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Nationality:
noun: Icelander(s)
adjective:
Icelandic
Ethnic groups:
homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%
Languages:
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Religions:
Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 80.7%, Roman Catholic 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.)
Population:
313,183 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20% (male 31,777/female 30,940)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
14.8% (male 23,508/female 22,814)
25-54 years:
41.1% (male 64,801/female 63,781)
55-64 years:
11.2% (male 17,806/female 17,314)
65 years and over:
12.9% (male 18,551/female 21,891) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 35.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
35.4 years
female:
36.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.674% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
13.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 93% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
REYKJAVIK (capital) 198,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 216
male:
3.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81 years
country comparison to the world: 19
male:
78.81 years
female:
83.29 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.89 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.934 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.79 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
