelandic Languages:
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Icelandic Literacy:
99%
Icelandic School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
18 years
male: 17 years
female: 19 years (2010 est.)
Icelandic Education expenditures:
7.6% of GDP (2004), country comparison to the world: 16
