Rural population, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Rural population, per capita was 0.0578 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Iceland, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0578 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.1965 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 units per person, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 195th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1727 units per person | 0.1525 units per person | 0.1965 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1342 units per person | 0.1212 units per person | 0.1496 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1077 units per person | 0.096 units per person | 0.1191 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0856 units per person | 0.0798 units per person | 0.0939 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0756 units per person | 0.0656 units per person | 0.0803 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0633 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0578 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Iceland?
- Rural population, per capita in Iceland was 0.0578 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1965 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 units per person in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for rural population, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.