Iceland Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Iceland rural population for 2021 was 22,560, a 0.89% increase from 2020.
- Iceland rural population for 2020 was 22,362, a 0.93% increase from 2019.
- Iceland rural population for 2019 was 22,157, a 1.53% increase from 2018.
- Iceland rural population for 2018 was 21,823, a 2.05% increase from 2017.
| Iceland Rural Population - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2021 | 22,560 | 6.06 | 0.88% |
| 2020 | 22,362 | 6.10 | 0.92% |
| 2019 | 22,157 | 6.15 | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 21,823 | 6.19 | 2.03% |
| 2017 | 21,384 | 6.23 | 1.74% |
| 2016 | 21,015 | 6.27 | 0.83% |
| 2015 | 20,841 | 6.30 | 0.52% |
| 2014 | 20,733 | 6.33 | 0.58% |
| 2013 | 20,614 | 6.37 | 0.43% |
| 2012 | 20,526 | 6.40 | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 20,458 | 6.41 | 0.10% |
| 2010 | 20,437 | 6.43 | -1.12% |
| 2009 | 20,667 | 6.49 | -1.43% |
| 2008 | 20,965 | 6.61 | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 20,943 | 6.72 | 0.77% |
| 2006 | 20,782 | 6.84 | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 20,662 | 6.96 | -0.16% |
| 2004 | 20,696 | 7.09 | -0.87% |
| 2003 | 20,877 | 7.21 | -1.05% |
| 2002 | 21,098 | 7.34 | -0.86% |
| 2001 | 21,281 | 7.47 | -0.41% |
| 2000 | 21,369 | 7.60 | -0.38% |
| 1999 | 21,450 | 7.73 | -0.66% |
| 1998 | 21,592 | 7.88 | -0.95% |
| 1997 | 21,799 | 8.04 | -1.19% |
| 1996 | 22,059 | 8.20 | -1.48% |
| 1995 | 22,387 | 8.37 | -1.47% |
| 1994 | 22,718 | 8.54 | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 22,978 | 8.71 | -0.97% |
| 1992 | 23,203 | 8.89 | -0.75% |
| 1991 | 23,377 | 9.07 | -0.83% |
| 1990 | 23,571 | 9.25 | -1.64% |
| 1989 | 23,960 | 9.48 | -1.16% |
| 1988 | 24,240 | 9.71 | -0.85% |
| 1987 | 24,446 | 9.94 | -1.30% |
| 1986 | 24,765 | 10.18 | -1.66% |
| 1985 | 25,179 | 10.43 | -1.59% |
| 1984 | 25,582 | 10.68 | -1.32% |
| 1983 | 25,921 | 10.94 | -1.04% |
| 1982 | 26,192 | 11.20 | -1.02% |
| 1981 | 26,461 | 11.47 | -1.21% |
| 1980 | 26,783 | 11.74 | -1.51% |
| 1979 | 27,190 | 12.05 | -1.57% |
| 1978 | 27,620 | 12.36 | -1.76% |
| 1977 | 28,111 | 12.67 | -1.78% |
| 1976 | 28,616 | 13.00 | -1.54% |
| 1975 | 29,059 | 13.33 | -1.23% |
| 1974 | 29,419 | 13.67 | -1.15% |
| 1973 | 29,760 | 14.02 | -0.98% |
| 1972 | 30,053 | 14.37 | -1.02% |
| 1971 | 30,360 | 14.73 | -1.67% |
| 1970 | 30,870 | 15.10 | -2.20% |
| 1969 | 31,557 | 15.52 | -1.78% |
| 1968 | 32,123 | 15.94 | -1.33% |
| 1967 | 32,553 | 16.38 | -1.08% |
| 1966 | 32,905 | 16.83 | -0.97% |
| 1965 | 33,227 | 17.28 | -0.92% |
| 1964 | 33,533 | 17.74 | -0.86% |
| 1963 | 33,824 | 18.22 | -0.84% |
| 1962 | 34,110 | 18.70 | -0.75% |
| 1961 | 34,368 | 19.20 | -0.64% |
| 1960 | 34,588 | 19.70 | % |
