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Iceland: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 381,900 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.487 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 51.083 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 93.992 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 2.1 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 83.117 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 19.26 billion kWh (2021) #83
Consumption 18.71 billion kWh (2021) #74
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 19.26 billion kWh (2021) #45

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 13.7 thousand bbl/day (2021) #146
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 74.69 thousand bbl/day (2013) #50
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 96 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 424,720 (2018 est.)
Highways 12,898 km (2012)
Internet Users 329,967 (2016 est.)
Telephones 136,713 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
Total Area103,000 sq. km
Land Area100,250 sq. km
Water Area2,750 sq. km
Coastline4,970 km
Climatetemperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
Terrainmostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Hvannadalshnukur (at Vatnajokull Glacier) 2,110 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020